Definition of horn

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Horn (n.) The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg..

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Cabree :: Cabree (n.) The pronghorn antelope.
Apohyal :: Apohyal (a.) Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
Gems-horn :: Gems-horn (n.) An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
Gooseberry :: Gooseberry (a.) Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated..
Sponginess :: Spongin (n.) The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll..
Aspalathus :: Aspalathus (n.) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
Spinet :: Spinescent (a.) Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a rigid, leafless point; armed with spines..
Narwhal :: Narwhal (n.) An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side..
Furze :: Furze (n.) A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus..
Plenicorn :: Plenicorn (n.) A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer..
Horn :: Horn (n.) A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of the horns of cattle..
Water Beech :: Water beech () The American hornbeam. See Hornbeam.
Original :: Original (n.) The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum..
Althorn :: Althorn (n.) An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn..
Inkhorn :: Inkhorn (a.) Learned; pedantic; affected.
Anoa :: Anoa (n.) A small wild ox of Celebes (Anoa depressicornis), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns..
Keratogenous :: Keratogenous (a.) Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse..
Ibex :: Ibex (n.) One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also steinbok..
Cohorn :: Cohorn (n.) See Coehorn.
Andesite :: Andesite (n.) An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene..
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