chapeau-bras

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.

Word forms

chapeau-bras chapeaux-bras

Etymology

French

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