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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:bra·cer
PRONUNCIATION:  brsr
NOUN: An arm or wrist guard worn by archers and fencers.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman, from Old French braceure, from bras, arm, from Latin brcchium. See brace.
 
 
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