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biscornu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bis-cor-nu
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of ornamental pincushion, usually made out of Aida cloth or linen, and decorated with embroidery.

Etymology

Borrowed from French biscornu, from bis- (“two”) + cornu (“horn”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

biscornus (plural)

Questions

What does biscornu mean?
A kind of ornamental pincushion, usually made out of Aida cloth or linen, and decorated with embroidery.
Where does biscornu come from?
It is traced to French.

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