English-Thai Dictionary

epaulet

N เครื่องประดับ ยศ บน บ่า ของ ทหาร  อินทรธนู  kreang-pra-dab-yod-bon-ba-kong-ta-han

 

epaulette

N อินทรธนู  เครื่องประดับ ยศ บน บ่า ของ ทหาร  ain-ta-ra-ta-nu

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EPAULET

n.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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EPAULET; EPAULETTE

Ep "au *let `, Ep "au *lette `, n. Etym: [F. épaulette, dim. of épaule shoulder, fr. L. spatula a broad piece (LL. , shoulder ), dim. of spatha abroad, flat instrument, fr. Gr. Spade the instrument, and cf. Epaule, Spatula. ] (Mil. )

 

Defn: A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc. ; a shoulder knot.

 

Note: In the United States service the epaulet is reserved for full dress uniform. Its use was abolished in the British army in 1855.

 

EPAULETED; EPAULETTED

EPAULETED; EPAULETTED Ep "au *let `ed, Ep "au *let `ted, a.

 

Defn: Wearing epaulets; decorated with epaulets.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

epaulet

ep au let |ˈepəˌlet, ˌepəˈlet ˈɛpəlɛt |(also epaulette ) ▶noun an ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, typically on the coat or jacket of a military uniform. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French épaulette, diminutive of épaule ‘shoulder, ’ from Latin spatula in the late Latin sense ‘shoulder blade. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

epaulette

epaulette |ˈɛpəlɛt, -pɔːl -, ˌɛpəˈlɛt |(US also epaulet ) ▶noun an ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French épaulette, diminutive of épaule ‘shoulder ’, from Latin spatula in the late Latin sense ‘shoulder blade ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Epaulett

Epau lett Substantiv, Neutrum , das Epaulette |epoˈlɛt |französisch épaulette, zu: épaule = Achsel, Schulter < lateinisch spatula = Schulterblatt Achsel-, Schulterstück an Uniformen

 

Epaulette

Epau let te Substantiv, feminin , die Epaulett |Epaul e tte |französisch épaulette, zu: épaule = Achsel, Schulter < lateinisch spatula = Schulterblatt Achsel-, Schulterstück an Uniformen

 

French Dictionary

épaulette

épaulette n. f. nom féminin Garniture fixée sur l ’épaule des uniformes militaires, et qui sert à désigner le grade. LOCUTION Gagner ses épaulettes. figuré Réussir (un exploit ). Note Technique À l ’origine, l ’expression signifiait « devenir officier ».

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

epaulet(te)

ep au let (te )/èpəlét, -́-̀ /名詞 C (海軍将校の )正装用肩章 .