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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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Today he is dressed in all black, with a gray baseball cap pulled low over his eyes.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, a source tells PEOPLE that the apparent bruising in the photos, which show Richards running errands in Los Angeles wearing a baseball cap, is a result of a cosmetic procedure.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
6 Aug. 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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The patrons are in dresses, suits and fancy top hats.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Aug. 2025
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James DiPaola, the High Sheriff of Middlesex, who also got to don that top hat every spring, loved his badge, often wore it with the top hat.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Blackstock posed in a cowboy hat alongside McEntire, as well as his children (The country legend and Narvel Blackstock were married from 1989 to 2015).—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Wearing his trademark cowboy hat, Allen talked about his motivation for success.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 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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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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Her most popular services are $254 sew-ins, where human hair extensions are woven into braids, and $125 quick weaves, where human or synthetic hair is styled and then glued to a stocking cap.—
Arriana McLymore,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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She was dressed in all black with a black stocking cap.—
Ingrid Harbo,
Twin Cities,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Frank Lloyd Wright is known for a lot of things, among them organic architecture, porkpie hats and philandering.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Top that off with Oppenheimer’s signature wide-brim porkpie hat (which was surprisingly difficult for the costume designer to source), and the look felt timeless, says Mirojnick.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Cocked hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocked%20hat. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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