Etymology

tricorn

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Today it means: A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up. Full definition →

Latin tricornis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtricornis“three-horned; three-pronged”
  2. English todaytricorn

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

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