tricorne C2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈtraɪ.kɔːrn/ UK /ˈtraɪ.kɔːn/ See IPA manual Freq #207820 Meanings 1 noun a hat with the brim turned up on three sides to form three points; a tricorn The rider wore a black tricorne braided with silver. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a hat with the brim turned... tricornthree-cornered hat Word family Related forms bicornecocked hat Etymology Borrowed from French tricorne, 'three-horned,' from Latin tri-, 'three,' and cornu, 'horn.' It is a spelling variant and near-doublet of tricorn. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tricorne **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtraɪ.kɔːrn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtraɪ.kɔːn/ **Frequency rank:** 207820 ## Meanings 1. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides to form three points; a tricorn ## Examples - The rider wore a black tricorne braided with silver. ## Synonyms - tricorn - three-cornered hat ## Related Forms - bicorne - cocked hat ## Etymology Borrowed from French tricorne, 'three-horned,' from Latin tri-, 'three,' and cornu, 'horn.' It is a spelling variant and near-doublet of tricorn. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown