bicorn.
A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.
Meaning & usage
A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.
A plane curve having two cusps.
A beast having two horns, either real or fictional.
Where this word comes from
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.
Having two horns or similar projections.
Where this word comes from
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.
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