Ep'au-let' or Ep'au-let'te, n.

noun

n. [Fr. épaulette, from épaule, shoulder. See supra.] (Mil.) A shoulder-piece, an ornamental badge worn on the shoulder by military and naval officers, the difference of rank being distinctly marked by some peculiarity of form or size.

A fringed epaulet with a decorated shoulder piece. — Epaulet.