Cornucopia

  • 41cornucopia — s. f. corno dell abbondanza …

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  • 42cornucopia — n. [L. pl. Cornucopioe.] Horn of plenty …

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  • 43cornucopia — cor·nu·co·pia …

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  • 44cornucopia — cor•nu•co•pi•a [[t]ˌkɔr nəˈkoʊ pi ə, nyə [/t]] n. pl. pi•as 1) myt a horn containing food and drink in endless supply, associated in classical mythology with the horn of the goat representing the nurse of the infant Zeus 2) a representation of… …

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  • 45cornucopia — /ˌkɔnjəˈkoʊpiə / (say .kawnyuh kohpeeuh) noun 1. the mythical horn of the goat Amalthaea, which suckled Zeus, represented as overflowing with flowers, fruit, etc., and symbolising plenty. 2. an overflowing supply. 3. a horn shaped or conical… …

  • 46cornucopia —   n. (pl. piae,    ♦ pias) horn, or source, of plenty; horn shaped container …

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  • 47Cornucopia —    From Greek mythology, this is the horn of abundance which is always filled with fruit, no matter how much of its contents are eaten. This horn was broken from Amalthea, the goat which nourished the infant Zeus …

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  • 48cornucopia — n. 1 a a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat s horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn. b an ornamental vessel shaped like this. 2 an abundant supply. Derivatives: cornucopian adj. Etymology: LL f. L cornu copiae horn of plenty …

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  • 49cornucopia leg — Furniture. a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve. * * * …

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  • 50cornucopia sofa — noun : an early 19th century sofa with arms carved in the form of cornucopias …

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