Example sentences from the Web for epaulette

Wellmere fired, and the bullion flew from the epaulette of the trooper.
The Spy|J. Fenimore Cooper
My second epaulette did not reach me till 1830; then I took a little turn in Africa.
The Man With The Broken Ear|Edmond About
Long plain sleeves, ornamented round the top with a puffing of silk, forming an epaulette.
Harper's Magazine, Vol III, June 1851|Various
Spurning buttons, he aspired to the epaulette, and was appointed paymaster to the 7th Hussars.
Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.|Pierce Egan

My duties as Director-General of the Post-office had of course obliged me to resign my captain's epaulette.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

epaulette

US epaulet

/ (ˈɛpəˌlɛt, -lɪt) /

noun

a piece of ornamental material on the shoulder of a garment, esp a military uniform

Word Origin for epaulette

C18: from French épaulette, from épaule shoulder, from Latin spatula shoulder blade; see spatula

Words nearby epaulette

eparchy, e-passport, épatant, épaulement, epaulet, epaulette, epaulette tree, épaulière, epaxial, e-payment, epazote

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单词	epaulette
释义	Example sentences from the Web for epaulette Wellmere fired, and the bullion flew from the epaulette of the trooper. The Spy\|J. Fenimore Cooper My second epaulette did not reach me till 1830; then I took a little turn in Africa. The Man With The Broken Ear\|Edmond About Long plain sleeves, ornamented round the top with a puffing of silk, forming an epaulette. Harper's Magazine, Vol III, June 1851\|Various Spurning buttons, he aspired to the epaulette, and was appointed paymaster to the 7th Hussars. Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.\|Pierce Egan My duties as Director-General of the Post-office had of course obliged me to resign my captain's epaulette. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete\|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne epaulette US epaulet / (ˈɛpəˌlɛt, -lɪt) / noun a piece of ornamental material on the shoulder of a garment, esp a military uniform Word Origin for epaulette C18: from French épaulette, from épaule shoulder, from Latin spatula shoulder blade; see spatula Words nearby epaulette eparchy, e-passport, épatant, épaulement, epaulet, epaulette, epaulette tree, épaulière, epaxial, e-payment, epazote Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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