Definition for EP'AU-LET

EP'AU-LET, n. [Fr. epaulette, from epaule, the shoulder; It. spalla, Sp. espalda.]

A shoulder-piece; an ornamental badge worn on the shoulder by military men. Officers, military and naval, wear epaulets on one shoulder, or on both, according to their rank.

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