单词 | deer-horn |
释义 | > as lemmasdeer-horn deer-horn n. (a) the material of a deer's horn; (b) U.S. a large rough mussel of the Mississippi, Trigonia (or Unio) verrucosa, the shell of which is used for making buttons. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bone or horn > [noun] > horn > types of unicorna1533 devil's horn1583 ram's horn1611 greenhorn1725 buffalo-horn1783 stag-horn1815 buck-horn1820 deer-horn1843 devil horn1854 antler1872 rhino horn1889 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xvii. 122 A powder horn, and its loader of deer-horn. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 167/2 Deer-horn is almost exclusively used for handles by cutlers and walking-stick and umbrella makers. 1897 Daily News 1 Feb. 6/2 A saddle, probably Burgundian workmanship of 1400, composed of polished deer-horn plates. < as lemmas |
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