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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epaulet \Ep"au*let`\, Epaulette \Ep"au*lette`\, n. [F.
['e]paulette, dim. of ['e]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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
epaulet
n : an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder [syn: {epaulette}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
EPAULET, n. An ornamented badge, serving to distinguish a military
officer from the enemy -- that is to say from the officer of lower
rank to whom his death would give promotion.
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