fourragère
[ foor-uh-zhair; French foo-ra-zher ]
/ ˈfʊər əˌʒɛər; French fu raˈʒɛr /
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noun, plural four·ra·gères [foor-uh-zhairz; French foo-ra-zher]. /ˈfʊər əˌʒɛərz; French fu raˈʒɛr/. (in French and U.S. military use)
an ornament of cord worn on the shoulder.
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.
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Origin of fourragère
Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20
Words nearby fourragère
fourpenny, fourplay, fourplex, fourposter, four questions, fourragère, four-rowed barley, fourscore, foursome, four-spot, foursquare
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British Dictionary definitions for fourragère
fourragère
/ (ˈfʊərəˌʒɛə, French furaʒɛr) /
noun
an ornamental cord worn on the shoulder of a uniform for identification or as an award, esp in the US and French Armies
Word Origin for fourragère
French, feminine adj of fourrager relating to forage, from fourrage forage
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