epaulette

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

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