épaulière

English

Noun

épaulière (plural épaulières)

1. 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.

References

• Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)

French

Etymology

From épaule (“shoulder”) +‎ -ière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.po.ljɛʁ/

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Noun

épaulière m (plural épaulières)

1. épaulière
2. shoulder pad

Further reading

• “épaulière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.