pauldron

[ pawl-druhn ]

/ ˈpɔl drən /

noun Armor.

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.

Also called epaulière.

Compare spaulder.

Origin of pauldron

1400–50; earlier paleron, poleron,late Middle English polron, pollerons (plural) <Middle French espalleron shoulder. See epaulet

Words nearby pauldron

Paul, Paula, Paul, Alice, Paul-Boncour, Paul Bunyan, pauldron, Paulette, Paul I, Pauli exclusion principle, Paul II, Paul III

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Example sentences from the Web for pauldron

To the left shoulder-piece or pauldron one of the upright neck-guards is still fixed by rivets.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner
The left arm being defended by the target has no espalier or pauldron, but only coude, vambraces, and gauntlets.
Spanish Arms and Armour|Albert F. Calvert
Pauldron, pawl′dron, n. a separable shoulder-plate in medieval armour.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The term Bufe is sometimes wrongly used for the upright shoulder-guards on the pauldron.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes

British Dictionary definitions for pauldron

pauldron

/ (ˈpɔːldrən) /

noun

either of two metal plates worn with armour to protect the shoulders

Word Origin for pauldron

C15: from French espauleron, from espaule shoulder; see epaulette

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单词	pauldron
释义	pauldron [ pawl-druhn ] / ˈpɔl drən / noun Armor. 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. Also called epaulière. Compare spaulder. Origin of pauldron 1400–50; earlier paleron, poleron,late Middle English polron, pollerons (plural) <Middle French espalleron shoulder. See epaulet Words nearby pauldron Paul, Paula, Paul, Alice, Paul-Boncour, Paul Bunyan, pauldron, Paulette, Paul I, Pauli exclusion principle, Paul II, Paul III Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pauldron To the left shoulder-piece or pauldron one of the upright neck-guards is still fixed by rivets. Armour in England\|J. Starkie Gardner The left arm being defended by the target has no espalier or pauldron, but only coude, vambraces, and gauntlets. Spanish Arms and Armour\|Albert F. Calvert Pauldron, pawl′dron, n. a separable shoulder-plate in medieval armour. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various The term Bufe is sometimes wrongly used for the upright shoulder-guards on the pauldron. Armour & Weapons\|Charles John Ffoulkes British Dictionary definitions for pauldron pauldron / (ˈpɔːldrən) / noun either of two metal plates worn with armour to protect the shoulders Word Origin for pauldron C15: from French espauleron, from espaule shoulder; see epaulette Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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