tricornadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈtrʌɪkɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈtraɪˌkɔrn/

Forms: Also (as or after French) tricorne.

Etymology: < French tricorne or Latin tricornis three-horned, < tri- , tri- comb. form + Latin cornū horn.

A. adj.

Three-horned; having three horns or horn-like projections; spec. applied to a cocked hat with the brim turned up on three sides.

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Nivernois1764

tricorn1844

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1844 R. D. Hoblyn Dict. Terms Med. & Collateral Sci. (ed. 2) Tricorne,..a term applied to each lateral ventricle of the brain, from its three-horned shape.

1864 M. J. Higgins Ess. (1875) 201 With their tricorn hats they looked very much like Knaves of Spades.

1883 A. Wallis in Notes & Queries 6th Ser. VIII. 363/1 A white bob-wig surmounted by a tricorne hat completes the ordinary costume of a gentleman living in the second Georgian period.

1909 Daily Graphic LXXX. 13/1 An ermine tricorne hat.

B. n.

1. An (imaginary) creature with three horns.

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1760 Impostors Detected II. iii. viii. 78 These creatures were distinguished..by a lump on their heads,..supported by three small protuberances; from whence they were called Tri-corns.

1825 C. Lamb in London Mag. Jan. 30 Bicorns, Tricorns, and so on up to Millecorns.

1895 F. E. Hulme Nat. Hist. Lore & Legend 147 What can have..suggested the idea of such a very unpleasant tricorn, it is impossible to say.

2. A tricorn hat: see A.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > tricorn

three-cocked hat1813

cocked hat1859

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1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career I. ii. 32 A shocking bad, bald, brown-rubbed old tricorne.

1903 J. Conrad & F. M. Hueffer Romance v. i He wore a large and shadowy tricorn.

Derivatives

† triˈcornous adj. obsolete rare three-horned.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tricornous, which hath three hornes or is three horned.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tricorn
释义	tricornadj.n. Brit. /ˈtrʌɪkɔːn/, U.S. /ˈtraɪˌkɔrn/ Forms: Also (as or after French) tricorne. Etymology: < French tricorne or Latin tricornis three-horned, < tri- , tri- comb. form + Latin cornū horn. A. adj. Three-horned; having three horns or horn-like projections; spec. applied to a cocked hat with the brim turned up on three sides. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > tricorn Nivernois1764 tricorn1844 the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > parts of brain > [adjective] > ventricles > parts of ancyroid1839 tricorn1844 riparian1889 the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > parts of brain > [adjective] > ventricles > characteristics of tricorn1844 1844 R. D. Hoblyn Dict. Terms Med. & Collateral Sci. (ed. 2) Tricorne,..a term applied to each lateral ventricle of the brain, from its three-horned shape. 1864 M. J. Higgins Ess. (1875) 201 With their tricorn hats they looked very much like Knaves of Spades. 1883 A. Wallis in Notes & Queries 6th Ser. VIII. 363/1 A white bob-wig surmounted by a tricorne hat completes the ordinary costume of a gentleman living in the second Georgian period. 1909 Daily Graphic LXXX. 13/1 An ermine tricorne hat. B. n. 1. An (imaginary) creature with three horns. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > unicorn > tricorn tricorn1760 1760 Impostors Detected II. iii. viii. 78 These creatures were distinguished..by a lump on their heads,..supported by three small protuberances; from whence they were called Tri-corns. 1825 C. Lamb in London Mag. Jan. 30 Bicorns, Tricorns, and so on up to Millecorns. 1895 F. E. Hulme Nat. Hist. Lore & Legend 147 What can have..suggested the idea of such a very unpleasant tricorn, it is impossible to say. 2. A tricorn hat: see A. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > tricorn three-cocked hat1813 cocked hat1859 tricorn1876 1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career I. ii. 32 A shocking bad, bald, brown-rubbed old tricorne. 1903 J. Conrad & F. M. Hueffer Romance v. i He wore a large and shadowy tricorn. Derivatives † triˈcornous adj. obsolete rare three-horned.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tricornous, which hath three hornes or is three horned. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1656
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