cornĭcŭlum, i, n. dim. [cornu], a little horn.
I Prop., Plin. 9, 42, 67, § 143; 11, 28, 34, § 100.—
II Meton.
A A small tunnel of horn , Col. 7, 5, 15 and 20.—
B A horn-shaped ornament upon the helmet, as a reward for bravery , Liv. 10, 44, 5; Aur. Vict. 723; Suet. Gram. 9; cf. Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 124.