Bicorn

Bicorn
/buy"kawrn/, n.
(in early French and English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a grotesquely fat beast, that existed solely by devouring virtuous husbands. Cf. Chichivache.
[1375-1425; late ME Bycorne < MF < L bicornis BICORN]

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  • bicorn — BICÓRN, bicornuri, s.n. Pălărie bărbătească (de uniformă) cu două colţuri. – Din fr. bicorne. Trimis de paula, 21.06.2002. Sursa: DEX 98  bicórn s. n., pl. bicórnuri Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  BICÓRN bicornuri n …   Dicționar Român

  • Bicorn — Bi corn, Bicorned Bi corned, Bicornous Bi*cor nous, a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf. {Bickern}.] Having two horns; two horned; crescentlike. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bicorn — Bicorn, zweihörnig; bicorniger, Zweihörniger. Beiname des Bacchus …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • bicorn — [bī kôr′nyo͞o itbī′kôrn΄] adj. [L bicornis < bi , BI 1 + cornu,HORN] 1. having two horns or hornlike parts 2. crescent shaped: Also bicornuate [bī kôr′nyo͞o it] …   English World dictionary

  • Bicorn — For the hat, see Bicorne. For the mythical beast, see Bicorn (monster). Bicorn In geometry, the bicorn, also known as a cocked hat curve due to its resemblance to a bicorne, is a rational quartic curve defined by the equation y2(a2 − x …   Wikipedia

  • Bicorn (monster) — Bicorn (Also known as Bicrone) is a mythological creature related to the Unicorn with two horns that has the reputation of devouring kind hearted and devoted husbands, and is thus plump and well fed. His counterpart is the Chichevache, which… …   Wikipedia

  • bicorn — adj. [L. bis, two; cornu, horn] Bearing two horns; crescentlike …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • bicorn — /buy kawrn/, adj. Also, bicornate /buy kawr nit, nayt/, bicornuate /buy kawr nyooh it, ayt /, bicornuous. 1. Bot., Zool. having two horns or hornlike parts. 2. shaped like a crescent. n. 3. bicorne. [1745 55; < L bicornis, equiv. to bi BI 1 +… …   Universalium

  • bicorn — noun A plane curve having two cusps …   Wiktionary

  • bicorn — Synonyms and related words: Cynthian, S shaped, corniform, crescent, crescent shaped, crescentic, crescentiform, crescentlike, falcate, falciform, horn shaped, horned, lunar, lunate, luniform, lunular, menisciform, meniscoid, moon shaped,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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