tricorn
Americanadjective
noun
noun
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a cocked hat with opposing brims turned back and caught in three places
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an imaginary animal having three horns
adjective
Etymology
Origin of tricorn
1750–60; < Latin tricornis having three horns, equivalent to tri- tri- + corn ( ū ) horn + -is adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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Bellowing "Silence, everyone!" to terrified parliamentarians, the man with a bushy moustache and shiny tricorn quickly caught the public's attention in an image engraved on the nation's collective memory.
From Barron's
He was popularized by 1980s pop star Adam Ant, who donned a frock coat and tricorn hat and had a hit with Turpin’s famous slogan, “Stand and Deliver.”
From Seattle Times
I don my tricorn hat and declare this "poppycock."
From Salon
Donning a tricorn hat, he stood more than 200 hundred feet outside the venue entrance, refusing to either identify himself or let the journalists pass.
From Washington Post
The Homewood Patriot Band, billed as Alabama’s largest high school band and known for its tricorn hats, has made made four previous appearances in the New Year’s Day parade.
From Seattle Times
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