Meaning

A couter (elbow armor)..

Example Sentences

[…] and from the waist hangs six taces; the limbs are armed, after the preceding fashion, with elongated palettes and fan-shaped coudieres; the long heavy sword is attached to a narrow belt which crosses diagonally; the gauntlets ...

THE "pauldrons," or shoulder defences, are distinguished in this example by their angular shape, and by the use of ridges to strengthen that on the left shoulder; and the "coudieres," or elbow-plates, are noticeable[…]

The male figure is much the same as that of Sir Gervase Clifton, except that the coudieres or elbow guards are of the exaggerated pattern found in many brasses of this time. These coudieres were apparently a question of fashion ...

The coudieres became more intricate. The general lamination of metal plates became improved and some of these larger plates took on an ornamentation called fluting. These were decorative ridges that were embossed into the metal.

[…] the elbow cop or coudiere for the elbow; and the rerebrace or arriere-bras for the upper arm. The shoulder cop, pauldron or epauliere which covered the shoulder, and often a large part of the breast and back, was usually considered a part of the arm guard.

Word Forms

• coudieres
• coudière

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When Should You Use Coudiere?

Use coudiere when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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