epaulet
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈɛpəˌlɛt/
- US
:
hombrera
- The general's coat was adorned with golden epaulets that shimmered in the sunlight.
- gold epaulets
- jacket with epaulets
- uniform with epaulets
They're having, they're having rainbow colours in their senior ranked epaulettes.
- They're having, they're having rainbow colours in their senior ranked epaulettes.
Examples
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The man himself was dressed like a gallant, with silken hose, a soft crimson sash, gold epaulets on the shoulders of his soft blue coat, a fancy sword knot, and breeches the color of butter.
Fiction book (1994) -
Hank stands at the WSM mic wearing his white Stetson, navy blue western suit with yellow arrow epaulets and red-and-silver hand-painted tie.
Fiction book (1990) -
And this right here, these are epaulets.
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The epaulet identifies him as an authority in the hierarchy of inmates, and the eyes mean "I see everything."
Academic text (1993) -
No member of the Armed Forces of the United States can wear four stars on his epaulets.
Blog text (28) -
His gold epaulets flashed in the sunlight.
Fiction book (1995) -
The other was without a mustache, almost a boy, with the red epaulets of Suvorov's Military Academy for Boys.
Fiction book (2001) -
Rayzor is wearing deck shoes, sunglasses, a white shirt with gold and black striped epaulets, and a captain's hat.
Blog text (34) -
Glancing over her shoulder, Temple saw the rider's plumed shako and blue uniform bearing an officer's epaulets.
Fiction book (1994) -
Cortez and his men are dressed in dark blue suits with gold epaulets, two-cornered hats, and pirate-like bandannas.
Academic text (1993)
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Epaulet comes from French épaule meaning 'shoulder' and the ending -ette meaning 'small'. That's why an epaulet is a small pad or decoration worn on the shoulder.