noun
Meaning 1
A metal plate used as armour for the knee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kneepiece
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
genouillère
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/ʒə.nu(l).jɛəɹ/
noun
Meaning 2
Part of a parapet lying between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French genouillère, from Old French genoilliere, which was also borrowed earlier as Middle English genulere.