Epaulette

Definitions

1. An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.
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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Examples

“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⟳; […]”

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