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cockade
[ ko-keyd ]
noun
- a rosette, knot of ribbon, etc., usually worn on the hat as part of a uniform, as a badge of office, or the like.
cockade
/ kɒˈkeɪd /
noun
- a feather or ribbon worn on military headwear
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Derived Forms
- cockˈaded, adjective
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Other Words From
- cock·aded adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cockade1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cockade1
C18: changed from earlier cockard, from French cocarde, feminine of cocard arrogant, strutting, from coq cock 1
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Example Sentences
On his head was the second-hand hat of some parvenu's coachman, gold lace, cockade and all.
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We are drawing near the chateau, and you might as well wear a cockade tricolor as let them hear that.
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He rather prided himself on the way he played his part, and wore the tri-color cockade with an air of conviction.
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Graceful vainly endeavored to recall him to life; then, bemoaning his fate, he fastened him with a pin to his hat like a cockade.
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The cockade on the hat is the privilege abroad of ambassadors; it is bad form.
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