épaulière

A form of epauliere — The part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder; a shoulder plate.

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Meanings

nounépaulière (plural épaulières)

plural épaulières

  1. alternativeAlternative form of epauliere.

    The large pauldrons covering the shoulders are of different shape, with a couple of lobster-tail plates added above as épaulières.

    1910, Ernest Richard Suffling, English Church Brasses from the 13th to the 17th Century, page 78
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