Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chapeau-bras

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: cha-peau-bras
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.

Etymology

French

Inflected Forms

chapeaux-bras (plural)

Questions

What does chapeau-bras mean?: A bicorne hat designed to be compressed and carried under the arm, formerly worn on dress occasions by men in the 18th century, and later in the United States Army by general and staff officers.
Where does chapeau-bras come from?: French

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