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bracer1 (c.1312)
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bracer1 (c.1312)

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braser  
  FEW:  brachium 1,486a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  bracier  TLF: ∅ OED:  bracer n.2  MED:  bracer n.  DMLBS:  bracera 212c

s.

1costumebracelet: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  corone royale et le bracer d’or qe rois soloit user  TREVET Cron1 45.21
2mil.bracer, arm-guard (as part of an armour): 
( c.1312 )  .ij. galeæ .xiij. s. .iij. d., .j. par de waynpayns et .ij. brasers .vj. d. .viij. d.  OED sub waynpain
( 1397 )  .ij. paunsses et .j. bracer d’asset (l. asser) pur plates ové .j. peir de bras  Gloucester Inventory 305

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brace1 
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