unicorn's hornn.

Brit.

/ˈjuːnᵻkɔːnz hɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈjunəˌkɔrnz ˌhɔrn/

Forms: Also † unicorn horn.

Etymology: See unicorn n. 1.

a. A horn regarded as or alleged to be obtained from the legendary unicorn, but in reality that of the rhinoceros, narwhal, or other animal, frequently mounted or made into a drinking cup and employed as a preventive of or charm against poison.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > other charms

unicorn's horn1451

Hand of Glory1707

touch piece1734

lamin1816

conjure bag1850

alicorn1930

α.

1451 Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 51 A ryng of vnicorn horne.

1555 in Reg. Guild Corpus Christi York (1872) 207 I give to Sir Thomas Chaloner, knyghte, my unicorn horne.

c1650 Invent. Goods Charles I in S. Pegge Curialia (1806) 122 An unicorn horn.

β. 1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 80^v Two fayre vnicornes hornes.1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 74 A pece of a Unicornes horne, good against poison.1603 T. Lodge Treat. Plague in Wks. xii. sig. H3 The horne of that beast which..the simple sorte [call] vnicornes horne.1687 London Gaz. No. 2227/4 There will be exposed to Sale..considerable quantities of Drugs, Colours, and Unicorns Horns.1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Unicorn What ordinarily passes among us for Unicorn's Horn,..we are assured by Pereyra, in his Account of Greenland, to be the Tooth of a large Fish of the Whale Kind.1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. vii. 267 He is said to have kept a reputed unicorn's horn always on his table.

b. Narwhal's horn.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Monodontidae > genus Monodon (narwhal) > horn of

horn1607

unicorn's horn1856

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. 412 A shaft of unicorn's horn.

†2. The material of this powdered or prepared as a drug and used medicinally, esp. as an antidote against poison. Obsolete.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun] > other antidotes

unicorn's horn1590

orvietan1654

1590 E. Webbe Rare & Wonderfull Things (new ed.) sig. D3 Some lewde Gunners..gaue mee poyson in drinke..his Phisition..gaue me speedily Unicornes horne to drinke.

1631 E. Jorden Disc. Nat. Bathes (1632) vii. 44 This volatill salt..is commonly very Diaphoreticke: & this it is which makes our..supposed Vnicornes horne to be in such esteeme.

1698 New Descr. Moscovy 21 Likewise some use the Powder to Antedote Poison, as the Vnicorns horne; this I hold to be the same with the Morse.

3. Botany. (See quot. 1864.)

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > unicorn-root

unicorn-root1845

unicorn's horn1864

1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 393 The root of Helonias dioica is used..as an anthelmintic... The plant..is called Starwort and Blazing Star, also Unicorn's Horn. [Cf. unicorn-plant n., unicorn-root n. at unicorn n. Compounds 2a.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unicorns horn
释义	unicorn's hornn. Brit. /ˈjuːnᵻkɔːnz hɔːn/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌkɔrnz ˌhɔrn/ Forms: Also † unicorn horn. Etymology: See unicorn n. 1. 1. a. A horn regarded as or alleged to be obtained from the legendary unicorn, but in reality that of the rhinoceros, narwhal, or other animal, frequently mounted or made into a drinking cup and employed as a preventive of or charm against poison. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > other charms unicorn's horn1451 Hand of Glory1707 touch piece1734 lamin1816 conjure bag1850 alicorn1930 α. 1451 Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 51 A ryng of vnicorn horne. 1555 in Reg. Guild Corpus Christi York (1872) 207 I give to Sir Thomas Chaloner, knyghte, my unicorn horne. c1650 Invent. Goods Charles I in S. Pegge Curialia (1806) 122 An unicorn horn. β. 1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 80^v Two fayre vnicornes hornes.1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 74 A pece of a Unicornes horne, good against poison.1603 T. Lodge Treat. Plague in Wks. xii. sig. H3 The horne of that beast which..the simple sorte [call] vnicornes horne.1687 London Gaz. No. 2227/4 There will be exposed to Sale..considerable quantities of Drugs, Colours, and Unicorns Horns.1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Unicorn What ordinarily passes among us for Unicorn's Horn,..we are assured by Pereyra, in his Account of Greenland, to be the Tooth of a large Fish of the Whale Kind.1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. vii. 267 He is said to have kept a reputed unicorn's horn always on his table. b. Narwhal's horn. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Monodontidae > genus Monodon (narwhal) > horn of horn1607 unicorn's horn1856 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. 412 A shaft of unicorn's horn. †2. The material of this powdered or prepared as a drug and used medicinally, esp. as an antidote against poison. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun] > other antidotes unicorn's horn1590 orvietan1654 1590 E. Webbe Rare & Wonderfull Things (new ed.) sig. D3 Some lewde Gunners..gaue mee poyson in drinke..his Phisition..gaue me speedily Unicornes horne to drinke. 1631 E. Jorden Disc. Nat. Bathes (1632) vii. 44 This volatill salt..is commonly very Diaphoreticke: & this it is which makes our..supposed Vnicornes horne to be in such esteeme. 1698 New Descr. Moscovy 21 Likewise some use the Powder to Antedote Poison, as the Vnicorns horne; this I hold to be the same with the Morse. 3. Botany. (See quot. 1864.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > unicorn-root unicorn-root1845 unicorn's horn1864 1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 393 The root of Helonias dioica is used..as an anthelmintic... The plant..is called Starwort and Blazing Star, also Unicorn's Horn. [Cf. unicorn-plant n., unicorn-root n. at unicorn n. Compounds 2a.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1451
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