Capricorn
To adorn with hornsTo adorn with horns.
» Tom isn't a Capricorn.
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1 senses(archaic)To adorn with horns.
Richard Brathwait, "A Cuckold with a Witnesse", from A Strappado for the Devil (1615): "A wily wench there was (as I have read) / Who us’d to capricorn her husband’s head."
Examples
136 sentencesTom isn't a Capricorn.
Capricorns are naturally confident in themselves.
ruКозероги по природе уверенны в себе. — NativesAlliance
Capricorns are no stranger to suffering.
Capricorns are clearly dominating this world.
Capricorns are the toughest mentally speaking.
Origin
From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- + corn (“horn”).From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- + corn (“horn”).
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Forms
Capricorns, Capricorning, Capricorned, Capricorned| Base form | Capricorn · to Capricorn |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | Capricorns |
| Present participle | Capricorning |
| Past simple | Capricorned |
| Past participle | Capricorned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.