épaulière

[ ey-pohl-yair; French ey-poh-lyer ]

noun,plural é·pau·lières

[ey-pohl-yairz; French ey-poh-lyer]. /ˌeɪ poʊlˈyɛərz; French eɪ poʊˈlyɛr/. Armor.

pauldron.

Origin of épaulière

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<French, equivalent to épaule (see epaulet) + -ière, feminine form of -ier-ier²; cf. brassiere

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How to use épaulière in a sentence

I smote him back, a mighty blow upon his epauliere that shore the steel plate from his shoulder, and left him a vulnerable spot.
The Shame of Motley | Raphael Sabatini

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