Part 5389

<i>Mozley & W.</i>

<h1>Hornish</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Somewhat like horn; hard.</def>

<h1>Hornito</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Hor*ni"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[A dim. fr. Sp. <ets>horno</ets> oven, L. <ets>furnus</ets>. See <er>Furnace</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.</def>

<i>Humboldt.</i>

<h1>Hornless</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"less</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having no horn.</def>

<h1>Horn-mad</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"-mad`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Quite mad; -- raving crazy.</def>

<blockquote>Did I tell you about Mr. Garrick, that the town are <b>horn-mad</b> after? <i>Gray.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hornotine</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Hor"no*tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hornotinus</ets> of this year.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A yearling; a bird of the year.</def>

<h1>Hornowl</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"owl`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Horned Owl</er>.</def>

<h1>Hornpike</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"pike`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The garfish.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Hornpipe</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"pipe`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>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.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing.</def>

<blockquote>Many a <b>hornpipe</b> he tuned to his Phyllis. <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(c)</sd> A dance performed, usually by one person, to such a tune, and popular among sailors.<-- = sailor's hornpipe -->

<h1>Hornpout</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"pout`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Horned pout</cref>, under <er>Horned</er>.</def>

<h1>Hornsnake</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"snake`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A harmless snake (<spn>Farancia abacura</spn>), found in the Southern United States. The color is bluish black above, red below.</def>

<h1>Hornstone</h1> <Xpage=706>

<hw>Horn"stone`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also <altname>chert</altname>.</def>

<h1>Horntail</h1> <Xpage=706>