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bicorn

noun
/ˈbaɪkɔːn/UK/ˈbaɪkɔɹn/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bicornis (“two-horned; two-pronged”). Compare French bicorne (“two-cornered hat; two-horned monster”) and Middle English bicorne (“two-horned anvil; two-pronged fork; fabulous (two-horned) beast”). Doublet of bicorne.

  1. borrowed from bicornis — “two-horned; two-pronged”

Definitions

  1. A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the…

    A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.

  2. A plane curve having two cusps.

  3. A beast having two horns, either real or fictional.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Having two horns or similar projections.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA