Word Finder - cornucopia

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A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted.

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A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.

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An abundance or plentiful supply.

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The store provided a veritable cornucopia of modern gadgets.

In works of art she appears with a cornucopia or with ears of corn and a cock.

The cup-shaped involucre of Cornucopia is a dilatation of the axis into a hollow receptacle with a raised border.

The scientist is left to whimsically choose among a cornucopia of "bold conjectures," everyone of which is guaranteed to be false.

To begin your meal, there is a wonderful cornucopia of seafood in the new (and very pretty) oyster bar.

In outline it is sometimes compared to a huge cornucopia with its small end curving S.E.

The sites, all linked together, provide a veritable cornucopia of information on these topics.

He is represented in works of art in the form of a serpent, or of a young man with a cornucopia and a bowl in one hand, and a poppy and ears of corn in the other.

Coins were also struck, showing her crowned and veiled on the obverse, with a double cornucopia on the reverse.

They all symbolize certainty and sameness in a volatile universe, where the world's wealthier people are offered a cornucopia of choice.

For this second issue, we have a cornucopia of projects from all over the world.

Such transformations are meat and drink to Peter Rafferty in this rich cornucopia of subjects and styles.

She is represented in works of art, often together with Ceres, with a cornucopia (horn of plenty) in her arm, and a ship's prow in the background, indicating the transport of grain over the sea.

She frequently occurs on coins of the empire, standing between a modius (corn-measure) and the prow of a galley, with ears of corn in one hand and a cornucopia in the other; sometimes she holds a rudder or an anchor.

She is often shown dressed in green and gold, holding a cornucopia and accompanied by both domestic and wild animals.

There is to be found a veritable cornucopia or Pandora's box, as the case may be.

The ancient world was a virtual cornucopia of myths of gods and heroes.

It was a real cornucopia of Goddess ceremony and celebration.

She normally holds a scepter or cornucopia in her other hand.

A cornucopia is a very traditional Thanksgiving centerpiece, but the possibilities are endless.

This lightweight lip color is available in a cornucopia of shades and boasts an incredibly moisturizing formula.

You can make tiny fondant rabbits for Easter, spindly spider cupcakes for Halloween, cornucopia pumpkin cupcakes for Thanksgiving, or holly cupcakes for the December holiday season.

There is a virtual cornucopia of online anger management courses to be had, but unfortunately, very few of them are free.

You can have a themed design such as a cake resembling a stack of flower pots for a Page garden wedding, a cornucopia for a fall wedding, or a Christmas tree tower for a winter wedding.

To give it special attention, ask a decorator to create a cornucopia from fondant or gum paste and fill it with figures of seasonal vegetables and fruits.

A Thanksgiving theme can easily overlap with a harvest theme, so consider borrowing related ideas such as the cornucopia decoration.

There's an enormous panorama, a veritable cornucopia, of Xbox cheats out there, from hidden characters to unlockable costumes to mystery weapons to invulnerability to instant access to all areas of the game.

Give it some island flair by gathering the hair into sections of micro braids and securing them with a cornucopia of shimmering barrettes.

A list of foods containing vitamin E reads like a veritable cornucopia of healthy and delicious foods.

However, from here on, get ready for a cornucopia of memorable styles.

For something a little different, buy a large glass vase or a trifle dish and fill it with apples, or make a cornucopia in a shallow glass dish or basket.

On the coins of the later Roman emperors she is frequently represented holding a cornucopia, from which she shakes her gifts, thereby at the same time in dicating the liberality of the emperor or empress.