one-hornedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌwʌnˈhɔːnd/, U.S.

/ˈwənˈˌ(h)ɔrnd/

Forms: see one adj. and horned adj.; also Middle English vnhorned (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., horned adj.

Etymology: < one adj. + horned adj.For the form vnhorned see discussion s.v. one-eyed adj. Compare also Old English ān-hyrned , in the same sense, which survived into early Middle English as an-hurned (in quot. c1225 as noun in sense ‘unicorn’):OE Lambeth Psalter xci. 11 Exaltabitur sicut unicornis cornu meum : biþ upahafen swaswa anhyrnedes deores min horn.c1225 (?c1200) St. Margaret (Royal) (1934) 17 Leowse..mi meoke mildschipe of þe an-hurnde hornes.

Having only one horn. In quot. lOE as n.: a unicorn.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > unicorn

one-hornedlOE

unicorn?c1225

monocerosc1400

Indian ass1594

licorn1842

lOE Canterbury Psalter xxi. 22 Libera me de ore leonis et a cornibus unicornuorum humilitatem meam : gefriolsæ me of þes leon muþe & from horne þes anhornede minre eæþmodnesse.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 297 Plinius seiþ þere þat in ynde ben vnhorned [perh. read onhorned] oxen [L. vnicornes boues] wiþ white splikkes and bones..And in Inde ben some vnhorned [perh. read onhorned] ases [L. asini..unicornes]..And ben ycleped oon horned asses, ffor þey haue oon horne in þe forhede bitwen þe eeren.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs II. i. ii. 233/2 The Orix, or one-horn'd wild Goat.

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 75 Rhinoceros..One-horned..Two-horned.

1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia III. 19 Pliny..mentions the one-horned rhinoceros.

1889 Science 9 Aug. 93/2 A cow has her horn torn off, and in due course gives birth to a one-horned calf.

1955 Far Eastern Q. 14 373 T'ang, early; Ascending dragon, one-horned, three-clawed, called Tou Niu.

1999 Guardian 5 June (Travel section) 13/4 Soon we were shuffling round a great one-horned rhino and her calf—two of the mere 1,200 in the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	one-horned
释义	one-hornedadj.n. Brit. /ˌwʌnˈhɔːnd/, U.S. /ˈwənˈˌ(h)ɔrnd/ Forms: see one adj. and horned adj.; also Middle English vnhorned (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., horned adj. Etymology: < one adj. + horned adj.For the form vnhorned see discussion s.v. one-eyed adj. Compare also Old English ān-hyrned , in the same sense, which survived into early Middle English as an-hurned (in quot. c1225 as noun in sense ‘unicorn’):OE Lambeth Psalter xci. 11 Exaltabitur sicut unicornis cornu meum : biþ upahafen swaswa anhyrnedes deores min horn.c1225 (?c1200) St. Margaret (Royal) (1934) 17 Leowse..mi meoke mildschipe of þe an-hurnde hornes. Having only one horn. In quot. lOE as n.: a unicorn. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > unicorn one-hornedlOE unicorn?c1225 monocerosc1400 Indian ass1594 licorn1842 lOE Canterbury Psalter xxi. 22 Libera me de ore leonis et a cornibus unicornuorum humilitatem meam : gefriolsæ me of þes leon muþe & from horne þes anhornede minre eæþmodnesse. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 297 Plinius seiþ þere þat in ynde ben vnhorned [perh. read onhorned] oxen [L. vnicornes boues] wiþ white splikkes and bones..And in Inde ben some vnhorned [perh. read onhorned] ases [L. asini..unicornes]..And ben ycleped oon horned asses, ffor þey haue oon horne in þe forhede bitwen þe eeren. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs II. i. ii. 233/2 The Orix, or one-horn'd wild Goat. 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 75 Rhinoceros..One-horned..Two-horned. 1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia III. 19 Pliny..mentions the one-horned rhinoceros. 1889 Science 9 Aug. 93/2 A cow has her horn torn off, and in due course gives birth to a one-horned calf. 1955 Far Eastern Q. 14 373 T'ang, early; Ascending dragon, one-horned, three-clawed, called Tou Niu. 1999 Guardian 5 June (Travel section) 13/4 Soon we were shuffling round a great one-horned rhino and her calf—two of the mere 1,200 in the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.lOE
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