Chapter Hormogonium to Horrent of H by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

1. (Astrol.) (a) The representation made of the aspect of the heavens at the moment of a person's birth, by which the astrologer professed to foretell the events of the person's life; especially, the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at such a moment. (b) The diagram or scheme of twelve houses or signs of the zodiac, into which the whole circuit of the heavens was divided for the purposes of such prediction of fortune.

2. The planisphere invented by Jean Paduanus.

3. A table showing the length of the days and nights at all places. Heyse.

Horoscoper
(Hor"o*sco`per Ho*ros"co*pist) n. One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.

Horoscopy
(Ho*ros"co*py) n.

1. The art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction events.

2. Aspect of the stars at the time of a person's birth.

Horrendous
(Hor*ren"dous) a. [L. horrendus.] Fearful; frightful. [Obs.] I. Watts.

Horrent
(Hor"rent) a. [L. horrens, p. pr. of horrere to bristle. See Horror.] Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling.

Rough and horrent with figures in strong relief.

De Quincey.

With bright emblazonry and horrent arms.

Milton.