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  [hawrn-beem] /ˈhɔrnˌbim/ noun 1. any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam) /ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/ noun 1. any tree of the betulaceous genus Carpinus, such as C. betulus of Europe and Asia, having smooth grey bark and hard white wood […]

• Hornbill

  [hawrn-bil] /ˈhɔrnˌbɪl/ noun 1. any large bird of the family Bucerotidae, of the Old World tropics, characterized by a very large usually surmounted by a horny protuberance. /ˈhɔːnˌbɪl/ noun 1. any bird of the family Bucerotidae of tropical Africa and Asia, having a very large bill with a basal bony protuberance: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc) […]

• Hornblende

  [hawrn-blend] /ˈhɔrnˌblɛnd/ noun 1. a dark-green to black mineral of the amphibole group, calcium magnesium iron and hydroxyl aluminosilicate. /ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/ noun 1. a black or greenish-black mineral of the amphibole group, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Composition: calcium magnesium iron sodium aluminium aluminosilicate. General formula: (Ca,Na)2.3(Mg,Fe,Al)5Si6(Si,Al)2O22(OH)2 n. 1796, from German Hornblende, from horn (see […]

• Hornblende-schist

  noun, Petrography. 1. a variety of schist containing needles of hornblende that lie in parallel planes.

• Hornbook

  [hawrn-boo k] /ˈhɔrnˌbʊk/ noun 1. a leaf or page containing the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a sheet of transparent and fixed in a frame with a handle, formerly used in teaching children to read. 2. a primer or of rudiments. /ˈhɔːnˌbʊk/ noun 1. a page bearing a religious text or the alphabet, held […]

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