shoulder knot

noun

1

: an ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder in the 17th and 18th centuries

2

: a detachable ornament of braided wire cord worn on ceremonial occasions on the shoulders of a uniform by a commissioned officer

Examples of shoulder knot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Afterlife actor then simulated a massage on Colbert, who went face-down on his desk to get a shoulder knot worked on. —Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 16 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1