Webster's Dictionary 1913

3052

Hornpipe

Horn″pipe′ (?), n.(Mus.) (a) 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 ope...

3053

Hornpout

Horn″pout′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Horned pout, under Horned.

3054

Hornsnake

Horn″snake′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A harmless snake (Farancia abacura), found in the Southern United States. The color is bluish black above, red below.

3055

Hornstone

Horn″stone′ (?), n.(Min.) A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; — called also chert.

3056

Horntail

Horn″tail′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of family (Uroceridæ) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvæ bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, sto...

3057

Hornwork

Horn″work′ (?), n.(Fort.) An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.

3058

Hornwort

Horn″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) An aquatic plant (Ceratophyllum), with finely divided leaves.

3059

Hornwrack

Horn″wrack′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.

3060

Horny

Horn″y (?), a. [Compar.Hornier (?); superl.Horniest.] 1. Having horns or hornlike projections. Gay.2. Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling horn; of the nature ...

3061

Horny-handed

Horn″y–hand′ed (?), a. Having the hands horny and callous from labor.

3062

Hornyhead

Horn″y‐head′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any North American river chub of the genus Hybopsis, esp. H. biguttatus.

3063

Horography

Ho‐rog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � hour + -graphy: cf. F. horographie.] 1. An account of the hours. Chaucer.2. The art of constructing instruments for making the hours, as clocks, wat...

3064

Horologe

Hor″o‐loge (?), n. [OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF. horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr. �; � hour + � to say, tell. See Hour, and Logic.] 1. A serv...

3065

Horologer

Ho‐rol″o‐ger (?), n. A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in horology.

3066

Horological

Hor′o‐log″ic‐al (?), a. [L. horologicus, Gr. �.] Relating to a horologe, or to horology.

3067

Horologiographer

Hor′o‐lo′gi‐og″ra‐pher (?), n. [See Horologiography.] A maker of clocks, watches, or dials.

3068

Horologiographic

Hor′o‐lo′gi‐o‐graph″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to horologiography. Chambers.

3069

Horologiography

Hor′o‐lo′gi‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � horologe + -graphy.] 1. An account of instruments that show the hour.2. The art of constructing clocks or dials; horography.

3070

Horologist

Ho‐rol″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in horology.

3071

Horology

Ho‐rol″o‐gy (?), n. [See Horologe.] The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks...

3072

Horometer

Ho‐rom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � hour + -meter.] An instrument for measuring time.

3073

Horometrical

Hor′o‐met″ric‐al (?), a. Belonging to horometry.

3074

Horometry

Ho‐rom″e‐try (?), n. [Cf. F. horométrie. See Horometer.] The art, practice, or method of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions. “The horometry of antiquity.” Sir T. ...

3075

Horopter

Ho‐rop″ter (?), n.(Opt.) The line or surface in which are situated all the points which are seen single while the point of sight, or the adjustment of the eyes, remains unchange...

3076

Horopteric

Hor′op‐ter″ic (?), a.(Opt.) Of or pertaining to the horopter.

3077

Horoscope

Hor″o‐scope (?), n. [F. horoscope, L. horoscopus, fr. Gr. �, adj., observing hours or times, esp. observing the hour of birth, n., a horoscope; � hour + � to view, observe. See ...

3078

Horoscoper

{ Hor″o‐sco′per (?), Ho‐ros″co‐pist (?), } n. One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.