vambrace

[ vam-breys ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a piece of plate armor for the forearm; a lower cannon. Compare rerebrace.
2. plate armor for the arm, usually including upper and lower cannons and a couter.

vambrace

/ ˈvæmbreɪs /

noun

1. a piece of armour used to protect the arm

Derived Forms

• ˈvambraced, adjective

Other Words From

• vambraced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vambrace¹

1300–50; Middle English va ( u ) mbras < Anglo-French ( a ) vantbras, equivalent to avant- fore- ( avaunt ) + bras arm ( brace )

Word History and Origins

Origin of vambrace¹

C14: from Anglo-French vauntbras, from vaunt- (from Old French avant- fore-) + bras arm

Example Sentences

And he held the bright-burnished vambrace that was upon his arm before her cold lips, and behold! a little mist was laid on it hardly to be seen.

From Literature

Diana wears a pair of them, but hers are not just any old vambraces.

From The New Yorker

His solution: DisplaySkin, a screen that wraps around the wrist like a vambrace, or armguard, adapting its display relative to the user's eyeballs.

From Reuters

His left greave did not match his right, his gorget was spotted with rust, his vambraces rich and ornate, inlaid with niello flowers.

From Literature

Each sought to thrust the narrow point Swiftly into some crack or joint, Or else to stun and overwhelm With blows on vambrace or on helm.

From New York Times