three-cornered
having three corners: a three-cornered hat.
pertaining to or involving three persons, parties, or things: The candidates were deadlocked in a three-cornered tie.
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How to use three-cornered in a sentence
In fact, they were the real commanders, although the fire inspector had yellow and crimson feathers in his three-cornered hat.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandYou may be shore that the three-cornered noats came pretty thick now from the Griffinses.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace ThackerayIt was up to me to find the boss as quickly as I could and have the three-cornered surgical operation over with.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeHis mother takes his three-cornered hat off again in order to brush it properly.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherAt this moment, the ill-looking man was inspecting the hole in the crown of his three-cornered hat.
The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens
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