SCRAMBLEDEGG

Scrambled egg

Scrambled eggs or scrambled egg is a slang term for the typically leaf-shaped embellishments found on the visors of peaked caps worn by military officers and 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.

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scrambled egg

Noun

  1. Singular of scrambled eggs.
  2. The gold braid worn on the cap of an officer in the armed forces.


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