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EPAULET

Dictionary entry overview: What does epaulet mean?

• EPAULET (noun)
The noun EPAULET has 1 sense:

1. adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

Familiarity information: EPAULET used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EPAULET (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

epaulet; epaulette

Hypernyms ("epaulet" 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 "epaulet"):

shoulder board; shoulder mark (epaulets that indicate rank)

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