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Unicorn
Unicorn,
fabled beast, pure white in color, having the head and legs
of a horse and a long, twisted horn set in the middle of
its forehead.
Symbolic
of holiness and chastity, the unicorn was prominent in tapestries
of the Middle Ages. It has been widely used in heraldic
signs.
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The
unicorn is a fabled white horse with a single straight
horn spiraling from its forehead. The creature often
symbolized virginity and was a popular design on tapestries
of the Middle Ages. This tapestry, created in the
late 1400s, is in the collection of the Cluny Museum
in Paris, France.
Giraudon/Bridgeman
Art Library, London/New York
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"Unicorn,"
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