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
a	calotte	Kalotte	calotte
b	brim	Krempe	bords
c	lace, edging, trimming	Hutborte	galon, ruban
d	frill of feathers	Plumage	bordure de plumes
e	cockade of ribbon	Bandkokarde, Schleife	noeud de cocarde
f	loop	Agraffe	ganse de cocarde
g	cords, hat tighteners	Cordon	cordon
h	tassel, side pompom	Quaste	gland
i	oak leaf cluster	Eichenlaub	feuilles de chêne
k	pompom, tuft	Puschel	pompon

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