“He was rushed to hospital where doctors found that the epaulette on his shirt had saved him from the worst of the wound.”

“The epaulette shark's slender body is slightly flattened with a rounded snout, two short nasal barbels, and large spiracles.”

“An order of 1764 discontinued the wearing of the aiguillette and replaced it with an epaulette worn on the left shoulder.”

“He wore a green uniform with two brass bars on each shoulder and a red beret tucked under one epaulet.”

“Morgan wore his rebel uniform, the star of a comandante emblazoned on each epaulet.”

“Every shirt, it seems, has a flaw: a tacky sheen, a tight armpit, an uppity collar, or an unfortunate epaulet.”

“In lieu of epaulettes, all officers wore Russian shoulder knots of gold cord.”

“If I planned to blow us all to kingdom come, would I tell my secret to someone wearing epaulettes?”

“They wore yellow embellishments, and both they and the grenadiers had fringes to their epaulettes.”

“Wearing his military uniform, decorated with medals and gold epaulets, he looked fit, impressive, and self-assured.”

“We met on his enormous yacht, and he wore a captain's cap and an open shirt with epaulets.”

“They all look slightly ridiculous in their epaulets and tin pot hats and braided swallowtail coats.”