pauldron
[ pawl-druhn ]
nounArmor.
a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
Origin of pauldron
11400–50; earlier paleron, poleron,late Middle English polron, pollerons (plural) <Middle French espalleron shoulder. See epaulet
- Also called epaulière.
- Compare spaulder.
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How to use pauldron in a sentence
This piece of furniture, in modern Italian spalliera, French epaulière, is common in large houses at the present day.
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British Dictionary definitions for pauldron
pauldron
/ (ˈpɔːldrən) /
noun
either of two metal plates worn with armour to protect the shoulders
Origin of pauldron
1C15: from French espauleron, from espaule shoulder; see epaulette
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