Cockade (Noun)
Meaning
An ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She pinned a red and blue cockade to her hat as a symbol of her patriotic spirit.
- The rosette cockade on the old soldier's cap indicated his veteran status.
- During the revolutionary era, it was common for women to wear tricolor cockades as a show of solidarity.
- He adjusted the silk cockade on his bicorne hat before heading out to the royal ball.
- The ceremonial uniform was complete with a golden cockade on the officer's tricorn hat.