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Fans wear ruffled shirts, eye patches and other period costume elements at concerts, which are high-energy and theatrical and adorned with skulls and crossbones, tricorn hats, and anchors.
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Sofia Goldstein, SPIN, 2 June 2026
Reenactors in 18th-century military coats and tricorn hats filled the pews of one of the nation's oldest Catholic Churches on Tuesday before firing muskets outside and marching through neighborhood streets, marking the 250th anniversary of the day British forces evacuated the city.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Lizzie Ferdinando was a mainstay of the British pirate community, a niche social circle of people who don eyepatches and tricorn hats and meet up to drink beer and listen to folk music.
—Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
There were dudes in tricorn hats (in addition to those in inflatable frog costumes), slogans embracing the revolutionary spirit of ‘76 and lots of talk of precious liberty.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
Williamsburg is often thought of as the territory of elementary school field trips, tricorn hats, and fifes and drums.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Sporting a goatee, tricorn hat, purple vest and pantaloons, the bad-news buccaneer ambushed the victim near the station’s turnstiles, punching him repeatedly before making off with his AirPods and sneakers.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Jared was dressed as a 19th-century ship captain, and their first photo together shows Emily proudly donning his tricorn hat with her body-con dress.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
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Sofia Goldstein, SPIN, 2 June 2026
Reenactors in 18th-century military coats and tricorn hats filled the pews of one of the nation's oldest Catholic Churches on Tuesday before firing muskets outside and marching through neighborhood streets, marking the 250th anniversary of the day British forces evacuated the city.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Lizzie Ferdinando was a mainstay of the British pirate community, a niche social circle of people who don eyepatches and tricorn hats and meet up to drink beer and listen to folk music.
—Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
There were dudes in tricorn hats (in addition to those in inflatable frog costumes), slogans embracing the revolutionary spirit of ‘76 and lots of talk of precious liberty.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
Williamsburg is often thought of as the territory of elementary school field trips, tricorn hats, and fifes and drums.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Sporting a goatee, tricorn hat, purple vest and pantaloons, the bad-news buccaneer ambushed the victim near the station’s turnstiles, punching him repeatedly before making off with his AirPods and sneakers.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Jared was dressed as a 19th-century ship captain, and their first photo together shows Emily proudly donning his tricorn hat with her body-con dress.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
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“Tricorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tricorn. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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tricorn
adjective
tri·corn
ˈtrī-ˌkȯ(ə)rn 
: having three horns or corners
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