Hartshorn
name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia. countable
- 2 An aqueous solution of ammonia; smelling salts. countable, dated, uncountable
"Sophia, who had tottered along with much difficulty, sunk down in her chair; but by the assistance of hartshorn and water, she was prevented from fainting away..."
Verb
- 1 To revive with hartshorn smelling salts. transitive
"Accordingly, after a vast amount of moaning and crying up-stairs, and much damping of foreheads, and vinegaring of temples, and hartshorning of noses, and so forth […]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Sophia, who had tottered along with much difficulty, sunk down in her chair; but by the assistance of hartshorn and water, she was prevented from fainting away..."
Etymology
From hart + -s- + horn.
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