Epaulette

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  • noun. An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank
  • noun. A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress
  • noun. A plate on the anterior wings of some hymenopteral insects
  • noun. The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird
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  • noun. adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
  • Word Usage
    "French eagle; the face was ingeniously made up of human carcases, knotted and writhing together in such directions as to form a physiognomy; a band, or stock, shaped to resemble the English Channel, encircled his throat, and seemed to choke him; his epaulette was a hand tearing a cobweb that represented the treaty of peace with England; and his ear was"
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