cocked hat

cocked hat

(kŏkt)n. A hat with the brim turned up in two or three places, especially a three-cornered hat; a tricorn.

cocked hat

n 1. (Clothing & Fashion) a hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together in order to give two points (bicorn) or three points (tricorn) 2. knock into a cocked hat slang to outdo or defeat

cocked′ hat′

n. a man's hat, worn esp. in the 18th century, having a wide, stiff brim turned up on two or three sides toward a peaked crown. Compare bicorne (def. 1), tricorne. [1665–75]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cocked hat - hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form pointsbicorn, bicorne - a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two pointschapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brimtricorn, tricorne - cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points

Translations

bicorneтреуголка