bicorne

English

Etymology

From French bicorne, from Latin bicornis. Doublet of bicorn.

Noun

bicorne (plural bicornes)

1. 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

• Briceno, Cirebon

French

Adjective

bicorne (plural bicornes)

1. bicorn (having two horns)

Noun

bicorne m (plural bicornes)

1. bicorn (hat, famously worn by Napoleon Bonaparte)
2. (folklore) in French fairy tales, a two-horned monster that eats adulterous husbands

Related terms

• unicorne
• tricorne

Descendants

• → English: bicorne
• → Romanian: bicorn

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

Adjective

bicorne m or f by sense (plural bicorni)

1. two-horned

Related terms

• bicorno

Anagrams

• bercino, broncie

Latin

Adjective

bicorne

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of bicornis

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈkoɾne/ [biˈkoɾ.ne]
• Rhymes: -oɾne
• Syllabification: bi‧cor‧ne

Adjective

bicorne m or f (masculine and feminine plural bicornes)

1. two-horned

Related terms

• bicornio m

Further reading

• “bicorne”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025