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alicorn

noun
al·​i·​corn | \ ˈa-lə-ˌkȯrn How to pronounce alicorn (audio) \
plural alicorns

Definition of alicorn

: 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

First Known Use of alicorn

1966, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alicorn

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

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