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tricorn

[ trahy-kawrn ]

adjective

  1. having three horns or hornlike projections; three-cornered.


noun

  1. Also tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.

tricorn

/ ˈtraɪˌkɔːn /

noun

  1. a cocked hat with opposing brims turned back and caught in three places
  2. an imaginary animal having three horns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. having three horns or corners
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tricorn1

1750–60; < Latin tricornis having three horns, equivalent to tri- tri- + corn ( ū ) horn + -is adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tricorn1

C18: from Latin tricornis , from tri- + cornu horn
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Example Sentences

Back in the tricorn-hat days, having such a long “lame duck” period after an election wasn’t that big of a deal.

Neither author, for instance, subjected readers to puffed-up cartoon versions of themselves sporting a tricorn hat.

But at least one man in the crowd, wearing an "End the Fed" T shirt and a tricorn hat argued for common cause with the Tea Party.

Were there protest marches, mass donnings of tricorn hats, nullification threats from states regarding federal legislation?

The right wing should ditch the tricorn hats and replace them with mirrored sunglasses.

And he swept his tricorn hat off his close-clipped white head.

Vigorously the old sergeant nodded his polished tricorn hat.

A tricorn trimmed with gold lace was set at a rakish angle over a wig of white curls that dropped down to his waist.

From his tricorn hat still hung down, behind his head, a sun shield of white linen cloth.

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