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gardbrace

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A piece of armor which augments the pauldron in protecting the shoulder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1963, Sean Morrison, Armor, Ty Crowell Company Some plates were bent up at the edges, or “turned.” Turns were made at the top of the breastplate and around the armholes. The top edges of the pauldrons were turned until the gardbraces were added. Then the turn was added to them.

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History

Etymology

Apparently a variant of gardebras. for the semantic development, compare passguard.