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<cs><col>Horn block</col>, <cd>the frame or pedestal in which a railway car axle box slides up and down; -- also called <altname>horn plate</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Horn of a dilemma</col>. <cd>See under <er>Dilemma</er>.</cd> -- <col>Horn distemper</col>, <cd>a disease of cattle, affecting the internal substance of the horn.</cd> -- <col>Horn drum</col>, <cd>a wheel with long curved scoops, for raising water.</cd> -- <col>Horn lead</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>chloride of lead.</cd> -- <col>Horn maker</col>, <cd>a maker of cuckolds. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Shak</i>.</cd> -- <col>Horn mercury</col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>Same as <i>Horn quicksilver<i> (below).</cd> -- <col>Horn poppy</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant allied to the poppy (<spn>Glaucium luteum</spn>), found on the sandy shores of Great Britain and Virginia; -- called also <altname>horned poppy</altname>. <i>Gray</i>.</cd> -- <col>Horn pox</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chicken pox.</cd> -- <col>Horn quicksilver</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>native calomel, or bichloride of mercury.</cd> -- <col>Horn shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any long, sharp, spiral, gastropod shell, of the genus <spn>Cerithium</spn>, and allied genera.</cd> -- <col>Horn silver</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>cerargyrite.</cd> -- <col>Horn slate</col>, <cd>a gray, siliceous stone.</cd> -- <col>To haul in one's horns</col>, to withdraw some arrogant pretension. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><-- = to pull in one's horns --> -- <col>To</col> <col>raise, &or; lift</col>, <col>the horn</col></mcol> <fld>(Script.)</fld>, <cd>to exalt one's self; to act arrogantly. "'Gainst them that raised thee dost thou <i>lift<i> thy <i>horn<i>?" <i>Milton</i>.</cd> -- <col>To take a horn</col>, <cd>to take a drink of intoxicating liquor. <mark></mark></cd></cs> <-- blow one's own horn. To call attention to one's own accomplishments. opposed to "hide one's light under a bushel" -->

<h1>Horn</h1> <Xpage=705>

<hw>Horn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To furnish with horns; to give the shape of a horn to.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To cause to wear horns; to cuckold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hornbeak</h1> <Xpage=705>

<hw>Horn"beak`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A fish. See <er>Hornfish</er>.</def>

<h1>Hornbeam</h1> <Xpage=705>

<hw>Horn"beam`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Beam</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the genus <spn>Carpinus</spn> (<spn>C. Americana</spn>), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and is also called <altname>ironwood</altname>. The English hornbeam is <spn>C. Betulus</spn>. The American is called also <altname>blue beech</altname> and <altname>water beech</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Hop hornbeam</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Hop</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hornbill</h1> <Xpage=705>

<hw>Horn"bill`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the family <spn>Bucerotid\'91</spn>, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals.</def>

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<h1>Hornblende</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"blende`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>horn</ets> horn + <ets>blende</ets> blende.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See <er>Amphibole</er>.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species.</def>

<cs><col>Hornblende schist</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a hornblende rock of schistose structure.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hornblendic</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn*blend"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende.</def>

<h1>Hornblower</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"blow`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>hornbl\'bewere</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, blows a horn.</def>

<h1>Hornbook</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"book`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer.</def> "He teaches boys the <i>hornbook</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.</def>

<h1>Hornbug</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"bug`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large nocturnal beetle of the genus <spn>Lucanus</spn> (as <spn>L. capreolus</spn>, and <spn>L. dama</spn>), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.</def>

<h1>Horned</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horned</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; <as>as, <ex>horned</ex> cattle</as>; having some part shaped like a horn.</def>