cornu

cornū ūs (acc.cornum, T., O.), n (once m, C.)

1 CAR-, a horn, antler : (animantes) cornibus armatae: tauri, O.: cornu ferit (caper), V.: luctantur cornibus haedi, V.—As a vessel: bilibre, H.—As a funnel: inserto latices infundere cornu, V.—With copia, the horn of plenty (an emblem of abundance): beata pleno Copia cornu, H.: dives meo Bona Copia cornu, O.— A horny substance, horn (poet.): solido sonat ungula cornu, V.: ora cornu indurata rigent, i. e. by the growth of horny bills , O.— A projection, protuberance, horn, point, end : flexum a cornibus arcum Tendit, i. e. from tip to tip , O.: Cornua antemnarum, tips , V.: cornua cristae, the cone (supporting the crest), V.: galeae, L.: per novem cornua lunae, months , O.: septem digestus in cornua Nilus, branches , O.: inclusam cornibus aequor, capes , O.: in cornu sedere, at the end (of the tribunal), L.—Of an army, the wing, extremity, side : dextrum, sinistrum, Cs.: equitatum in cornibus locat, S.— A bow : Parthum, V.— A bugle-horn, horn, trumpet : misit cornua, tubas: Aerea cornua, V.: Berecyntium, H.— The sides of the lyre (orig. two horns holding the strings), C.—In a constellation, The Horn : Tauri, O.: Aries cum cornibus. — Fig., a salient point, chief argument : cornua commovere disputationis. — The wing, flank : qui quasi cornua duo tenuerunt Caesaris, i. e. were his main dependence.—Power, courage, strength, might : addis cornua pauperi, H.