Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: HORN'SLATE – HOR-RIF'IC
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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.
- Consisting of horn or horns. Milton.
- Resembling horn.
- Hard; callous. Dryden.
HO-ROG'RA-PHY, n. [Gr. ὡρα, hour, and γραφω, to write.]
- An account of hours.
- 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.
A maker of clocks or dials.
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.]
- 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.
- 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.]
- That does or may excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; as, a horrid spectacle or sight; horrid sympathy. Milton.
- Rough; rugged. [This is the literal and primary sense.] Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden.
- 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.