brassard

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UK/bɹəˈsɑːd/US/bɹəˈsɑɹd/US/ˈbɹæs.ɑɹd/

noun

An item of plate armor that protects the arm.

OriginFrench brassard →
UncommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

brassard1

nounbrassard (plural brassards)

plural brassards · alternative brassart · alternative brasset

  1. historicalAn item of plate armor that protects the arm.
  2. An insignia or band worn around the upper arm.

    Muslims found not wearing the white brassards as prescribed by the army were simply despatched on the spot.

    1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 26

Brassard2

proper nounBrassard (plural Brassards)

plural Brassards

  1. A surname from French [in turn from Old French].

Origin

brassard · noun

  1. Frenchbrassard
  2. Englishbrassard

Borrowed from French brassard, from bras (“arm”). The form brasset is attested since at least 1676 (Scots brassat is attested since 1590); brassart since at least 1736, brassard since at least 1788.

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Brassard · proper noun

  1. FrenchBrassard
  2. EnglishBrassard

From French Brassard.

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Translations

Finnish hihamerkki
  • hihamerkkiinsignia
Indonesian brakiumo
  • brakiumoarmor
Romanian brasardă
  • brasardăarmor
Turkish kolçak
  • kolçakarmor

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with brassard

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Cite this entry
APA

brassard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassard

MLA

“brassard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brassard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brassard.

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