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cornute
cor·nute
/
kɔrˈnut, -ˈnyut
/
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[
kawr-
noot
, -
nyoot
]
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verb,
cor·nut·ed,
cor·nut·ing,
adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
Archaic.
to cuckold.
adjective
2.
cornuted
.
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Latin
cornūtus
horned, equivalent to
cornū
horn
+
-tus
adj. suffix
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World English Dictionary
cornute
or
cornuted
(kɔːˈnjuːt)
—
adj
biology
having or resembling cornua; hornlike:
the cornute process of a bone
[C17: from Latin
cornūtus
horned, from
cornū
horn
]
cornuted
or
cornuted
—
adj
[C17: from Latin
cornūtus
horned, from
cornū
horn
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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