horn
/hɔɹn/ noun B1- A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.
- An antler.
- The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects. · an umbrella with a handle made of horn
- A vessel made from a horn, to contain drink, ink, gunpowder, etc.
- One of the two corners of a crescent, particularly of the crescent moon
- The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.
- The Ionic volute.
Plural horns
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Though the Bull dug into the walls with his horns, he tired before he could rout out the Mouse, and crouching down, went to sleep outside the hole.
A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, “You are larger than a dog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns as a defense; why, then, O Mother!
Steadying himself with the Goat’s horns, he safely reached the mouth of the well and made off as fast as he could.
He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons.
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