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biscornu

biscornu noun: a kind of ornamental pincushion, usually made out of Aida cloth or linen, and decorated with embroidery.

Noun

biscornu (plural biscornus)

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

Forms of biscornu

pluralbiscornus

Origin of biscornu

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

Questions about biscornu

What does biscornu mean?
Biscornu means a kind of ornamental pincushion, usually made out of Aida cloth or linen, and decorated with embroidery.
What part of speech is biscornu?
Biscornu is a noun.
What is the plural of biscornu?
The plural of biscornu is biscornus.

Words near biscornu in the dictionary

  1. biscochito
  2. biscochitos
  3. biscoctiform
  4. Biscoe
  5. Biscoes
  6. biscornu
  7. biscornus
  8. biscotin
  9. biscotins
  10. biscotti
  11. biscottis

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