horrent

[hawr-uh nt, hor-]

adjective

bristling; standing erect like bristles.

Origin of horrent

1660–70; < Latin horrent- (stem of horrēns, present participle of horrēre to stand on end, bristle with fear), equivalent to horr- (see horrendous) + -ent- -ent

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Examples from the Web for horrent

Historical Examples

All horrent the cobra exalts his hooded head, and the spanning jaws fly open.
The Fiend's Delight
Dod Grile
The golden throne had become a "siege perilous," and she abdicated in favor of the grasshopper and his black and horrent visitor.
Queen Hildegarde
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

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Examples from the Web for horrent

Historical Examples

All horrent the cobra exalts his hooded head, and the spanning jaws fly open.

The golden throne had become a "siege perilous," and she abdicated in favor of the grasshopper and his black and horrent visitor.

Origin of horrent