Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A band or badge worn around the upper arm.
- noun A piece of armor covering the arm, especially from elbow to shoulder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an armor plate that protects the arm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
insignia or band worn around the upperarm . - noun An
armor plate that protects the arm.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun armor plate that protects the arm
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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A month ago he would have had doubts about the meaning of "brassard"; now it seemed to be the very keyword for national organisation.
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An MP had left his black-and-white brassard; next to the brassard, a member of the Third Infantry had propped his buff strap and Old Guard cockade.
Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009
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An MP had left his black-and-white brassard; next to the brassard, a member of the Third Infantry had propped his buff strap and Old Guard cockade.
Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009
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An MP had left his black-and-white brassard; next to the brassard, a member of the Third Infantry had propped his buff strap and Old Guard cockade.
Bobby and Jackie C. David Heymann 2009
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Please let me know what you think, thanks theresa brassard
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Yet another white-button-shirt paced in my direction, his green peace-brassard hanging loose.
365 tomorrows » One Step Forward… : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006
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Yet another white-button-shirt paced in my direction, his green peace-brassard hanging loose.
365 tomorrows » 2006 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006
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He had a badge in his cap and on his arm a brassard with the royal escutcheon; he invariably honoured me with a stiff, military salute which increased my importance in the hotel at the expense of my reputation as an innocent and unofficial man of letters.
The Complete Stories Waugh, Evelyn 1998
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They fired at the men who were bearing off the wounded in litters; they fired at the doctors who came to the front, and at the chaplains who started to hold burial service; the conspicuous Red Cross brassard worn by all of these non-combatants, instead of serving as a protection, seemed to make them the special objects of the guerilla fire.
The Rough Riders Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 1992
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Personnel must wear a blue helmet liner or blue beret with UN badge, blue brassard or armband, shoulder patch, blue scarf, and identity card.
FM 7-98 Chapter 4 - Peacekeeping United States Army 1992
knitandpurl commented on the word brassard
"A Slav warman as gallant as Galahad (and D'Artagnan) clasps a scabbard and draws a katana that can smash a man's brassards and slash a man's flancards."
Eunoia by Christian Bök (upgraded edition), p 28
May 20, 2010
jmjarmstrong commented on the word brassard
JM is tired of wearing his brassard on his sleeve so he’s putting it in his pocket.
April 25, 2011
qms commented on the word brassard
Put trust in no helmet or brassard
For life is a game played at hazard,
So fate's subtle arts
Will find softer parts
And kick your incompetent ass hard.
July 25, 2017