cocked hat
a man's hat, worn especially in the 18th century, having a wide, stiff brim turned up on two or three sides toward a peaked crown.: Compare bicorne, tricorn (def. 2).
Idioms about cocked hat
knock into a cocked hat, Informal. to destroy completely; render unachievable.
Origin of cocked hat
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How to use cocked hat in a sentence
A field-marshal has his uniform, a bishop his silk apron, a counsellor his silk gown, a beadle his cocked hat.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensHe frowns and looks enviously at the sword and cocked hat which the General has left on a chair.
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceHer visage lengthened visibly whenever she saw him approaching with his cocked hat and ivory-headed cane.
He was a portly man, wore a three-cocked hat, and an old scarlet cloak, which had served the same purpose time out of mind.
Lossing tells us that she would sometimes pass along their lines and get her cocked hat full of crowns.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events | Martha Finley
British Dictionary definitions for cocked hat
a hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together in order to give two points (bicorn) or three points (tricorn)
knock into a cocked hat slang to outdo or defeat
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