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genouillère

/ʒə.nu(l).jɛəɹ/

genouillère noun: a metal plate used as armour for the knee.

Noun

genouillère (plural genouillères)

  1. (historical) A metal plate used as armour for the knee.
    Synonyms:
    kneepiece
  2. Part of a parapet lying between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure.

Synonyms of genouillère

Forms of genouillère

pluralgenouillères

Origin of genouillère

From French genouillère, from Old French genoilliere, which was also borrowed earlier as Middle English genulere.

Questions about genouillère

What does genouillère mean?
Genouillère means a metal plate used as armour for the knee.
What part of speech is genouillère?
Genouillère is a noun.
How do you pronounce genouillère?
Genouillère is pronounced /ʒə.nu(l).jɛəɹ/.
What is the plural of genouillère?
The plural of genouillère is genouillères.

Words near genouillère in the dictionary

  1. genotypified
  2. genotypify
  3. genotyping
  4. genotypings
  5. genotypization
  6. genouillère
  7. genouillères
  8. genovar
  9. genovariant
  10. genovariants
  11. genovariation

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