espauliere

== English == === Etymology === From an Old French word corresponding to French épaulière or espalière. See espalier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛs.poʊlˈjɛəɹ/ === Noun === espauliere (plural espaulieres) A defence for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, especially as used in the fifteenth century: a pauldron. ==== Coordinate terms ==== spaulder, pauldron, epauliere === References === “espauliere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === épaulières == Old French == === Noun === espauliere oblique singular, f (oblique plural espaulieres, nominative singular espauliere, nominative plural espaulieres) spaulder (armor for the shoulder) ==== Synonyms ==== espauliere m