<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">cowters</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>vambrace components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>couter</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cops, elbow</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>coudes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cowter</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>elbow cops</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Plate armor to protect the elbow joints, attached by screws between the upper and lower cannons of the right and left vambraces; originally a single inarticulated curved plate in the 14th century, they evolved into a set of mobile lames loosely riveted together, remaining in use until the mid-17th century. ]]></note></mads>