bicorn

¹

[ bahy-kawrn ]

adjective

1. Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
2. shaped like a crescent.

noun

1. bicorne.

Bicorn

²

[ bahy-kawrn ]

noun

1. (in early French and English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a grotesquely fat beast, that existed solely by devouring virtuous husbands.

bicorn

/ baɪˈkɔːnɪt; ˈbaɪkɔːn; -ˌeɪt; -ˌneɪt; baɪˈkɔːnjʊɪt /

adjective

1. having two horns or hornlike parts

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bicorn¹

C19: from Latin bicornis , from bi- ¹+ cornu horn

Example Sentences

"Colonel Henry Dodge," said a tall, whip-lean officer wearing a bicorn hat.

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