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Bracers
That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
📖 Definitions of "Bracers"
noun
- 1
That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
- 2
A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
- 3
Armor for the forearm; a brassard.
- 4
A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bracers"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pick-me-upnoun | Something that improves one's mood. |
| tonicsnoun | A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate. |
| breastplatesnoun | A piece of armor that covers the chest. |
| hoodlessnoun | Not having, or wearing, a hood. |
| hiltsnoun | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| rapiersnoun | A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling |
| chainmailnoun | Alternative spelling of chain mail. [A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.] |
| halberdnoun | A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook. |
| scabbardsnoun | The sheath of a sword. |
| gatling gunnoun | A type of repeating firearm with several barrels on a rotating frame, in use from the 1860s to the 1910s, providing fully automatic fire similar to that of modern machine guns and autocannons. |
| bucklernoun | A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held in the hand or worn on the arm (usually the left), for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used not to cover the body but to stop or parry blows. |
| plectrumsnoun | (music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. |
| tommy gunnoun | Alternative form of Tommy gun. |
| fletchingnoun | The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight. |
| katananoun | (weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja. |
| armletnoun | A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes. |
| elvishnoun | (fantasy) The language spoken by elves. |
| greavesnoun | The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered. |
| shammynoun | Chamois leather. |
| cossacknoun | A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. |
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