bicorn
adjective
having two horns or hornlike parts.
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- a variation of bicorne.
bicorn
1 American
[bahy-kawrn]
/ ˈbaɪ kɔrn /
adjective
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Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
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shaped like a crescent.
noun
Bicorn
2
American
[bahy-kawrn]
/ ˈbaɪ kɔrn /
noun
bicorn
British
/ baɪˈkɔːnɪt, ˈbaɪkɔːn, -ˌeɪt, -ˌneɪt, baɪˈkɔːnjʊɪt /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bicorn1
1745–55; < Latin bicornis, equivalent to bi- bi- 1 + corn ( ū ) horn + -is adj. suffix
Origin of Bicorn2
1375–1425; late Middle English Bycorne < Middle French < Latin bicornis bicorn
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The team studied actual garments that Napoleon and his wife, Josephine, wore in the 1800s, plus other rare period clothes, including his famous bicorn hat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
A bicorn hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for 1.9 million euros at an auction in France.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
He’s last seen strolling the Fashion District giddily shopping for epaulettes, ribbon bars and a bicorn hat a la Napoleon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
Back in 1892, when the image on the right was taken, the head gatekeeper wore longer scarlet robes, and a bicorn hat made of beaver fur.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2016
ALBUS: And now we add—is it horn of bicorn?
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
Bicorn, bipartite, duplex, and double uteruses are so called according to the extent of the duplication.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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