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epaulets (shoulder accessories, <accessories by location above the waist>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Cloth straps, usually with fringe, worn at the shoulder on military uniforms to indicate rank, service, or unit and sometimes to retain shoulder belts or sashes. Also, similar ornamental straps adapted for civilian use. |
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epaulets (preferred,C,U,American English-P,D,U,PN)
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epaulet (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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epaulet (American English,AD,U,SN)
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epaulet (Dutch,AD,U,SN)
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epaulette (C,U,English,AD,SN)
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epaulette (British English,AD,U,SN)
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epaulettes (C,U,British English-P,D,U,PN)
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epauletten (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,PN)
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épaulettes (C,U,French,D,PN)
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épaulette (C,U,French-P,AD,U,SN)
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Epaulette (C,V,German-P,D,SN)
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Achselstück (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Achselstücke (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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Epaulett (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Epauletten (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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Epauletts (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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Schulterklappe (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Schulterklappen (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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Schulterstück (C,V,German,AD,SN)
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Schulterstücke (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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επωμίδες (C,U,Greek,D,PN)
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επωμίδα (C,U,Greek-P,AD,SN)
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כותפות (C,U,Hebrew,D,PN)
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כותפת (C,U,Hebrew-P,AD,SN)
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spalline (C,U,Italian,D,PN)
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spallina (C,U,Italian-P,AD,SN)
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epolete (C,U,Serbian-P,D,SN)
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charreteras (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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charretera (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TE |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Costume (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ costume (mode of fashion) (G) |
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................ costume accessories (G) |
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.................... worn costume accessories (G) |
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........................ <accessories by location above the waist> (G) |
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............................ shoulder accessories (G) |
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................................ epaulets (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Dutch ..... Sierbelegsels op de schouder; van het soort dat voornamelijk door militaire officieren wordt gedragen. |
German ..... Stoffstreifen, in der Regel mit Fransen, an der Schulter auf Militäruniformen getragen, um Rang, Truppengattung oder Einheit anzugeben, und manchmal die Schultergurte oder Schärpen zu befestigen. In gleicher Weise werden ähnliche Zierriemen für zivile Nutzung verwendet. |
Spanish ..... Correa de tela, generalmente con flecos, que se lleva en los hombros de los uniformes militares para indicar rango, servicio o unidad, y en ocasiones para retener los tirantes o fajas. También, correas ormanetales similares adaptadas para el uso civil. |
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Related concepts: |
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conjuncted with .... |
epaulet cases |
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(<cases for personal objects>, <containers for personal gear>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300425136] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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epaulettes............ |
[VP] |
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Calasibetta, Fairchild's Dictionary of Fashion (1988) |
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Carman, Dictionary of Military Uniform (1977) illustration, 53 |
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Etting, Military Uniforms in America (1974) illustration, 129 |
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Ginsberg et al., 400 Years of Fashion (1984) |
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Kannik, Military Uniforms in Color (1968) |
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Oxford English Dictionary (1961) |
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Personal Communication Term suggested by Valerie Mendes and Avril Hart, V & A Residency 3/93. |
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Picken, Fashion Dictionary (1957) |
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Quick, Weapons and Military Terms (1973) |
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Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) |
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Ross and Chartrand, Cataloguing Military Uniforms (1977) illustration, 6 |
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Waugh, Corsets and Crinolines (1954) |
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Subject: ..... |
[AASLH, CDBP-SNPC, CHIN / RCIP, EFHA, IfM-SMB-PK, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP] |
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AASLH data (2016-) |
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Canadian Parks Service Classification System (1992) epaulet, military; epaulet, police |
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Centraal Museum Utrecht, MoMu Fashion Museum of Antwerp databases (2018-) |
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CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-) |
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European Fashion Heritage Association database (2015-) 10508 |
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Israel Museum, Jerusalem for fashion database (2018-) |
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs database (2018-) |
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Museo Rossimoda della Calzatura database (2018-) |
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Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade database (2018-) |
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Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/14022; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects |
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Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-) |
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Parks Canada Descriptive Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif d’objets (c 1996) |
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Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation database (2018-) |
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Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989) |
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