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hornsman
Plume Plume, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pluming.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to cover with feathers.] 1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or prink. Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W. Irving. 2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden. 3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. ``Farewell the plumed troop.' --Shak. 4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he plumes himself on his skill. --South. Plumed adder (Zo["o]l.), an African viper (Vipera, or Clotho cornuta), having a plumelike structure over each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff adder. Called also horned viper and hornsman. Plumed partridge (Zo["o]l.), the California mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus). See Mountain quail, under Mountain.
Hornsnake
Hornsnake Horn"snake`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A harmless snake (Farancia abacura), found in the Southern United States. The color is bluish black above, red below.
Hornstone
Hornstone Horn"stone`, n. (Min.) A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.
redhorns
Yellows Yel"lows, n. 1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. --Shak. 2. (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A group of butterflies in which the predominating color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies. Called also redhorns, and sulphurs. See Sulphur.
Thornset
Thornset Thorn"set`, a. Set with thorns. --Dyer.

Meaning of HORNS from wikipedia

- Look up horns, Horns, or hörns in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Horns or The Horns may refer to: Plural of Horn (anatomy) Plural of Horn (instrument)...
- horns of animals before starting to emulate naturally occurring horns with metal ones. The use of animal horns survives with the shofar, a ram's horn...
- (disambiguation) Horn House (disambiguation) Horns (disambiguation) Horne (disambiguation) ****n (disambiguation) Horned God, a Wiccan deity Horn of Africa,...
- friend. The next morning, he wakes up with a pair of horns protruding from his head. The horns have special powers that force people to tell Ig their...
- sign of the horns is used during religious rituals in Wicca, to invoke or represent the Horned God. In LaVeyan Satanism, the sign of the horns is used as...
- The horns are attached to a rugose (roughly textured) area on the surface of the skull. Horns are not a universal feature of rhinocerotids, with horns thought...
- phrase "Hook 'em" or "Hook 'em Horns" to show school pride. The gesture is meant to approximate the shape of the head and horns of the UT mascot, the Texas...
- proteins surrounding a core of live bone. Horns are distinct from antlers, which are not permanent. In mammals, true horns are found mainly among the ruminant...
- sringa, ranasringa (Sanskrit for "war-horn"), kurudutu, and kombu. Early metal horns were less complex than modern horns. By the early 17th century, there...
- have horns. Trams, trollies, streetcars, and even bicycles are also legally required to have an audible warning device in many areas. Modern car horns are...