shoulder knot
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.
one of a pair of detachable ceremonial ornaments consisting of braided cord, worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
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How to use shoulder knot in a sentence
There was the big footman—shoulder-knot, red breeches, and all.
Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2) | Samuel WarrenThe lieutenant holds the staff and hat, shoulder-knot and badge, and neckerchief of the Tenderfoot.
How Girls Can Help Their Country | Juliette LowThe coastguard had emptied both his pistols, and one of the bullets cut through the officer's shoulder-knot.
The Romance of the Coast | James RuncimanHer two slender flutes hung dangling from her flowered shoulder-knot along her back.
Ancient Manners | Pierre LouysAnd what was that devil's device flashing on button and shoulder-knot?
The Reckoning | Robert W. Chambers
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