/foor"euh zhair'/ ; Fr. /fooh rddann zherdd"/ , n. , pl. fourragères /-zhairz'/ ; Fr. /-zherdd"/ . (in French and U.S. military use)
1. an ornament of cord worn on the shoulder.
2. such a cord awarded as an honorary decoration, as to members of a regiment or other unit that has received a requisite number of citations.
[ 1915-20; ]