bicorn

¹ American  

[bahy-kawrn] / ˈbaɪ kɔrn /

adjective

1. Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.

2. shaped like a crescent.

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noun

1. bicorne.

Bicorn ² American  

[bahy-kawrn] / ˈbaɪ kɔrn /

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.

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bicorn British  

/ baɪˈkɔːnɪt, ˈbaɪkɔːn, -ˌeɪt, -ˌneɪt, baɪˈkɔːnjʊɪt /

adjective

1. having two horns or hornlike parts

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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

Example Sentences

When they arrive, there is a ceremonial greeting, where the Lords doff their black bicorn hats and the Commons representatives acknowledge this by bowing.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

He, of course, is Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Joaquin Phoenix with a bicorn hat, a dyspeptic grimace and an unshakable air of post-“Joker,” post-“Beau Is Afraid” tragic clownery.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 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

They still needed the bicorn horn and the boomslang skin, and the only place they were going to get them was from Snape’s private stores.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling