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armplate en · NOUN

Etymology

From arm + plate.

Meanings

1. Plate armour worn on one's arms.
   • The gunners no longer wore armplates while the lancers wore only breastplate and shoulder pieces. 2011 11, Ruth Turner Wilcox, Five Centuries of American Costume, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 29:
   • […] 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,[…] 2014 January 10, Nick Jamilla, Sword Fighting in the Star Wars Universe: Historical Origins, Style and Philosophy, McFarland, →ISBN, page 153:

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