corniform

English

Etymology

From Latin cornu (“horn”) +‎ -iform.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːnɪfɔːm/

Adjective

corniform (comparative more corniform, superlative most corniform)

1. Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
   • 1906, O. Henry, The Love-Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein:

     Therefore Ikey's corniform, be-spectacled nose and narrow, knowledge-bowed figure was well known in the vicinity of the Blue Light, and his advice and notice were much desired.

Translations

horn-shaped

Catalan: corniforme (ca) m French: corniforme (fr) Portuguese: corniforme Russian: рогоподо́бный m (rogopodóbnyj) Spanish: corniforme

References

• “corniform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.