tricorn

[ trahy-kawrn ]
adjective

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

noun

  1. Also tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.

Origin of tricorn

1
1750–60; <Latin tricornis having three horns, equivalent to tri-tri- + corn(ū) horn + -is adj. suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for tricorn

tricorn

/ (ˈtraɪˌkɔːn) /

nounAlso: tricorne

  1. a cocked hat with opposing brims turned back and caught in three places

  2. an imaginary animal having three horns

adjectiveAlso: tricornered

  1. having three horns or corners

Origin of tricorn

1
C18: from Latin tricornis, from tri- + cornu horn

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