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• Horn — may refer to: * Horn (anatomy), the pointed projection of the skin of various animals, as an organ or its material * Horn (surname)In music and sound * Horn (instrument), sometimes called a French horn, a brass musical instrument constructed of… …   Wikipedia

• horn — [hôrn] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger < IE base * k̑er , upper part of the body, head > L cornu, Gr keras] 1. a) a hard, hollow, bony or keratinous, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants b) …   English World dictionary

• horn — hornish, adj. hornless, adj. hornlessness, n. hornlike, adj. /hawrn/, n. 1. 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,… …   Universalium

• horn — [[t]hɔrn[/t]] n. 1) zool. one of the hard, keratinous, permanent, hollow, and usu. paired growths projecting from the head of certain ungulates, esp. bovids 2) zool. a similar growth, sometimes of compacted hair, as the median horn on a… …   From formal English to slang

• horn — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• horn — 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

• horn — noun 1》 an outgrowth of bone encased in hardened skin, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, etc.     ↘a hardened woolly outgrowth occurring singly or one behind another on the snout of a rhinoceros.… …   English new terms dictionary

• Horn —    Trumpets were at first horns perforated at the tip, used for various purposes (Josh. 6:4, 5).    Flasks or vessels were made of horn (1 Sam. 16:1, 13; 1 Kings 1:39).    But the word is used also metaphorically to denote the projecting corners… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• horn —    [ glacial geology ]    A high, rocky, sharp pointed, steep sided, mountain peak with prominent faces and ridges, bounded by the intersecting walls of three or more cirques that have been cut back into the mountain by headward erosion of… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• peak — I n 1. pinnacle, summit, tor, crest, ridge, needle, mountaintop; alp, promontory, headland, cliff, precipice, crag, bluff; mountain, elevation, eminence, hill. 2. apex, vertex, apogee, tip, tiptop; spire, steeple, cupola; top, head, headpiece,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Cloud Peak — Cloud Peak, as viewed from Freezout, off Cold Springs Road. Elevation 13,167 ft (4,013 m)  …   Wikipedia