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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
gate of horn en · NOUN
Meanings
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(poetic) The metaphorical or mythological gate out of which dreams that tell the truth are said to come.
“Thou art wise,” said Corund; “and belike the dream was a true dream, sent thee through the gate of horn, and belike it forebodeth events great and evil for the King and for Witchland.”
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 19:
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gate of ivory