HORRENT


Meaning of HORRENT in English

/hawr"euhnt, hor"-/ , adj.

bristling; standing erect like bristles.

[ 1660-70; horrent- (s. of horrens, prp. of horrere to stand on end, bristle with fear), equiv. to horr- (see HORRENDOUS) + -ent- -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .