See Also: yashiki(dictionary)

cockade (oh) and yashiki (iou)


cockade (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: cocarde, from cocard 'too proud of yourself', from coq 'male chicken', from Old French coc]
a small piece of cloth used as a decoration on a hat to show rank, membership of a club etc

yashiki (iou)



yashiki noun. Pl. same. E18.
[Japanese, from ya house + shiki laying out, space, site.]
Hist. The residence of a Japanese feudal nobleman, including the grounds and the quarters for his retainers.