英语词汇pauldron的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pauldron
词源	pauldron n. also pouldron, "armor for the shoulder," separate from that of the body or the arm, introduced by armorers c. 1400, mid-15c., from Old French espauleron, espalleron "a shoulder-plate," from espaule (Modern French épaule) "shoulder" (see epaulet). Entries linking to pauldron epaulet n. also epaulette, "shoulder ornament on a uniform," 1783, from French épaulette "an epaulet" (16c.), diminutive of épaule "shoulder," from Old French espaule (12c.), from Latin spatula "flat piece of wood, splint," in Medieval Latin "shoulder blade," diminutive of spatha "broad wooden instrument, broad sword," from Greek spathē "a broad flat sword" (see spade (n.1)). updated on March 03, 2020
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pauldron n.