billycock

bil·ly·cock

 (bĭl′ē-kŏk′)

n. Chiefly British

A felt hat with a low, rounded crown, similar to a derby.

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[Perhaps from earlier bullycocked, cocked in the fashion of a swashbuckler : bully, gallant figure + cock.]

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billycock

(ˈbɪlɪkɒk)

n

(Clothing & Fashion) rare chiefly Brit any of several round-crowned brimmed hats of felt, such as the bowler

[C19: named after William Coke, Englishman for whom it was first made]

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Der•by

(ˈdɜr bi; Brit. ˈdɑr-)

n., pl. -bies.

1. a race for three-year-old horses held annually at Epsom Downs, near London, England: first run in 1780.

2. any of certain other annual horse races, esp. the Kentucky Derby.

3. (l.c.) a race or contest, usu. one open to all entrants.

4. (l.c.) a man's stiff felt hat with rounded crown and narrow brim; bowler.

[1830–40; after Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (d. 1834)]

Der•by

(ˈdɜr bi; Brit. ˈdɑr-)

n.

1. a city in Derbyshire, in central England. 230,500.

2. Derbyshire.

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