the horn of plenty

the horn of plenty
   poг изoбилия [этим. лaт.]
    Nature, very oddly, when the Horn of Plenty is quite empty fills it with babies (W. Besant)

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  • horn of plenty —    the penis    Punning on horn1 and the cornucopia which, before brimming over with good things, was no more than the capital adornment of the goat which suckled Zeus:     She left her bikini top on, but she removed the bottom and then wrestled… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • Horn of Plenty — may mean: *Cornucopia, a symbolic, hollow horn filled with the inexhaustible gifts of celebratory fruits *Black chanterelle, a mushroom resembling the shape of a cornucopia *Homunculus Nebula, two mushroom shaped clouds surrounding the star Eta… …   Wikipedia

  • Horn of Plenty (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Horn of Plenty Type = studio Artist = Grizzly Bear Released = November 9, 2004 Genre = Indie rock Label = Warp Records Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10:09fixqtsld0e link] *… …   Wikipedia

  • Horn of Plenty (The Remixes) — Infobox Album | Name = Horn of Plenty (The Remixes) Type = remix Artist = Grizzly Bear Released = 2005 Genre = Alternative, indie rock Label = Kanine Records Reviews = * Pitchfork (7.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record… …   Wikipedia

  • horn of plenty — horn shaped container filled to the brim with fruits and vegetables …   English contemporary dictionary

  • To lift the horn — Horn Horn (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha[ u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat}, {Corn} on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To raise the horn — Horn Horn (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha[ u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat}, {Corn} on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • horn of plenty — noun a) The cornucopia. b) An edible chanterelle, Craterellus cornucopioides. Syn: black chanterelle, black trumpet, trumpet of the dead …   Wiktionary

  • horn of plenty — 1. cornucopia. 2. Mycol. an edible trumpet shaped chanterelle, Craterellus cornucopiodes, commonly found under certain trees of eastern North America and the Pacific coast. [1580 90; trans. of LL cornucopia. See CORNUCOPIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • Horn (anatomy) — A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various mammals, consisting of a covering of horn (keratin and other proteins) surrounding a core of living bone. True horns are found only among the ruminant… …   Wikipedia

  • Plenty Coups — (otherwise known as Aleek chea ahoosh) (1848 ndash; 1932) was a Crow chief and visionary leader. He allied Crow with the whites when the war for the West was being fought, because the Sioux and Cheyenne (who were opposing white settlement of the… …   Wikipedia


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