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In the theory of special functions in mathematics, the Horn functions (named for Jakob Horn) are the 34 distinct convergent hypergeometric series of order
Horn_function
Genus of fishes
lack the horn, while it is only the large relatively slow-swimming species which display the horn. Molecular phylogenetics show that horns independently
Naso_(fish)
Animal anatomy of hornlike growths
Look up horn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A horn is a permanent pointed projection on the head of various animals that consists of a covering of
Horn_(anatomy)
Genus of spiders
female A. junodi. The horn of C. marshalli stands straight up about 1 cm in an adult. There are several probable functions for this horn: according to a study
Ceratogyrus
Focusing device in neutrino physics
neutrinos or antineutrinos, a focused neutrino beam is obtained. A magnetic horn functions by using high strength pulsed currents (hundreds of kA) to produce a
Magnetic_horn
Natural horn instrument
has kept its function and profile in many cattle raising, agricultural and hunter-gatherer societies. The oldest varieties were made of horns of Bovidae
Blowing_horn
Family of mammals
ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs) 'nose-horned'; from ῥίς (rhis) 'nose' and κέρας (kéras) 'horn'; pl.: rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member
Rhinoceros
German mathematician
Jakob Horn (14 February 1867 – 24 February 1946) was a German mathematician who introduced Horn functions. Über systeme linearer Differentialgleichungen
Jakob_Horn
Problem in formal logic
Horn-satisfiability, or HORNSAT, is the problem of deciding whether a given conjunction of propositional Horn clauses is satisfiable or not. Horn-satisfiability
Horn-satisfiability
Peninsula and geopolitical region
The Horn of Africa (HOA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region located in the easternmost part of mainland
Horn_of_Africa
Loudspeaker using an acoustic horn
partitions to form a zigzag flaring duct which functions as a horn; this type is called a folded horn speaker. The horn serves to improve the coupling efficiency
Horn_loudspeaker
Mathematical function, denoted exp(x) or e^x
In mathematics, the exponential function is the unique real function which maps zero to one and has a derivative everywhere equal to its value. It is denoted
Exponential_function
Family of musical instruments
Natural horn Bugle Post horn French horn German horn Vienna horn Wagner tuba Saxhorns, including: Alto horn (UK: tenor horn), pitched in E♭ Baritone horn, pitched
Horn_(instrument)
Geometric figure which has infinite surface area but finite volume
Gabriel's horn (also called Torricelli's trumpet) is a type of geometric figure that has infinite surface area but finite volume. The name refers to the
Gabriel's_horn
Funnel-shaped waveguide radio device
A horn antenna or microwave horn is an antenna that consists of a flaring metal waveguide shaped like a horn to direct radio waves in a beam. Horns are
Horn_antenna
Stethoscope used to listen to the heart rate of a fetus
millimetres (7.9 in) long. It functions similarly to an ear trumpet by amplifying sound. The user holds the wide end of the horn against the pregnant woman's
Pinard_horn
Three columns of grey matter within the spinal cord
located in the other two grey columns in the spinal cord. The function of the spinal dorsal horn is to process and integrate sensory information from the peripheral
Grey_columns
Primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey
Golden Horn (Turkish: Altın Boynuz or Haliç) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. Golden Horn connects
Golden_Horn
British breed of sheep
Wiltshire Horn was until the eighteenth century one of the predominant sheep breeds of southern England. For hundreds of years, it served a clear function on
Wiltshire_Horn
Noisemaking device
produced by the horn. The longer the horn, the lower the pitch. Larger air horns used on ships and foghorns function similarly to a whistle; instead of
Air_horn
Legendary single-horned horse-like creature
described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicorn
Unicorn
Hankel: Hankel function Heine: Heine functions Charles Hermite: Hermite polynomials Karl L. W. M. Heun (1859 – 1929): Heun's equation J. Horn: Horn hypergeometric
List of eponyms of special functions
List_of_eponyms_of_special_functions
Ultrasonic device
for most practical applications of power ultrasound. Another function of the ultrasonic horn is to efficiently transfer the acoustic energy from the ultrasonic
Ultrasonic_horn
Low-pitched brass instrument
The baritone horn, or often simply the baritone, is a valved brass instrument pitched in B♭ in the saxhorn family, employed chiefly in brass, military
Baritone_horn
Extinct genus of rodents
America, mostly Nebraska. The role of the horns of Ceratogaulus is subject to much speculation. Several functions have been hypothesized (see below for a
Ceratogaulus
Legendary object in European and Asian cultures
venom) or against the plague. The horn was prepared in several ways, in solid form, or by infusion Its prophylactic function and magical power were assumed
Unicorn_horn
Spirit in Basque mythology
witches and elves. In that lunch it was served human-meat and his horns functioned as gigantic candles. To continue with the celebration, Aker and his
Akerbeltz
1876 battle of the Great Sioux War
Yellowstone area. On the way he noted that the Crow hunted buffalo on the "Small Horn River". St. Louis-based fur trader Manuel Lisa built Fort Raymond in 1807
Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn
Iron Age bronze artifact found in Scotland
agreed that the horns are somewhat later than the cap, and in a rather different style. Whatever the original appearance and functions of the objects,
Torrs_Pony-cap_and_Horns
Genus of Late Cretaceous dinosaur
most likely preyed upon by Tyrannosaurus. The functions of the frills and three distinctive facial horns on its head have inspired countless debates. Traditionally
Triceratops
Norse goddess
for him under assumed names. Freyja has numerous names, including Gefn, Hörn, Mardöll, Sýr, Vanadís, and Valfreyja. Freyja is attested in the Poetic Edda
Freyja
Aerophone made from an ox horn or water buffalo horn
be either blown or sucked to produce a tone. Both ends of the horn are open and function as finger holes to change the pitch, the pointed end covered by
Sneng
Iconographic convention
The Horns of Moses are an iconographic convention common in Latin Christianity whereby Moses was presented as having two horns on his head, later replaced
Horns_of_Moses
Organ central to the nervous system
myelencephalon). The spinal cord, which directly interacts with somatic functions below the head, can be considered a caudal extension of the myelencephalon
Brain
Type of mathematical expression
substitution to the substituted value is a function, called a polynomial function; see § Polynomial functions. This can be expressed more concisely by using
Polynomial
Horn-like structure on some animal heads
Ossicones are distinguished from the superficially similar structures of horns and antlers by their unique development and a permanent covering of skin
Ossicone
Psychological theory
The Cattell–Horn–Carroll theory (commonly abbreviated to CHC), is a psychological theory on the structure of human cognitive abilities. Based on the work
Cattell–Horn–Carroll_theory
Bone situated in the neck between the chin and the thyroid-cartilage
consists of a central part called the body, and two pairs of horns, the greater and lesser horns. The body of the hyoid bone is its central section.[clarification
Hyoid_bone
Vertebrate brain region
earliest description of the ridge running along the floor of the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle comes from the Venetian anatomist Julius Caesar
Hippocampus
Subfamily of beetles
rhinoceros-like horns. Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over
Dynastinae
Continent
Aksum & the Northern Horn, 1000 BC-1300 AD. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84701-041-4. Fattovich, Rodolfo (2012). "The northern Horn of Africa in the first
Africa
Hungarian-American mathematician
theory of Horn functions, Boros, Crama & Hammer (1990) proved that all "prime implicates" of a Horn CNF can be generated efficiently, extended Horn logic
Endre_Boros
Curve traced by a point on a rod as one end is dragged along a line
P. G. A. H. Voigt patented a horn loudspeaker design based on the assumption that a wave front traveling through the horn is spherical of a constant radius
Tractrix
Societal or cultural prohibition
superstitions Bhoot (ghost) Chhaupadi Churel Ghosts in Bengali culture Jackal's horn Kuai Kuai culture Muhurta Navaratna Nazar Nazar battu Pichal Peri Puppy pregnancy
Taboo
Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
rock piece "Poem to a Horse" "mixes Nirvana-influenced guitars with a soul horn section to mind-boggling effect". Petridis found Laundry Service's "ramshackle
Shakira
Native American ceremonial site in Wyoming, US
to the Big Horn Medicine Wheel, dates back over ten thousand years. No indigenous people have publicly claimed to have built the Big Horn Medicine Wheel
Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmark
Medicine_Wheel/Medicine_Mountain_National_Historic_Landmark
Genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period
Ceratosaurus /ˌsɛrətoʊˈsɔːrəs/ (from Greek κέρας / κέρατος keras / keratos 'horn' and σαῦρος sauros 'lizard') is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaur
Ceratosaurus
Study of mental functions and behaviors
mental functions in individual and social behavior. Others explore the physiological and neurobiological processes that underlie cognitive functions and
Psychology
Species of North American hoofed mammal
The pronghorn (UK: /ˈprɒŋ.hɔːrn/, US: /ˈprɔːŋ.-/) (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior
Pronghorn
mathematics, the notions of an absolutely monotonic function and a completely monotonic function are two very closely related concepts. Both imply very
Absolutely and completely monotonic functions and sequences
Absolutely_and_completely_monotonic_functions_and_sequences
Species of shark
Sharks portal The horn shark (Heterodontus francisci) is a species of bullhead shark, in the family Heterodontidae. It is endemic to the coastal waters
Horn_shark
Horn instrument made from ivory
was said to have used this horn for hunting as well as war. Additionally, these horns sometimes had a religious function. For example, olifants were
Olifant_(instrument)
Array of numbers
pp. 99–100. Horn & Johnson (1985), Chapter 7. Anton (2010), Thm. 7.3.2. Horn & Johnson (1985), Theorem 7.2.1. Boas (2005), p. 150. Horn & Johnson (1985)
Matrix_(mathematics)
American biologist (1897–1972)
the bull grew the horn buds fused together and started to form a single, straight horn about a foot in length. The horn functioned very well for the bull
W._Franklin_Dove
Bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together
combination of horn, antler, bamboo, wood, or sinew. These materials are typically laminated together with glue. Materials such as horn or antler are added
Composite_bow
Complete separation of the head from the body
all other organs are deprived of the involuntary functions that are needed for the body to function. The term beheading refers to the act of deliberately
Decapitation
Country in West Asia
left Africa about 75,000 years ago across the Bab-el-Mandeb connecting the Horn of Africa and Arabia. The Arabian Peninsula is regarded as central to the
Saudi_Arabia
Country in Southeast Asia
"Understanding utilitarian and hedonic values determining the demand for rhino horn in Vietnam". Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 23 (5): 417–432. Bibcode:2018HDW
Vietnam
Musical instrument for which notated pitch differs from sounding pitch
wrote horn parts for both natural and valved horns together in the same piece). F transposition became standard in the early 19th century, with the horn sounding
Transposing_instrument
Method of estimating optical flow
The Horn–Schunck method of estimating optical flow is a global method which introduces a global constraint of smoothness to solve the aperture problem
Horn–Schunck_method
Extinct genus of amphibians
anatomy of Diplocaulus. Douthitt argued that the most undisputed function was that the horns acted as a counterweight to offset the heavily-built forward
Diplocaulus
German visual artist (1944–2024)
and 1980s Horn continued to explore the image of feathers. Many of her feathered pieces wrap a figure in the manner of a cocoon, or function as masks or
Rebecca_Horn
Physical transmission device
A horn antenna or microwave horn is an antenna that consists of a flaring metal waveguide shaped like a horn to direct radio waves in a beam. Horns are
Microwave_antenna
Ethnic group
other materials such as wood, matting, horns, or bark. Wooden troughs functioned as dishes while horns functioned as drinking pieces. Kettles were obtained
Gwichyaa_Gwichʼin
Neurons in the brain that carry signals to lower motor neurons
synapses with the lower motor neuron or interneurons within the ventral horn of the spinal cord, each of whose axons innervate a fiber of skeletal muscle
Upper_motor_neuron
Part of the female reproductive tract
original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018. Szykman M, Van Horn RC, Engh AL, Boydston EE, Holekamp KE (2007). "Courtship and mating in free-living
Vagina
Type of loudspeaker
driver. Hanna, C. R.; Slepian, J. (September 1977) [1924]. "The Function and Design of Horns for Loudspeakers (Reprint)". Journal of the Audio Engineering
Compression_driver
Genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period
theropod, Carnotaurus was highly specialized and distinctive. It had two thick horns above the eyes, a unique feature unseen in all other carnivorous dinosaurs
Carnotaurus
Substance introduced to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact
reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move. It may also have the function of transmitting forces, transporting foreign particles, or heating or cooling
Lubricant
1966 studio album by the Beatles
accompanied by Starr on drums and percussion. The French horn solo was added by Alan Civil, the principal horn player for the Philharmonia Orchestra, who recalled
Revolver_(Beatles_album)
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
the Coptic Church in Egypt, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in the Horn of Africa and the Nubian Church in the Sudan (Nobatia, Makuria and Alodia)
Christianity
Ladder on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
depiction of the ladder is in an engraving by the Franciscan monk Elzear Horn, dated by the Custody of the Holy Land to 1728. Additionally, the ladder
Immovable_Ladder
Release of milk from the mammary glands
species of mammals, certain bat species, is milk production a normal male function. Galactopoiesis is the maintenance of milk production. This stage requires
Lactation
1982 studio album by Michael Jackson
board (track 1) Howard Hewett – background vocals (track 8) Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, trumpet, and flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 4), string arrangements
Thriller_(album)
contemporary instruments which evolved from signal instruments, such as the natural horn evolving to the trumpet. The oldest musical signaling instrument is the drum
Signal_instrument
Posterior part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous
weight. It has the critical roles of regulating heart and respiratory function, helping to control heart rate and breathing rate. It also provides the
Brainstem
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
symbolic arrival with several dozen cars filled with people honking their horns and waving Kuwaiti flags who tried to follow the emir's convoy. According
Gulf_War
Facial disorder due to damage of the sympathetic nerves
Horner's syndrome, also known as oculosympathetic paresis, is a combination of symptoms that arises when a group of nerves known as the sympathetic trunk
Horner's_syndrome
Malignant tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in lung tissue
tumor. Without treatment, tumors spread throughout the lung, damaging lung function. Eventually lung tumors metastasize, spreading to other parts of the body
Lung_cancer
2013 film directed by Steve McQueen
From Steve McQueen's Next Project". indieWire. Retrieved February 1, 2013. Horn, John (October 18, 2013). "Steve McQueen films '12 Years a Slave' on familiar
12_Years_a_Slave_(film)
Fictional character from the franchise Frozen
delirious, she ends the party by accidentally sneezing into the birthday bugle horn, which inadvertently sends a gigantic snowball all the way to the Southern
Elsa_(Frozen)
Species of domesticated mammal
Charles R. (1966). "The Vascularity and Possible Thermoregulatory Function of the Horns in Goats". Physiological Zoology. 39 (2): 127–139. Bibcode:1966PhysZ
Goat
Factors of general intelligence
former student John L. Horn. Most of the intelligence testing had mainly been focused on children and young adults. Cattell and Horn wanted to see how intelligence
Fluid and crystallized intelligence
Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence
American mathematician
Roger Alan Horn (born January 19, 1942) is an American mathematician specializing in matrix analysis. He was research professor of mathematics at the University
Roger_Horn
American psychologist (born 1939)
Matina Souretis Horner (born July 28, 1939) is an American psychologist who was the sixth president of Radcliffe College from 1972 to 1989. Her research
Matina_Horner
Cultural idea that spreads through imitation
Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 Feb. 2024. Anderson, Karrin Vasb, and Kristina Horn Sheeler. "Texts (and Tweets) from Hillary: Meta-Meming and Postfeminist Political
Meme
Property of a mathematical matrix
Horn & Johnson (2013), p. 440, Theorem 7.2.7 Horn & Johnson (2013), p. 441, Theorem 7.2.10 Horn & Johnson (2013), p. 452, Theorem 7.3.11 Horn & Johnson
Definite_matrix
Benzodiazepine medication
agitation Lack of motivation Increased libido Loss of libido Impaired motor function Impaired coordination Impaired balance Dizziness Cognitive impairments[vague]
Clonazepam
Russian musical duo
executive Jimmy Iovine asked the English producer Trevor Horn to create adaptations of Tatu's songs. Horn wrote new lyrics for "All the Things She Said" and
T.A.T.u.
German state (1701–1918)
286–307. [2] The Rise of Prussia Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Horn, D. B. "The Youth of Frederick the Great 1712–1730." In Frederick the Great
Kingdom_of_Prussia
Papilloma virus which infects certain leporids
species of rabbit and hare, causing cancerous lesions (carcinomas) resembling horns, typically on or near the animal's head. The carcinomas can metastasize
Shope_papilloma_virus
Genus of ceratopsian dinosaurs
centimeters (2 feet) long and 15 centimeters (6 inches) wide. The function or functions of the horns and frills have been debated for many years. Styracosaurus
Styracosaurus
Planned United States spaceflight (1967)
June 9, 2012. "50 years later, NASA displays fatal Apollo capsule". The Horn News. January 25, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2019. Malik, Tariq (September
Apollo_1
Crusader state in the Levant from 1099 to 1291
extent to which native Islamic and Eastern Christian courts continued to function is unknown, but the ra'is probably exercised some legal authority on a
Kingdom_of_Jerusalem
Anticonvulsant medication
from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020. Lauria-Horner BA, Pohl RB (April 2003). "Pregabalin: a new anxiolytic". Expert Opinion
Pregabalin
1st millennium BC process
suggested two distinct trajectories to social complexity in the northern Horn of Africa. An early culture in the Eritrean-Sudanese lowlands was the Atbai
Sabaeans in the Horn of Africa
Sabaeans_in_the_Horn_of_Africa
Canadian politician and journalist (born 1968)
Global Affairs Canada official explained to a Senate committee that the function of Freeland's role would be to "detect opportunities" for the Canadian
Chrystia_Freeland
1995 film by Ron Howard
for the engine ignition sequence. Legato says this scene inspired James Horner's soundtrack music for the launch. The long-range shot of the vehicle in
Apollo_13_(film)
Large language family of Africa and West Asia
about 400 languages spoken predominantly in West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of the Sahara and Sahel. Over 500 million people are
Afroasiatic_languages
American politician (born 1984)
@DanCrenshawTX challenges @realDonaldTrump to come down to the capitol with a bull horn and disperse protestors. #KHOU11 Tap to listen to more" (Tweet) – via Twitter
Dan_Crenshaw
HORN FUNCTION
HORN FUNCTION
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hearn 4.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cran ‘crane’ (see Crane).English : from Middle English corn ‘grain’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a grain merchant or grower, or possibly a miller.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hand mills, Old English cweorn.Altered spelling of German Korn or a shortened form of any of the composite names formed with this element.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bourne.North German, Danish, and Dutch : from Middle Low German born ‘well’, ‘spring’, a topographic name for someone who lived beside a well or spring, or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
Boy/Male
English
From the thom tree.
Boy/Male
Norse
Father of Ashjom.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Herd.Respelling of Swedish HÃ¥rd (see Hard 2).
Girl/Female
Norse
Fate.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Dutch
English, Scottish, and Dutch : variant of Horn 1–4.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads mostly so named from the dative singular of horn (see Horn).Swedish : variant of Horn.
Female
Egyptian
, the mother of Hor-naskht.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Hunn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hearn 4.
Male
Egyptian
, the son of Pnei-hor.
Boy/Male
English
Town of thorns. Thornton variant. Surname.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Hearn.
Surname or Lastname
English and Danish
English and Danish : topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or hedge (Old English, Old Norse þorn). The name is also found in Sweden.English : habitational name from a place named with Old English, Old Norse þorn ‘thorn bush’ (see 1), for example Thorne in Kent, Somerset, and South Yorkshire.North German and Danish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn ‘tower’.German : habitational name from the city of Thorn (Toruń in Poland), which was named with Middle High German torn ‘tower’.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Lorne, of unknown LORN means.
Boy/Male
English
Mythical hunter.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Surname or Lastname
South German and Austrian
South German and Austrian : variant of Hardt 1.English : variant of Hart 1.
HORN FUNCTION
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Nand Kumar | நஂத கà¯à®®à®¾à®°Â
Great
Female
English
Modern English elaborated form of Celtic Avalon, AVALONA means "island of apples."
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English, Welsh
Friend; Fair; White
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, French
Carol and Anne; Feminine Variant of Charles
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Beauty; Sweet; Happy
Boy/Male
British, English
Ermine; Ferret-like Mammal; Animal Name
Boy/Male
Indian
Cheerful, Legal expert, One who recites the Quran
Female
Serbian
(Јелена) Serbian form of Greek Helénē, probably JELENA means "torch." Compare with other forms of Jelena.
Boy/Male
English
Noble or bright.
Boy/Male
Sikh
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a.
Producing horns; forming horn.
n.
The cornucopia, or horn of plenty.
a.
Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.
n.
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.
a.
Of a texture resembling horn; horny; hard.
superl.
Having horns or hornlike projections.
n.
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.
n.
A vessel made of a horn; esp., one designed for containing powder; anciently, a small vessel for carrying liquids.
superl.
Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling horn; of the nature of horn.
n.
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.
n.
Something made of a horn, or in resemblance of a horn
a.
Resembling horn; horny; corneous.
a.
Converted into horn; horny.
v. t.
To cause to wear horns; to cuckold.
v. t.
To furnish with horns; to give the shape of a horn to.
v. t.
To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses.
n.
A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of the horns of cattle.