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Aiguillette N Ornament Consisting Braided Loops Hanging Shoulder

Word aiguillette
Definition n. An ornament consisting of braided loops hanging from the shoulder, found on some military uniforms.
Sentence ...Vronsky's older brother, Alexander, a colonel with aiguillettes, of medium height, as stocky as Alexei but more handsome and ruddy, with a red nose and a drunken, open face, came up to him.
Source Anna Karenina, II.XXIV, p.193

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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