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espaulieres

espaulieres is the plural of espauliere.

Meaning of espauliere

Noun

espauliere (plural espaulieres)

  1. A defence for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, especially as used in the fifteenth century: a pauldron.
    • Upon the espaulieres are placed pauldrons, also ridged, with the edges turned up, so as to form the prototypes of pass-guards.1834, Matthew Holbeche Bloxam, A Glimpse at the Monumental Architecture and Sculpture of Great Britain from the Earliest Period to the Eighteenth Century

Questions about espaulieres

What is espaulieres the plural of?
Espaulieres is the plural of espauliere.

Words near espaulieres in the dictionary

  1. Esparza
  2. Esparzas
  3. espathaceous
  4. espatropate
  5. espauliere
  6. espaulieres
  7. Español
  8. Española
  9. Españolas
  10. especial
  11. especiality

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