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/ˈɛpəlɛt/ · noun
An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank..
He would have answered for it at the end of a quarter of an hour that some of the glass cases contained swords and epaulettes of ancient colonels and generals; medals and orders once pinned over hearts that had long since ceased to beat; […]
Use epaulette when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Epaulette means An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank..
Common synonyms include shoulder board, shoulder mark, shoulder strap, tegula.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He would have answered for it at the end of a quarter of an hour that some of the glass cases contained swords and epaulettes of ancient colonels and generals; medals and orders once pinned over hearts that had long since ceased to beat; […]
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