espaliere

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English

Etymology

From French espalière.

Noun

espaliere (plural espalieres)

  1. Rare form of espauliere or of epauliere (shoulder armor).
    • 1994, Christopher Marshall, Warfare in the Latin East, 1192-1291, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86:
      Some plate-armour protection for the legs was provided by the chauces de fer, and espalieres protected the shoulders ...
    • 2003, Alan Gordon, The Widow of Jerusalem: A Medieval Mystery, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 41:
      surcoat lay ready for me, along with some gauntlets, chauces de fer for my legs, and espalieres for my shoulders. I've rarely worn armor in my life, and then only for disguise.