Crossword clues for bicorn
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
a. Having two horns. n. (context mathematics English) A plane curve having two cusps
WordNet
n. a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points [syn: bicorne]
adj. having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" [syn: bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous]
Wikipedia
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
y(a − x) = (x + 2ay − a).
It has two cusps and is symmetric about the y-axis.
Usage examples of "bicorn".
Twango himself, who came carefully across the garden, wearing his black gown and a bicorn hat of black fur to guard his head against the bite of the morning chill.
The work was interrupted by Twango himself, who came carefully across the garden, wearing his black gown and a bicorn hat of black fur to guard his head against the bite of the morning chill.
Bands and orchestras and choirs were all tuned and rehearsed, street vendors were well stocked with everything from flowers and sweets to cheap felt bicorn hats à la Napoléon, and the cafés had crowded even more tables onto the sidewalks outside their doors.
Bands and orchestras and choirs were all tuned and rehearsed, street vendors were well stocked with everything from flowers and sweets to cheap felt bicorn hats à.