Cockade : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Cockade	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Cockade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cockade n an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cockade \Cock*ade"\, n. [F. cocarble, fr. coquard vain, OF. coquart, fr. coq cock, prob. of imitative origin. The ornament is so named from its resemblance to the crest of a cock. Cf. {Coquette}.] A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer. Seduced by military liveries and cockades. --Burke.