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Corno

British  
/ ˈkɔrno /

noun

  1. a mountain in central Italy: the highest peak in the Apennines. Height: 2912 m (9554 ft)

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Corno was the one sitting next to me a few days earlier, thinking Zatopek would most likely not attempt the marathon.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2012

A large section of detached fresco from a facade of Bassano’s Palazzo dal Corno of 1539 is in a very reduced state.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2010

Superseded today by other wind instruments, Corno di Bassetto seems not displeased with his efforts of 1888, although he claims he has not bothered to reread them.

From Time Magazine Archive

He eluded them and made his way back to the Via del Corno, where he collapsed near the apartment door of the street's most curious personality, the Signora.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chief towns are Milan, Pavia, and Corno.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin