epauliere en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌeɪ.poʊlˈjɛəɹ/
Etymology
Borrowed from French épaulière.
Meanings
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The part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder; a shoulder plate.
[…] the elbow cop or coudiere for the elbow; and the rerebrace or arriere-bras for the upper arm. The shoulder cop, pauldron or epauliere which covered the shoulder, and often a large part of the breast and back, was usually considered a part of the arm guard.
2004, Kevin Grace, Tom White, Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 142:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| épaulière | alternative | lexicographic | |
| epaulieres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
spaulder · espauliere · pauldron