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chapeau-bras

chapeau-bras noun: a bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.

chapeau-bras: a bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions...
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Noun

chapeau-bras (plural chapeaux-bras)

  1. A bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.

chapeau-bras meaning in Tamil

chapeau-bras in Tamil

முக்கோணத் தொப்பி

Forms of chapeau-bras

pluralchapeaux-bras

Origin of chapeau-bras

French

Questions about chapeau-bras

What does chapeau-bras mean?
Chapeau-bras means a bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.
What is chapeau-bras in Tamil?
Chapeau-bras in Tamil is முக்கோணத் தொப்பி. See Chapeau-bras meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chapeau-bras?
Chapeau-bras is a noun.
What is the plural of chapeau-bras?
The plural of chapeau-bras is chapeaux-bras.

Words near chapeau-bras in the dictionary

  1. chapchae
  2. Chapdelaine
  3. Chapdelaines
  4. chape
  5. chapeau
  6. chapeau-bras
  7. chapeaued
  8. chapeaugraphy
  9. chapeaus
  10. chapeaux
  11. chapeaux-bras

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