Cornucopia (Lat. cornu, 'a horn,' and copia, 'plenty'), in classical antiquities, the horn or symbol of plenty placed in the hands of emblematical figures of Plenty, Liberty, and the like, who are represented as pouring from it an abundance of fruits or corn. It is frequently used in architecture, sculpture, and heraldry.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 489
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