Having two horns or horn-like projections; often used in description of certain animals or mythological creatures.
From 'double' plus 'horned' (from Old English 'horn'). The term appears in medieval bestiaries and heraldry to describe creatures with paired horn structures.
Medieval artists drew doublehorned creatures in tapestries and manuscripts to show they were extra powerful or dangerous—adding horns was their way of showing 'this beast means business,' the visual language of medieval fearlessness.
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