Unicorn (ship)
WordNet
noun
(1) An imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
WiktionaryText
English
Etymology
, from unus : one + cornu - u : horn.
Noun
- A mythical beast traditionally represented as having the legs of a buck, the body of a horse, the tail of a lion with a single spiral horn on its head; a symbol of virginity.
- A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.
- The word used in the King James Bible to translate the Hebrew re'em. Modern English translations such as the RSV prefer wild ox; a minority believe the unicorn to be an extinct horned animal, possibly a dinosaur.
- Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? — Job 39:9-10 KJV.