Definition of horn

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Horn (n.) An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias)..

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Pibcorn :: Pibcorn (n.) A wind instrument or pipe, with a horn at each end, -- used in Wales..
Krummhorn :: Krummhorn (n.) Alt. of Krumhor.
Cornute :: Cornute (v. t.) To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold.
Tremex :: Tremex (n.) A genus of large hymenopterous insects allied to the sawflies. The female lays her eggs in holes which she bores in the trunks of trees with her large and long ovipositor, and the larva bores in the wood. See Illust. of Horntail..
Hornify :: Hornify (v. t.) To horn; to cuckold.
Phallus :: Phallus (n.) A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.
Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn..
Konze :: Konze (n.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face..
Kamichi :: Kamichi (n.) A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and S
Bugle Horn :: Bugle horn () A drinking vessel made of horn.
Horn :: Horn (n.) A wind instrument of music; originally, one made of a horn (of an ox or a ram); now applied to various elaborately wrought instruments of brass or other metal, resembling a horn in shape..
Whalebone :: Whalebone (n.) A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen..
Scutate :: Scutate (a.) Protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or large scales..
Keratose :: Keratose (n.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode..
Ammonia :: Ammonia (n.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn..
Corno Inglese :: Corno Inglese () A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch; the English horn..
Call :: Call (n.) A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.
Beak :: Beak (n.) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds..
Keitloa :: Keitloa (n.) A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer..
Pomaceous :: Pomaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pomeae) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc..
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