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horned

HORND/ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/UKHAWND/hɔːnd/

3 meanings of horned

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Having one or more horns growing from the head.

    Like a cow or a deer that has horns sticking up from its head.

    The horned goat pushed against the wooden fence all morning.

    We spotted a horned deer standing near the edge of the woods.

    Oppositehornless, polled

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of horn. Use this form when the action already happened.

    The angry ram horned the farmer when he got too close.

    Two hikers were horned by a startled bison near the trail.

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  3. 3
    adjectiveobsolete
    Describing a man whose wife has cheated on him.

    The whole street gossiped that the merchant had been horned by his young wife.

    No man wanted to be a horned husband in front of his friends.

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horned is a form of horn

horn, verb: To press a car's horn so it makes a loud beep, often to warn other drivers. Full entry

Forms
hornhorns he/she/ithorning -ing formhorned past tense, past participle
Spelling
horn → horned: add -ed

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Origin

It comes from Old English hyrned, meaning "having horns." It is made from the word horn plus -ed.