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Hornish
(Horn"ish), a. Somewhat like horn; hard.
Hornito
(||Hor*ni"to) n. [A dim. fr. Sp. horno oven, L. furnus. See Furnace.] (Geol.) A low, oven-
shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.
Humboldt.
Hornless
(Horn"less) a. Having no horn.
Horn-mad
(Horn"-mad`) a. Quite mad; — raving crazy.
Did I tell you about Mr. Garrick, that the town are horn-mad after?
Gray. Hornotine
(Hor"no*tine) n. [L. hornotinus of this year.] (Zoöl.) A yearling; a bird of the year.
Hornowl
(Horn"owl`) n. (Zoöl.) See Horned Owl.
Hornpike
(Horn"pike`) n. The garfish. [Prov. Eng.]
Hornpipe
(Horn"pipe`) n. (Mus.) (a) An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a
wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes
made of horn. (b) A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing.
Many a hornpipe he tuned to his Phyllis.
Sir W. Raleigh. (c) A dance performed, usually by one person, to such a tune, and popular among sailors.
Hornpout
(Horn"pout`) n. (Zoöl.) See Horned pout, under Horned.
Hornsnake
(Horn"snake`) n. (Zoöl.) A harmless snake found in the Southern United States. The color
is bluish black above, red below.
Hornstone
(Horn"stone`) n. (Min.) A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but
more brittle; — called also chert.
Horntail
(Horn"tail`) n. (Zoöl.) Any one of family (Uroceridæ) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the
sawflies. The larvæ bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females.
Hornwork
(Horn"work`) n. (Fort.) An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is
connected with the works in rear by long wings.
Hornwort
(Horn"wort`) n. (Bot.) An aquatic plant with finely divided leaves.
Hornwrack
(Horn"wrack`) n. (Zoöl.) A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.
Horny
(Horn"y) a. [Compar. Hornier ; superl. Horniest.]
1. Having horns or hornlike projections. Gay.
2. Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling horn; of the nature of horn. "The horny . .
. coat of the eye." Ray.
3. Hard; callous. "His horny fist." Dryden.
