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three-cornered

three-cornered

1 3.6
Having three corners
  • adjective
  • /θriː ˈkɔrnərd/
translation icon : triangular
  • During the historical reenactment, the actor donned a three-cornered hat typical of the 18th century.
  • a three-cornered hat

Examples

  • The black bass drummer bowed deeply before the two women leaning over the windowsill and continued along with his three-cornered hat, whirling his sweaty cape in the air.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The magician with the three-cornered hat said the moon had fallen on sad days.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Molly held her breath as the horse's pale rider removed his three-cornered hat and nodded at her.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • So we're going to do the Ballet of the Hours, Alabama, and I will wear harlequin tights and you will have a tarlatan skirt and a three-cornered hat.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He wore a striking three-cornered hat that caught everyone's attention at the festival.

  • The architect designed a unique building with three-cornered roofs that added character to the skyline.

Synonyms

triangular
vsthree-cornered
23 2.7

A shape with three straight sides and three angles

focuses more on corners or angles rather than overall shape
three-sided
vsthree-cornered
1 1.5

Having three sides

emphasizes corners or angles rather than the count of sides
tricornered
vsthree-cornered
  • Archaic
6.7

Having three corners or points like an old hat

applies broadly to any item with three corners rather than only to hats

Surface Forms

three-cornered positive

Morphology

three-cornered = three + corner (transparent) = three + corner + ed

Formed from the clear compound 'three' + 'corner' with the adjectival suffix '-ed' meaning 'having three corners', directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Three-cornered is made by joining three ('three') and corner ('corner'), so it simply names something with three corners, like a triangle or a three-cornered hat.