BRACER Definition & Meaning

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bracer

[brey-ser]

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bracer

[brey-ser]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Archery.

a guard or band worn over the wrist of the bow hand to protect it from the snap of the bowstring.

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Origin of bracer¹

First recorded in 1570–80; brace + -er ¹

Origin of bracer²

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French braceure, equivalent to brace arm ( brace (noun)) + -ure -ure

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Origin of bracer¹

C14: from Old French braciere , from braz arm, from Latin bracchium arm

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The reins were tangled in the buckles of the metal bracer on his arm.

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Alsvindr gnawed on his bit impatiently, and Anya said, “Hang on,” as she pulled her bracer from where it was fastened to her quiver strap.

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Men saunter in for a ‘shot’ as other men drop in at a saloon on the way to business for a morning bracer.”

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I don't have time for full armor, but I buckle on my chest plate and bracers.

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Viewers might find a stiff bracer a necessity.

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