épaulement

2025. white stoneware clay.

epaulement

noun

epaule·​ment āpōlmäⁿ

plural épaulements

-äⁿ(z)

1. a barricade of earth like a rough parapet used mainly as cover from flanking fire

2. usually épaulement [French, from épauler + -ment] ballet : a shoulder movement performed by turning the body from the waist upward and bringing one shoulder forward and the other back