Epaulets

Baumann and McCaulley say the stars they wear on their collars and epaulets is the legitimate rank they hold with a group called the U.S. Volunteer ❋ Unknown (2010)

All Dressed Up With No War to Go 1918: Winston Churchill shows support for the troops in a double-breasted coat with epaulets ❋ Unknown (2010)

Donovan went to Wetzel tailors in New York to have his uniform custom-made with silver stars embroidered on its epaulets. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

In 1914, as Britain entered World War I, the U.K. government asked Burberry to adapt its coat for the trenches by adding epaulets and metal buckles called D-rings, supposedly for carrying knives or hand grenades. ❋ Paul Sonne (2011)

She tapped the gray stones that shone from the epaulets of her armor. ❋ J. Robert King (2011)

And Guillaume, in a classy gray suit that didn't have epaulets, was a handsome groom. ❋ Jerry Zezima (2011)

Their main meeting place was the willow thicket on the west end of the island, where hundreds jammed into the same clump, sang and sang and flashed their epaulets, then all flew away only to return and sing and flash again. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

Belted wool coats with epaulets and striped sheaths were a leap forward and utterly appealing. ❋ Melissa Liebling-Goldberg (2012)

The wars we're engaged in may be half a world away, but military coats, cadet jackets with epaulets and lace-up boots are big fashion statements much closer to home. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We found an official looking man based on the size of his hat and the presence of epaulets and he told us to return at 10 p.m. that evening. ❋ Grif Peterson (2011)

Kevin Spacey, mangled like a piece of John Chamberlain's chrome sculptures, his left leg in a brace turned inward, his epaulets woefully off kilter, his dark glasses barely grazing his nose, his crown cocked like a smartass cartoon. ❋ Regina Weinreich (2012)

He made a final check of the bright-colored service ribbons over his left breast pocket and the shiny silver oak leaf clusters pinned to his epaulets. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

If dressing up in brass buttons and epaulets seems disrespectful to some, fashion has long said "No worries." ❋ Unknown (2010)

If thy leader wants to know how the man in street feels about his mob, then put on the outfit of a hoboe if he wants the opinion of the down trodden or nice jacket if wishes to find out the feelings of the middle strata, and always remove those intimidating epaulets and take a gander. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)