What's the difference between epaulet and epaulette?

Epaulet


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Epaulette

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Despite loving the razzle-dazzle of performance – even his off-duty wardrobe, with its epauletted jackets, looked like stagewear – he was crushed by the pressure of maintaining a cherubic public persona.
  • (2) A colossal bullfrog of a guard, in an olive-green uniform with red epaulets, is spitting at us in Russian while a huge alsatian strains at the leash, barking ferociously.
  • (3) Ore concludes the piece in the same way Tolokonnikova finished her defence, by quoting from a Pussy Riot song: "Open all the doors, tear off your epaulets.
  • (4) IN and A + E males were more likely than other males to keep their epaulets constantly exposed.

Epaulette


Definition:

  • (n.) A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Since the G20, the Met has issued more than 8,000 public order trained officers with embroidered epaulettes, which replace the traditional metal letters and numbers.
  • (2) You can tell these ones are evil, because they are scowling, have weirder facial piercings, and wear epaulettes made of human jawbones.
  • (3) Well, obviously, after I'd decided how many stars to have on my epaulettes, my main task would be to rethink the educational curriculum from the ground up, according to a rational plan.
  • (4) As he came down to greet me, he looked like a well-seasoned police officer in a short-sleeved white shirt with cotton epaulettes and grey hair cropped en brosse.
  • (5) Congregations genuflect, Black robes brag gilt epaulettes, Freedom's phantom's gone to heaven, Gay Pride's chained and in detention.
  • (6) The president and Mrs Reagan stood on a special platform on the South Lawn to greet Jackson, who wore a military jacket with sequins, plus floppy gold epaulettes and a gold sash, a single white glove with rhinestones, large dark glasses and full stage make-up.
  • (7) The badges were worn by flight crew on the epaulette nearest to the window of either a Boeing 737 or 767 during 18 different flights in 1989.
  • (8) This time, that came with the military details like the gold buttons and epaulettes on tuxedos, inspired by her brother Gianni and his collection of antique military uniforms.
  • (9) The all-red with white-and-black epaulettes of the mid 80s.
  • (10) The first verse centres on a vivid symbol of the unholy alliance of church and state: the priestly robes and the militaristic gold epaulettes.
  • (11) The rigour needed to produce a show which can be livestreamed globally seemed to lead to collections with a chilly tone: a very skinny silhouette sharpened further by gold buttons and militaristic epaulettes.
  • (12) But her relentless focus on reviving Burberry's heritage to the "millennial" digital generation – which includes selling trench coats with mink collars, alligator epaulettes or studded leather sleeves – has worked wonders.

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