bicorn

a. 双角的, 新月状的

发音

UK /ˈbaɪkɔːn/
US /ˈbaɪkɔɹn/

词形变化

bicorns 复数 bicorns

别名

bicorne

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A plane curve having two cusps.

    数学
  3. 3.

    A beast having two horns, either real or fictional.

    罕用
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having two horns or similar projections.

词汇关系

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词源

Borrowed from Latin bicornis (“two-horned; two-pronged”). Compare French bicorne (“two-cornered hat; two-horned monster”) and Middle English bicorne (“two-horned anvil; two-pronged fork; fabulous (two-horned) beast”). Doublet of bicorne.

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