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bil·ly·cock
(bĭl′ē-kŏk′)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.]
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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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