Dictionary

epaulette en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌɛpəˈlɛt/
• /ˈɛpəlɛt/

Etymology

From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive).

Meanings

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; […] 1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC:
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.

Forms

Deriveds

epaulette mate · epaulette shark

Relateds

shoulder pad · epauliere · espauliere · pauldron · spaulder

Synonyms

shoulder mark · shoulder board · tegula · shoulder strap

Translations (48)

cmn 肩章 (ornamentation) · pt dragona (ornamentation) · cs nárameník (ornamentation) · bg паго́н (ornamentation) · de Epaulette (ornamentation) · pl naramiennik (ornamentation) · mk нараменица (ornamentation) · ca espatllera (trimming) · it mostrina (ornamentation) · be эпале́т (ornamentation) · ja 肩章 (ornamentation) · th อินทรธนู (ornamentation) · ota اوموزلق (ornamentation) · bg еполе́т (ornamentation) · fa پاگون (ornamentation) · ru эполе́т (ornamentation) · pl epolet (ornamentation) · el επωμίδα (ornamentation) · es hombrera (ornamentation) · mn мөрдэс (ornamentation) · sk epoleta (ornamentation) · fa سردوشی (ornamentation) · de Schulterklappe (ornamentation) · io epoleto (ornamentation) · pl pagon (ornamentation) · de Schulterstück (ornamentation) · ca xarretera (ornamentation) · haw pīlali (ornamentation) · be паго́н (ornamentation) · ko 견장 (ornamentation) · pl galon (ornamentation) · sv epålett (ornamentation) · ca musclera (trimming) · fi epoletti (ornamentation) · uk пого́н (ornamentation) · eo epoleto (ornamentation) · uk еполе́т (ornamentation) · cs epoleta (ornamentation) · pdt Schullastekj (ornamentation) · fr épaulette (ornamentation) · it spallina (ornamentation) · de Achselklappe (ornamentation) · ga guailleog (ornamentation) · es charretera (ornamentation) · de Schulterbesatz (ornamentation) · fi olkain (ornamentation) · ru пого́н (ornamentation) · mk еполета (ornamentation)