Meaning of garde rein | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“Garde rein, of four plates. Tassets, of three plates. Espaliers, of six plates. Coudes. Shell vambraces. Mitten gauntlets, with pointed cuff.”

“ARMOR Spanish This harness suggests an early period; nevertheless, judged from several details […] Back plate is formed of median and lateral elements: there are deep braconnière and garde reins, composed of four lames ...”

“[…] is also laminated; it is made up of a large upper plate, two intermediate pieces, and a lowermost plate or garde reins. These elements are riveted together and made interflexible by the use of slotted grooves in which ...”

“These have been denoted the garde rein or culet. Usually a skirt of mail or at least a mail brayette was worn under these defenses. The shoulders were protected by pauldrons of lames, overlapping from the bottom up.”

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