BICORN

bicorn, bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous

(adjective) having two horns or horn-shaped parts; “a bicornuate uterus”

bicorn, bicorne

(noun) a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bicorn (not comparable)

Having two horns.

Synonyms

• bicorned

• bicornous

Noun

bicorn (plural bicorns)

(mathematics) A plane curve having two cusps

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

Anagrams

• Corbin, bicron

Source: Wiktionary


Bi"corn, Bi"corned, Bi*cor"nous, a. Etym: [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf. Bickern.]

Definition: Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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