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RANK SLIP-ON [1 record]

Record 1 2021-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
  • Military Ranks
DEF

A small cloth sleeve bearing rank and other identifying insignia, slipped onto a garment's shoulder or coat strap.

OBS

rank slip-on; rank slide; slip-on; slide; shoulder rank slip-on; shoulder rank slide; shoulder slip-on; shoulder slide: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • rank slip-ons
  • rank slides
  • slip-ons
  • slides
  • shoulder rank slip-ons
  • shoulder rank slides
  • shoulder slip-ons
  • shoulder slides

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire
  • Grades militaires
DEF

Petite pièce de tissu qui est glissée sur la patte d'épaule ou de manteau et sur laquelle est fixé l'insigne de grade ou un autre insigne d'identification.

CONT

Créés pour remplacer les pattes d'épaule rigides, les fourreaux d'épaule sont apparus en 1990 lors de l'adoption par l'armée française de la tenue «Terre de France». Ils sont confectionnés en drap foncé et servent de support souple aux insignes de grades.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Uniforme militar
  • Grados militares
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