shoulder knot
- a knot of ribbon or lace formerly worn as an ornament on the shoulder
- a detachable ornament of braided cord worn on the shoulders of full-dress uniforms
See shoulder knot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- Either of two detachable braided cords worn on each shoulder of the full-dress uniform of a commissioned officer.
- An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace formerly worn on the shoulder.