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Horn

Definition: A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon
the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats,
and the like. The hollow horns of the Ox family consist externally of
true horn, and are never shed.

Horn

Definition: The antler of a deer, which is of bone throughout, and
annually shed and renewed.

Horn

Definition: 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.

Horn

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

Horn

Definition: Something made of a horn, or in resemblance of a horn

Horn

Definition: 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.

Horn

Definition: A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of
the horns of cattle.

Horn

Definition: The cornucopia, or horn of plenty.

Horn

Definition: A vessel made of a horn; esp., one designed for containing
powder; anciently, a small vessel for carrying liquids.

Horn

Definition: The pointed beak of an anvil.

Horn

Definition: The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections
on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.

Horn

Definition: The Ionic volute.

Horn

Definition: The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections
forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc.

Horn

Definition: A curved projection on the fore part of a plane.

Horn

Definition: One of the projections at the four corners of the Jewish
altar of burnt offering.

Horn

Definition: One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp., an extremity or
cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped.

Horn

Definition: The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of a squadron
drawn up in a crescentlike form.

Horn

Definition: 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.

Horn

Definition: A symbol of strength, power, glory, exaltation, or pride.

Horn

Definition: An emblem of a cuckold; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Horn

Definition: To furnish with horns; to give the shape of a horn to.

Horn

Definition: To cause to wear horns; to cuckold.