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fourragère
[ foor-uh-zhair; French foo-ra-zher ]
noun
, plural four·ra·gères [foor, -, uh, -zhairz, foo-, r, a, -, zher].
- an ornament of cord worn on the shoulder.
- such a cord awarded as an honorary decoration, as to members of a regiment or other unit that has received a requisite number of citations.
fourragère
/ ˈfʊərəˌʒɛə; furaʒɛr /
noun
- an ornamental cord worn on the shoulder of a uniform for identification or as an award, esp in the US and French Armies
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fourragère1
Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fourragère1
French, feminine adj of fourrager relating to forage, from fourrage forage
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