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bycoket

bycoket noun: 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.

bycoket: a type of medieval cap with a wide brim that comes to a point in the front and is turned up at the...
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Noun

bycoket (plural bycokets)

  1. (historical) 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.

Forms of bycoket

pluralbycokets

Origin of bycoket

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

Questions about bycoket

What does bycoket mean?
Bycoket means 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.
What part of speech is bycoket?
Bycoket is a noun.
What is the plural of bycoket?
The plural of bycoket is bycokets.

Words near bycoket in the dictionary

  1. bycaught
  2. bycause
  3. bycicle
  4. bycocket
  5. bycockets
  6. bycoket
  7. bycokets
  8. Byculla
  9. BYD
  10. byde
  11. Bydgoszcz

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