A shoulder ornament, especially a fringed strap worn on military uniforms.
[French épaulette, diminutive of épaule, shoulder, from Old French espaule, from Late Latin spatula, shoulder blade. See espalier.]
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ep·au·let ep·au·lette (ĕp'ə-lĕt', ĕp'ə-lĕt') ![]() |
A shoulder ornament, especially a fringed strap worn on military uniforms.
[French épaulette, diminutive of épaule, shoulder, from Old French espaule, from Late Latin spatula, shoulder blade. See espalier.]
| Devil's Dictionary: epaulet |
n.
An ornamented badge, serving to distinguish a military officer from the enemy -- that is to say, from the officer of lower rank to whom his death would give promotion.
| Word Tutor: epaulet |
I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.
— Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862).
| WordNet: epaulet |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
Synonym: epaulette
| Translations: Epaulette |
Français (French)
n. - épaulette, galon
Deutsch (German)
n. - Epaulette
Português (Portuguese)
n. - dragona (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - charretera, hombrera
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - epålett
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
肩章
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 肩章
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - כתפה, כותפת, פיסה בד מקושטת על הכתף, בעיקר במדים
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