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Synonyms for epaulet

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ep-uh-let, -lit, ep-uh-let
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛp əˌlɛt, -lɪt, ˌɛp əˈlɛt

Définition of epaulet

Origin :
  • 1783, from French épaulette (16c.), diminutive of épaule "shoulder," from Old French espaule (12c.), from Latin spatula "flat piece of wood, splint," later "shoulder blade," diminutive of spatha "broad wooden instrument, broad sword," from Greek spathe "a broad flat sword" (see spade (n.1)).
  • As in service stripe : noun military decoration
Example sentences :
  • He was now in an adjutant's uniform with one epaulet and a shoulder knot.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • It was not the hero I admired, but the reflection from his epaulet or helmet.
  • Extract from : « The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume VI, Familiar Letters » by Henry David Thoreau
  • The judges, he of the black robe and those of the epaulet, communed together.
  • Extract from : « Tom Cringle's Log » by Michael Scott
  • The distance was too great, the wind too strong; he only carried away an epaulet.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Sword, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • I've got a commission,—you see, I've mounted my epaulet,—and the tailor is making my uniform.
  • Extract from : « Pencil Sketches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Haven't I my epaulet on my shoulder, to let everybody know I'm an officer?
  • Extract from : « Pencil Sketches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Who, in fact, shall dispute an epaulet of Miss Pierrepoints?
  • Extract from : « Mirror of the Months » by Peter George Patmore
  • Every epaulet that sparkled there graced the shoulder of a man who had won his grade by exposure, gallantry, and intellect.
  • Extract from : « The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales » by Francis A. Durivage
  • "He shares my taste," said M. Chevalier, patting the stout man on his epaulet.
  • Extract from : « Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales » by Leo Tolstoy
  • Once an epaulet showed behind a bush and then a breadth of tanned face which he was sure belonged to De Courcelles.
  • Extract from : « The Masters of the Peaks » by Joseph A. Altsheler

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