vambrace


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vambrace /ˈvambreɪs/
noun historical a piece of armour for the arm, especially the forearm.
– origin ME: from an Anglo-Norman Fr. shortening of OFr. avantbras, from avant ‘before’ + bras ‘arm’; cf. vamplate.
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