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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Vantbras, -brace, Wambras(s, -brais(s, n. [ME and e.m.E. vauntbras (1374), vauntbrace (1412-20), vauntbrasse (1520), vantbrace (1600), vantbras (1614), AF vantbras.] A piece of armour for the forearm. See also Vantbrasar n. Some examples may be further instances of Wam(e)bras(e n. —(a) 1504–6 Treas. Acc. III 90.
For iij pair vantbrases; ilk pece xiiij s. a1649 Drummond Wks. (1711) 105.
After many … blows to the disadvantage of their casks, corslets, and vantbraces —(b) 1515 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 59.
Thir ar the harnes gevin in be inventour be Alane Cochran … thre pair of tumbletis for fute … twa curasis … tua par of leg harnes … four heid geris iii of thaim for fut and ane for hors … tua pair of wambrasis … tua greit doublis of wambrassis 1587-99 Hume 55/103.
Murrions for men of fute … Barding for horse appointed for the fields, Gantlets ou'rgilt, wambraissis gainand weill, Corslets of pruif [etc.] 1603 Aberd. B. Rec. II 242.
That the saidis fourtie-fyue stand of armour sall be all corslettis, heid peces, wambrassis, and pickis