Meaning & use
Rerebrace
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A piece of plate armor designed to protect the upper arm, worn as part of a medieval suit of armor.
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The knight's rerebrace was hinged at the elbow to connect with the lower arm's vambrace.
Museum curators carefully restored the dented rerebrace found among the battlefield relics.
A note on using this word
From Old French, combining 're-' (again, back) and 'brace' (arm); it worked together with the 'vambrace,' which protected the forearm.
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