ESPAULIERE
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‖Es′pau′liere″ (?), n. [[OF. & F. épaulière. See Espalier.]] A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; — the origin of the modern epaulette. Fairholt.
Source: 567
‖Es′pau′liere″ (?), n. [[OF. & F. épaulière. See Espalier.]] A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; — the origin of the modern epaulette. Fairholt.