horn 音标拼音: [h'ɔrn]
n . 角,角质,喇叭
a . 角制的
vt . 用角触,长角于
角,角质,喇叭角制的用角触,长角於
horn 角状物
horn 喇叭 角状
horn n 1 :
a noisemaker (
as at parties or games )
that makes a loud noise when you blow through it 2 :
one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates 3 :
a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning ;
4 :
a high pommel of a Western saddle (
usually metal covered with leather ) [
synonym : {
horn }, {
saddle horn }]
5 :
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone ;
has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves [
synonym : {
cornet }, {
horn }, {
trumpet }, {
trump }]
6 :
any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn 7 :
the material (
mostly keratin )
that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails 8 :
a device having the shape of a horn ; "
horns at the ends of a new moon "; "
the hornof an anvil "; "
the cleat had two horns "
9 :
an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound 10 :
a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves [
synonym :
{
French horn }, {
horn }]
11 :
a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [
synonym :
{
automobile horn }, {
car horn }, {
motor horn }, {
horn },
{
hooter }]
v 1 :
stab or pierce with a horn or tusk ; "
the rhino horned the explorer " [
synonym : {
horn }, {
tusk }]
Horn \
Horn \ (
h [^
o ]
rn ),
n . [
AS .
horn ;
akin to D .
horen ,
hoorn ,
G .,
Icel .,
Sw ., &
Dan .
horn ,
Goth .
ha ['
u ]
rn ,
W .,
Gael ., &
Ir .
corn ,
L .
cornu ,
Gr .
ke `
ras ,
and perh .
also to E .
cheer ,
cranium ,
cerebral ;
cf .
Skr . [,
c ]
iras head .
Cf . {
Carat },
{
Corn }
on the foot , {
Cornea }, {
Corner }, {
Cornet },
{
Cornucopia }, {
Hart }.]
1 .
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 .
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2 .
The antler of a deer ,
which is of bone throughout ,
and annually shed and renewed .
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3 . (
Zool .)
Any natural projection or excrescence from an animal ,
resembling or thought to resemble a horn in substance or form ;
esp .:
(
a )
A projection from the beak of a bird ,
as in the hornbill .
(
b )
A tuft of feathers on the head of a bird ,
as in the horned owl .
(
c )
A hornlike projection from the head or thorax of an insect ,
or the head of a reptile ,
or fish .
(
d )
A sharp spine in front of the fins of a fish ,
as in the horned pout .
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4 . (
Bot .)
An incurved ,
tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed ({
Asclepias }).
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5 .
Something made of a horn ,
or in resemblance of a horn ;
as :
(
a )
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 . "
Wind his horn under the castle wall ." --
Spenser .
See {
French horn },
under {
French }.
(
b )
A drinking cup ,
or beaker ,
as having been originally made of the horns of cattle . "
Horns of mead and ale ."
--
Mason .
(
c )
The cornucopia ,
or horn of plenty .
See {
Cornucopia }.
"
Fruits and flowers from Amalth [
ae ]
a '
s horn ."
--
Milton .
(
d )
A vessel made of a horn ;
esp .,
one designed for containing powder ;
anciently ,
a small vessel for carrying liquids . "
Samuel took the hornof oil and anointed him [
David ]." --
1 Sam .
xvi .
13 .
(
e )
The pointed beak of an anvil .
(
f )
The high pommel of a saddle ;
also ,
either of the projections on a lady '
s saddle for supporting the leg .
(
g ) (
Arch .)
The Ionic volute .
(
h ) (
Naut .)
The outer end of a crosstree ;
also ,
one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff ,
boom ,
etc .
(
i ) (
Carp .)
A curved projection on the fore part of a plane .
(
j )
One of the projections at the four corners of the Jewish altar of burnt offering . "
Joab . . .
caught hold on the horns of the altar ." --
1 Kings ii .
28 .
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6 .
One of the curved ends of a crescent ;
esp .,
an extremity or cusp of the moon when crescent -
shaped .
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The moon Wears a wan circle round her blunted horns .
--
Thomson .
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7 . (
Mil .)
The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form .
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Sharpening in mooned horns Their phalanx . --
Milton .
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8 .
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 .
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9 . (
Script .)
A symbol of strength ,
power ,
glory ,
exaltation ,
or pride .
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The Lord is . . .
the horn of my salvation . --
Ps .
xviii .
2 .
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10 .
An emblem of a cuckold ; --
used chiefly in the plural .
"
Thicker than a cuckold '
s horn ." --
Shak .
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11 .
the {
telephone };
as ,
on the horn . [
slang ]
[
PJC ]
12 .
a body of water shaped like a horn ;
as ,
the Golden Horn in Istanbul .
[
PJC ]
{
Horn block },
the frame or pedestal in which a railway car axle box slides up and down ; --
also called {
horn plate }.
{
Horn of a dilemma }.
See under {
Dilemma }.
{
Horn distemper },
a disease of cattle ,
affecting the internal substance of the horn .
{
Horn drum },
a wheel with long curved scoops ,
for raising water .
{
Horn lead } (
Chem .),
chloride of lead .
{
Horn maker },
a maker of cuckolds . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
{
Horn mercury }. (
Min .)
Same as {
Horn quicksilver } (
below ).
{
Horn poppy } (
Bot .),
a plant allied to the poppy ({
Glaucium luteum }),
found on the sandy shores of Great Britain and Virginia ; --
called also {
horned poppy }. --
Gray .
{
Horn pox } (
Med .),
abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chicken pox .
{
Horn quicksilver } (
Min .),
native calomel ,
or bichloride of mercury .
{
Horn shell } (
Zool .),
any long ,
sharp ,
spiral ,
gastropod shell ,
of the genus {
Cerithium },
and allied genera .
{
Horn silver } (
Min .),
cerargyrite .
{
Horn slate },
a gray ,
siliceous stone .
{
To pull in one '
s horns }, {
To haul in one '
s horns },
to withdraw some arrogant pretension ;
to cease a demand or withdraw an assertion . [
Colloq .]
{
To raise the horn },
or {
To lift the horn } (
Script .),
to exalt one '
s self ;
to act arrogantly . "'
Gainst them that raised thee dost thou lift thy horn ?" --
Milton .
{
To take a horn },
to take a drink of intoxicating liquor .
[
Low ]
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Horn \
Horn \,
v .
t .
1 .
To furnish with horns ;
to give the shape of a horn to .
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2 .
To cause to wear horns ;
to cuckold . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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161 Moby Thesaurus words for "
horn ":
Klaxon ,
Mayday ,
SOS ,
acoustical network ,
aerophone ,
air -
raid alarm ,
alarm ,
alarm bell ,
alarm clock ,
alarm signal ,
alarum ,
alert ,
all clear ,
alpenhorn ,
alphorn ,
althorn ,
alto horn ,
ballad horn ,
baritone ,
bass horn ,
beacon ,
bell ,
bellyband ,
blinking light ,
boiler factory ,
boiler room ,
brass choir ,
brass wind ,
brass -
wind instrument ,
brasses ,
bugle ,
bugle horn ,
bull -
roarer ,
burglar alarm ,
buzzer ,
capacitor speaker ,
catcall ,
cherry bomb ,
cinch ,
clack ,
clacker ,
clapper ,
clarion ,
coaxial speaker ,
cone ,
cornet ,
cornet -
a -
pistons ,
corno di caccia ,
cornopean ,
cracker ,
cricket ,
crossover network ,
crostarie ,
diaphragm ,
double reed ,
double -
bell euphonium ,
dynamic speaker ,
earphone ,
electrodynamic speaker ,
electromagnetic speaker ,
electrostatic speaker ,
embouchure ,
euphonium ,
excited -
field speaker ,
fiery cross ,
fire alarm ,
fire bell ,
fire flag ,
firecracker ,
five -
minute gun ,
flashing light ,
fog bell ,
fog signal ,
foghorn ,
full -
fidelity speaker ,
gale warning ,
girt ,
girth ,
gore ,
headphone ,
headset ,
helicon ,
high -
fidelity speaker ,
high -
frequency speaker ,
hooter ,
hue and cry ,
hunting horn ,
hurricane warning ,
jockey ,
key ,
key trumpet ,
lighthouse ,
lip ,
lituus ,
loudspeaker ,
low -
frequency speaker ,
lur ,
mellophone ,
midrange speaker ,
monorange speaker ,
mouthpiece ,
moving -
coil speaker ,
noisemaker ,
note of alarm ,
occulting light ,
ophicleide ,
orchestral horn ,
permanent magnet speaker ,
pipe ,
pocket trumpet ,
police whistle ,
pommel ,
post horn ,
rattle ,
rattlebox ,
reed ,
sackbut ,
saxhorn ,
saxtuba ,
serpent ,
signal of distress ,
siren ,
slide ,
slide trombone ,
sliphorn ,
small -
craft warning ,
snapper ,
sousaphone ,
speaker ,
speaker system ,
speaker unit ,
steam whistle ,
still alarm ,
stirrup ,
storm cone ,
storm flag ,
storm warning ,
surcingle ,
tenor tuba ,
ticktack ,
tocsin ,
tooter ,
triaxial speaker ,
tromba ,
trombone ,
trumpet ,
tuba ,
tusk ,
tweeter ,
two -
minute gun ,
upside -
down flag ,
valve ,
valve trombone ,
valve trumpet ,
voice coil ,
whistle ,
whizgig ,
whizzer ,
wind ,
wind instrument ,
woofer 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 of the altar of burnt offerings (
Ex .
27 :
2 )
and of incense (
30 :
2 ).
The horns of the altar of burnt offerings were to be smeared with the blood of the slain bullock (
29 :
12 ;
Lev .
4 :
7 -
18 ).
The criminal ,
when his crime was accidental ,
found an asylum by laying hold of the horns of the altar (
1 Kings 1 :
50 ;
2 :
28 ).
The word also denotes the peak or summit of a hill (
Isa .
5 :
1 ,
where the word "
hill "
is the rendering of the same Hebrew word ).
This word is used metaphorically also for strength (
Deut .
33 :
17 )
and honour (
Job 16 :
15 ;
Lam .
2 :
3 ).
Horns are emblems of power ,
dominion ,
glory ,
and fierceness ,
as they are the chief means of attack and defence with the animals endowed with them (
Dan .
8 :
5 ,
9 ;
1 Sam .
2 :
1 ;
16 :
1 ,
13 ;
1 Kings 1 :
39 ;
22 :
11 ;
Josh .
6 :
4 ,
5 ;
Ps .
75 :
5 ,
10 ;
132 :
17 ;
Luke 1 :
69 ,
etc .).
The expression "
horn of salvation ,"
applied to Christ ,
means a salvation of strength ,
or a strong Saviour (
Luke 1 :
69 ).
To have the horn "
exalted "
denotes prosperity and triumph (
Ps .
89 :
17 ,
24 ).
To "
lift up "
the horn is to act proudly (
Zech .
1 :
21 ).
Horns are also the symbol of royal dignity and power (
Jer .
48 :
25 ;
Zech .
1 :
18 ;
Dan .
8 :
24 ).
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