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🎩 A two-pointed hat 🐮 Having two horns
bicorn

bicorn

1 9.9
A hat with the brim turned up to make two points worn in the 1700s and early 1800s
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪkɔrn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : bicorne
  • The general wore a distinctive bicorn adorned with gold trim during the ceremony.
  • bicorn hat

Examples

  • The elegant man wore a bicorn hat to the formal event, drawing everyone's attention.

  • The soldier wore a bicorn at the parade.

  • Collectors of military memorabilia value an authentic bicorn from the Napoleonic era.

  • In historical paintings, Napoleon is often depicted wearing his iconic bicorn.

  • In the 18th century, many men donned a bicorn for formal events.

  • In the museum display, a bicorn featured prominently alongside other historical garments.

  • During the reenactment, the actor donned a traditional bicorn hat to accurately portray a figure from the 18th century.

Synonyms

bicorne
vsbicorn
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A hat with two points and turned-up sides, worn by army officers in the 18th and 19th centuries

lacks emphasis on having such a wide brim in its design
cocked hat
vsbicorn
  • Archaic
9.3

A hat with sides turned up to make points, worn with old formal clothes

is described with the brim simply turned up into two points without fastening

Surface Forms

bicorn singular
bicorne plural
bicorns plural
bicorne singular

Etymology

Bicorn comes from the Latin parts bi- 'two' and cornu 'horn', so it literally means 'two-horned'. Think of Napoleon's two-pointed hat with the brim turned up on both sides like horns, and you will remember why bicorn names that style of hat.