one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
2.
a similar growth, sometimes of hair, as the median horn or horns on the snout of the rhinoceros, or the tusk of the narwhal.
Metalworking. a projection at the side of the end of a rolled sheet or strip, caused by unevenness of the roll due to wear.
29.
Horology. (in a lever escapement) either of the two prongs at the end of the lever fork guarding against overbanking when the guard pin is in the crescent.
–verb (used with object)
30.
to cuckold.
31.
to butt or gore with the horns.
32.
Shipbuilding. to set up (a frame or bulkhead of a vessel being built) at a proper angle to the keel with due regard to the inclination of the keel on the ways; plumb.
–adjective
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made of horn.
—Idioms
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blow (or toot) one's own horn, Informal. to publicize or boast about one's abilities or achievements: He's a bright fellow, but likes to blow his own horn too much.
35.
draw or pull in one's horns, to restrain oneself or become less belligerent; retreat: Since he lost so much gambling, he's drawn in his horns a bit.
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horn in, Informal. to thrust oneself forward obtrusively; intrude or interrupt: Every time we try to have a private conversation, the boss horns in.
37.
lock horns, to conflict, quarrel, or disagree: The administration and the staff locked horns over the proposed measures.
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on the horns of a dilemma, confronted with two equally disagreeable choices.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME horn(e) (n.), OE horn; c. D horen, ON, Dan, Sw horn, G Horn, Goth haurn, L cornucornu, Ir, Welsh corn; akin to Gk kéras horn (see cerat-)]
One of the hard, usually permanent structures projecting from the head of certain mammals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes, consisting of a bony core covered with a sheath of keratinous material.
A hard protuberance, such as an antler or projection on the head of a giraffe or rhinoceros, that is similar to or suggestive of a horn.
The hard smooth keratinous material forming the outer covering of the horns of cattle or related animals.
A natural or synthetic substance resembling this material.
A horn of plenty; a cornucopia.
Either of the ends of a new moon.
The point of an anvil.
The pommel of a saddle.
An ear trumpet.
A device for projecting sound waves, as in a loudspeaker.
A hollow, metallic electromagnetic transmission antenna with a circular or rectangular cross section.
A wind instrument made of an animal horn.
A brass wind instrument, such as a trombone or tuba.
A French horn.
A wind instrument, such as a trumpet or saxophone, used in a jazz band.
A usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn.
Any of various noisemakers operated by blowing or by squeezing a hollow rubber ball.
A container, such as a powder horn, made from a horn.
Something having the shape of a horn, especially:
A horn of plenty; a cornucopia.
Either of the ends of a new moon.
The point of an anvil.
The pommel of a saddle.
An ear trumpet.
A device for projecting sound waves, as in a loudspeaker.
A hollow, metallic electromagnetic transmission antenna with a circular or rectangular cross section.
A wind instrument made of an animal horn.
A brass wind instrument, such as a trombone or tuba.
A French horn.
A wind instrument, such as a trumpet or saxophone, used in a jazz band.
A usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn.
Any of various noisemakers operated by blowing or by squeezing a hollow rubber ball.
Music
A wind instrument made of an animal horn.
A brass wind instrument, such as a trombone or tuba.
A French horn.
A wind instrument, such as a trumpet or saxophone, used in a jazz band.
A usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn.
Any of various noisemakers operated by blowing or by squeezing a hollow rubber ball.
A usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn.
Any of various noisemakers operated by blowing or by squeezing a hollow rubber ball.
Slang A telephone.
intr.v.
horned, horn·ing, horns
To join without being invited; intrude. Used with in.
[Middle English, from Old English; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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A headland of extreme southern Chile in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. The southernmost point of South America, it was first rounded in 1616 by the Dutch navigator Willem Schouten (died 1625), who named it after his birthplace, Hoorn. It is notorious for its storms and heavy seas.
O.E. horn "horn of an animal," also "wind instrument" (originally made from animal horns), from P.Gmc. *khurnaz (cf. Ger. Horn, Du. horen, Goth. haurn), from PIE *ker- "uppermost part of the body, head, horn, top, summit" (cf. Gk. karnon, L. cornu, Skt. srngam "horn"). Reference to car horns is first recorded 1901. A hornpipe was originally a hornepype (c.1400), a musical instrument with bell and mouthpiece made of horn, later (c.1485) "dance associated with sailors" (originally performed to music from such an instrument). To horn in "intrude" is attested by 1880, originally cowboy slang, on the notion of buffalo behavior.
Either of the bony growths projecting from the upper part of the head of certain hoofed mammals, such as cattle, sheep, and goats. The horns of these animals are never shed, and they consist of bone covered by keratin.
A hard growth that looks like a horn, such as an antler or a growth on the head of a giraffe or rhinoceros. Unlike true horns, antlers are shed yearly and have a velvety covering, and the horns of a rhinoceros are made not of bone but of hairy skin fused with keratin.
The hard durable substance that forms the outer covering of true horns. It consists of keratin.
Horn Lake, MS (city, FIPS 33700) Location: 34.95608 N, 90.03528 W Population (1990): 9069 (3136 housing units) Area: 14.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38637
Big Horn County, MT (county, FIPS 3) Location: 45.42945 N, 107.48976 W Population (1990): 11337 (4304 housing units) Area: 12936.7 sq km (land), 51.4 sq km (water)
Big Horn County, WY (county, FIPS 3) Location: 44.52553 N, 107.98750 W Population (1990): 10525 (5048 housing units) Area: 8125.2 sq km (land), 56.9 sq km (water)
Elk Horn, IA (city, FIPS 24780) Location: 41.59272 N, 95.06040 W Population (1990): 672 (265 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51531
Elk Horn, KY Zip code(s): 42733
Van Horn, TX (town, FIPS 75032) Location: 31.04001 N, 104.83457 W Population (1990): 2930 (1073 housing units) Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Car"at\ (k[a^]r"[a^]t), n. [F. carat (cf. It. carato, OPg. quirate, Pg. & Sp. quilate), Ar. q[imac]r[=a]t bean or pea shell, a weight of four grains, a carat, fr. Gr. kera`tion a little horn, the fruit of the carob tree, a weight, a carat. See Horn.]1. The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed. Note: The carat equals three and one fifth grains Troy, and is divided into four grains, sometimes called carat grains. Diamonds and other precious stones are estimated by carats and fractions of carats, and pearls, usually, by carat grains. --Tiffany. 2. A twenty-fourth part; -- a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold. Note: A mass of metal is said to be so many carats fine, according to the number of twenty-fourths of pure gold which it contains; as, 22 carats fine (goldsmith's standard) = 22 parts of gold, 1 of copper, and 1 of silver.
Corn\ (k[^o]rn), n. [L. cornu horn: cf. F. corne horn, hornlike excrescence. See Horn.] A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome. Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns, will have a bout with you. --Shak. Note: The substance of a corn usually resembles horn, but where moisture is present, as between the toes, it is white and sodden, and is called a soft corn.
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