slovodefinícia
horned
(encz)
horned,rohatý adj: Zdeněk Brož
Horned
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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horned
(wn)
horned
adj 1: having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a
particular kind; "horned viper"; "great horned owl"; "the
unicorn--a mythical horned beast"; "long-horned cattle"
[ant: hornless]
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horned chameleon, n:
horned dinosaur
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horned dinosaur, n:
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horned owl, n:
horned pondweed
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horned pondweed, n:
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horned rattlesnake, n:
horned screamer
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horned screamer, n:
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horned toad,
horned violet
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horned violet, n:
horned viper
(encz)
horned viper, n:
horned whiff
(encz)
horned whiff, n:
long-horned beetle
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long-horned beetle, n:
long-horned grasshopper
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long-horned grasshopper, n:
short-horned grasshopper
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short-horned grasshopper, n:
yellow horned poppy
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yellow horned poppy, n:
Broad-horned
(gcide)
Broad-horned \Broad"-horned`\, a.
Having horns spreading widely.
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Dehorned
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Dehorn \De*horn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dehorning.]
To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of
(cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See
Dishorn. "Dehorning cattle." --Farm Journal (1886).
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great horned owl
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Hollow-horned
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Hollow-horned \Hol"low-horned`\, a. (Zool.)
Having permanent horns with a bony core, as cattle.
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Horned bee
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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horned bug
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Stag \Stag\ (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several
animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. Steg.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a
large European species closely related to the American
elk, or wapiti.
(b) The male of certain other species of large deer.
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2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.]
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3. A castrated bull; -- called also bull stag, and {bull
seg}. See the Note under Ox.
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4. (Stock Exchange)
(a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a
member of the exchange. [Cant]
(b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new
projects, with a view to sell immediately at a
premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant]
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5. (Zool.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.]
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Stag beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
lamellicorn beetles belonging to Lucanus and allied
genera, especially Lucanus cervus of Europe and {Lucanus
dama} of the United States. The mandibles are large and
branched, or forked, whence the name. The larva feeds on
the rotten wood of dead trees. Called also horned bug,
and horse beetle.

Stag dance, a dance by men only. [Slang, U.S.]

Stag hog (Zool.), the babiroussa.

Stag-horn coral (Zool.), any one of several species of
large branching corals of the genus Madrepora, which
somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially
Madrepora cervicornis, and Madrepora palmata, of
Florida and the West Indies.

Stag-horn fern (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern
(Platycerium alcicorne) having the large fronds branched
like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus.


Stag-horn sumac (Bot.), a common American shrub ({Rhus
typhina}) having densely velvety branchlets. See Sumac.


Stag party, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.]


Stag tick (Zool.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the
family Hippoboscidae, which lives upon the stag and is
usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the
European grouse, but in that case has wings.
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horned capucine
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Capuchin \Cap`u*chin"\, n. [F. capucin a monk who wears a cowl,
fr. It. cappuccio hood. See Capoch.]
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1. (Eccl.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch
established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by
wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis.
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A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood,
resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin
monks.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A long-tailed South American monkey ({Cabus
capucinus}), having the forehead naked and wrinkled,
with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a
monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; --
called also capucine monkey, weeper, sajou,
sapajou, and sai.
(b) Other species of Cabus, as Cabus fatuellus (the
brown capucine or horned capucine.), {Cabus
albifrons} (the cararara), and Cabus apella.
(c) A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike
tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck.
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Capuchin nun, one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns
which came under Capuchin rule in 1538. The order had
recently been founded by Maria Longa.
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Horned dace
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned frog
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned grebe
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned horse
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned hummer
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Sun \Sun\, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries.
sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth.
sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [root]297. Cf. Solar,
South.]
1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and
its absence night; the central body round which the earth
and planets revolve, by which they are held in their
orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its
mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles,
and its diameter about 860,000.
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Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is
32' 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in
251/3 days. Its mean density is about one fourth of
that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity.
Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above
which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen,
called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through
the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar
eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes
extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or
streams of light which are visible only at the time of
a total eclipse, forming the solar corona.
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2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of
orbs.
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3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.
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Lambs that did frisk in the sun. --Shak.
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4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or
importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.
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For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv.
11.
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I will never consent to put out the sun of
sovereignity to posterity. --Eikon
Basilike.
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Sun and planet wheels (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for
converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working
beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists
of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured
to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel
(called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a
connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the
planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel
on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of
revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis.

Sun angel (Zool.), a South American humming bird of the
genus Heliangelos, noted for its beautiful colors and
the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat.

Sun animalcute. (Zool.) See Heliozoa.

Sun bath (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays;
insolation.

Sun bear (Zool.), a species of bear (Helarctos Malayanus)
native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head
and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black,
but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also
bruang, and Malayan bear.

Sun beetle (Zool.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus
Amara.

Sun bittern (Zool.), a singular South American bird
(Eurypyga helias), in some respects related both to the
rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white,
brown, and black. Called also sunbird, and {tiger
bittern}.

Sun fever (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun
stroke.

Sun gem (Zool.), a Brazilian humming bird ({Heliactin
cornutus}). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright
colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish
yellow at the tip. Called also Horned hummer.

Sun grebe (Zool.), the finfoot.

Sun picture, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's
rays; a photograph.

Sun spots (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's
disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with
a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen
only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye.
They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions,
and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of
50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used
to include bright spaces (called faculae) as well as dark
spaces (called maculae). Called also solar spots. See
Illustration in Appendix.

Sun star (Zool.), any one of several species of starfishes
belonging to Solaster, Crossaster, and allied genera,
having numerous rays.

Sun trout (Zool.), the squeteague.

Sun wheel. (Mach.) See Sun and planet wheels, above.

Under the sun, in the world; on earth. "There is no new
thing under the sun." --Eccl. i. 9.
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Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound
adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright,
sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched,
and the like.
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horned lark
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,
and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin
to OD. schoore, schoor. See Shear, v. t.]
The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an
ocean, lake, or large river.
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Michael Cassio,
Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,
Is come shore. --Shak.
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The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser.
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In shore, near the shore. --Marryat.

On shore. See under On.

Shore birds (Zool.), a collective name for the various
limicoline birds found on the seashore.

Shore crab (Zool.), any crab found on the beaches, or
between tides, especially any one of various species of
grapsoid crabs, as Heterograpsus nudus of California.

Shore lark (Zool.), a small American lark ({Otocoris
alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on
the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark
brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow
local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black
streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear
tufts. Called also horned lark.

Shore plover (Zool.), a large-billed Australian plover
(Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and
feeds on crustaceans, etc.

Shore teetan (Zool.), the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus).
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned lark
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,
and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin
to OD. schoore, schoor. See Shear, v. t.]
The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an
ocean, lake, or large river.
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Michael Cassio,
Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,
Is come shore. --Shak.
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The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser.
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In shore, near the shore. --Marryat.

On shore. See under On.

Shore birds (Zool.), a collective name for the various
limicoline birds found on the seashore.

Shore crab (Zool.), any crab found on the beaches, or
between tides, especially any one of various species of
grapsoid crabs, as Heterograpsus nudus of California.

Shore lark (Zool.), a small American lark ({Otocoris
alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on
the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark
brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow
local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black
streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear
tufts. Called also horned lark.

Shore plover (Zool.), a large-billed Australian plover
(Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and
feeds on crustaceans, etc.

Shore teetan (Zool.), the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus).
[Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned lizard
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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horned lizard
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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horned orange
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Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,
arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.
n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga
orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or
gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
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1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus ({Citrus
Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
when ripe.
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Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original
stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a
second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
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2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
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3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
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Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.

Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant
blossoms.

Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian
shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow
berries.

Orange bird (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena);
-- so called from its bright orange breast.

Orange cowry (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea
aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on
account of its rarity.

Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
(Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow
flowers.

Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
obtained from the flowers.

Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.

Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.

Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.

Orange scale (Zool.) any species of scale insects which
infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
(Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale ({Mytilaspis
Gloveri}), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
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Horned owl
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Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned pondweed
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Pondweed \Pond"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many
species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.
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Choke pondweed, an American water weed ({Anarcharis
Canadensis}, syn. Elodea Canadensis.) See Anacharis.


Horned pondweed, the Zannichellia palustris, a slender,
branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.
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horned poppy
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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]
[1913 Webster]Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
(Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
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California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.

Corn poppy. See under Corn.

Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.

Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.


Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
as a thistle.

Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver
somniferum}).

Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene
inflata}). See Catchfly.
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Horned poppy
(gcide)
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]
[1913 Webster]Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
(Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
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California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.

Corn poppy. See under Corn.

Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.

Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.


Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
as a thistle.

Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver
somniferum}).

Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene
inflata}). See Catchfly.
[1913 Webster] Poppy
Horned pout
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Pout \Pout\, n. [Cf. Eelpout.] (Zool.)
The European whiting pout or bib.
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Eel pout. (Zool.) See Eelpout.

Horn pout, or Horned pout. (Zool.) See Bullhead
(b) .
[1913 Webster]Bullhead \Bull"head`\, n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus
Uranidea, esp. Uranidea gobio of Europe, and
Uranidea Richardsoni of the United States; -- called
also miller's thumb.
(b) In America, several species of Amiurus; -- called
also catfish, horned pout, and bullpout.
(c) A marine fish of the genus Cottus; the sculpin.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The black-bellied plover (Squatarola helvetica); --
called also beetlehead.
(b) The golden plover.
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3. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [Colloq.] --Jonson.
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4. (Zool.) A small black water insect. --E. Phillips.
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Bullhead whiting (Zool.), the kingfish of Florida
(Menticirrus alburnus).
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horned pout
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Pout \Pout\, n. [Cf. Eelpout.] (Zool.)
The European whiting pout or bib.
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Eel pout. (Zool.) See Eelpout.

Horn pout, or Horned pout. (Zool.) See Bullhead
(b) .
[1913 Webster]Bullhead \Bull"head`\, n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus
Uranidea, esp. Uranidea gobio of Europe, and
Uranidea Richardsoni of the United States; -- called
also miller's thumb.
(b) In America, several species of Amiurus; -- called
also catfish, horned pout, and bullpout.
(c) A marine fish of the genus Cottus; the sculpin.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The black-bellied plover (Squatarola helvetica); --
called also beetlehead.
(b) The golden plover.
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3. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [Colloq.] --Jonson.
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4. (Zool.) A small black water insect. --E. Phillips.
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Bullhead whiting (Zool.), the kingfish of Florida
(Menticirrus alburnus).
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Horned rattler
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
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Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned ray
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
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The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
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Horned screamer
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
[1913 Webster]

The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Kamichi \Ka"mi*chi\, n. (Zool.)
A curious South American bird ({Anhima or {Palamedea
cornuta}), often domesticated by the natives and kept with
poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a
long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp
spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs
resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in
anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres).
Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied
also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer.
[1913 Webster]
horned screamer
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
[1913 Webster]

The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Kamichi \Ka"mi*chi\, n. (Zool.)
A curious South American bird ({Anhima or {Palamedea
cornuta}), often domesticated by the natives and kept with
poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a
long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp
spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs
resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in
anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres).
Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied
also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer.
[1913 Webster]
Horned snake
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
[1913 Webster]

The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]
Horned toad
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
[1913 Webster]

The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Tapayaxin \Ta`pa*yax"in\, n. (Zool.)
A Mexican spinous lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) having a
head somewhat like that of a toad; -- called also {horned
toad}.
[1913 Webster]
horned toad
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
[1913 Webster]

The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Tapayaxin \Ta`pa*yax"in\, n. (Zool.)
A Mexican spinous lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) having a
head somewhat like that of a toad; -- called also {horned
toad}.
[1913 Webster]
Horned viper
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
[1913 Webster]

The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pluming.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to
cover with feathers.]
1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or
prink.
[1913 Webster]

Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.
Irving.
[1913 Webster]

2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;
also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed
troop." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he
plumes himself on his skill. --South.
[1913 Webster]

Plumed adder (Zool.), an African viper (Vipera cornuta,
syn. Clotho cornuta), having a plumelike structure over
each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African
puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman.

Plumed partridge (Zool.), the California mountain quail
(Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under
Mountain.
[1913 Webster]viper \vi"per\ (v[imac]"p[~e]r), n. [F. vip[`e]re, L. vipera,
probably contr. fr. vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring
forth, because it was believed to be the only serpent that
brings forth living young. Cf. Quick, a., Parent,
Viviparous, Wivern, Weever.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous
snakes belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and
other genera of the family Viperidae.
[1913 Webster]

There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on
his hand. --Acts xxviii.
3.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Among the best-known species are the European adder
(Pelias berus), the European asp (Vipera aspis),
the African horned viper (Vipera cerastes), and the
Indian viper (Daboia Russellii).
[1913 Webster]

2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
[1913 Webster]

Who committed
To such a viper his most sacred trust
Of secrecy. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

3. Loosely, any venomous or presumed venomous snake.
[PJC]

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.

Red viper (Zool.), the copperhead.

Viper fish (Zool.), a small, slender, phosphorescent
deep-sea fish (Chauliodus Sloanii). It has long ventral
and dorsal fins, a large mouth, and very long, sharp
teeth.

Viper's bugloss (Bot.), a rough-leaved biennial herb
(Echium vulgare) having showy purplish blue flowers. It
is sometimes cultivated, but has become a pestilent weed
in fields from New York to Virginia. Also called {blue
weed}.

Viper's grass (Bot.), a perennial composite herb
(Scorzonera Hispanica) with narrow, entire leaves, and
solitary heads of yellow flowers. The long, white,
carrot-shaped roots are used for food in Spain and some
other countries. Called also viper grass.
[1913 Webster]
horned viper
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
[1913 Webster]

The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pluming.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to
cover with feathers.]
1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or
prink.
[1913 Webster]

Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.
Irving.
[1913 Webster]

2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;
also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed
troop." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he
plumes himself on his skill. --South.
[1913 Webster]

Plumed adder (Zool.), an African viper (Vipera cornuta,
syn. Clotho cornuta), having a plumelike structure over
each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African
puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman.

Plumed partridge (Zool.), the California mountain quail
(Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under
Mountain.
[1913 Webster]viper \vi"per\ (v[imac]"p[~e]r), n. [F. vip[`e]re, L. vipera,
probably contr. fr. vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring
forth, because it was believed to be the only serpent that
brings forth living young. Cf. Quick, a., Parent,
Viviparous, Wivern, Weever.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous
snakes belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and
other genera of the family Viperidae.
[1913 Webster]

There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on
his hand. --Acts xxviii.
3.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Among the best-known species are the European adder
(Pelias berus), the European asp (Vipera aspis),
the African horned viper (Vipera cerastes), and the
Indian viper (Daboia Russellii).
[1913 Webster]

2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
[1913 Webster]

Who committed
To such a viper his most sacred trust
Of secrecy. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

3. Loosely, any venomous or presumed venomous snake.
[PJC]

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.

Red viper (Zool.), the copperhead.

Viper fish (Zool.), a small, slender, phosphorescent
deep-sea fish (Chauliodus Sloanii). It has long ventral
and dorsal fins, a large mouth, and very long, sharp
teeth.

Viper's bugloss (Bot.), a rough-leaved biennial herb
(Echium vulgare) having showy purplish blue flowers. It
is sometimes cultivated, but has become a pestilent weed
in fields from New York to Virginia. Also called {blue
weed}.

Viper's grass (Bot.), a perennial composite herb
(Scorzonera Hispanica) with narrow, entire leaves, and
solitary heads of yellow flowers. The long, white,
carrot-shaped roots are used for food in Spain and some
other countries. Called also viper grass.
[1913 Webster]
Horned viper
(gcide)
Horned \Horned\, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
[1913 Webster]

The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]

Horned bee (Zool.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis),
having two little horns on the head.

Horned dace (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus
corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.
See Illust. of Chub.

Horned frog (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.

Horned grebe (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus
auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.

Horned horse (Zool.), the gnu.

Horned lark (Zool.), the shore lark.

Horned lizard (Zool.), the horned toad.

Horned owl (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.

Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.

Horned pout (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;
the bullpout.

Horned rattler (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus
cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from
California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns
between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.

Horned ray (Zool.), the sea devil.

Horned screamer (Zool.), the kamichi.

Horned snake (Zool.), the cerastes.

Horned toad (Zool.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma,
of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have
several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat
body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,
sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard.

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
[1913 Webster]Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pluming.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to
cover with feathers.]
1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or
prink.
[1913 Webster]

Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.
Irving.
[1913 Webster]

2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;
also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed
troop." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he
plumes himself on his skill. --South.
[1913 Webster]

Plumed adder (Zool.), an African viper (Vipera cornuta,
syn. Clotho cornuta), having a plumelike structure over
each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African
puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman.

Plumed partridge (Zool.), the California mountain quail
(Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under
Mountain.
[1913 Webster]viper \vi"per\ (v[imac]"p[~e]r), n. [F. vip[`e]re, L. vipera,
probably contr. fr. vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring
forth, because it was believed to be the only serpent that
brings forth living young. Cf. Quick, a., Parent,
Viviparous, Wivern, Weever.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous
snakes belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and
other genera of the family Viperidae.
[1913 Webster]

There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on
his hand. --Acts xxviii.
3.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Among the best-known species are the European adder
(Pelias berus), the European asp (Vipera aspis),
the African horned viper (Vipera cerastes), and the
Indian viper (Daboia Russellii).
[1913 Webster]

2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
[1913 Webster]

Who committed
To such a viper his most sacred trust
Of secrecy. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

3. Loosely, any venomous or presumed venomous snake.
[PJC]

Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.

Red viper (Zool.), the copperhead.

Viper fish (Zool.), a small, slender, phosphorescent
deep-sea fish (Chauliodus Sloanii). It has long ventral
and dorsal fins, a large mouth, and very long, sharp
teeth.

Viper's bugloss (Bot.), a rough-leaved biennial herb
(Echium vulgare) having showy purplish blue flowers. It
is sometimes cultivated, but has become a pestilent weed
in fields from New York to Virginia. Also called {blue
weed}.

Viper's grass (Bot.), a perennial composite herb
(Scorzonera Hispanica) with narrow, entire leaves, and
solitary heads of yellow flowers. The long, white,
carrot-shaped roots are used for food in Spain and some
other countries. Called also viper grass.
[1913 Webster]
Hornedness
(gcide)
Hornedness \Horn"ed*ness\, n.
The condition of being horned.
[1913 Webster]
Long-horned
(gcide)
Long-horned \Long"-horned`\, a. (Zool.) [Obs.]
Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow;
having long antenn[ae], as certain beetles (Longicornia).
[1913 Webster]
pronghorned antelope
(gcide)
Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zool.)
An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of the
plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly
yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and
throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the
horns is shed annually. Called also cabr['e]e, cabut,
prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.
[1913 Webster]
short-horned buffalo
(gcide)
Zamouse \Za*mouse"\, n. [From a native name.] (Zool.)
A West African buffalo (Bubalus brachyceros) having short
horns depressed at the base, and large ears fringed
internally with three rows of long hairs. It is destitute of
a dewlap. Called also short-horned buffalo, and bush cow.
[1913 Webster]
Stag-horned
(gcide)
Stag-horned \Stag"-horned`\ (-h[^o]rnd`), a. (Zool.)
Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat
like the antlers of a stag; -- said of certain beetles.
[1913 Webster]
Unhorned
(gcide)
Unhorned \Unhorned\
See horned.
asian longhorned beetle
(wn)
Asian longhorned beetle
n 1: a beetle from China that has been found in the United
States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the
tree; no natural predators in the United States [syn:
Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis]

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