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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
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)
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