vambrace, lower cannon
(noun) cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vambrace (plural vambraces)
(historical) The piece of armor designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
(historical) The pieces of armor protecting the arm from the shoulder to the wrist.
The narrower definition (protection for the lower arm) is preferred by academic authors, but may be less common in general use.
• (protection from elbow to wrist): couter, cowter, lower cannon of vambrace
• (protection from shoulder to wrist): couter, cowter, lower cannon of vambrace, rerebrace, upper cannon of vambrace
Source: Wiktionary
Vam"brace, n. Etym: [See Vantbrass.] (Anc. Armor)
Definition: The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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