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	HORN - LoveToKnow Article on HORN
		The body of the horn without crooks is of the length to produce 8 ft. C., and forms the standard, being known as the a1to horn in C, which is the highest key in which the horn is pitched.
		The harmonic series of the horn, or the open notes obtainable without using valves or crooks, is written as for the alto horn in C of 8 ft. tone, which forms the standard of notation.
		The horn at the present stage in its evolution was also well represented among the illustrations of the musical literature in Germany during the first half of the 18th century, and references to it are frequent.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HO/HORN.htm (12971 words)

	Cornu (horn) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cornu was a type of brass instrument used by the Roman army of antiquity mainly for communicating orders to troops in battle.
		The cornu was carried by the Cornicen (horn-blower) who coded the general's orders into signals and broadcast them over the field during battles.
		The classicum, which is a particular sound of the buccina or horn, is appropriated to the commander-in-chief and is used in the presence of the general, or at the execution of a soldier, as a mark of its being done by his authority.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cornu_(horn) (402 words)

	Horn (instrument) - QuickSeek Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The player now held the horn with both hands, holding the tubing near the mouthpiece with one, and putting the other into the bell, which was either rested upon the right knee of the player or the entire horn was lifted into the air.
		Around 1815, the horn took on a new form, as valves were introduced, which allowed the player to switch between crooks without the effort of manually removing one from the horn and inserting a new one.
		The relative merits of F versus B-flat were a hotbed of debate between horn players of the late nineteenth century, until the German horn maker Kruspe produced a prototype of the "double horn" in 1897.
	horninstrument1.quickseek.com (1625 words)

	Cornu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the ancient musical instrument, see Cornu (horn).
		Cornu is used as a prefix to indicate a relation to Cornwall.
		Cornu is the portion of the uterus near the entry of the uterine tubes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cornu (103 words)

	HORN (Lat. cornu; corr... - Online Information article about HORN (Lat. cornu; corr... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		An exact facsimile of this prehistoric horn has been made by Victor Mahillon of Brussels, who finds that it was in the key of Eb and easily produces the first eight harmonics of that key.
		Cornu quod ex uris agrestibus, argento nexum, temperatum arte, et spiritu, quem canentis flatus emiftit auditur.4 It will be seen that Vegetius demands a skilled horn-player.
		viii.), the seven angels with their trumpets are diversely represented with long tubas, with curved horns of various lengths, and with the buisine, busaun or posaune, the descendant of the buccina.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /HIG_HOR/HORN_Lat_cornu_corresponding_te.html (6161 words)

	6moons audioreviews: Cornu Compact Spiral
		In simply quantitative terms, the Cornu surely fits the platitude often heard in the context of small two-way speakers: "Where's the sub?" In fact, this is one of the reasons why the Cornu CS puts a smile on people's face.
		I'm not saying that the Cornu CS and listener couldn't be positioned such as to minimize this midbass potential to imbalance the sound towards being a bit bass-shy.
		The front panel of the Cornu CS is fairly wide with respect the size of the driver and the speakers are almost always listened to off-axis where diffractions are known to be less detrimental.
	www.6moons.com /audioreviews/cornu/cornu_2.html (5796 words)

	CORNU COPIAE - LoveToKnow Article on CORNU COPIAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It was used as a symbol of prosperity and abundance, and hence in works of art it is placed in the hands of Plutus, Fortuna and similar divinities (for the mythological account see AMALTHEIA).
		The symbol probably originated in the practice of using the horns of oxen and goats as drinking-cups; hence the rhyton (drinking-horn) is often confounded with the cornu copiae.
		For its representation in works of art, in which it is very common, especially in those belonging to the Roman period, see article in Daremberg and Saglio's Dictionnaire des Antiquites.
	70.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/CORNU_COPIAE.htm (137 words)

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary
		coccyx coccygeal horn: either of the cranial pair of rudimentary articular processes of the coccyx that articulate with the cornua of the sacrum.
		uteri´num horn of uterus: either of the bluntly rounded superior lateral extremities of the body of the uterus that marks the entrance of the uterine tube.
		(kor”noo-ko-mis´u-rəl) pertaining to a cornu and to a commissure.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_c_55zPzhtm (2595 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Horn of Plenty [Cornu-co’pia]. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		s is drawn with a ram’s horn in her left arm, filled with fruits and flowers.
		Sometimes they are being poured on the earth from “the full horn,” and sometimes they are held in it as in a basket.
		He explains the fable thus: “In Libya,” he says, “there is a strip of land shaped like a horn, bestowed by King Ammon on his bride Amalthæa, who nursed Jupiter with goat’s milk.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/81/8469.html (149 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		Cutaneous horns are seen in sun-exposed areas and their occurrence on the penis is uncommon.
		Various lesions seen at the base of a cutaneous horn include squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, keratoacanthoma, Bowen′s disease, seborrheic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, hemangioma, keratotic and micaeous pseudopapillomatous balanitis, Kaposi′s sarcoma, sebaceous adenoma and Paget′s disease of the female breast.
		The first case of a cutaneous horn was described in 1854, and since then fewer than 100 cases have been reported.
	www.bioline.org.br /request?is04078 (612 words)

	Horn 16th-17th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The horns on the tree are similar (reversed) to those in an etching by Wenzel Hollar, where the mouthpipe clearly emerges from the center of the coiled horn (Brüchle and Janetzky p.
		Rudolf (with a little 2-1/2 circle coiled horn hanging from a strap) and his groom (with a partly-visible 2-1/2 circle coiled horn with a wide bore and almost no bell flare hanging from a strap) meet a priest and an acolyte carrying the sacrament, give them their horses, and escort them to their destination.
		The child has a tiny horn horn at her waist, a large clapper bell on a long cord from her belt, and a large pellet bell at her belt.
	www.unh.edu /music/Icon/ighnhs.htm (11663 words)

	6moons audioreviews: Cornu Compact Spiral
		Cornu's website points at the driver and its very efficient motor (a large ferrite magnet with 5.2 Tesla in the gap) to explain why hornloading is required for proper bass reproduction.
		Each horn is of a different length, the idea being that tuning the horns differently will cancel out resonances that small bass horns are claimed to suffer.
		As shown, the Cornu spiral is dissimilar from both the logarithmic and linear spiral.
	www.6moons.com /audioreviews/cornu/cornu.html (2821 words)

	eMedicine - Cutaneous Horn : Article Excerpt by: Clay J Cockerell, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Background: Cutaneous horn is a clinical diagnosis referring to a conical projection above the surface of the skin that resembles a miniature horn.
		Benign lesions associated with cutaneous horns include angiokeratoma, angioma, benign lichenoid keratosis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, dermatofibroma, discoid lupus, infundibular cyst, epidermal nevus, epidermolytic acanthoma, fibroma, granular cell tumor, inverted follicular keratosis, keratotic and micaceous pseudoepitheliomatous balanitis, organoid nevus, prurigo nodularis, pyogenic granuloma, sebaceous adenoma, seborrheic keratosis, trichilemmoma, and verruca vulgaris.
		Race: Because of the proportion of cutaneous horns that arise from actinic keratoses and squamous cell carcinomas, races with lighter complexions tend to be preferentially affected.
	www.emedicine.com /derm/byname/cutaneous-horn.htm (466 words)

	Cornu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Horn as a substance; cornu Indicum is ivory.
		A hollowed-out horn used as a container, drinking vessel, etc. cornu Copiae, ("horn of plenty") a magical container of horn from which one call pull out whatever one desires.
		Note, as Wheelock does, that the corn growing in Illinois is not related to cornu; that corn has a Germanic root (which shares an ancestor, if one goes far enough back into Indo-european, not with cornu, but to the Latin granum, grain).
	www.siu.edu /~dfll/classics/Latin/Content/cornu.html (312 words)

	The Legend of the Unicorn
		This horn was said to have medicinal properties, and it was sought by many a rich nobleman.
		As I previously stated the horn of the Unicorn was believed to have healing properties, as well as to neutralize poison.
		This horn was a prize sought by noblemen for many different reasons.
	www.geocities.com /Area51/Corridor/4378/legend.html (690 words)

	Horn
		Horns are emblems of power, dominion, glory, and fierceness, as they are the chief means of attack and defence with the animals endowed with them (Dan.
		The original French Horns were much simpler than current horns, which consist of complicated tubing and a set of 3 to 5 valves (depending on the type of horn).
		While the horn is suitable for work in nearly every register of horn literature, the added weight makes it tiresome to play, and for this reason it is not widely used.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.com /definition/horn (4660 words)

	Online Anglo-Saxon Dictionary - Bosworth and Toller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Horn stundum song sometimes the horn sounded, Beo.
		Sete horn on ða openan scearpan put a cupping-horn on the open scarifications, 1, 56; Lchdm.
		Syððan hie Hygeláces horn and býman galan ongeáton, Beo.
	dontgohere.nu /oe/as-bt/read.htm?page_nr=553 (889 words)

	cornu - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Horn (musical instrument), class of wind instruments that usually have a conical opening or derive from an animal horn or tusk.
		On November 13, 1907, Frenchman Paul Cornu became the first person in history to rise vertically in powered flight, completely unrestrained from any...
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /cornu.html (74 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Altar Horns
		On the Jewish altar there were four projections, one at each corner, which were called the horns of the altar.
		These projections are not found on the Christian altar, but the word cornu ("horn") is still maintained to designate the sides or corners of the altar.
		Hence cornu epistolae and cornu evangelii mean the epistle and gospel side of the altar respectively, cornu anterius and cornu posterius evangelii or cornu dexterum anterius and dexterum posterius mean respectively the anterior or posterior corner of the altar at the gospel side.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01354a.htm (134 words)

	HORN, ARVID BERNHARD, ... - Online Information article about HORN, ARVID BERNHARD, ...
		Both in 1710 and 1713 Horn was in favour of summoning the estates, but when in 1714 the See also:
		In Charles XII.'s later years Horn had little to do with the administration.
		(1895); C. Horn, A. Horn: hans lefnad (Stockholm, 1852).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /HIG_HOR/HORN_ARVID_BERNHARD_COUNT_1664_.html (994 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Plantain, Buck's Horn - Herb Profile and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Buck's Horn Plantain is the only British species which has divided leaves more or less downy and usually prostrate.
		It is very variable in the size and in the lobing of the leaves, which are from 1 to 12 inches in length, one-ribbed, either deeply divided nearly to the base, or merely toothed and almost entire.
		This should be taken into account as some of the information may now be considered inaccurate, or not in accordance with modern medicine.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/p/plabuc44.html (444 words)

	deer horn and deer horn resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		“I love wood and deer horns as accent pieces, antiques, and Mexican culture.” In the center of the entry room, two chenille armchairs flank a square.
		National Deer Horn Limited, PH 220 deer horn.
		typically using ceramic instead of deer horn powder in the lacquer (more recently he is apparently sometimes using deer horn powder), and not rubbing.
	www.taine-the-ancient-regime.org /deer+horn.html (313 words)

	Horn -- 16th-17th Century: Index
		Horns, Mouthpipe Emerging from the Center of the Coils: 16/17 B: V Mythology Diana: Balen Pa, J I Breughel Pa; XIII Outdoor Hunts: Rubens-Snyders Pa -- 16/17 DACH: XVI Treatise: BI Wolfenbüttel 1620 -- 16/17 F: V Mythology Adonis: Poussin Pa (2) --
		Horns, Spiral (tightly coiled) (3-1/2 circle): 16/17 B: V Mythology Diana: Balen, Balen-Kierinckx Pa, J I Breughel Pa (3-1/2 or 4-1/2), Rubens-Synders Pa, Rubens-Vos Pa --
		Horns, Spiral (tightly coiled) (5-1/2 circle): 16/17 B: V Mythology Diana: J I Breughel Pa (2); VII Allegory Hearing: J I Breughel Pa (4-1/2 or 5-1/2); XIII Outdoor Hunts: J I Breughel Dr -- 16/17 DACH: XVI Treatise: BI Wolfenbüttel 1620 (4-1/2 or 5-1/2) --
	www.unh.edu /music/Icon/ighnhidx.htm (3476 words)

	Online Etymology Dictionary
		corn "horn," later, "corn on the foot," from L. cornu "horn" (see horn).
		corniere, from corne "horn, corner," from V.L. corna, from L. cornua, pl. of cornu* "projecting point, end, horn" (see horn).
		of corn "a horn," from L. cornu "horn" (see horn).
	www.etymonline.com /index.php?l=c&p=26 (1322 words)

	Linguistic aspects of the Aryan non-invasion theory
		cervus, Dutch hert, is "the horned one", cfr.
		Some of the said animals known by descriptive terms are inhabitants of the northern zone; following the AIT argument that such coinages indicate immigration, we would have to conclude that the Urheimat definitely did not know otters, beavers, bears, hares and lynxes.
		Latin cornu, Sanskrit shrnga), derived within PIE from a root kher-, "top, head" (Greek kar); and the well-known Semitic names of the planet Venus, Ishtar/'Ashtoret/'Ashtarte, from PIE Hster-, "star" (with Semitic feminine suffix -t), derived within PIE from the root as, "to burn, glow".
	koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com /articles/aid/keaitlin2.html (8988 words)

	Circle Magazine, A Quarterly Journal of Nature, Spirit, and Magic- Cornucopia: Horn of Plenty
		As a symbol, a Cornucopia is typically depicted as a horn shaped receptacle overflowing with fruits, grains, flowers, and/or vegetables.
		To the nymphs, Zeus gave one of Amalthea's horns and conferred on it the magic of perpetually becoming filled with whatever sustenance the possessor of the horn might want.
		Originally, it was in the form of an actual curved horn, reflecting its legendary roots.
	www.circlesanctuary.org /circle/articles/ritualtools/cornucopia.html (1606 words)

	eMedicine - Cutaneous Horn : Article by Clay J Cockerell, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the case of benign lesions at the base of the horn, the biopsy is both diagnostic and therapeutic.
		Patients discovered to have horns with an underlying squamous cell carcinoma also should be evaluated for metastasis.
		A typical presentation of a cutaneous horn on the ear.
	www.emedicine.com /derm/topic90.htm (1298 words)

	Symbols and their meaning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In pre-Christian Europe, animal horns pointed to the moon goddess and were considered sacred.
		Often represents satanism, the horned god or various expressions of contemporary occultism, especially when a goat-head is superimposed on the inverted pentagram within a "sacred"
		The symbol for the Alchemist quest for transformation and spiritual illumination, it was also the British title of the first Harry Potter book (the U.S. publisher changed it to Sorcerer's Stone).
	www.crossroad.to /Books/symbols1.html (5958 words)

	CORNU COPIAE - Online Information article about CORNU COPIAE
		CORNU COPIAE - Online Information article about CORNU COPIAE
		Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
		horn of plenty "), a horn; generally See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /COR_CRE/CORNU_COPIAE.html (229 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Horn of Fidelity.
		Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Horn of Fidelity.
		Morgan la Faye sent a horn to King Arthur, which had the following “virtue”:—No lady could drink out of it who was not “to her husband true;” all others who attempted to drink were sure to spill what it contained.
		This horn was carried to King Marke, and “his queene with a hundred ladies more” tried the experiment, but only four managed to “drinke cleane.” Ariosto’s enchanted cup possessed a similar spell.
	www.bartleby.com /81/8468.html (114 words)

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