fourragère

American

[foor-uh-zhair, foo-ra-zher] / ˈfʊər əˌʒɛər, fu raˈʒɛr /

noun

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.

fourragère British

/ ˈfʊərəˌʒɛə, 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

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Noun Inflected Forms

fourragères

plural

Etymology

Origin of fourragère

Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20

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