English Explanatory Dictionary

licorne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Word forms

licorne licornes

Etymology

From French licorne, semantic loan from Russian единоро́г (jedinoróg, literally “unicorn”), in reference to the unicorn on the coat of arms of count P. I. Shuvalov, who introduced this type of artillery piece. Doublet of unicorn.

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