cocked hat

noun

a man's hat, worn especially in the 18th century, having a wide, stiff brim turned up on two or three sides toward a peaked crown.Compare bicorne, tricorn (def. 2).

Idioms for cocked hat

knock into a cocked hat, Informal. to destroy completely; render unachievable.

Origin of cocked hat

First recorded in 1665–75; cock² + -ed²

Words nearby cocked hat

cockboat, cockchafer, Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker, cockerel, Cockerell, cocker spaniel, cockeye

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Example sentences from the Web for cocked hat

The cocked-hat in general survived till nearly the present century.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.|Various
So, then he of the tight coat and cocked-hat was a king—King “Dingo Bingo!”
Ran Away to Sea|Mayne Reid
There was Captain Battleax seated there, beautiful with a cocked-hat, and an epaulet, and gold braid.
The Fixed Period|Anthony Trollope
For rumour had reached him that I had dug up his son's cocked-hat, and his two grandchildren, all as fresh as the day itself.
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

She, poor darling, was proud of the conceit of being married, and pleased with the gold lace and cocked-hat of the young sailor.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cocked hat

cocked hat

noun

a hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together in order to give two points (bicorn) or three points (tricorn)

knock into a cocked hat slang to outdo or defeat

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单词	cocked hat
释义	cocked hat noun a man's hat, worn especially in the 18th century, having a wide, stiff brim turned up on two or three sides toward a peaked crown.Compare bicorne, tricorn (def. 2). Idioms for cocked hat knock into a cocked hat, Informal. to destroy completely; render unachievable. Origin of cocked hat First recorded in 1665–75; cock² + -ed² Words nearby cocked hat cockboat, cockchafer, Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker, cockerel, Cockerell, cocker spaniel, cockeye Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cocked hat The cocked-hat in general survived till nearly the present century. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.\|Various So, then he of the tight coat and cocked-hat was a king—King “Dingo Bingo!” Ran Away to Sea\|Mayne Reid There was Captain Battleax seated there, beautiful with a cocked-hat, and an epaulet, and gold braid. The Fixed Period\|Anthony Trollope For rumour had reached him that I had dug up his son's cocked-hat, and his two grandchildren, all as fresh as the day itself. The Maid of Sker\|Richard Doddridge Blackmore She, poor darling, was proud of the conceit of being married, and pleased with the gold lace and cocked-hat of the young sailor. Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cocked hat cocked hat noun a hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together in order to give two points (bicorn) or three points (tricorn) knock into a cocked hat slang to outdo or defeat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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