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pauldron

American  
[pawl-druhn] / ˈpɔl drən /

noun

Armor.

  1. 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.

pauldron British  
/ ˈpɔːldrən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pauldron

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

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