cocked hat — cocked hats 1) N COUNT A cocked hat is a hat with three corners that used to be worn with some uniforms. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that one thing knocks another thing into a cocked hat, you mean that it is much better or much more… … English dictionary
cocked hat — n BrE 1.) knock/beat sb/sth into a cocked hat to be a lot better than someone or something else ▪ My mother is such a good cook she knocks everybody else into a cocked hat. 2.) a hat with the edges turned up on three sides, worn in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
cocked hat — n. 1. a three cornered hat with a turned up brim 2. a hat pointed in front and in back and with the crown rising to a point knock into a cocked hat Slang to damage or spoil completely … English World dictionary
cocked hat — cocked′ hat′ n. clo a man s hat, worn esp. in the 18th century, having a wide, stiff brim turned up on two or three sides toward a peaked crown Compare bicorne 1),tricorne • Etymology: 1665–75 … From formal English to slang
Cocked hat — The cocked hat is a style of formal headgear, or hat, worn by certain civilian, military and naval officials from the mid 19th Century until the beginning of World War II.Evolved from the bicorne, the cocked hat is pinned up at two sides to form… … Wikipedia
cocked hat — UK [ˌkɒkt ˈhæt] / US [ˌkɑkt ˈhæt] noun [countable] Word forms cocked hat : singular cocked hat plural cocked hats a hat with three sides and a brim (= bottom part) that is turned straight up, worn in the 18th century • knock someone/something… … English dictionary
cocked hat — noun (C) 1 knock/beat sb/sth into a cocked hat to be a lot better than someone or something else: My mother is such a good cook she knocks everybody else into a cocked hat. 2 a hat with the edges turned up on three sides, worn in the past … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cocked hat — noun a brimless triangular hat pointed at the front, back, and top. ↘historical a hat with a wide brim permanently turned up towards the crown. Phrases knock something into a cocked hat utterly defeat or outdo something … English new terms dictionary
cocked hat — /kɒkt ˈhæt/ (say kokt hat) noun 1. a hat having the brim turned up on two or three sides, common in the 18th century. –phrase 2. knock into a cocked hat, to damage or destroy completely; outdo, overcome, or defeat utterly …
cocked hat — 1. a man s hat, worn esp. in the 18th century, having a wide, stiff brim turned up on two or three sides toward a peaked crown. Cf. bicorne, tricorne. 2. knock into a cocked hat, Informal. to destroy completely; render unachievable. [1665 75;… … Universalium
