Epaulette : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Epaulette	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Epaulette
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epaulette n adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder Synonym(s): epaulet, epaulette
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epaulet \Ep"aulet`\, Epaulette* \Ep"au*lette`\, n. [F. [82]paulette, dim. of [82]paule shoulder, fr. L. spatula a broad piece (LL., shoulder), dim. of spatha abroad, flat instrument, fr. Gr. [?], also, a broad rib, shoulder blade. See {Spade} the instrument, and cf. {Epaule}, {Spatula}.] (Mil.) A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot. Note: In the United States service the epaulet is reserved for full dress uniform. Its use was abolished in the British army in 1855.