Cornute

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cornute \Cor"nute\ (k?r"n?t or k?r-n?t"), Cornuted \Cor*nut"ed\
     (k?r-n?"t?d), a. [L. cornutus horned, from cornu horn.]
     1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.
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     2. Cuckolded. [R.] "My being cornuted." --LEstrange.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cornute \Cor*nute"\ (k?r-n?t"), v. t.
     To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold.
     [Obs.] --Burton.
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