[ko-keyd] 
| a rosette, knot of ribbon, etc., usually worn on the hat as part of a uniform, as a badge of office, or the like. |
| cock·ade (kŏ-kād') n. An ornament, such as a rosette or knot of ribbon, usually worn on the hat as a badge. [Alteration of obsolete cockard, from French cocarde, from Old French coquarde, feminine of coquard, vain, cocky, from coc, cock, from Latin coccus; see cock1.] cock·ad'ed adj. |
cockade
a bow or knot of ribbons worn in the hat.
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