bicorne
English
Noun
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.
Anagrams
French
Noun
bicorne m (plural bicornes)
- the two-cornered hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte
- In French fairy tales, a two-horned monster that eats adulterous husbands
Further reading
- “bicorne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈkɔr.ne/
- Rhymes: -ɔrne
- Hyphenation: bi‧còr‧ne
Related terms
Latin
Spanish
Further reading
- “bicorne”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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