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Recent Examples of cocked hat
One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
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Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocked hat
Noun
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While at the club, Simpson walked by three men who made a comment about his Chicago Cubs baseball cap.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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On Soho's Carnaby Street, an NFL pop-up shop sells blue-and-gold London Games jerseys and bomber jackets, while the New Era baseball cap shop has Jaguars and Rams hats on pedestals in the window.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2024
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Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Vulture,
14 May 2021
Noun
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Soriano designed his all-black outfit featuring a dramatic black top hat.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Momoa wore brown pants and an olive vest, finishing the look with a top hat and sunglasses.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bianco, who is often seen sporting a cowboy hat, grew up in a small mining town in Utah, moving to Southern California in 1989.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Gamers who purchase the pass will immediately receive a pink costume, complete with glittered cowboy hat.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Artist and designer Cecil Beaton performed a coy fashion magazine pose in full drag, his slender form crowned by an enormous picture hat that transforms him into something approaching a human flower, photographed by the duo David James Scott and Edgar Wilkinson.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Mandatory class attire includes gray pants, a black pelt, gray button-up shirt and a garrison cap.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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On the wall beside the door is a photo of Lambert in uniform, his Army garrison cap cocked at a rakish angle, a thin mustache on his upper lip.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 June 2019
Noun
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This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.—
Ostap Kin,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Mar. 2022
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The arrest has drawn widespread attention, as the child had just returned home from preschool with his father and was wearing a Spider Man backpack and blue stocking cap with bunny ears when detained.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Shaped like a teddy bear, the cup also has a green Starbucks stocking cap and a straw.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cocked hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocked%20hat. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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