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|mdlsjtxt=<br /><b class="num">I.</b> the [[horn]] of an [[animal]], as of oxen, Il.; ὀφθαλμοὶ δ' [[ὡσεὶ]] [[κέρα]] ἔστασαν his eyes stood [[fixed]] and [[stiff]] like horns, Od.<br /><b class="num">II.</b> [[horn]], as a [[material]], αἱ μὲν γὰρ [αἱ πύλαι] κεράεσσι [[τετεύχαται]], of the [[horn]] doors, [[through]] [[which]] the true dreams came, Od.<br /><b class="num">III.</b> [[anything]] made of [[horn]],<br /><b class="num">1.</b> a bow, Il., Hom., Theocr.<br /><b class="num">2.</b> of [[musical]] instruments, a [[horn]] for blowing, Xen.: a [[flute]], Luc.<br /><b class="num">3.</b> a [[drinking]]-[[horn]], Xen.<br /><b class="num">IV.</b> βοὸς κ. a [[horn]] [[guard]] or [[pipe]] to [[which]] the leadweight (μολύβδαινἀ of a [[fishing]]-[[line]] was [[attached]], Hom.<br /><b class="num">V.</b> κέρατα the [[horn]] points with [[which]] the [[writing]]-[[reed]] was tipped, Anth.<br /><b class="num">VI.</b> an arm or [[branch]] of a [[river]], Hes., Thuc.<br /><b class="num">VII.</b> the [[wing]] of an [[army]] or [[fleet]], Hdt., [[attic]]; κατὰ [[κέρας]] προσβάλλειν, ἐπιπίπτειν to [[attack]] in [[flank]], Thuc., Xen.; ἐπὶ [[κέρας]] ἄγειν to [[lead]] [[towards]] the [[wing]], i. e. in [[column]], not with a [[broad]] [[front]], Lat. agmine [[longo]], Hdt., [[attic]]<br /><b class="num">VIII.</b> any [[projection]], e. g. a [[mountain]]-[[peak]], Xen.

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