brassard

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brassard, from bras (“arm”). The form brasset is attested since at least 1676 (Scots brassat is attested since 1590); brassart since at least 1736, brassard since at least 1788. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bɹəˈsɑːd/ (US) IPA(key): /bɹəˈsɑɹd/, /ˈbɹæs.ɑɹd/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d === Noun === brassard (plural brassards) (historical) An item of plate armor that protects the arm. Coordinate term: bracer An insignia or band worn around the upper arm. ==== Alternative forms ==== brassart, brasset ==== Related terms ==== bracciale, bracelet, bracer ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === From bras +‎ -ard (since at least 1549 in the spelling brassar, 1562 in the spelling brassart, and 1575 in the spelling brassard). Displaced the apparently slightly older brassal (1546), from Italian bracciale (or, less likely, Provençal brassal). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁa.saʁ/ === Noun === brassard m (plural brassards) armguard, brassard armband bracer === Further reading === “brassard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012