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brayette

  • /bɹæˈjɛt/

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From French brayette or an earlier (Old or Middle French) form thereof.

noun brayettes

  1. historical An item of armor (mail or plate) protecting the groin. 30071 Black Armor with Embossed White Stripes, about 1540 : Burgonet with upraising helmet-shade; gorget with pauldrons attached; breast-plate with tapul and great brayette; back-plate with loin-guard. ' Nuremberg mark.

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@misc{brayette_2026,
  title = {brayette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brayette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}