fourragère
[ foo r-uh-zhair; French foo-ra-zher ]
/ ˈfʊər əˌʒɛər; French fu raˈʒɛr /
noun, plural four·ra·gères [foo r-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.
Origin of fourragère
Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20
Words nearby fourragère
fourpence,
fourpenny,
fourplay,
fourplex,
fourposter,
fourragère,
fourscore,
foursome,
foursquare,
fourteen,
fourteen points
British Dictionary definitions for fourragere
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