stag's horn

British  

/ ˈstæɡˌhɔːn /

noun

1. the antlers of a stag used as a material for carved implements

2. a creeping variety of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum , growing on moors and mountains, having silvery hair points on its leaves

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Example Sentences

The sign was found to be due to the bleaching of the rock face by the drainage from a mass of stag's horn fern.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)

Ashes of wolf's skull, stag's horn, the heads of mice, the eyes of crabs, owl's brains, liver of frogs, viper's fat, grasshoppers, bats, etc., these supplied the alkalis which were prescribed.

From Life in a Thousand Worlds by Harris, W. S. (William Shuler)

His body was painted all over, having a stag's horn delineated on each cheek, and large circles round the eyes.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Kerr, Robert

A beautiful piece of work it was, perfectly balanced, keen as a razor, with a handle of the stag's horn....

From The Wind Bloweth by Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald

There was a stag's horn over the staircase: 'Willum' loved to tell how it came there.

From The Amateur Poacher by Jefferies, Richard