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a knot of ribbon that told the world which revolution you were dying for
means A rosette or knot of ribbon, usually worn on a hat, used as a badge of allegiance to a party, cause, ruler, or military service.
from From French cocarde, originally in the phrase bonnet à la coquarde — a hat worn 'in the cocky manner,' jauntily and proudly. That coquarde traces back to French coq, 'rooster,' the strutting bird whose bold, showy crest gave its name to anything worn with swagger. So the cockade is, etymologically, a bit of rooster-feather vanity — fitting for an ornament that later let people pin their politics to their heads, as in the revolutionary tricolour cockade of France.
- french revolution
- Tricolor cockades marked patriots; wearing the wrong one risked death
- hat badge
- Pinned to hats to broadcast political loyalty
- name origin
- From French cocarde, evoking a rooster's jaunty crest
- military use
- Armies used cockade colors to distinguish allegiance
- women's law
- 1793 France made the cockade compulsory for women
tricolor cockade — french revolutionary symbol adopted in 1789, worn on hats during the french revolution
prussian cockade — black and white cockade worn by prussian military and civilians from 18th century onward
american cockade — black and white cockade worn by american soldiers and civilians during the revolutionary war era