Definition of horn

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Horn (n.) Any natural projection or excrescence from an animal, resembling or thought to resemble a horn in substance or form; esp.: (a) A projection from the beak of a bird, as in the hornbill. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, as in the horned owl. (c) A hornlike projection from the head or thorax of an insect, or the head of a reptile, or fish. (d) A sharp spine in front of the fins of a fish, as in the horned pout..

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Gorgonia :: Gorgonia (n.) A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis..
Unicorn :: Unicorn (n.) A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter.
Morsing Horn :: Morsing horn () A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming..
Bugle :: Bugle (n.) A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely in the orchestra; now superseded by the cornet; -- called also the Kent bugle..
Medicornu :: Medicornu (n.) The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
Henna :: Henna (n.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc..
Sponge :: Sponge (n.) The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies..
Hornbeak :: Hornbeak (n.) A fish. See Hornfish.
Toot :: Toot (v. t.) To cause to sound, as a horn, the note being modified at the beginning and end as if by pronouncing the letter t; to blow; to sound..
Yt :: Yt () an old method of printing that (AS. /aet, /aet) the y taking the place of the old letter thorn (/). Cf. Ye, the..
Blow :: Blow (n.) The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows..
Plenicorn :: Plenicorn (n.) A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer..
Thorn :: Thorn (n.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn..
Rosaceous :: Rosaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Rosaceae) of which the rose is the type. It includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet, brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies, pears, service trees, and quinces..
Horning :: Horning (n.) Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent..
Durham :: Durham (n.) One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality..
Bass Horn :: Bass horn () A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone..
Cor/niculate :: Cor/niculate (a.) Horned; having horns.
Fissirostral :: Fissirostral (a.) Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case of swallows and goatsuckers..
Syenite :: Syenite (n.) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called granite..
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