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bycoket

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of medieval cap with a wide brim that comes to a point in the front and is turned up at the rear, originally worn by Western European nobility and royalty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From French bicoquet, ultimately from bi- (“double”) + coque (“shell”).

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Translations

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  • French: bicoquet — type of ancient cap or headdress
  • Latin: abacot — type of ancient cap or headdress
  • Portuguese: abacote — type of ancient cap or headdress