E-paule', n.

n. [Fr. épaule, the shoulder, the shoulder of a bastion, O. Fr. espalde, Pr. espatla, espalla, Sp. espalda, O. Sp. espalla, It. spalla, from Lat. spathula, dim. of spatha, Gr. σπάθη, the broad ribs, the shoulder-plate.] (Fort.) The shoulder of a bastion, or the angle made by the face and flank. Brande.