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BICORN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points

Synonyms:

bicorn; bicorne

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bicorn" is a kind of...):

cocked hat (hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points)

Derivation:

bicorn (having two horns or horn-shaped parts)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having two horns or horn-shaped parts

Example:

a bicornuate uterus

Synonyms:

bicorn; bicornate; bicorned; bicornuate; bicornuous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

horned (having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind)

Derivation:

bicorn (a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points)

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