unicorn horn

Magical equine protrusion

A unicorn horn is the spiraling, typically white horn imagined to project from a unicorn's forehead.

In medieval and Renaissance Europe, "unicorn horns" sold as medicine or poison detectors were actually narwhal tusks.

The term appears in fantasy contexts describing magical artifacts: The wizard's staff was tipped with a unicorn horn.

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narwhal · pearlescent · pointed · mythical · mythical creature · healing · purity · pure of heart · silver · twisted · gleaming · enchanted · fantasy · fairy tale · sparkle · rainbow · tusk · iridescent

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authenticity/existence

unicorn hornnarwhal tusk

Marine mammal's spiral tooth

rhinoceros horn · elephant tusk · cow horn · deer antler · ram's horn

magical properties

unicorn hornpoison

Harmful ingested substance

cursed object · bane · hemlock · nightshade · venom

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unicorn horndirt

Loose dry earth

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unicorn, horn, horns, horned, hornless, horny, hornlike, unicorns, corn

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G