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# epaulette

noun (an epaulette, epaulettes); US spelling epaulet

«epaulette» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An epaulette is a decoration on the shoulder of a uniform, often with gold fringe or stripes showing a person's rank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#m1)
2. A strap on the shoulder of a coat or shirt, used for style. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#m2)

### In the lessons

Seen in history lessons and stories about soldiers, sailors, pilots and marching bands; it tells the reader that someone wears a smart or important uniform. Phrases: «gold epaulettes», «shoulder epaulettes».

### Examples

- The captain's jacket had gold epaulettes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#x1)
- Epaulettes show how important an officer is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#x2)
- The band leader wore red epaulettes with tassels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#x3)
- Pilots have stripes on their epaulettes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#x4)
- My raincoat has little epaulettes on the shoulders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#x5)
- In the old painting the admiral's epaulettes shone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#x6)
- The toy soldier had painted epaulettes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#x7)
- Count the stripes on the epaulette to find the rank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/#x8)

### Note

British spelling epaulette, American epaulet. Say «EP-uh-let». Comes from French «épaule», shoulder. Countable noun.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «epaulette» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epaulette/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«epaulette» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/epaulette.html) on Mova free.