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Definition of tricorn in English: tricorn(also tricorne) adjective ˈtrʌɪkɔːnˈtraɪkɔrn (of a hat) having a brim turned up on three sides. a tricorn hat decorated by a plume Example sentencesExamples - Officers' hats seem at first to have been a tricorne - or three-cornered - hat which was universal wear for gentlemen in the 1600s and beyond.
- The wartime tricorn hat and WRNS badge on display are those she wore on D-Day itself as she went on duty at Eisenhower's HQ at Southwick House.
- The crier will also be expected to wear a traditional tricorn hat, a red cloak and to carry the town crier's bell at official functions.
- Eccentric chic is apparently all very now: think Oxford beanies, tricorn hats, feather boas and you get some idea of the serious lack of taste required.
- Chelsea Pensioners, resplendent in their scarlet coats and ceremonial tricorn hats, command respect and public esteem on parade or off it.
- Spectators lined the shore cheering as actors in 18th-century style uniforms and three-pointed tricorn hats rowed ashore.
- He has become a familiar sight in Huddersfield town centre with his bell and tricorn hat.
- A band of protesters in colonial gear wended through the crowd, led by a bell ringer in a tricorn hat calling for revolution.
noun ˈtrʌɪkɔːnˈtraɪkɔrn A hat with a brim turned up on three sides. Example sentencesExamples - He stood by the fireplace in a worn uniform, his tricorn under his arm, tapping his fingers on the mantel.
- He was dressed in a worn tricorn, a dark homespun coat, knee-length breeches, dark stocking, and heavy brogue shoes.
- A young soldier, his black tricorn at a jaunty angle, moved to make room for him.
- From the simplest berets and plain straw bonnets to turbans, toques and tricorns, hats are central to her look.
OriginMid 19th century: from French tricorne or Latin tricornis, from tri- 'three' + cornu 'horn'. Definition of tricorn in US English: tricorn(also tricorne) adjectiveˈtrīkôrnˈtraɪkɔrn attributive (of a hat) having a brim turned up on three sides. a tricorn hat decorated by a plume Example sentencesExamples - The wartime tricorn hat and WRNS badge on display are those she wore on D-Day itself as she went on duty at Eisenhower's HQ at Southwick House.
- He has become a familiar sight in Huddersfield town centre with his bell and tricorn hat.
- Eccentric chic is apparently all very now: think Oxford beanies, tricorn hats, feather boas and you get some idea of the serious lack of taste required.
- Officers' hats seem at first to have been a tricorne - or three-cornered - hat which was universal wear for gentlemen in the 1600s and beyond.
- Chelsea Pensioners, resplendent in their scarlet coats and ceremonial tricorn hats, command respect and public esteem on parade or off it.
- A band of protesters in colonial gear wended through the crowd, led by a bell ringer in a tricorn hat calling for revolution.
- The crier will also be expected to wear a traditional tricorn hat, a red cloak and to carry the town crier's bell at official functions.
- Spectators lined the shore cheering as actors in 18th-century style uniforms and three-pointed tricorn hats rowed ashore.
nounˈtrīkôrnˈtraɪkɔrn A hat with a brim turned up on three sides. Example sentencesExamples - From the simplest berets and plain straw bonnets to turbans, toques and tricorns, hats are central to her look.
- He stood by the fireplace in a worn uniform, his tricorn under his arm, tapping his fingers on the mantel.
- He was dressed in a worn tricorn, a dark homespun coat, knee-length breeches, dark stocking, and heavy brogue shoes.
- A young soldier, his black tricorn at a jaunty angle, moved to make room for him.
OriginMid 19th century: from French tricorne or Latin tricornis, from tri- ‘three’ + cornu ‘horn’. |