Definition of Tricorne

1. Noun. Cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points.

Exact synonyms: Tricorn
Generic synonyms: Cocked Hat

Definition of Tricorne

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of tricorn) ¹

2. Adverb. (alternative spelling of tricorn) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tricorne

1. tricorn [n -S] - See also: tricorn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tricorne

tricolour tube
tricoloured
tricolourous
tricolours
tricolpate
tricolpates
tricomponent
triconodont
triconodonts
tricontinental
tricoordinate
tricorder
tricorders
tricorn
tricorn protease
tricorne (current term)
tricorner
tricornered
tricornes
tricorns
tricornute
tricosane
tricosanoic
tricosanoic acid
tricostate
tricot
tricoteuse
tricoteuses
tricotine
tricotines

Literary usage of Tricorne

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1902)
"The Histology of the Endosperm during Germination in Tamus communis and Galium tricorne. By WALTER GARDINER, MA, FRS, Fellow and Bursar of Clare College, ..."

2. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"(Man. p. 417 ; IF f. 1563.) In woods, Pa. to Minn., NC, Ala. and Neb.—Pennsylvania: HUNTINGDON, near Petersburg; ALLEGHENY. 5. Delphinium tricorne Michx. ..."

3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"Staurastrum tricorne connects the three preceding with the two following ... S. tricorne: a, front view; b, end view; e, empty segment. ..."

4. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential by James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1810)
"G. tricorne. Don Herb. Brit. Jase. 5. 103. ... WHETHER this species of Galium, confounded by almost all botanists with our tricorne, t. ..."

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