WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
spaul•der
(spôl′dər),USA pronunciation n. [Armor.]
- Heraldrya pauldron, esp. one for protecting only a shoulder. Also called monnion.
- Latin spatula spatula) + -er1
- Old French espalde, espalle
- earlier spauld shoulder (Middle English spald, spalde
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