bicorne
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French bicorne, from Latin bicornis.[1][2] Doublet of bicorn.
Noun
[edit]bicorne (plural bicornes)
- Alternative form of bicorn (“two-cornered hat”)
- 2021, Otto English, Fake History:
- For some he was—and remains—the romantic embodiment of the French Enlightenment, the champion of religious freedom and a progressive to the tips of his bicorne hat.
References
[edit]- ^ “bicorne, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “bicorne, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]bicorne m (plural bicornes)
- the two-cornered hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte
- In French fairy tales, a two-horned monster that eats adulterous husbands
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bicorne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]bicorne (plural bicorni)
Related terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]bicorne
Spanish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]bicorne m or f (masculine and feminine plural bicornes)
Further reading
[edit]- “bicorne”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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