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

In fact, they were the real commanders, although the fire inspector had yellow and crimson feathers in his three-cornered hat.

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

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It was up to me to find the boss as quickly as I could and have the three-cornered surgical operation over with.

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His mother takes his three-cornered hat off again in order to brush it properly.

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

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