chapeau-bras

noun

A bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.

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Meanings

nounchapeau-bras (plural chapeaux-bras)

plural chapeaux-bras

  1. A bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.

Origin

French

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APA

chapeau-bras. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapeau-bras

MLA

“chapeau-bras.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapeau-bras. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapeau-bras,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapeau-bras.

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