alicornn.

Brit.

/ˈalᵻkɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈæləˌkɔrn/

Forms: 1600s alecorn, 1600s alecorne, 1600s– alicorn.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian alicorno.

Etymology: < Italian alicorno unicorn (14th cent.), medicinal substance made from the horn of a unicorn (16th cent.), ultimately showing a variant or alteration of classical Latin ūnicornis unicorn n. (compare discussion of Romance forms at unicorn n.). Compare post-classical Latin alicornus (1551 or earlier).Compare the following earlier attestation of Italian alicorno in English context:1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 712 The Graetians call it [sc. the unicorn] Monokeros,..the Italians Alicorno, Vnicorno, Liocorno, Leocorno.

Now historical.

1. A (mythical) animal supposedly resembling a bull with wavy horns, sometimes used as a heraldic device.In this sense perhaps a misunderstanding of the nature of the animal described by Topsell, which is clearly a unicorn (see quot. 1607 in the etymology).

ΚΠ

1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts (end matter)Table xxiv Alicorn.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ix. 170/2 The Alecorn hath large horns standing on each side of the head over the ears, flected and reflected, headed like a Bull, with the mouth slit up to the ears; the body, tail, and hoofs like a Bull; [etc.].

1922 Youth's Compan. 19 Jan. 35 Whatever uncertainty there might be among the ancients on that point, there was none among them as to the medicinal value of the horn, be it that of unicorn, alicorn, monoceros or rhinoceros.

2. A horn regarded as or alleged to be obtained from the unicorn. Also: the substance of this. Cf. unicorn's horn n.The horns came from various animals, narwhals being the most usual, and were often mounted or made into a drinking cup. Taken in powdered form, the substance was popularly believed, esp. in the Middle Ages, to protect against poisoning.

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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

1930 O. Shepard Lore of Unicorn v. 101 (note) I shall use the word ‘alicorn’ to mean ‘unicorn's horn’ wherever it seems convenient to do so in the following chapters. This is not quite a neologism; it is an adoption of the Italian word alicorno.

1930 O. Shepard Lore of Unicorn v. 108 There is in the St. Mark's Treasury still another alicorn, more than twice as long as the other two.

1980 Mammalian Species 127 5 It was in the interests of merchants to maintain the mystery shrouding..their supply of unicorn horns. So it was not until 1638 that the Danish naturalist,..Wurm, established the link between alicorn..and the narwhal.

2003 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 19 May 14 It seems an alicorn was not only a protectant against poison. Ground alicorn could cure fever, plague, epilepsy, rabies, gout and more.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alicorn
释义	alicornn. Brit. /ˈalᵻkɔːn/, U.S. /ˈæləˌkɔrn/ Forms: 1600s alecorn, 1600s alecorne, 1600s– alicorn. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian alicorno. Etymology: < Italian alicorno unicorn (14th cent.), medicinal substance made from the horn of a unicorn (16th cent.), ultimately showing a variant or alteration of classical Latin ūnicornis unicorn n. (compare discussion of Romance forms at unicorn n.). Compare post-classical Latin alicornus (1551 or earlier).Compare the following earlier attestation of Italian alicorno in English context:1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 712 The Graetians call it [sc. the unicorn] Monokeros,..the Italians Alicorno, Vnicorno, Liocorno, Leocorno. Now historical. 1. A (mythical) animal supposedly resembling a bull with wavy horns, sometimes used as a heraldic device.In this sense perhaps a misunderstanding of the nature of the animal described by Topsell, which is clearly a unicorn (see quot. 1607 in the etymology). ΚΠ 1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts (end matter)Table xxiv Alicorn. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ix. 170/2 The Alecorn hath large horns standing on each side of the head over the ears, flected and reflected, headed like a Bull, with the mouth slit up to the ears; the body, tail, and hoofs like a Bull; [etc.]. 1922 Youth's Compan. 19 Jan. 35 Whatever uncertainty there might be among the ancients on that point, there was none among them as to the medicinal value of the horn, be it that of unicorn, alicorn, monoceros or rhinoceros. 2. A horn regarded as or alleged to be obtained from the unicorn. Also: the substance of this. Cf. unicorn's horn n.The horns came from various animals, narwhals being the most usual, and were often mounted or made into a drinking cup. Taken in powdered form, the substance was popularly believed, esp. in the Middle Ages, to protect against poisoning. 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 1930 O. Shepard Lore of Unicorn v. 101 (note) I shall use the word ‘alicorn’ to mean ‘unicorn's horn’ wherever it seems convenient to do so in the following chapters. This is not quite a neologism; it is an adoption of the Italian word alicorno. 1930 O. Shepard Lore of Unicorn v. 108 There is in the St. Mark's Treasury still another alicorn, more than twice as long as the other two. 1980 Mammalian Species 127 5 It was in the interests of merchants to maintain the mystery shrouding..their supply of unicorn horns. So it was not until 1638 that the Danish naturalist,..Wurm, established the link between alicorn..and the narwhal. 2003 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 19 May 14 It seems an alicorn was not only a protectant against poison. Ground alicorn could cure fever, plague, epilepsy, rabies, gout and more. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1678
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