genouillère

English

Etymology

From French genouillère, from Old French genoilliere, which was also borrowed earlier as Middle English genulere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒə.nu(l).jɛəɹ/

Noun

genouillère (plural genouillères)

1. (historical) A metal plate used as armour for the knee.

   Synonym: kneepiece

2. Part of a parapet lying between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure.

Further reading

• “genouillère”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French genoilliere; see genou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒə.nu.jɛʁ/

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Noun

genouillère f (plural genouillères)

1. knee pad

Coordinate terms

• coudière

Further reading

• “genouillère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.