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- French · borrowed frombiscornu
- English todaybiscornu
Borrowed from French biscornu, from bis- (“two”) + cornu (“horn”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
biscornu
Today it means: A kind of ornamental pincushion, usually made out of Aida cloth or linen, and decorated with embroidery. Full definition →
French biscornu