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Epaulette

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounCommon term

In fashion & textiles, epaulette means: Decorative or functional strap on the shoulder of a garment.

In Turkish: apolet

How it is used

Used in jacket and coat details; specify the attachment and fastening rather than only the length.

Example sentences

  1. The epaulette is caught into the shoulder seam and fastened with a button.

    The sentence specifies how the shoulder strap is constructed.

  2. We removed the epaulettes to give the coat a simpler appearance.

    The detail can be a styling choice rather than a structural necessity.

Common collocations

  • shoulder epaulette
  • buttoned epaulette
  • garmentA single item of clothing, such as a shirt, dress, coat or pair of trousers, especially when talking about how it is designed, made or sold.
  • seamThe line where two or more pieces of fabric are joined together, usually by sewing, such as the side seam or shoulder seam of a garment.

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