bicorn

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Having two horns.

Noun

1. A plane curve having two cusps.
2. A two-cornered hat worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.
3. A beast having two horns, either real or fictional.

Concepts

bicorne

Synonymes

bicornuate

bicornate

bicorned

bicornuous

bicorne

Traductions

bicorn

bicorno

bicorne

bicornio

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbʌɪkɔːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à français: bicorne

Appartenant à moyen anglais: bicorne

In summary

Borrowed from Latin bicornis (“two-horned; two-pronged”). Compare French bicorne (“two-cornered hat; two-horned monster”) and Middle English bicorne (“two-horned anvil; two-pronged fork; fabulous (two-horned) beast”). Doublet of bicorne.