harts|horn

harts|horn
harts|horn «HAHRTS HRN», noun.
1. a) the form of ammonia used as smelling salts; sal volatile. b) spirits of hartshorn; ammonia dissolved in water.
2. the horn or antler of a hart, formerly much used as a source of ammonia.
[Old English heorotes horn hart's horn]

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  • Harts Horn Court —    South out of Basing Lane in Bread Street and Cordwainer Wards (O. and M. 1677 Boyle, 1799).    Other names : Horn Alley (Strype, 1720 and 1755). Horn Court (Rocque, 1746).    Named after a messuage or brewhouse called the Hartes Horne in… …   Dictionary of London

  • Harts Horn Inn —    On the east side of Pye Corner, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677 Strype, ed. 1755).    Site now covered by St. Bartholomew s Hospital …   Dictionary of London

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  • horn — al·pen·horn; alt·horn; beak·horn; buf·fle·horn; co·horn; de·horn; de·horn·er; dis·horn; flü·gel·horn; gems·horn; harts·horn; horn; horn·blende; horn·blen·dic; horn·blend·ite; horn·blend·iza·tion; horn·church; horn·er; horn·fels; horn·i·fy;… …   English syllables

  • Horn Alley, Basing Lane —    See Harts Horn Court …   Dictionary of London

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  • buck's-horn — Hartshorn Harts horn ( h[^o]rn ), n. 1. The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer. [1913 Webster] 2. Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts. [1913 Webster] {Hartshorn plantain} (Bot.), an annual species of plantain ({Plantago… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Hartes Horn —    See Harts Horn Court, Basing Lane …   Dictionary of London

  • hartshorn — harts·horn …   English syllables

  • hartshorn — harts•horn [[t]ˈhɑrtsˌhɔrn[/t]] n. 1) zool. the antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia 2) chem. ammonium carbonate • Etymology: bef.1000 …   From formal English to slang

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