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单词 alicorn
释义

alicorn

noun

al·​i·​corn ˈa-lə-ˌkȯrn How to pronounce alicorn (audio)
plural alicorns
: the horn of a unicorn
Many alicorns circulated during this period, often passing as prestige gifts from one royal house to another. Chris Lavers, The Natural History of Unicorns, 2009

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian alicorno, alicorne "unicorn," probably from a dissimilated variant of unicorno, borrowed from Late Latin ūnicornis unicorn

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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