cornu

pl. ‖Cornua Ammonis. [ L., horn of Ammon. See Ammonite. ] (Paleon.) A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an obsolete name for an ammonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cornucopias [ L. cornu copiae horn of plenty. See Horn, and Copious. ] 1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copiæ, and in the plural, cornua copiæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. cornutus horned, from cornu horn. ] 1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cuckolded. [ R. ] “My being cornuted.” LEstrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., fr. L. cornutus horned. ] A man that wears the horns; a cuckold. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]