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bicornuate
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bicornuate /bi·cor·nu·ate/ (-kor´nu-āt) having two horns or cornua.
bi·cor·nu·ate (b-kôrny-t, -t)
adj.
1. Having two horns or horn-shaped parts.
2. Shaped like a crescent.

bi·cornu·ous (-s) adj.

bicornuate.
See bicornate.

bicornuate [bi-kor´nu-āt]
having two horns or having horn-shaped branches (cornua).

bicornate, bicornuate, bicornual
having two horns or cornua, e.g. bicornuate uterus.


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Pende and Yaka beaded bicorn crowns each have projections on each side of the head onto which are attached the beaded horns (see Arnoldi and Kreamer 1995:102).
74) which I assume is a tricorn, although by the Revolutionary War a bicorn would have been the standard for hats.
There are also various pieces of equipment, including a bicorn, sergeant's sword, bayonet, cartridge box, haversack and canteen.
 
 
 
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