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billycock
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bil·ly·cock  (bl-kk)
n. Chiefly British
A felt hat with a low, rounded crown, similar to a derby.

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

billycock [ˈbɪlɪkɒk]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) Rare chiefly Brit any of several round-crowned brimmed hats of felt, such as the bowler
[named after William Coke, Englishman for whom it was first made]


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It was dedicated to guests, and knew mostly old gentlemen with grey beards in tweed suits, who cleared their throats with a note of authority; but occasionally there were beautiful young women in tight riding-habits, sometimes bowler hats, sometimes billycocks, with white or black veils to protect fair skins from sun or flies.
 
 
 
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