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单词 cornute
释义

cornute

[ kawr-noot, -nyoot ]
/ kɔrˈnut, -ˈnyut /

verb (used with object), cor·nut·ed, cor·nut·ing.

Archaic. to cuckold.

adjective

cornuted.

Origin of cornute

1590–1600; <Latin cornūtus horned, equivalent to cornūhorn + -tus adj. suffix

Words nearby cornute

corn syrup, cornu, cornu ammonis, cornucopia, cornucopia leg, cornute, cornuted, cornuto, Cornwall, Cornwallis, Cornwallis, Charles
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Example sentences from the Web for cornute

  • Examples of helmets with cornute appendages, especially found in classical art, are not wanting in medival times.

    Finger-Ring Lore|William Jones
  • Cornute, horned; bearing a horn-like projection or appendage.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for cornute

cornute

cornuted

/ (kɔːˈnjuːt) /

adjective

biology having or resembling cornua; hornlikethe cornute process of a bone

Word Origin for cornute

C17: from Latin cornūtus horned, from cornū horn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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