armplate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From arm +‎ plate.

Noun[edit]

armplate (plural armplates)

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