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单词 monmouth cock
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Monmouth cockn.

Brit. /ˌmɒnməθ ˈkɒk/, /ˌmʌnməθ ˈkɒk/, U.S. /ˈmɑnməθ ˌkɑk/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Monmouth , cock n.8
Etymology: < the name of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (1649–85), illegitimate son of King Charles II and leader of the rebellion of 1685 + cock n.8
Now historical.
A style of wearing a broad-brimmed hat turned up at the back and tipped over the eyes, fashionable for a few years from about 1667; a hat worn in this style.
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Monmouth cock1711
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 129. ¶10 We fancied our selves in King Charles the Second's Reign, the People having made very little Variations in their Dress since that time. The Smartest of the Country Squires appear still in the Monmouth Cock.
1769 J. Granger Biogr. Hist. Eng. II. 470 The Monmouth, or military cock of the hat, was much worn in this reign [sc. that of Charles II].
1973 B. Bevan James Duke of Monmouth iv. 50 In early June [1667], the King decided to send the Duke of Monmouth there, attended by a large train of nobility and gentlemen, most of them sporting a hat with the ‘Monmouth Cock’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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