BRASSARD


Meaning of BRASSARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ brə-ˈsärd, ˈbra-ˌ ]

noun

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

Date: 1830

1. : armor for protecting the arm — see armor illustration

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.