tricorn

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From Scott Barnhill's entrance in a tricorn, with powdered wig and bruised eyes, the scene was set for the usual pell-mell historicism.

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  1. noun A hat having the brim turned up on three sides.
  2. adjective Having three corners, horns, or projections.

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  • It was a day for brandishing signs, shouting imprecations and donning silly clothing: tricorn hats and breeches, bonnets and petticoats. —  Latest Articles
  • Daily Mail, Keith Waterhouse says while Ebenezer Scrooge could not abide Christmas day, he is sure he would deeply resent the withdrawal of the stagecoach system from the alleys of London upon the first snowflake fluttering down upon the Lord Mayor's tricorn hat. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • Beadle Mr Bumble complete with gold-trimmed tricorn hat, cane and ladle was on hand to eject anyone who dared to ask for more. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • From Scott Barnhill's entrance in a tricorn, with powdered wig and bruised eyes, the scene was set for the usual pell-mell historicism. —  Men.Style.com: Latest Features and Articles
  • Manhattan's version of the protest as demonstrators donned Revolutionary War-style tricorn hats and waved flags and fake pitchforks in cities from Alabama. —  NY Daily News
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  1. French tricorne, from Latin tricornis, three-horned : tri-, tri- + cornū, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French tricorne =Spanish Portuguese tricorne, from Latin tricornis, three-horned, from tres (tri-), three, + cornu, horn.
 

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/ˈtraɪkɔrn/
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