Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HORN'SLATE, n.

A gray silicious stone. Kirwan.

HORN'SPOON, n.

A spoon made of horn.

HORN'STONE, n.

A silicious stone, a subspecies of quartz. It is divided by Jameson into splintery, conchoidal and wood-stone. [See Chert.]

HORN'WORK, n.

In fortification, an outwork composed of two demi-bastions joined by a curtain. Encyc.

HORN'WRACK, n.

A species of coralline. [See Coralloid.]

HORN'Y, a.

1. Consisting of horn or horns. Milton.
2. Resembling horn.
3. Hard; callous. Dryden.

HO-ROG'RA-PHY, n. [Gr. ὡρα, hour, and γραφω, to write.]

1. An account of hours.
2. The art of constructing dials. Cyc.

HO'RO-LOGE, n. [Fr. horloge; L. horologium; Gr. ὡρολογιον; ὡρα, hour, and λεγω, to tell.]

An instrument that indicates the hour of the day. But chronometer is now generally used.

HO-RO-LOG'IC-AL, a.

Pertaining to the horologe, or to horology.

HO-RO-LO-GI-OG'RA-PHER, n.

A maker of clocks or dials.

HO-RO-LO-GI-O-GRAPH'IC, a.

Pertaining to the art of dialing. Chambers.

HO-RO-LO-GI-OG'RA-PHY, n. [Gr. ὡρα, hour, λογος, discourse, and γραφω, to describe.]

An account of instruments that show the hour of the day; also, of the art of constructing dials. Dict.

HO-ROL'O-GY, n. [Gr. ὡρολογεω; ὡρα, hour, and λεγω, to indicate. See Horologe.]

The art of constructing machines for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, &c. Edin. Encyc.

HO-RO-MET'RIC-AL, a. [from horometry.]

Belonging to horometry, or to the measurement of time by hours and subordinate divisions. Asiat. Res.

HO-RO-M'E-TRY, n. [Gr. ὡρα, hour, and μετρον, measure.]

The art or practice of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions.

HOR'O-SCOPE, n. [Fr. from Gr. ὡροσκοπος; ὡρα, hour, and σκοπεω, to view or consider.]

1. In astrology, a scheme or figure of the twelve houses, or twelve signs of the zodiac, in which is marked the disposition of the heavens at a given time, and by which astrologers formerly told the fortunes of persons, according to the position of the stars at the time of their birth. Encyc.
2. The degree or point of the heavens arising above the eastern point of the horizon at any given time when a prediction is to be made of a future event. Encyc.

HOR'OS-CO-PY, n.

The art or practice of predicting future events by the disposition of the stars and planets.

HOR'RENT, a. [L. horrens. See Horror.]

Bristled; standing erect as bristles; pointing outward. With bright emblazonry and horrent arms. Milton.

HOR'RI-BLE, a. [L. horribilis. See Horror.]

Exciting or tending to excite horror; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible figure or sight; a horrible story. A dungeon horrible on all sides round. Milton.

HOR'RI-BLE-NESS, n.

The state or qualities that may excite horror; dreadfulness; terribleness; hideousness.

HOR'RI-BLY, adv.

In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly; as, horribly loud; horribly afraid.

HOR'RID, a. [L. horridus. See Horror.]

1. That does or may excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; as, a horrid spectacle or sight; horrid sympathy. Milton.
2. Rough; rugged. [This is the literal and primary sense.] Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden.
3. Shocking; very offensive; a colloquial sense. Pope.

HOR'RID-LY, adv.

In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; shockingly.

HOR'RID-NESS, n.

The qualities that do or may excite horror; hideousness; enormity. Hammond.

HOR-RIF'IC, a. [L. horrificus.]

Causing horror. Thomson.