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ڴdzܰè
[ foor-uh-zhair; French foo-ra-zher ]
noun
plural ڴdzܰès
- 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.
ڴdzܰè
/ 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of ڴdzܰè1
Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ڴdzܰè1
French, feminine adj of fourrager relating to forage, from fourrage forage
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Example Sentences
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John Belcastro has a long list of honors, beginning with he and his brother Jimmy as the first set of twins born in Shinnston in 1922, to being awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, President Unit Citation and the French Fourragère.
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The spit hit Roland Weary’s shoulder, gave Weary a fourragere of snot and blutwurst and tobacco juice and Schnapps.
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In World War I the entire ist had won the green and red French fourragere which the outfit still wears proudly, looped over the left shoulder.
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