cockade
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cockade
- /kɒkˈeɪd/ UK
- /kɑˈkeɪd/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
Partial calque of French cocarde.
noun cockades · cocarde
- A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge. […] and Nature had moreover wrote GENTLEMAN with so fair a hand in every line of his countenance, that even his tarnish’d gold-laced hat and huge cockade of flimsy taffeta became him; […]
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An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs.
On the bank of the river in French territory lies a wrecked plane bearing the cockade of the French service.
Similar: roundel
Translations
Talk about this word "cockade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cockade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cockade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cockade "cockade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cockade.Cite this
@misc{cockade_2026,
title = {cockade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cockade},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
