Alicorn
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A unicorn. archaic, countable, uncountable
- 2 A mythological creature, a mixture of pegasus and unicorn: a winged horse with a single horn on its head. proscribed
"The Alicorn. He be a winged unicorn, the finest equine flesh extant, the adoration of every fair and innocent maiden. For that steed I would give anything."
- 3 The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or pharmacological ingredient. countable, historical, uncountable
"He admits that powdered alicorn will delay the death of a poisoned pigeon, but says that any other horn will do the same thing by retarding assimilation."
Synonyms
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More examples""So... what's this one, then?" "It says, "Drink this, then tell me what you've learned." "Alright, hang on. ...And here's the bucket. Okay, go ahead." "Urk! Ugh, it's got an aftertaste. Eh? Uh oh! Blaaargh!" "Well... I see you didn't barf up the spell..." "Ugh... I know she can make these potions palatable... Anything happen?" "Aye. But — truth be told, it's come so far out of left field for me I don't actually have any feelings about it!" "What?" "Have a look at the mirror." "...Oh. Wait... What?!" "Pretty much what I was thinking. No one's gonna understand, but here we are. So... what now, alicorn princess? Envy of little girls everywhere?""
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian alicorno.
Term already associated with unicorns and reinterpreted as a blend of Latin āla (“wing”) with unicorn, popularized by Bearing an Hourglass (1984) and other fantasy novels by Piers Anthony.
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