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EPAULETTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
Synonyms:
epaulet; epaulette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("epaulette" is a kind of...):
adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epaulette"):
shoulder board; shoulder mark (epaulets that indicate rank)