genouillère

== English == === Etymology === From French genouillère, from Old French genoilliere, which was also borrowed earlier as Middle English genulere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒə.nu(l).jɛəɹ/ === Noun === genouillère (plural genouillères) (historical) A metal plate used as armour for the knee. Synonym: kneepiece Part of a parapet lying between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure. === Further reading === “genouillère”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French genoilliere; see genou. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒə.nu.jɛʁ/ === Noun === genouillère f (plural genouillères) knee pad ==== Coordinate terms ==== coudière === Further reading === “genouillère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012