bicorne

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A form of bicorn — A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.

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bicorn
OriginFrench bicorne ← Latin bicornis →
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Meanings

nounbicorne (plural bicornes)

plural bicornes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bicorn (“two-cornered hat”).

    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.

    2021, Otto English, Fake History

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points

Similar
bicorn
Broader
cocked hat
Also see
bicorn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbicornis
  2. Frenchbicorne
  3. Englishbicorne

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

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APA

bicorne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicorne

MLA

“bicorne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicorne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bicorne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicorne.

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