epaulet

英 ['epəlet]

• n. 肩章；肩饰

1. spade => Greek spathe "a broad flat sword; any broad blade, of wood or metal" => spath- => spatul- (diminutive) "flat piece of wood, splint, -> shoulder blade" => espaul- (Old French) => epaul- "shoulder" => epaulet, epaulette (diminutive).