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Unicorn

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A fabulous animal like a horse, with a cubit and a half long horn on the forehead; was adopted by James I. as the symbol of Scotland on the royal arms; is in Christian art a symbol of the incarnation, and an emblem of female chastity.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Unicorn'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​u/unicorn.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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