transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯrn ]
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 some extinct mammals and reptiles: as
(1) : one of the permanent paired hollow sheaths of keratin usually present in both sexes of cattle and their relatives that function chiefly for defense and arise from a bony core anchored to the skull — see cow illustration
(2) : antler
(3) : a permanent solid horn of keratin that is attached to the nasal bone of a rhinoceros
(4) : one of a pair of permanent bone protuberances from the skull of a giraffe or okapi that are covered with hairy skin
b. : a part like an animal's horn attributed especially to the devil
c. : a natural projection or excrescence from an animal resembling or suggestive of a horn
d.
(1) : the tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin that covers or forms the horns of cattle and related animals, hooves, or other horny parts (as claws or nails)
(2) : a manufactured product (as a plastic) resembling horn
e. : a hollow horn used to hold something
2. : something resembling or suggestive of a horn: as
a. : one of the curved ends of a crescent
b. : a sharp mountain peak
c. : a body of land or water shaped like a horn
d. : a beak-shaped part of an anvil
e. : a high pommel of a saddle
f. : cornu
3.
a. : an animal's horn used as a wind instrument
b. : a brass wind instrument: as
(1) : hunting horn
(2) : French horn
c. : a wind instrument used in a jazz band ; especially : trumpet
d. : a usually electrical device that makes a noise like that of a horn
4. : a source of strength
5. : one of the equally disadvantageous alternatives presented by a dilemma
6. slang : telephone
• horn adjective
• horned ˈhȯrnd also ˈhȯr-nəd adjective
• horned·ness ˈhȯr-nəd-nəs, ˈhȯrn(d)-nəs noun
• horn·less ˈhȯrn-ləs adjective
• horn·less·ness noun
• horn·like -ˌlīk adjective