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ep⋅au⋅let

  [ep-uh-let, -lit, ep-uh-let]
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–noun
an ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by military officers.
Also, ep⋅au⋅lette.

Origin:
1775–85; < F épaulette, equiv. to épaule shoulder (< L spatula blade; see spatula ) + -ette -ette
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ep·au·let also ep·au·lette   (ěp'ə-lět', ěp'ə-lět')   
n.  A shoulder ornament, especially a fringed strap worn on military uniforms.

[French épaulette, diminutive of épaule, shoulder, from Old French espaule, from Late Latin spatula, shoulder blade; see espalier.]
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epaulet 
1783, from Fr. épaulette, dim. of epaule "shoulder," from O.Fr. espaule, from L. spatula "flat piece of wood, splint," later "shoulder blade," dim. of spatha "broad wooden instrument, broad sword," from Gk. spathe "a broad flat sword" (see spade (1)).
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