epaulet

English

Etymology

From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) +‎ -ette (diminutive).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛpəlɛt/, /ˌɛpəˈlɛt/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

epaulet (plural epaulets)

  1. Alternative form of epaulette (“shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula”)
    • 1981, Manual of Nearctic Diptera, volume 1, →ISBN, page 28:
      The most proxlmal plate, at the extreme base of the costal margin, is the tegula (costal plate, epaulet)...

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French épaulette.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.poːˈlɛt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: epau‧let
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

epaulet f (plural epauletten or epaulets, diminutive epauletje n)

  1. epaulette
    Synonyms: schouderbedekking, schouderbelegsel

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: èpolèt
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