tricorn

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UK/ˈtɹaɪkɔːn/US/ˈtɹaɪkɔɹn/

noun

A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up.

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tricorne
OriginLatin tricornis →
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Meanings

nountricorn (plural tricorns)

plural tricorns

  1. A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up.
  2. mathematicsA three-horned fractal.
adjectivetricorn (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving three horns or similar projections.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points

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tricorne
Broader
cocked hat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintricornis“three-horned; three-pronged”
  2. Englishtricorn

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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Translations

Bulgarian тривърха шапка
  • тривърха шапка (trivărha šapka)a three-cornered hat
Czech třírohý klobouk, třírohák
  • třírohý klobouka three-cornered hat
  • tříroháka three-cornered hat
Finnish kolmikolkkahattu
  • kolmikolkkahattua three-cornered hat
German Dreispitz
  • Dreispitza three-cornered hat
Greek τρικέρατο
  • τρικέρατο (trikérato)mathematics: a three-horned fractal
Hungarian háromszögletű kalap
  • háromszögletű kalapa three-cornered hat
Romanian tricorn
  • tricorna three-cornered hat
Russian треуго́лка, трико́рн
  • треуго́лка (treugólka)a three-cornered hat
  • трико́рн (trikórn)a three-cornered hat
Spanish tricornio, tricornio
  • tricornioa three-cornered hat
  • tricorniomathematics: a three-horned fractal

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tricorn

bicorn
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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