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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">elbow gauntlets</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>body armor for hand and forearm</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bridle gauntlets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bridle-gauntlets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>elbow gauntlet</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>elbow-gauntlets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gauntlets, bridle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gauntlets, elbow</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gauntlets, long</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>long gauntlets</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Gauntlets with a long cuff encircling the forearm up to the elbow where the edge often was cut at an angle to form a point. They were characteristic of foot soldiers' armor in the 16th century, and common for light cavalry from the 15th to the 17th century when they were worn on the left or bridle arm only. ]]></note></mads>