noun · rare

tricorn

tricorn · tricorns

треуголка, трикорн

Dreispitz

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

UK/ˈtɹaɪkɔːn/US/ˈtɹaɪkɔɹn/

» The pirate wore a tricorn hat.

Der Pirat trug einen Dreispitz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Der Seeräuber trug einen Dreispitz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Meaning

2 senses

A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up.
Dreispitz
треуго́лкаtreugólka, трико́рнtrikórn
cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
A three-horned fractal.

Examples

2 sentences

The pirate wore a tricorn hat.
deDer Pirat trug einen Dreispitz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The captain wore a tricorn hat.
deDer Kapitän trug einen Dreispitz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a three-cornered hat:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a three-cornered hat:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin tricornis (“three-horned; three-pronged”). By surface analysis, tri- +

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

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