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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-cornered¹

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

Example Sentences

It all begins with the Summer Triangle, external, a bright three-cornered pattern of stars, called Vega, Deneb, and Altair.

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Most of them wore cheap felt three-cornered hats and frontier shirts that tied at the collar.

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Like the other women, she wore a black three-cornered hat and a sash bearing the words “Votes for Women.”

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Their three-cornered rivalry is what has helped make them great.

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“What girl wouldn't? You'd look sweet, Mrs. de Winter, dressed as a little Dresden shepherdess, your hair tucked under a big three-cornered hat.”

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