cockade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.
  2. An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs.

Pronunciation

/kɒkˈeɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cockade.wav /kɑˈkeɪd/

Word forms

cockade cockades cocarde

Etymology

Partial calque of French cocarde.

Synonyms

Derived words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.