epaulet

also n.

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.]

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

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.

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IN BRIEF: An ornament worn on the shoulder by a military officer.

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).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
  Synonym: epaulette

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - epaulet

Français (French)
n. - épaulette, galon

Deutsch (German)
n. - Epaulette

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επωμίδα

Italiano (Italian)
spallina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dragona (f)

Русский (Russian)
эполет

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 견장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 肩章

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כתפה, כותפת, פיסה בד מקושטת על הכתף, בעיקר במדים‬

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