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cockade Definition

cock·ade (käk ād′)

noun

a rosette, knot of ribbon, etc. worn on the hat as a badge

Etymology: Fr cocarde < OFr coq, a cock: from resemblance to its comb

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cockade Synonyms

cockade

n.

rosette, knot, spangle, ribbon; see decoration 2.

cockade Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: James army wore the white cockade in honor of their French support and his leader was Sarsfield - James did not fight himself.

Adjective modifier

  • white: This rose motif is the Scots Rose or Burnett Rose, adopted by the Jacobites as their emblem: the white cockade.
  • green: The Second Class fired at 150 yards with three shots off-hand and three from a rest for an all green cockade.
  • red: At Innsbruck the Bavarians had already donned the red cockade, and on the Brenner rebellion had broken out.
cockade Quotes

O he's a ranting roving blade! O he's a brisk and a bonnie lad! Betide what may, my heart isglad To see my lad wi' his white cockade.

—Anonymous