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horned

hor·ned

UK/ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/ US/ˈhɔː(ɹ)nɪd/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind

  • “horned viper”
  • “great horned owl”
  • “the unicorn--a mythical horned beast”
  • “long-horned cattle”
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Origin

From Middle English horned, hornyd, from Old English hyrned, ġehyrned (“having horns; horned”), from Proto-Germanic *hurnidaz (“horned”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *hurnijaną (“to horn; provide or fit with horns”); equivalent to horn (“noun”) + -ed. Cognate with Dutch gehoornd (“horned”), German gehörnt (“horned”), Danish hornede (“horned”).

Phrases

  • African horned cucumber
  • Alexander horned ball
  • Alexander horned sphere
  • great horned owl
  • greater one-horned rhinoceros
  • hickory horned devil
  • horned adder
  • horned coot

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