[? A bad form of BRASSARD.] ? = BRASSARD.
1751. Chambers, Cycl., s.v. Armor, A compleat Armor antiently consisted of a casque or helm, a gorget, cuirasse, gantlets, tasses, brassets, cuisses, and covers for the legs, to which the spurs were fastened.
1831. Brewster, Nat. Magic, xii. (1833), 306. A cuirass with its brassets.
