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oxhorn

6.6

A horn taken from an ox used to make items like combs and buttons

noun
/ˈɑkˌhɔrn/

: cuerno de buey

The artisan crafted a beautiful oxhorn comb.

Examples

The craftsman shaped the oxhorn into a beautiful hair comb.
In the past, drinking vessels were sometimes made from oxhorn.
She admired the smooth texture of the oxhorn handle on the old knife.
Many oxhorns are used in traditional crafts.
The craftsman shaped the oxhorn into a beautiful hair comb.
In the past, drinking vessels were sometimes made from oxhorn.
She admired the smooth texture of the oxhorn handle on the old knife.

Synonyms

horn

vsoxhorn

31 1.4

A part shaped like the hard point on an animal's head that sticks out

is material taken from cattle facial projection for making small objects

buckhorn

vsoxhorn

1 8.5

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

comes from cattle facial projection used as material for small objects

elkhorn

vsoxhorn

8.2

The antler of an elk or a piece of that antler used for handles and decoration

comes from cattle facial projection used for combs and buttons

Surface Forms

oxhorn singular

oxhorns plural

Morphology

oxhorn = ox + horn (transparent) = ox + horn

Compound meaning 'horn of an ox' or objects made from such horn is directly transparent.

Etymology

Oxhorn joins ox ('a large farm animal') and horn ('a hard point on its head'), and people often used the horn as a useful material for combs, buttons, or cups. That's why an oxhorn can mean the horn of an ox used for making objects.