<?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">gardbraces</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>double pieces</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gardbrace</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gardebraces</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gardebras</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Double pieces of plate armor for the pauldron, worn to reinforce the lower three-quarters of the front of the pauldron and attached to it by pins, pegs, or rivets; first appeared in the early 15th century. ]]></note></mads>