licorne · noun — A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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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.
noun
- A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.e.g.“But I think our new 24-pounder howitzer will be found superior to any of them, not even excepting the Russian Licorne.” — 1824, “Answers of Sir A. D., K. C. B. of the Royal Artillery, to some questions from Lieutenant C. D. Bengal Artillery”, in The British Indian Military Repository, volume 3:
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