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cockade


cock·ade

noun \kä-ˈkād\

Definition of COCKADE

: an ornament (as a rosette) usually worn on a hat as a badge
cock·ad·ed \-ˈkā-dəd\ adjective

Origin of COCKADE

modification of French cocarde, from feminine of cocard vain, from coq cock, from Old French coc, of imitative origin
First Known Use: 1709

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