English
Alternative spellings
Also pauldron, and powldron.
Noun
pouldron (plural: pouldrons)
- (Armor) Category:Armor A piece of armor covering the shoulder at the junction of the body piece and the arm piece.
#:Quotations
#:*1786: To the cuirass were buckled the armour for the shoulders and arms, the first called pouldrons, the second brassarts, garde bras, les avant bras, and corruptly in English, Vambraces. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 22.
See also
vambrace
External links
Wikipedia article on w:armor|armor.
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