English

Noun

espauliere ‎(plural espaulieres)

1. A defence for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the fifteenth century; the origin of the modern epaulette.

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Old French

Noun

espauliere f ‎(oblique plural espaulieres, nominative singular espauliere, nominative plural espaulieres)

1. spaulder (armor for the shoulder)

Synonyms

• espauliere m