ˈvambraced, a. Her.
[f. prec.]
Of an arm: Defended or covered by a vambrace.
| 1610 J. Guillim Heraldry iv. xv. (1611) 232 He beareth Gules, three Dexter Armes Vambraced and Proper. 1688 Holme Armoury iii. xvii. 109/2 He beareth Gules a dexter Arme Vambraced, Or. c 1828 Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss., Vambraced, a term which implies that the arm is wholly covered with armour. 1868 Cussans Her. vi. 92 An Arm encased in armour is Vambraced. |