Definition of horn

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Horn (n.) A symbol of strength, power, glory, exaltation, or pride..

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Unicornous :: Unicornous (a.) Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects.
Hornify :: Hornify (v. t.) To horn; to cuckold.
Urus :: Urus (n.) A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus / primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur..
Lorica :: Lorica (n.) A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like..
Corneocalcareous :: Corneocalcareous (a.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells and corals..
Levirostres :: Levirostres (n. pl.) A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and related forms..
Dehorn :: Dehorn (v. t.) To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See Dishorn.
Horn :: Horn (n.) The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are composed, being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous, with some phosphate of lime; also, any similar substance, as that which forms the hoof crust of horses, sheep, and cattle; as, a spoon of horn..
Pumiced :: Pumiced (a.) Affected with a kind of chronic laminitis in which there is a growth of soft spongy horn between the coffin bone and the hoof wall. The disease is called pumiced foot, or pumice foot..
Pectic :: Pectic (a.) Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous when moist..
Hornet :: Hornet (n.) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet (V. maculata) is larger and has similar habits..
Armed :: Armed (a.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey..
Hornblendic :: Hornblendic (a.) Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende.
Water Beech :: Water beech () The American hornbeam. See Hornbeam.
Hummel :: Hummel (a.) Having no awns or no horns; as, hummelcorn; a hummel cow..
Mort :: Mort (n.) A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death of game.
Dynastidan :: Dynastidan (n.) One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including Dynastus Neptunus, and the Hercules beetle (D. Hercules) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length..
Squamate :: Squamata (n. pl.) A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins..
Beaverteen :: Beaverteen (n.) A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing..
Sole :: Sole (n.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts..
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