tricorn
[
trahy
-kawrn]
/ˈtraɪ kɔrn/
adjective
1.
having three horns or hornlike projections; three-cornered.
noun
2.
Also,
tricorne
. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
Origin
1750-60;
<
Latin
tricornis
having three horns, equivalent to
tri-
tri-
+
corn
(
ū
)
horn
+
-is
adj. suffix
British Dictionary definitions for
tricorne
tricorn
/
ˈtraɪˌkɔːn
/
noun
1.
a cocked hat with opposing brims turned back and caught in three places
2.
an imaginary animal having three horns
adjective
3.
having three horns or corners
Word Origin
C18: from Latin
tricornis
, from
tri-
+
cornu
horn