cockade

(käk ād′)

noun

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

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

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See cockade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An ornament, such as a rosette or knot of ribbon, usually worn on the hat as a badge.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of obsolete cockard

Origin: , from French cocarde

Origin: , from Old French coquarde

Origin: , feminine of coquard, vain, cocky

Origin: , from coc, cock

Origin: , from Latin coccus; see cock¹

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