horn
noun
[ hɔːn ]
• a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc. and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin.
• the substance of which horns are composed.
• "powdered rhino horn"
• a horn-shaped projection or object.
• a wind instrument, conical in shape or wound into a spiral, originally made from an animal horn (now typically brass) and played by lip vibration.
• a device sounding a warning or other signal.
• "a car horn"
horn
verb
• (of an animal) butt or gore (someone or something) with the horns.
• be unfaithful to (one's husband or wife).
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoorn and German Horn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cornu and Greek keras .
