Definition of horn

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Horn (n.) A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and the like. The hollow horns of the Ox family consist externally of true horn, and are never shed..

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Lanthorn :: Lanthorn (n.) See Lantern.
Longhorn :: Longhorn (n.) A long-horned animal, as a cow, goat, or beetle. See Long-horned..
Corniform :: Corniform (a.) Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
Hornblendic :: Hornblendic (a.) Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende.
Mote :: Mote (n.) The flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See Mot, n., 3, and Mort..
Hornpipe :: Hornpipe (n.) An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn..
Sasin :: Sasin (n.) The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, / cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns..
Hornfoot :: Hornfoot (a.) Having hoofs; hoofed.
Thorn-headed :: Thorn-headed (a.) Having a head armed with thorns or spines.
Shorn :: Shorn () of Shea.
Thar :: Thar (n.) A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called also serow, and imo..
Lycine :: Lycine (n.) A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.
Bud :: Bud (v. i.) To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn..
Slug-horn :: Slug-horn (a.) An erroneous form of the Scotch word slughorne, or sloggorne, meaning slogan..
Cataphracted :: Cataphracted (a.) Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, etc..
Horn :: Horn (n.) The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc..
Dehorning :: Dehorning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dehor.
Paragnathus :: Paragnathus (n.) One of the small, horny, toothlike jaws of certain annelids..
Krummhorn :: Krummhorn (n.) Alt. of Krumhor.
Greenhorn :: Greenhorn (n.) A raw, inexperienced person; one easily imposed upon..
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