First Known Use: 1709
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cockade
noun cock·ade \kä-ˈkād\
: a decoration that is worn on a hat especially as part of a uniform to show a person's status, rank, etc.
Full Definition of COCKADE
: an ornament (as a rosette) usually worn on a hat as a badge
— cock·ad·ed \-ˈkā-dəd\ adjective
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Origin of COCKADE
modification of French cocarde, from feminine of cocard vain, from coq cock, from Old French coc, of imitative origin
Rhymes with COCKADE
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