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tricorn

tri·corn

UK/ˈtɹaɪkɔːn/ US/ˈtɹaɪkɔɹn/ uncommon

noun

1.

cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin tricornis (“three-horned; three-pronged”). By surface analysis, tri- + corn(er). Compare French tricorne (“three-cornered hat”). Doublet of tricorne.

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