brayette

noun /bɹæˈjɛt/

1. An item of armor (mail or plate) protecting the groin.

   historical

   30071 Black Armor with Embossed White Stripes, about 1540 : Burgonet with upraising helmet-shade; gorget with pauldrons attached; breast-plate with tapul and great brayette; back-plate with loin-guard. ' Nuremberg mark.

Where it comes from

From French brayette or an earlier (Old or Middle French) form thereof.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry brayette (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← bravurabreenge →

Another random word More words starting with B