epaulet
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive).
Pronunciation
Noun
epaulet (plural epaulets)
- A decoration or flourish worn on the shoulders, as on a uniform.
- (entomology) tegula
- 1981, Manual of Nearctic Diptera, volume 1, →ISBN, page 28:
- The most proxlmal plate, at the extreme base of the costal margin, is the tegula (costal plate, epaulet)...
Translations
shoulder decoration
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