concept
Cockade (imperial civil service)
cockade
also: кокарда
A small badge or rosette worn on a cap to mark government service in Imperial Russia; the watchman Andrei reads Kamyshev's cockade as proof he must be 'an official' before either man has spoken.
Reading notes
- A Drama at the Hunt §5 cockade
A small rosette or badge worn on a cap, denoting government service in Imperial Russia; Andrei's guess that the visitor is 'an official' rests entirely on spotting this badge on his cap before a word is exchanged.
- The New Villa §114 a cockade
A small badge worn on a cap to mark government service in Imperial Russia; the villa's new owner wears one as a mark of his (modest) official standing.