shoulder knot

shoulder knot

n.1. Either of two detachable braided cords worn on each shoulder of the full-dress uniform of a commissioned officer.2. An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace formerly worn on the shoulder.

shoul′der knot`


n. 1. a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder in the 17th and 18th centuries. 2. a military ornament of braided cord worn on the shoulders on ceremonial occasions. [1670–80]