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licorne.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

    historical
Where this word comes from

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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