cornuted

[kawr-noo-tid, -nyoo-]

adjective

having horns.

shaped like a horn.

Archaic. cuckolded.

Also cornute.

Origin of cornuted

First recorded in 1605–15; cornute + -ed²

cornute

[kawr-noot, -nyoot]

verb (used with object), cor·nut·ed, cor·nut·ing.

Archaic. to cuckold.

adjective

cornuted.

Origin of cornute

1590–1600; < Latin cornūtus horned, equivalent to cornū horn + -tus adj. suffix

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Examples from the Web for cornuted

Historical Examples of cornuted

He avoided marriage and friendship; namely, he was neither plundered nor cornuted.
Paul Clifford, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for cornuted

cornute

cornuted

adjective

biology having or resembling cornua; hornlikethe cornute process of a bone

Word Origin for cornute

C17: from Latin cornūtus horned, from cornū horn

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