Use for cords, usually braided, ending in aglets, worn looped under the arm and sometimes across the breast on military uniforms; worn especially by aides-de-camp, but also by other officers. Distinguished from "fourragères," which are braided cords worn as an honorary military decoration.
AAT
3000259348
aguilles
aiguilettes
cords, shoulder
shoulder cords
shoulder-cords
12yrs ago
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