Epaulette

//ˈɛpəlɛt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder wordnet
  3. 3
    A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress.
  4. 4
    A plate on the anterior wings of some insects.
  5. 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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