epaulette
/ˈɛpəlɛt/
noun 4
Definitions
noun
1
An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.
He would have answered for it at the end of a quarter of an hour that some of the glass cases contained swords and epaulettes of ancient colonels and generals; medals and orders once pinned over hearts that had long since ceased to beat; […]
2
A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress.
3
A plate on the anterior wings of some insects.
4
The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird.
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