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Epaulette
//ˈɛpəlɛt// noun
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Noun
- 1 An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.
"He would have answered for it at the end of a quarter of an hour that some of the glass cases contained swords and epaulettes of ancient colonels and generals; medals and orders once pinned over hearts that had long since ceased to beat; […]"
- 2 adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder wordnet
- 3 A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress.
- 4 A plate on the anterior wings of some insects.
- 5 The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird.
Etymology
From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive).
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