brassard

noun

bras·​sard brə-ˈsärd  ˈbra-ˌsärd 

1

: armor for protecting the arm see armor illustration

2

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

Examples of brassard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The massive and systematic erasure of the subject’s corporeal or cranial profiles under the promises of collectivized universal freedom has suddenly acquired the features of the fascist unifier, if not yet worn with the pride of a helmet, then at least with that of an armband or a brassard. —Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French brassard, from Middle French brassal, from Old Italian bracciale, from braccio arm, from Latin bracchium — more at brace entry 2

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1