COCKED HAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)