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/ˌeɪ.poʊlˈjɛəɹ/ · noun
The part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder; a shoulder plate..
[…] 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.
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Epauliere means The part of a suit of armor covering the shoulder; a shoulder plate..
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[…] 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.
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