epauliere

é·pau·lière

[ey-pohl-yair; French ey-poh-lyer]
noun, plural é·pau·lières [ey-pohl-yairz; French ey-poh-lyer] . Armor.
pauldron.
Origin:
< French, equivalent to épaule (see epaulet) + -ière, feminine form of -ier -ier2; cf. brassiere

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epauliere

noun
armor plate that protects the shoulder 
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