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armplate

noun

Etymology

From arm + plate.

  1. derived from πλατύς
  2. derived from *plattus✻
  3. derived from plata
  4. derived from plate
  5. inherited from plate
  6. compounded as armplate — “arm + plate”

Definitions

  1. Plate armour worn on one's arms.

    • The gunners no longer wore armplates while the lancers wore only breastplate and shoulder pieces.
    • […] which included the gorget, breastplate (and sometimes a backplate) and armplates. When available and permitted by the regiment, leg armor, mail, and various helmets would be worn. Knights still wore full harness,[…]

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