chapeau-bras

English

Etymology

French

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.
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