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 — 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 — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cocked} (k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cocking}.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.] 1. To set erect; to turn up. [1913 Webster] Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. Gay. [1913 Webster] Dick would cock his nose in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
