cockade C2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /kɑˈkeɪd/ UK /kɒkˈeɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #168026 Meanings 1 noun an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat The red, white and blue cockade was a familiar emblem of the French Revolution. 2 noun A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge. […] and Nature had moreover wrote GENTLEMAN with so fair a hand in every line of his countenance, that even his tarnish’d gold-laced hat and huge cockade of flimsy taffeta became him; […] 3 noun An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs. On the bank of the river in French territory lies a wrecked plane bearing the cockade of the French service. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · an emblem of concentric... roundel Word family Forms cockades Derived forms cockaded Etymology Partial calque of French cocarde. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cockade **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kɑˈkeɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /kɒkˈeɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 168026 ## Meanings 1. an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat 2. A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge. 3. An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs. ## Examples - The red, white and blue cockade was a familiar emblem of the French Revolution. - […] and Nature had moreover wrote GENTLEMAN with so fair a hand in every line of his countenance, that even his tarnish’d gold-laced hat and huge cockade of flimsy taffeta became him; […] - On the bank of the river in French territory lies a wrecked plane bearing the cockade of the French service. ## Derived Forms - cockaded ## Etymology Partial calque of French cocarde. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown