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COCKED HAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cocked hat" is a kind of...):
chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cocked hat"):
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)