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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

coloured corps caps

English answer:

Student corporation caps (hats)

Added to glossary by Andrea Re
Dec 3, 2007 18:41
16 yrs ago
English term

coloured corps caps

English Art/Literary History travels
"My sixth trip to Heidelberg and first time to actually stay here, but not my last. This is the hotel that was one of the original dueling sites for the young men in the colored corps caps. Suite 205 was at one point, part of the dueling room. This is where Mark Twain came to watch the student duels, described in his lesser known book, A Tramp Abroad."

Can a duel-expert tell me what this coloured corps cap is??

Thanks
Responses
4 +4 Student corporation caps (hats)
5 Caps (hats) that are in the colors of each corp (dueling group)
3 -1 can be another way of saying "young officers"
Change log

Dec 3, 2007 18:41: Andrea Re changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Art/Literary"

Discussion

Dylan Edwards Dec 4, 2007:
See http://twain.thefreelibrary.com/Tramp-Abroad/0-5 for a detailed description of the duelling.
Dylan Edwards Dec 4, 2007:
Any doubts about the duelling? Two key points come across, from Alexander's link and Mark Twain's words: these were not just duelling groups, they were social organisations that engaged in many other activities besides; the duelling was sword fencing.
Andrea Re (asker) Dec 3, 2007:
The writer is from Texas

Responses

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16 mins
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Student corporation caps (hats)

Corps stands for "student corporations" in German universities.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_fencing

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-12-04 02:00:21 GMT)
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Andrea, please look the wikipedia article again. It does mention duels. Also, the link kindly provided by Dylan leaves no doubt.
Note from asker:
So, the guy is talking about fencing rather than duelling, or are they the same thing in this (Twain related) context?
Peer comment(s):
agree Paula Vaz-Carreiro : This sounds (and looks - see link) right...
10 mins
Thanks, Paula!
agree Dylan Edwards : See http://twain.thefreelibrary.com/Tramp-Abroad/0-4, and the next chapter, for what Twain wrote. He calls them "corps" (singular and plural, French word), but it's the same thing./It's a good read!
1 hr
Thanks, Dylan! Excellent link! Right to the point, as well as a timely reminder of my not having re-read Mark Twain for years.
agree ARTES
6 hrs
Thanks, Artes!
agree Alfa Trans (X)
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Alexander and Dylan. Never come across this kind of "duelling" before, nor, I must admit, am I terribly well acquainted with Mark Twain's books. It was all very instructive. Thanks."
-1
6 mins

can be another way of saying "young officers"

Colored corp caps - the regiment the officer belongs to could be distinguished by the cap color, I understand (I am not a dueling specialist though).

So, the meaning can be:

"for the young men in coloured corp caps" = for young officers

This link might help:

http://www.outinstyle.com/p-MG-MARINECAPS/RCO-5634.html
Peer comment(s):
disagree Alexander Demyanov : I believe they were university students rather than officers//Mark Twain's notes on his travels, for example.
12 mins
basis for belief?
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7 mins

Caps (hats) that are in the colors of each corp (dueling group)

colored corps caps.

Caps (hats) that are in the colors of each corp (dueling group)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Alexander Demyanov : I couldn't find any support for this interpretation. (Sorry, misgraded the 1st time)//Student corporations are not exactly "dueling groups"
10 mins
What is the difference between my suggestion and yours ???
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