EPAULE

Etymology

Noun

epaule (plural epaules)

The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.

Source: Wiktionary


E*paule", n. Etym: [F. épaule shoulder, shoulder of a bastion. See Epaulet, and cf. Spall the shoulder.] (Fort.)

Definition: The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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