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   Unicorn
   The unicorn is a mythical horse with a straight horn projecting from the forehead.
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   unicorn
   [n] - an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
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   Unicorn
   archaic or obsolete terms > Animals & Birds: The unicorn is a mythical animal that has changed in appearance over the many thousands of years of it first being recorded. It first was described as kid or small goat and then the popular description of the white horse with a one long spiralled horn jutting out from its forehead. It is believed to have lived in India. In the Middle Ages it was thought of as being a strong and fierce animal associated with chastity and virginity (and could only be captured by a virgin) and also with Christ's love of mankind. The unicorn is said to have leaped into the virgin's lap, and she suckles it and leads it to the king's palace. Medieval writers thus likened the unicorn to Christ, who raised up a horn of salvation for mankind and dwelt in the womb of the Virgin Mary. Other well-known legends tell of the unicorn's combat with the elephant, which it spears to death with its horn. Its horn was supposed to reveal the presence of poison in food or drink. The horn was reputedly made into cups but were actually made from the rhinoceros horn; these were highly valued by important people in the Middle Ages as a protection against poison drinks. The union of England and Scotland in 1707 demanded a new royal coat of arms combining those of England, which were supported by two lions, and Scotland, whose shield was carried by two Unicorns. The obvious compromise was one Lion and one Unicorn. The unicorn is commonly accepted as a lunar symbol, the natural enemy to, and compliment of, the lion, a solar symbol. In alchemy it represented the life spirit that leads the way to resurrection. Up until the start of the French Revolution, in 1789, the unicorn s horn was still used to detect poison in royal dinners.
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   unicorn
   Mythical animal referred to by classical writers, said to live in India and resembling a horse, but with one spiralled horn growing from the forehead. ...
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   unicorn
   1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; often represented in heraldry as a supporter. ... 2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorised Version of the Scriptures. 'Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow?' (Job xxxix. 10) ... The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See the No ...
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   unicorn
   noun an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
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   Unicorn
   A `unicorn` (from Latin `unus` 'one' and `cornu` 'horn') is a legendary creature. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn on its forehead, the traditional unicorn has a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail, and cloven hooves - these distinguish it from a horse. Marianna Mayer has observed (`The Unicorn and the Lake`), `The unicorn is the only fabulous beast that does not seem to have been ...
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   Unicorn
   • (n.) A howitzer. • (n.) A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures. • (n.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird. • (n.) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax. • (n.) The larva of a unicorn moth. • (n.) A fabulous animal with one...
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   unicorn
   mythological animal resembling a horse or a kid with a single horn on its forehead. The unicorn appeared in early Mesopotamian artworks, and it also ... [1 related articles]
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    unicorn
    Syn: unicornous
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    unicorn
    unicorn (yOO'nikôrn) , fabulous equine beast with a long horn jutting from the middle of its forehead. Once thought to be native to India, the unicorn was reportedly seen throughout the world. It was often considered as a composite creature, having the features of various animals. The unic...
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