rhinoceros hornn.

Brit.

/rʌɪˈnɒs(ə)rəs ˌhɔːn/, U.S.

/raɪˈnɑs(ə)rəs ˌhɔrn/

Forms: see rhinoceros n. and horn n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rhinoceros n., horn n.

Etymology: < rhinoceros n. + horn n.

The horn of a rhinoceros, esp. used as an ornamental material or for its supposed medicinal or aphrodisiac properties.Most species of rhinoceros are now rare or endangered, and trade in animal products such as rhinoceros horn is for the most part strictly controlled by international agreements.

a. As a count noun.

ΚΠ

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 720 There are some which mingle the Rhinoceros with the Vnicorne, for that which is named the Rhinoceros horne.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. ii. 394 Renosceros horne, the Iauan Cattee worth thirtie.

1749 J. Pointer Oxoniensis Acad. 160 [In the Musæum] Monoceros and Rhinoceros Horns.

1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile IV. 437 They receive in exchange elephants teeth, rhinoceros horns, gold in small pellets, and a quantity of very fine cotton.

1855 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 25 93 Ostrich feathers, skins of various sorts, rhinoceros horns, and elephant and sea-cow ivory.

1914 B. Laufer Chinese Clay Figures i. 137 The passage, accordingly, affords no evidence for a trade in rhinoceros-horns from Baghdad to China.

2009 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 3 Feb. 23 They have developed new ways of linking smuggled rhinoceros horns to the carcasses of animals killed by poachers in Africa.

b. As a mass noun.

ΚΠ

1655 tr. A. Semedo Hist. China i. xvii. 132 There are nine sorts of Buckels, that is, of Bufalo, of Rhinoceros horne, of Ivory, of Tortoise-shell, of Lignum Aquilæ, of Calambu, of Silver, Gold, and precious stones.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Lll To others I prescribe Rhinoceros, and Harts-horn.

1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 473/2 Clubs of Rhinoceros horn about three feet in length had been obtained from Western Africa.

1887 H. R. Haggard Allan Quatermain i. 22 The rhinoceros-horn handle of his axe.

1923 D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan xiii. 219 The Chinese writers refer too..to the nocturnal luminosity of rhinoceros horn.

1985 T. C. Boyle Caviar in Greasy Lake & Other Stories 16 She..filled the medicine chest with elixirs made from nimble weed and rhinoceros horn.

1998 New Scientist 3 Jan. 28/3 So is the saiga antelope, whose horn was once proposed as a proxy for rhinoceros horn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhinoceros horn
释义	rhinoceros hornn. Brit. /rʌɪˈnɒs(ə)rəs ˌhɔːn/, U.S. /raɪˈnɑs(ə)rəs ˌhɔrn/ Forms: see rhinoceros n. and horn n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rhinoceros n., horn n. Etymology: < rhinoceros n. + horn n. The horn of a rhinoceros, esp. used as an ornamental material or for its supposed medicinal or aphrodisiac properties.Most species of rhinoceros are now rare or endangered, and trade in animal products such as rhinoceros horn is for the most part strictly controlled by international agreements. a. As a count noun. ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 720 There are some which mingle the Rhinoceros with the Vnicorne, for that which is named the Rhinoceros horne. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. ii. 394 Renosceros horne, the Iauan Cattee worth thirtie. 1749 J. Pointer Oxoniensis Acad. 160 [In the Musæum] Monoceros and Rhinoceros Horns. 1790 J. Bruce Trav. Source Nile IV. 437 They receive in exchange elephants teeth, rhinoceros horns, gold in small pellets, and a quantity of very fine cotton. 1855 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 25 93 Ostrich feathers, skins of various sorts, rhinoceros horns, and elephant and sea-cow ivory. 1914 B. Laufer Chinese Clay Figures i. 137 The passage, accordingly, affords no evidence for a trade in rhinoceros-horns from Baghdad to China. 2009 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 3 Feb. 23 They have developed new ways of linking smuggled rhinoceros horns to the carcasses of animals killed by poachers in Africa. b. As a mass noun. ΚΠ 1655 tr. A. Semedo Hist. China i. xvii. 132 There are nine sorts of Buckels, that is, of Bufalo, of Rhinoceros horne, of Ivory, of Tortoise-shell, of Lignum Aquilæ, of Calambu, of Silver, Gold, and precious stones. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Lll To others I prescribe Rhinoceros, and Harts-horn. 1841 Penny Cycl. XIX. 473/2 Clubs of Rhinoceros horn about three feet in length had been obtained from Western Africa. 1887 H. R. Haggard Allan Quatermain i. 22 The rhinoceros-horn handle of his axe. 1923 D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan xiii. 219 The Chinese writers refer too..to the nocturnal luminosity of rhinoceros horn. 1985 T. C. Boyle Caviar in Greasy Lake & Other Stories 16 She..filled the medicine chest with elixirs made from nimble weed and rhinoceros horn. 1998 New Scientist 3 Jan. 28/3 So is the saiga antelope, whose horn was once proposed as a proxy for rhinoceros horn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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