tricorn

[ trahy-kawrn ]
/ ˈtraɪ kɔrn /

adjective

having three horns or hornlike projections; three-cornered.

noun

Also tri·corne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.

Origin of tricorn

1750–60; < Latin tricornis having three horns, equivalent to tri- tri- + corn(ū) horn + -is adj. suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for tricorn

tricorn
/ (ˈtraɪˌkɔːn) /

noun Also: tricorne

a cocked hat with opposing brims turned back and caught in three places
an imaginary animal having three horns

adjective Also: tricornered

having three horns or corners

Word Origin for tricorn

C18: from Latin tricornis, from tri- + cornu horn