Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having three corners.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Three-cornered.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That has
three corners .
Etymologies
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Examples
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We haven't had a real default since powdered wigs and tricornered hats were in vogue.
In Debt-Ceiling Chicken, Markets Are Betting the Wrong Bird David Weidner 2011
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But before we accept the image of the tricornered Tea Partier or, worse, Rick Santorum as the standard bearer of the GOP, it's nice to be reminded of that tucked-shirt wearing, neck pillow-loving silent majority.
D.R. Burgess: Why Do Republicans Like Toaster Strudel? D.R. Burgess 2012
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His disregard for wealth and personal prestige, his affection for the traditions of the Puritans, whom he saw as opponents of tyranny in both church and state, even the tricornered hat he continued to wear marked Adams as a man of another era.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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His disregard for wealth and personal prestige, his affection for the traditions of the Puritans, whom he saw as opponents of tyranny in both church and state, even the tricornered hat he continued to wear marked Adams as a man of another era.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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An oddly creased tricornered hat still rested on the motionless head, though it was tilted over the hidden eyes.
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His disregard for wealth and personal prestige, his affection for the traditions of the Puritans, whom he saw as opponents of tyranny in both church and state, even the tricornered hat he continued to wear marked Adams as a man of another era.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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The tea partiers 'tricornered hat is supposed to be a symbol of patriotism and constitutional first principles.
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Despite Mudge's insistence, however, he categorically refused to don the orange tricornered cap.
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I did a quick head count of the folks clustered around the coffin and the balance of the tricornered hat, flag waving, proponents of limited government, arrayed up the steps to the front doors of town hall.
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All the way back to George Washington and the guys in tricornered hats.
McCain: Obama Is An Extremist, "I Don't Know" If He's A Socialist 2009
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