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Recent Examples of cocked hat
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.
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Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocked hat
Noun
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It has been played at multiple Dodger games, and Lamar is known for representing the city of Los Angeles, throwing out the first pitch at a Dodger game before and sporting their signature baseball cap.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her glam was sporty, with her hair gathered in a tight chignon at the base of her baseball cap and clean, serene makeup.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Clockwise from top: A 1957 Balenciaga hat, Deirdre Hawken’s Cauliflower Headpiece from 2013, a layered silk hat from the 1940s, and a 1942 Germaine Vittu hat.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2024
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Yet, Halston does clock something of use from the experience: a young woman in the audience who, among the sweater sets, is wearing a colorful silk hat.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Vulture,
14 May 2021
Noun
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My dream is to be the Gary Oldman Dracula, with the gray suit, gray top hat and little purple glasses.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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In an era of 51st-state tensions, there’s something psychically fitting about Canada, America’s top hat, being used to reenact so many of America’s sins.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wilson was pictured standing next to the field and wearing a white cowboy hat and an LAFC jersey, smiling and cheering during the second half of the game.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The show wrapped up with Tonioli stripping down to a shiny gold tank top and cowboy hat.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Artist and designer Cecil Beaton performed a coy fashion magazine pose in full drag, his slender form crowned by an enormous picture hat that transforms him into something approaching a human flower, photographed by the duo David James Scott and Edgar Wilkinson.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Mandatory class attire includes gray pants, a black pelt, gray button-up shirt and a garrison cap.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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On the wall beside the door is a photo of Lambert in uniform, his Army garrison cap cocked at a rakish angle, a thin mustache on his upper lip.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 June 2019
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This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.—
Ostap Kin,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Mar. 2022
Noun
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Both of them wore their stocking caps pulled down beneath the hoods of their anoraks.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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When Mitchell broke into the house, she was dressed in all black, with a black stocking cap, and carried items such as a covered flashlight and a prybar.—
Ingrid Harbo,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cocked hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocked%20hat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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