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adj
Having three horns or similar projections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A three-horned fractal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tricorne
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Broader terms: cocked hat
History
Borrowed from Latin tricornis (“three-horned; three-pronged”). By surface analysis, tri- + corn(er). Compare French tricorne (“three-cornered hat”). Doublet of tricorne.
Across languages
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