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epaulet

Meaninga blade

Common meaning: decorative shoulder piece on a uniform

Journey through time

  1. Latinspatula‘a blade’source
  2. Old Frenchépaulesource
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftsa blade → shoulderépaulette‘shoulder’source
  4. Englishepaulet‘decorative shoulder piece on a uniform’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin spatula ‘a blade’.

Roots

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