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The Bicorne hat is an archaic form of headgear associated with the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Much worn by European and American military and naval officers, it is most associated with Napol on Bonaparte. Evolved from the tricorne, the black-coloured bicorne originally had a rather broad brim, with the front and the rear halves turned up and pinned together, forming a semi-circular shape; there was usually a cockade in the national colours at the front. Later the hat became more triangular in shape, its two ends became more pointed, and was worn with the cockade at the right side; this kind of bicorne eventually became known as the cocked hat. Current usagesThe Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom wears a tricorne hat, but the other Lords Commissioners wear bicorne hats. Members of the Acad Students at the cole polytechnique wear a cocked bicorne as part of their Grand Uniforme (GU). Female students used to wear a tricorne hat but now also wear a bicorne. See also
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