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

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

ALBUS: And now we add—is it horn of bicorn?

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling