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Gibão

  1. Doublet.
  2. Hip-length snug-fitting padded garment used over the shirt and under the jerkin, or cote-hardie, or under any armour for added protection and to avoid chaffing. Depending on its intended use, it could be made of finer or tougher materials. 

Braçal

  1. Vambrace, bracer.
  2. Part of an armour used to protect the arm, especially the front part of the arm.
  3. Bibl: J. Gouveia Monteiro, A Guerra em Portugal em fins da Idade Média (Lisboa: Editorial Notícias, 1998), p. 535.

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