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bicorn

Quick answer

As an adjective, bicorn means having two horns. As a noun, it means a plane curve having two cusps.

Meanings of bicorn

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Having two horns.

  2. Having two horns or horn-shaped parts

    “a bicornuate uterus”

    Similar: bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous

noun

  1. mathematicsA plane curve having two cusps

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

    Similar: bicorne
Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. historicalA two-cornered hat worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: having two horns or horn-shaped parts
bicornedbicornatebicornuatebicornuous
noun: a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points
bicorne

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