Associations to the word «Epaulette»

Wiktionary

EPAULETTE, noun. An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank
EPAULETTE, noun. A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress
EPAULETTE, noun. A plate on the anterior wings of some hymenopteral insects
EPAULETTE, noun. The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird

Dictionary definition

EPAULETTE, noun. Adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca