Definition of horn

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Horn (n.) A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of the horns of cattle..

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Chitin :: Chitin (n.) A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin..
Glaucic :: Glaucic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Glaucium or horned poppy; -- formerly applied to an acid derived from it, now known to be fumaric acid..
Levirostres :: Levirostres (n. pl.) A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and related forms..
Waxwing :: Waxwing (n.) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird..
Bass Horn :: Bass horn () A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone..
Amidin :: Amidin (n.) Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water..
Chikara :: Chikara (n.) The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis).
Thornback :: Thornback (n.) A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
Recheat :: Recheat (n.) A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.
Plenicorn :: Plenicorn (n.) A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer..
Horn :: Horn (n.) The pointed beak of an anvil.
Apohyal :: Apohyal (a.) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
Virole :: Virole (n.) A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn.
Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals..
Ceratohyal :: Ceratohyal (n.) A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid..
Yt :: Yt () an old method of printing that (AS. /aet, /aet) the y taking the place of the old letter thorn (/). Cf. Ye, the..
Subhumerate :: Subhornblendic (a.) Containing hornblende in a scattered state; of or relating to rocks containing disseminated hornblende.
Cerargyrite :: Cerargyrite (n.) Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be cut by a knife, like lead or horn (hence called horn silver)..
Subcorneous :: Subcorneous (a.) Situated under a horny part or layer.
Reciprocornous :: Reciprocornous (a.) Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram..
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