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TRICORN HAT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hats and Millinery
- Museums
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chapeau bras
1, record 1, English, chapeau%20bras
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tricorne 2, record 1, English, tricorne
correct
- three-cornered hat 3, record 1, English, three%2Dcornered%20hat
correct
- tricorn hat 4, record 1, English, tricorn%20hat
correct
- chapeau bras hat 5, record 1, English, chapeau%20bras%20hat
- tricorn 6, record 1, English, tricorn
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chapeau bras: Small, three-cornered hat that folds flat and is carried under the arm. Worn as dress by gentlemen in late 18th century. Modification still worn as part of full dress in court, diplomatic, and military circles. 7, record 1, English, - chapeau%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Hats, for example, were once useful, but with the coming into use of wigs and dressed hair people stopped wearing them. But they still continued carrying them -- under the arm: a chapeau bras. 8, record 1, English, - chapeau%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Tricorn Hat: Good economical hat for colonial outfit. Wool felt, factory finished with sweatband and trim. 9, record 1, English, - chapeau%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The tricorne, a hat cocked on three sides, was worn by gentlemen and courtiers throughout Europe for most of the eighteenth century, until French fashion introduced the bicorne, the signature hat of Napoleon. 10, record 1, English, - chapeau%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
A cocked-hat, folded into a chapeau bras, is crushed out of all shape. 11, record 1, English, - chapeau%20bras
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chapellerie
- Muséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tricorne
1, record 1, French, tricorne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tricorne : Chapeau porté du XVIIe au XIXe siècle, originairement à trois cornes formées par ses bords plus ou moins larges. 2, record 1, French, - tricorne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tricorne, à bord élevé sur trois côtés, a été porté par les gentilshommes et les courtisans dans toute l'Europe pendant la plus grande partie du XVIIIe siècle, jusqu'à ce que les Français lancent la mode du bicorne, le chapeau que l'on associe inévitablement à Napoléon. 3, record 1, French, - tricorne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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