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Shoulder knot

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shoulder knot

–noun
1. a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
2. one of a pair of detachable ceremonial ornaments consisting of braided cord, worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.

Origin:
1670–80
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shoulder knot  
n.  
  1. Either of two detachable braided cords worn on each shoulder of the full-dress uniform of a commissioned officer.

  2. An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace formerly worn on the shoulder.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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