English Explanatory Dictionary

bicorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪkɔːn/ /ˈbaɪkɔɹn/

Word forms

bicorn bicorns

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

bicorned bicornous

Related words

unicorn tricorn tricorne quadricorn bicorne
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