three-cornered

[ three-kawr-nerd ]

adjective
  1. having three corners: a three-cornered hat.

  2. pertaining to or involving three persons, parties, or things: The candidates were deadlocked in a three-cornered tie.

Origin of three-cornered

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, three-cornered is from Middle English thre cornerid. See three, cornered

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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 Kielland
  • You may be shore that the three-cornered noats came pretty thick now from the Griffinses.

    Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
  • It 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 Lynde
  • His mother takes his three-cornered hat off again in order to brush it properly.

  • At this moment, the ill-looking man was inspecting the hole in the crown of his three-cornered hat.

    The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens