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CORNUTE
Verb
cornute (third-person singular simple present cornutes, present participle cornuting, simple past and past participle cornuted)
(transitive) To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.
Adjective
cornute (comparative more cornute, superlative most cornute)
cornuted
Anagrams
• Counter, Cureton, Cutrone, counter, counter-, countre, recount, trounce
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"nute (kr"nt or kr-nt"), Cor*nut"ed (kr-n"td), a. Etym: [L. cornutus horned, from cornu horn.]
1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.
2. Cuckolded. [R.] "My being cornuted." LEstrange.
Cor*nute" (kr-nt"), v. t.
Definition: To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [Obs.] Burton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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