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)

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