Definition of Horns

1. Noun. (plural of horn) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Horns

1. horn [v] - See also: horn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horns

hornlessnesses
hornlet
hornlets
hornlike
hornotine
hornowl
hornowls
hornpike
hornpikes
hornpipe
hornpiped
hornpipes
hornpiping
hornpout
hornpouts
horns (current term)
horns of hyoid bone
horns of plenty
horns of saphenous opening
horns of thyroid cartilage
hornsnake
hornsnakes
hornstone
hornstones
hornswoggle
hornswoggled
hornswoggler
hornswogglers
hornswoggles
hornswoggling

Literary usage of Horns

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"he shot several spike horns, and one at least was a large buck of four years If not of five, and was so considered by several old hunters. ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"Deer-horns are used by the Chinese for medical purposes, and consequently the value, to a Chinaman, of a pair of horns depends upon the quantity of the ..."

3. American Journal of Education (1862)
"C. The cow's horns have no branches; the goat's horns have no branches; the deer's horns ... T, Look at the form of the horns. C. The horns differ in form. ..."

4. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1908)
"horns. Two Lion Skulls. Grant Gazelle. Skull and scalp. Grant Gazelle. Mounted head. ... Skull, horns and scalp. Abyssinian Bushbuck. Skull and horns. ..."

5. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1862)
"LESSON ON horns OF ANIMALS.—4th. STEP. A class, primary. Average ages 10 years. The object of the lesson was to give a general idea of horns, their form, ..."

6. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"Not content with collecting examples of the use of horns as helmet-crests, as emblems, and so forth, he tries to associate them with the crescent moon. ..."

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