corniform

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Etymology

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From Latin cornu (horn) +‎ -iform.

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corniform (comparative more corniform, superlative most corniform)

  1. Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
    • 1906, O. Henry, The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein:
      Therefore Ikey's corniform, be-spectacled nose and narrow, knowledge-bowed figure was well known in the vicinity of the Blue Light, and his advice and notice were much desired.

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