variants
or tricorn
as in shako
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Recent Examples of tricorne
Many delegations treat the convention like senior week and wear matching outfits—Hawaii’s were obviously the best, but the Wisconsin delegates had their traditional postmodern tricornes shaped like cheese.
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.
—Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
Jamie looks dapper and colonial, walking through Edinburgh on his way to work, tricorne and all.
—Roxane Gay, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2017
Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Johnson made this conversation explicit by name-checking or picturing Evans, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, and Richard Avedon—the latter pops up here in a picture on a book cover, which Johnson has topped with a pirate’s tricorne hat.
—Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
Jamie looks dapper and colonial, walking through Edinburgh on his way to work, tricorne and all.
—Roxane Gay, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricorne
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Sutton Foster crochets Hugh Jackman a marching-band shako for the occasion.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tip o the shako to Heather Curtis.Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2012
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The decision to use green berets comes from wanting to distinguish themselves from conventional Army forces.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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Carpenter was also seen with a similar, matching beret, and big, bouncy curls.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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But whereas conspicuous religious symbols of all faiths (including Jewish yarmulkes, Sikh turbans, or large crosses) are banned in all French public schools, in Belgium, rules are defined at the local level.Olivier Decottignies, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
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Rather than sweeping robes and turbans, Scherzinger spends most of the play barefoot, wearing a simple black slip.Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
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Ball caps, Stetsons and sombreros, baby strollers, toasters and Crock-Pots, lucha libre masks, belts and shoes burst from open storefronts and vendors’ sidewalk card tables.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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For many, the brand represents family dinners, sizzling fajitas, and birthday celebrations under oversized sombreros—a specific slice of the past that’s hard to replicate.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The body is entirely made of carbon fiber, and sports eccentric elements like a bonnet with air vents, a front splitter that resembles a sharp katana, and quirky wheel arches.New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025
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Reduce damage-causing friction at night by pulling hair into a loose ponytail on top of the head and/or using satin or silk bonnets or pillowcases.11 Your Diet Can Also Boost Hair Health Like the rest of your body, eating a variety of nutritious food helps support hair health.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
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Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
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At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Instead of the usual thousands, only 10 guests per cardinal were allowed in St. Peter's Basilica as the pope gave the men their ring and traditional red hat, known as a biretta.NBC News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2020
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Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate.NBC News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2020
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The conical pile of locks were inspired by the silhouette of fez and pillbox hats beloved by Jackie Onassis and fixed into place using a mixture of pins and copious hairspray.Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Atay was born in 1934, near the Black Sea port town of İnebolu—the city where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, had donned a jaunty Panama hat to give a speech decrying the barbarism of the fez and other Ottoman fashions.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Tricorne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricorne. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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