bicorn

¹

[ bahy-kawrn ]

adjective

1. Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
2. shaped like a crescent.

noun

1. bicorne.

Bicorn

²

[ bahy-kawrn ]

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.

bicorn

/ baɪˈkɔːnɪt; ˈbaɪkɔːn; -ˌeɪt; -ˌneɪt; baɪˈkɔːnjʊɪt /

adjective

1. having two horns or hornlike parts

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bicorn¹

C19: from Latin bicornis , from bi- ¹+ cornu horn

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

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

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

A bicorn hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for 1.9 million euros at an auction in France.

From New York Times

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