épaulière
French, noun/e.po.ljɛʁ/
épaulière is spelled É-P-A-U-L-I-È-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written French, the 255,834th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épaulière is a French masculine noun meaning “épaulière” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie de l’armure d’un cavalier qui couvre et défend l’épaule”.
What does épaulière mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineépaulière
- 2
masculineshoulder pad
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie de l’armure d’un cavalier qui couvre et défend l’épaule. 2. Pièce de l’aile des insectes coléoptères. 3. Élément de protection et de support pour caler entre le menton et l’épaule un instrument à cordes. 4. Bretelle de pantalon ou de jupe chez le jeune enfant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of épaulière
- épaulières plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épaulière?
- /e.po.ljɛʁ/
- \e.po.ljɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épaulière
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épaulière in French?
épaulière appears about once in every 66 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).