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vambraces (<body armor for upper extremities>, body armor, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Term applied to the ensemble of plate armor pieces for the arm below the shoulder, consisting of two cannons linked by a cowter, in use in Europe from the 14th to the 17th century. Also sometimes used to mean cannons worn on the forearm only, including such ancient Greek pieces. |
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vambraces (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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vambrace (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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arm-guards (body armor) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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arm guards (body armor) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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guards, arm (body armor) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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onderarmstukken (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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onderarmstuk (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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canon d'avant-bras (C,U,French-P,AD,U,MSN)
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avambrazos (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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avambrazo (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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arambrazo (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TE |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Costume (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ costume (mode of fashion) (G) |
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................ <costume by function> (G) |
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........................ armor (protective wear) (G) |
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................................ body armor (G) |
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.................................... <body armor for upper extremities> (G) |
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........................................ vambraces (G) |
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Dutch ..... Term die van toepassing is op het geheel van pantserstukken voor de arm onder de schouder, bestaande uit twee @'cannons' die zijn verbonden door middel van een @'cowter'; werden gebruikt in Europa van de 14e tot de 17e eeuw. Wordt soms ook gebruikt om @'cannons' aan te duiden die alleen op de onderarm worden gedragen, met inbegrip van dergelijke stukken uit het oude Griekenland. |
Spanish ..... Término aplicado para el conjunto de las piezas de la placa de armadura para el brazo debajo del hombro. Consistente en dos cañones ligados mediate un (..). Estuvo en uso en Europa desde el siglo XIV hasta el siglo XVII. También, a veces, solía implicar cañones que se llevaba en el antebrazo únicamente, incluyendo tales piezas de la antigua Grecia |
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