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elkhorn

elkhorn

8.2
The antler of an elk or a piece of that antler used for handles and decoration
  • noun
  • /ˈɛlkˌhɔrn/
  • US
translation icon : cuerno de alce
  • Each spring, hikers sometimes find a shed elkhorn lying on the forest floor.

Examples

  • The craftsman carved a knife handle from polished elkhorn for a unique look.

  • Collectors value elkhorn pieces for their natural beauty and strength.

  • The artist crafted a beautiful knife handle from elkhorn.

  • We found several elkhorns during our hike in the forest.

  • The craftsman carved a knife handle from polished elkhorn for a unique look.

  • Collectors value elkhorn pieces for their natural beauty and strength.

  • Each spring, hikers sometimes find a shed elkhorn lying on the forest floor.

Synonyms

antler
vselkhorn
41 3.7

A branched horn on a deer that falls off and grows back each year

is the general term while the key names a specific species horn for decoration
buckhorn
vselkhorn
1 8.5

A hard material made from a deer's antler used for handles and decorations

is the same material but specified as coming from a larger species
hartshorn
vselkhorn
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An antler of a deer or a material from it used in older baking and medicine

is the same material but mainly used for handles and decorative purposes

Compounds

elkhorn fern
  • Australian
9.3

A large fern with fronds like deer antlers that grows on trees and is kept as a decorative plant

How Branched

elkhorn
  • US
8.2
antler
41 3.7
tine
6 8.1
spike
58 3.6

Surface Forms

elkhorn singular
elkhorns plural

Morphology

elkhorn = elk + horn (transparent) = elk + horn

This sense refers directly to the antler or material from an elk, a straightforward compound of the two nouns.

Etymology

Elkhorn literally means the horn of an elk, or 'an elk's antler'. That is why the word is used for the actual antler and for pieces made from it, such as handles or decorations.