hand horn

noun

1. a forerunner of the modern French horn, developed in Germany during the mid-17th century.

Example Sentences

On the wall behind, upon the right-hand horn, you must paint her husband Tithonus, and on the left her lover Cephalus.

From Project Gutenberg

But it was obviously a second-hand horn; dents slightly marred it, here and there, and its surface was dull, rather greenish.

From Project Gutenberg

Landon laughed, and held up the first and fourth fingers of his right hand horn-wise.

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