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- [trahy-kawrn]
- /ˈtraɪ kɔrn/
- /trˈaɪkɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trahy-kawrn]
- /ˈtraɪ kɔrn/
Definitions of tricorn word
- adjective tricorn having three horns or hornlike projections; three-cornered. 1
- noun tricorn Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides. 1
- noun tricorn a cocked hat with opposing brims turned back and caught in three places 0
- noun tricorn an imaginary animal having three horns 0
- adjective tricorn having three horns or corners 0
- adjective tricorn having three horns or corners, as a hat with the brim folded up against the crown to form three sides 0
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Origin of tricorn
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; < Latin tricornis having three horns, equivalent to tri- tri- + corn(ū) horn + -is adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Tricorn
noun
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preposition
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determiner
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tricorn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tricorn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tricorn
- how to make a tricorn hat?
- how to make a tricorn hat out of felt?
- how to wear a tricorn hat?
- how to make a tricorn hat out of paper?
- how to draw a tricorn hat?
- what is a tricorn?
- how to make a felt tricorn hat?
- how to make a tricorn hat out of construction paper?
- what does tricorn mean?
- what is a tricorn hat?
- how to make a paper tricorn hat?
- how to make tricorn hat?
- how to make a colonial tricorn hat?
- how to make a leather tricorn hat?
- how to make a tricorn?
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