armplate
nounEtymology From arm + plate.
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Plate armour worn on one's arms.
- The gunners no longer wore armplates while the lancers wore only breastplate and shoulder pieces.2011 11, Ruth Turner Wilcox, Five Centuries of American Costume, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 29:
- […] which included the gorget, breastplate (and sometimes a backplate) and armplates. When available and permitted by the regiment, leg armor, mail, and various helmets would be worn. Knights still wore full harness,[…]2014 January 10, Nick Jamilla, Sword Fighting in the Star Wars Universe: Historical Origins, Style and Philosophy, McFarland, →ISBN, page 153: