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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Epaulette
Britannica 11thEPAULETTE (a French word, from epaule, a shoulder), properly a shoulder-piece, and so applied to the shoulder-knot of ribbon to which a scapulary was attached, worn by members of a religious order. The military usage was probably derived from the metal plate ( ...
Vol. 9, pp. 666-666
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