tricornered
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tricornered
Example Sentences
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The drawing showed Leonard as George Washington, wearing a tricornered hat and sheltering under a blanket at Valley Forge.
From The New Yorker • May 31, 2010
Resplendent in a purple, lace-cuffed outfit, tricornered hat and horn-rims, he looked like a happy straggler from a Bicentennial parade.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the dingy, drafty former stable in Ottawa where sit the seven judges of Canada's Supreme Court in scarlet, ermine-trimmed robes and black, tricornered hats, one chair will be empty this week.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Mayor, who is the first woman to hold the position, wore the scarlet mink-trimmed robe of her office, a tricornered black beaver hat, an official 16th-Century gold chain.
From Time Magazine Archive
His tricornered hat was low down over his eyes.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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