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Definition of Horrent
1. a. Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling.
Definition of Horrent
1. Adjective. Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horrent
1. bristling; standing erect [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horrent
Literary usage of Horrent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ninon de Lenclos by Bret (Antoine) (1904)
"all would mean a condition which would be horrent to your soul. Ce repos languissant
ne fut jamais un bien C'est trouver sans mourir l'état ou l'on n'est ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
""bristly," "scrubby," fim'n/, and "horrent," chiefly tech. Antonyms: see SMOOTH.
brittle, a. weak (contextual), breakable (contextual), fragile, ..."
3. Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by James Donald, William Chambers (1878)
"horrent, Horrible, Horrid, &c. See under Horror. Horror, hor'rur, n, lit.
a standing on ... horrent, horrent, adj., standing on end, as bristles. horrible, ..."
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