cocked hat

/kɑkt hæt/
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Other forms: cocked hats

Definitions of cocked hat
  1. noun
    hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
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    types:
    bicorn, bicorne
    a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points
    tricorn, tricorne
    cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
    type of:
    chapeau, hat, lid
    headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
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