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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pauldrons</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>spaudlers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>body armor for upper extremities</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>pauldron</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pouldrons</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Plate armor for the shoulders and upper arms, consisting either of one large plate shaped to the shoulder or several articulated lames, extending at the front and rear to protect the armpits and often the shoulder blades. ]]></note></mads>