Definition of "horrent" [hor•rent]

• Archaic Covered with bristles; bristling. (adjective)

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• "Sicut viatores si ad saxum impegerint, aut nautae, memores sui casus, non ista modo quae offendunt, sed et similia horrent perpetuo et tremunt."
• "Next, as to armaments: Will you present a greater terror to the foe if you appear furnished yourself from head to foot with bright emlazonrie and horrent arms; 200 or rather by reason of the warlike aspect of a whole city perfectly equipped?"
• "Et insuper addemus, h鎐 ipsa cibaria, qu� extranei quidam vel nominare horrent, ipsos tamen extraneos apud nos, non sine voluptate, manducare solitos."