EPAULETTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epaulette mean? 

• EPAULETTE (noun)
  The noun EPAULETTE has 1 sense:

1. adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

  Familiarity information: EPAULETTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPAULETTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

epaulet; epaulette

Hypernyms ("epaulette" is a kind of...):

adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epaulette"):

shoulder board; shoulder mark (epaulets that indicate rank)

 Context examples 

We are getting too fine for our work with these new-fangled epaulettes and quarter-deck trimmings.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But as most of them had, hanging up among their stock, an officer's coat or two, epaulettes and all, I was rendered timid by the costly nature of their dealings, and walked about for a long time without offering my merchandise to anyone.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Amid the grey swirl of the tobacco-smoke I could catch a glimpse of a blue coat and gold epaulettes, with a crowd gathering thickly round them, while a hoarse murmur rose from the group which thickened into a deep-chested cheer.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)