"epaulette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛpəlɛt/, /ˌɛpəˈlɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-epaulette.wav Forms: epaulettes [plural]
Etymology: From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|épaulette}} French épaulette, {{af|fr|épaule|-ette|nocat=1|pos2=diminutive|t1=shoulder}} épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive) Head templates: {{en-noun}} epaulette (plural epaulettes)
  1. An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank. Synonyms: shoulder board, shoulder mark, shoulder strap Translations (ornamentation): паго́н (pahón) [masculine] (Belarusian), эпале́т (epaljét) [masculine] (Belarusian), еполе́т (epolét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), паго́н (pagón) [masculine] (Bulgarian), xarretera [feminine] (Catalan), 肩章 (jiānzhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), nárameník [masculine] (Czech), epoleta [feminine] (Czech), epoleto (Esperanto), olkain (Finnish), epoletti (Finnish), épaulette [feminine] (French), Schulterstück [neuter] (German), Schulterklappe [feminine] (German), Achselklappe [feminine] (German), Epaulette [feminine] (German), Schulterbesatz [masculine] (German), επωμίδα (epomída) [feminine] (Greek), epoleto (Ido), guailleog [feminine] (Irish), spallina [feminine] (Italian), mostrina [feminine] (Italian), 肩章 (kenshō) (alt: けんしょう) (Japanese), 견장 (gyeonjang) (alt: 肩章) (Korean), нараменица (naramenica) [feminine] (Macedonian), еполета (epoleta) [feminine] (Macedonian), мөрдэс (mördes) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), اوموزلق (omuzluk) (Ottoman Turkish), سردوشی (sarduši) (Persian), پاگون (pâgon) (Persian), Schullastekj [neuter] (Plautdietsch), epolet [masculine] (Polish), galon [masculine] (Polish), naramiennik [masculine] (Polish), pagon [masculine] (Polish), dragona [feminine] (Portuguese), пого́н (pogón) [masculine] (Russian), эполе́т (epolét) [masculine] (Russian), epoleta [feminine] (Slovak), hombrera [feminine] (Spanish), charretera [feminine] (Spanish), epålett [common-gender] (Swedish), อินทรธนู (in-tá-nuu) (Thai), пого́н (pohón) [masculine] (Ukrainian), еполе́т (epolét) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress. Translations (trimming): musclera [feminine] (Catalan), espatllera [feminine] (Catalan)
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  3. A plate on the anterior wings of some insects. Synonyms: tegula
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  4. The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epaulet Derived forms: epaulette mate Related terms: shoulder pad, spaulder, pauldron, epauliere, espauliere

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "อินทรธนู"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "trimming",
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