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 cornū horn + -tus adj. suffix

Words nearby cornute

cornstone, cornu, cornu ammonis, cornucopia, cornucopia leg, cornute, cornuted, cornuto, cornwall, cornwallis, cornwallis, charles

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; hornlike the cornute process of a bone

Word Origin for cornute

C17: from Latin cornūtus horned, from cornū horn