What is "aiguilette"

Usage examples of "aiguilette".

He brushed against her as he stepped past her into the briefing room, then paused as he saw not the commodore but another commander with the aiguilette of a staff officer.

The aiguilette of a staff officer hung from her shoulder, and she came to attention and saluted as Honor swung from the tube.

Both were men—one, stocky for an Andermani, in the uniform of a captain, and the other a commander who, like Schoeninger, wore the aiguilette of a staff officer.

Both were men, one, stocky for an Andermani, in the uniform of a captain, and the other a commander who, like Schoeninger, wore the aiguilette of a staff officer.

Both were men—one, stocky for an Andermani, in the uniform of a captain, and the other a commander who, like Schoeninger, wore the aiguilette of a staff officer.

He wore dress uniform, and the golden aiguilette hanging from his shoulder indicated Gold Battalion, the personal command—and bodyguard—of the reigning monarch.