épaulière
English
Noun
épaulière (plural épaulières)
- Alternative form of epauliere
- 1910, Ernest Richard Suffling, English Church Brasses from the 13th to the 17th Century, page 78:
- The large pauldrons covering the shoulders are of different shape, with a couple of lobster-tail plates added above as épaulières.
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References
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
French
Etymology
From épaule (“shoulder”) + -ière.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.po.ljɛʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
épaulière m (plural épaulières)
- épaulière
- shoulder pad
Further reading
- “épaulière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.