Tricorne

Tricorne, a three-cornered hat made of wool felt; evolved around 1690 when the brim of the 17th century wide-brimmed hat was raised on one side, and eventually on three sides. Initially, officers and noblemen wore the tricorne, which became a characteristic item of 18th century civilian dress after 1720. Soldiers wore differently coloured cockades, ribbons, oak leave clusters, and pompoms attached to the brim of the tricorne, to better differentiate friend and foe. Toward the end of the 1780s the military tricorne was replaced by the bicorne, but it remained a common item of civilian dress well into the 19th century.

	English	Deutsch	Français	Italiano	Español
a	calotte	Kalotte	calotte	calotta, berretta
b	brim	Krempe	bords	tesa, falda
c	lace, edging, trimming	Hutborte	galon, ruban	pizzo, frangia, guarnizione
d		Hutknopf
e	cockade of ribbon	Bandkokarde, Schleife	noeud de cocarde	coccarda di nastri
f	loop	Cordon, Agraffe	ganse de cocarde	laccio, cordone
g	cords, hat tighteners	Cordon	cordon	sottogola del cappello
h	tassel, side pompom	Quaste	gland	nappa	borla
i	oak leaf cluster	Eichenlaub	feuilles de chêne	mazzetto di foglie di quercia
k	pompom, tuft	Puschel	pompon	fiocco	pompón
l	frill of feathers	Plumage	bordure de plumes	bordatura di piume

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