three-cornered

[ three-kawr-nerd ]

adjective

1. having three corners:

   a three-cornered hat.

2. pertaining to or involving three persons, parties, or things:

   The candidates were deadlocked in a three-cornered tie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-cornered¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, three-cornered is from Middle English thre cornerid. See three, cornered

Example Sentences

Most of them wore cheap felt three-cornered hats and frontier shirts that tied at the collar.

From Literature

Like the other women, she wore a black three-cornered hat and a sash bearing the words “Votes for Women.”

From New York Times

Their three-cornered rivalry is what has helped make them great.

From The Guardian

“What girl wouldn't? You'd look sweet, Mrs. de Winter, dressed as a little Dresden shepherdess, your hair tucked under a big three-cornered hat.”

From Literature

The scene on the lid shows people in powdered wigs and three-cornered hats outside a villa.

From New York Times