bicorne

or bi·corn

[ bahy-kawrn ]

noun

1. a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
2. a two-horned animal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bicorne¹

< French, Middle French; bicorn, Bicorn

Example Sentences

She was extremely fetching in her bicorne toque and narrow gown of light turquoise, and her golden beaver scarf and muff.

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