Horn

  • 71horn — n. & v. n. 1 a a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, on the head of cattle, rhinoceroses, giraffes, and other esp. hoofed mammals, found singly, in pairs, or one in front of another. b the structure of a horn, consisting of a core …

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  • 72horn — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German horn, Latin cornu, Greek keras Date: before 12th century 1. a. one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 73Hörn — Blick von der Hörnbrücke auf die Hörnspitze Blick vom Hörn Campus auf die Hörn Als Hörn bzw. al …

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  • 74horn — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] horns 1) N COUNT: oft supp N On a vehicle such as a car, the horn is the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning. He sounded the car horn. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The horns of an animal such as a cow or deer are the… …

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  • 75horn — 1 noun 1 OF AN ANIMAL (C) one of the pair of hard pointed parts that grow on the heads of cows, goats, and other animals 2 SUBSTANCE (U) a) the substance that animals horns are made of: a knife with a horn handle b) (C) a part of an animal s head …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 76HORN — GERMANY (see also List of Individuals) 9.10.1880 Elbing/PL 11.1.1972 Berlin/D Fritz Horn graduated as a mechanical engineer from the Berlin Technical University in 1904 and there also submitted a PhD thesis in 1910. Horn started his career with… …

    Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

  • 77horn — A device for sounding an alarm. On some entry level vehicles, a single horn makes a high pitch beep. On more expensive vehicles, the sound is made with two or more horns. The sound is made by an electrical charge which activates and deactivates a …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 78horn — horn1 [ hɔrn ] noun ** 1. ) count the object in a car or other vehicle that makes a loud warning noise when you press it: honk/beep/sound your horn: A car honked its horn at me. 2. ) count one of the hard pointed parts that usually grow in a pair …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 79horn — noun 1 part of an animal ADJECTIVE ▪ buffalo, bull s, cow s, rhino, etc. ▪ ornaments made of rhino horn ▪ curled, curved …

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  • 80horn — {{11}}horn (n.) O.E. horn horn of an animal, also wind instrument (originally made from animal horns), from P.Gmc. *hurnaz (Cf. Ger. Horn, Du. horen, Goth. haurn), from PIE *ker uppermost part of the body, head, horn, top, summit (Cf. Gk. karnon …

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