cockade
oxford
views updated Jun 08 2018cockade rosette, etc., worn in the hat as a badge. XVII (in
cockared cap), XVIII (
cockard,
cockade). — F.
cocarde, orig. in phr.
bonnet à la coquarde cap worn assertively on one side; fem. of †
coquard proud, saucy, as sb. coxcomb, f.
coq COCK 1; see
-ARD. The ending was assim. to
-ADE.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
cockade
oxford
views updated May 21 2018cock·ade / käˈkād/ •
n. a rosette or knot of ribbons worn in a hat as a badge of office or party, or as part of a livery.DERIVATIVES: cock·ad·ed adj.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
