bycoket

noun

by·​cok·​et
(ˈ)bī¦käkə̇t
variants or abacot
¦abə¦kät
or less commonly abococket
¦abə¦käkə̇t
plural -s
: a hat with a high crown and a wide brim turned up in back and coming to a point like a beak in front worn especially in the 15th century

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bycoket, from Middle English, from Middle French bicoquet; abacot, abococket alteration of a bycoket, from a entry 2 + bycoket

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“Bycoket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bycoket. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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