( n. )
A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; -- the origin of the modern epaulette.
( n. )
A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; -- the origin of the modern epaulette.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012