Gardbrace
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gardbrace is a noun meaning A piece of armor which augments the pauldron in protecting the shoulder.
Meaning
A piece of armor which augments the pauldron in protecting the shoulder.
Example Sentences
George looked down at his gardbrace and gave a moment's stare at the golden arrow emblazoned upon it.
The pauldron showing long, pointed articulation lames that enable […] Additional reinforcing plates (gardbraces), which […]
Other features included symmetrical couters attached by arming points and symmetrical pauldrons, often with reinforcing plates (gardbraces).
In the case of both Real Armería a16 and Kunsthistorisches Museum hjrks1 the right pauldron has a gardbrace that could conceivably get ripped off, especially if the coronel of the opponent's lance caught the leading edge.
Word Forms
- gardbraces
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bracer, pauldron, overplate, spaulder, vantbrace, espauliere.
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