• (n.) A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; -- the origin of the modern epaulette.
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Es`pau`liere' noun [ Old French & French
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. Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/67
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