WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
vam•brace
(vam′brās),USA pronunciation n. [Armor.]
vam′braced, adj.
- Heraldrya piece of plate armor for the forearm;
a lower cannon. Cf. rerebrace. See diag. under armor. - Heraldryplate armor for the arm, usually including upper and lower cannons and a couter.
- Anglo-French (a)vantbras, equivalent. to avant- fore- (see avaunt) + bras arm (see brace)
- Middle English va(u)mbras 1300–50
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