shoulder pad

noun

: a small pad used to shape the shoulder of a shirt, dress, or jacket

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The sleeves, which had a dramatic shoulder pad, doubled as gloves. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 After the play, Maye could be seen on the broadcast adjusting his shoulder pad in the area of his right shoulder. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 Instead, Mahomes patted Branch on the shoulder pad. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025 With two minutes left, quarterback Justin Herbert shrugged off or evaded multiple would-be tacklers, scrambled to his left and was able to throw around an oncoming defender’s shoulder pad and fit the pass into a sliver of space for a 20-yard, game-tying touchdown. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025 The ball was a bit behind Warren and came in hot, hitting him in the back shoulder pad. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025 The teams pick up the cost of the shoulder pad unit for their players. — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 24 July 2025

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“Shoulder pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder%20pad. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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