Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Cornute /(k?r"n?t [or] k?r-n?t")/ · Cor·nute · IPA /kɔːˈnjuːt/ a. v. t. 01 a. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped. 1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped. 2. Cuckolded.[R.] 02 v. t. To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. 1. To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold.[Obs.]