genouillère

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genouillère

/ʒə.nu(l).jɛəɹ/

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

noun genouillères

historical A metal plate used as armour for the knee.
Similar: kneepiece
Part of a parapet lying between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure.

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@misc{genouille_re_2026,
  title = {genouillère},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genouill%C3%A8re},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}