Noun
A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLater, distinctive colours and styles of cockade would indicate the wearer's faction—although the meanings of the various styles were not entirely consistent, and varied somewhat by region and period. Source: Internet
When outdoors, they wear a black beaver plush tricorne hat trimmed with black ostrich feathers and a steel 'loop' for the cockade. Source: Internet
The blue and red cockade was presented to King Louis XVI at the Hôtel de Ville on 17 July. Source: Internet
The left cockade was used to denote the province of the soldier (Prussia-black and white; Bavaria-white and blue; etc.). Source: Internet
The right cockade, the national cockade, was red, black and white. Source: Internet
The Society of Revolutionary Republican Women, a militant group on the far left, demanded a law in 1793 that would compel all women to wear the tricolor cockade to demonstrate their loyalty to the Republic. Source: Internet