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Cornucopia, as anyone who had to make one out of construction paper in kindergarten for Thanksgiving can tell you, is a horn of plenty.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Thanks to Bulgari creative director Lucia Silvestri, our horn of plenty can also be an eternal banquet—of coral, amethyst, pink and green tourmaline, rubellite, citrine, and diamonds.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 10 June 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1586, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of horn of plenty was
circa 1586
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“Horn of plenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horn%20of%20plenty. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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