cockadenoun [ C ]
uk/kɒkˈeɪd/us/kɑːˈkeɪd/a decorative knot of cloth worn in the hat, often for official ceremonies, to show rank
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Hats & scarves
- ascot
- balaclava
- bandana
- baseball cap
- beanie
- dunce's cap
- dupatta
- ear flap
- earmuffs
- fascinator
- mitre
- mortarboard
- neckerchief
- necktie
- niqab
- peaked
- turban
- visor
- yarmulke
- yashmak
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Ceremonial clothes & objects
Examples from literature
- A pretty laced or tasselled handkerchief was also a favor and was worn like a cockade.
- He had shot the Colonel of the Swiss Guards through his cockade.
- His military hat had the black cockade.
- Men took off their caps, tore out the hated white cockades, trampled them under foot, and from pockets where they had concealed them for this very moment, they replaced them with the tricolor.
- One of the three was a woman, a peasant woman wearing the tri-color cockade, who was needed in Paris to give evidence against an aristocrat.