noun
unicorn
YOO-nih-korn/ˈjuːnɪkɔːrn/
A mythical horse-shaped creature bearing one horn.
The white unicorn stands calmly with one spiraled horn on its forehead.
Etymology
The pieces mean “one horn,” naming the creature by its defining feature. The name itself describes the single horn rather than the horse-like body of the mythical animal.
In context
The unicorn received similarly careful symbolic treatment. Impossible to capture through force according to the bestie, this fierce solitary creature sometimes described with a single spiraled horn capable of purifying poisoned water
More examples
- In the fairy tale, a unicorn guards the forest.
- She draws two unicorns beside a rainbow.
- A silver unicorn decorates the cover of her notebook.
Forms
unicorn · unicorns