| 单词 | horn |
| 释义 | horn n. & v. --n 1. a a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, on the head of cattle, rhinoceroses, giraffes, and other esp. hoofed mammals, found singly, in pairs, or one in front of another. b the structure of a horn, consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin. 2. each of two deciduous branched appendages on the head of (esp. male) deer. 3. a hornlike projection on the head of other animals, e.g. a snail's tentacle, the crest of a horned owl, etc. 4. the substance of which horns are composed. 5. anything resembling or compared to a horn in shape. 6. Mus. a = French horn. b a wind instrument played by lip vibration, orig. made of horn, now usu. of brass. c a horn player. 7. an instrument sounding a warning or other signal (car horn; foghorn). 8. a receptacle or instrument made of horn, e.g. a drinking-vessel or powder-flask etc. 9. a horn-shaped projection. 10. the extremity of the moon or other crescent. 11. a an arm or branch of a river, bay, etc. b (the Horn) Cape Horn. 12. a pyramidal peak formed by glacial action. 13. coarse sl. an erect penis. 14. the hornlike emblem of a cuckold. --vtr. 1. (esp. as horned adj.) provide with horns. 2. gore with the horns. Phrases and idioms horn in sl. 1. (usu. foll. by on) intrude. 2. interfere. horn of plenty a cornucopia. horn-rimmed (esp. of spectacles) having rims made of horn or a substance resembling it. on the horns of a dilemma faced with a decision involving equally unfavourable alternatives. Derivatives hornist n. (in sense 6 of n.). hornless adj. hornlike adj. Etymology: OE f. Gmc, rel. to L cornu |
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