epaulette
epaulette is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- arms
- bays
- blue
- cap
- cockade
- cordon
- coronet
- cross
- crown
- decoration
- epaulet
- esquire
- excellency
- feather
- garland
- garter
- grace
- handle
- highness
- his
- honor
- knighthood
- laurel
- livery
- lordship
- master
- medal
- mynheer
- name
- nobility
- order
- palm
- reverence
- reverend
- reward
- riband
- ribbon
- scutcheon
- senor
- serene
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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