Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Mon Sep 22 11:55:57 CDT 2008
Striclty speaking, the shoulder one is a shoulder straps. An epaulet (or epaulette) is a badge of rank worn on the shoulder strap - the shoulder strap is used to attach the epaulette (or these days more usually just a "slip-on") No idea about the sleeve one. On 22 Sep 2008 at 13:17, Arthur Fuller wrote: > There are two possible and similar appendages to a shirt. One is called an > epaulet and is situated on the shoulder. I think its original purpose was to > hold your gloves. It is a strip of cloth with a button near the collar. The > other is similar but is located on the sleeve of one's shirt, and its > purpose is to contain your sleeve when you roll it up. What is it called? > > I've been puzzling over this for a couple of hours and cannot think of the > word, but I do know that there is one. > > TIA, > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com