tri|corn

tri|corn
tri|corn «TRY krn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having three horns or hornlike projections (applied especially to a cocked hat with the brim turned up on three sides).
–n.
a tricorn hat.
[< French tricorne < Latin tricornis < tri- three + cornū horn]

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