Voorbeelden van epaulet

• At the marsh to the south of the parking lot, red-winged blackbirds staked out territories, calling from prominent perches and flashing their gaudy epaulets.

• And there would be men and women out there, they would be ripping off buttons and epaulets from the bodies as souvenirs and the cars would swerve around them.

• One pair of epaulets designated his rank.

• Certainly he could be no less than a captain in the navy, with those epaulets and sleeve-bands.

• Quite awake now, the midshipman, who had good eyes, had noticed, in spite of the darkness, the gold of the epaulets.

• The recent conquering hero, with his dashing uniform and epaulets, had become a somewhat seedy-looking individual with shoulders prematurely stooped, and shuffling gait.

• Two immortals in epaulets and sashes in the background are only wanted instead of one.

• They saw a tall, splendid, handsome man in a blue coat with buff facings, and epaulets on his shoulders.