cockade
Ribbon knot badge
A cockade is a rosette or knot of ribbons worn on a hat as a badge, typically indicating political affiliation, military rank, or membership in a faction.
The ornament was especially prominent in 18th- and 19th-century Europe, where different colors signaled allegiance: The revolutionary wore a tricolor cockade on his cap.
Now largely ceremonial or historical.
Circular ribbon ornament
- pinPointed metal fastener
- broochDecorative fastening ornament
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
button · decoration · adornment · lapel · clasp · fastener · clip · patch
Ornamental feather or rising column
- featherBird's body covering
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- sashWaist-worn cloth strip
bow · ruffle · finery · embellishment · millinery · hatband · trimming · flourish
Violent governmental overthrow
- tricolorThree-hued emblem
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- Jacobin1790s French extremist
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
partisan · faction · allegiance · royalist · republic · Bourbon · nationalism · solidarity
rosette
Circular ribbon ornament
emblem · button · decoration · adornment · lapel · clasp · fastener · clip · patch · knot
plume
Ornamental feather or rising column
sash · bow · ruffle · finery · embellishment · millinery · hatband · trimming · flourish · tassel
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
loyalist · partisan · faction · allegiance · royalist · republic · Bourbon · nationalism · solidarity · resistance
uniform
Identical throughout
kepi · shako · bicorne · beret · cavalry · infantry · livery · epaulette · officer · soldier
- ribbonssatin ribbon, velvet ribbon, grosgrain ribbon, silk ribbon, hair ribbon
- French RevolutionBastille, guillotine, Robespierre, French Revolution, Marie Antoinette
- French FashionChanel, Dior, beret, haute couture, Parisian chic
- French SymbolsMarianne, tricolor, La Marseillaise, fleur-de-lis, French flag
- insigniabadges, coat of arms, insignia, seal, emblems
- military insigniainsignia, rank insignia, patch, wings, crest