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has gloss | eng: Scrambled eggs (American English) or scrambled egg (British English) is a slang term for the leaf-shaped embellishment found on the visors of peaked caps worn by military officers and (by metonymy) for the senior officers who wear them. The phrase is derived from the resemblance that the emblems have to scrambled eggs, particularly when the embellishments are gold in color. |
lexicalization | eng: scrambled egg |
instance of | c/Military uniforms |
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