brassard

bras·sard

noun \brə-ˈsärd, ˈbra-ˌ\

Definition of BRASSARD

1

: armor for protecting the arm — see armor illustration

2

: a cloth band worn around the upper arm usually bearing an identifying mark

Origin of BRASSARD

French brassard, from Middle French brassal, from Old Italian bracciale, from braccio arm, from Latin bracchium — more at brace

First Known Use: 1830

Rhymes with BRASSARD

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