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
There are some tricornered hats, languid rhythms, a Benvenuto Cellini fantasy, but by far the most electric portions of the entertainment occur in modern two-a-day tempo and setting.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Cambridge, Taft appeared at the Patriots' Day exercise, smiled indulgently as a rider in a wig and tricornered hat arrived on his way to warn Lexington the British were coming.
From Time Magazine Archive
Speaker Gaspard Fauteux, in his impressive black robes, with his tricornered hat walked in.
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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