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Noun: vambrace  'vam,breys
  1. Cannon of plate armour protecting the forearm
    "The knight's vambrace deflected the sword blow";
    - lower cannon

Derived forms: vambraces

Type of: cannon

Part of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Vambrace