epaulet
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He radically redrew the Dior signature Bar jacket and sent out shirts adorned with rhinestone-fringed epaulettes while models donned yellow or spiked wigs.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
The “suns” refer to the insignia—the equivalent of a U.S. general’s stars—worn on the epaulettes of Venezuelan officers’ uniforms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
That means uncinched raincoats, double-breasted or zipped, structured with epaulettes, and knit bathing caps or tight ribbed hoods to protect against the elements.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024
He’s last seen strolling the Fashion District giddily shopping for epaulettes, ribbon bars and a bicorn hat a la Napoleon.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2022
My aunt stepped towards us; her broad shoulders gave her an official appearance, as if she were wearing epaulettes, and representing all our parents.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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