epaulette
See also: épaulette
English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛpəlɛt/, /ˌɛpəˈlɛt/
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Noun
epaulette (plural epaulettes)
- An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.
- Synonyms: shoulder board, shoulder mark, shoulder strap
- 1903, Henry James, The Ambassadors:
- 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; […]
- A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress.
- A plate on the anterior wings of some insects.
- Synonym: tegula
- The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird.
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Translations
ornamentation
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