armpiece
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[edit]Noun
[edit]armpiece (plural armpieces)
- A piece of armour that protects the arm.
- 1881, Mark Twain, chapter 32, in The Prince and the Pauper[1], New York: Charles L. Webster, page 267:
- “Go, my good St. John,—in an arm-piece of the Milanese armor that hangs on the wall, thou’lt find the Seal!”
- (colloquial) A decorative companion.
- Synonym: arm candy
- 2000, Jackie Collins, Dangerous Kiss, page 251:
- He'd decided to take her because she was the best looking armpiece of all, and as long as she kept her mouth shut, he'd be the envy of every man there.
- 2004, Rique Johnson, Whispers from a Troubled Heart, page 120:
- Years of being his armpiece have taught her exactly how to handle this situation; she is suddenly sure of it.
- 2007, Jane Hamilton, When Madeline Was Young, page 116:
- Madeline was in on the routine, and shortly after Louise exited, the swain and his armpiece departed for their outing to Little's Music Shop.