rerebrace

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noun

Armour for the upper part of the arm.

Similar
upper cannon
OriginMiddle English rerebrace →
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Meanings

nounrerebrace (plural rerebraces)

plural rerebraces

  1. historicalArmour for the upper part of the arm.

    This rim involved a raised rolled edge on the rerebrace that was inserted into a raised lip on the lower lame of the pauldron.

    2013, Paul F. Walker, The History of Armour, 1100-1700

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm

Similar
upper cannon
Broader
cannon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishrerebrace
  2. Englishrerebrace

From Middle English rerebrace; compare French arrière-bras.

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Cite this entry
APA

rerebrace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerebrace

MLA

“rerebrace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerebrace. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rerebrace,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rerebrace.

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