fourragère

[ foor-uh-zhair; French foo-ra-zher ]

noun

, plural four·ra·gères [foor, -, uh, -zhairz, foo-, r, a, -, zher].

1. an ornament of cord worn on the shoulder.
2. such a cord awarded as an honorary decoration, as to members of a regiment or other unit that has received a requisite number of citations.

fourragère

/ ˈfʊərəˌʒɛə; furaʒɛr /

noun

1. an ornamental cord worn on the shoulder of a uniform for identification or as an award, esp in the US and French Armies

Word History and Origins

Origin of fourragère¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20

Word History and Origins

Origin of fourragère¹

French, feminine adj of fourrager relating to forage, from fourrage forage