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adj
Having two horns or similar projections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: bicorned, bicornous
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A plane curve having two cusps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
A beast having two horns, either real or fictional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
having two horns or horn-shaped parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bicorne
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cocked hat
History
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.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
