olifant

Definition

An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory.

Etymology

From Middle English olifaunt, from Old French oliphaunt, from Latin elephantus. See elephant.

Example Sentences

• "And he sang them the staves of the Olifant, the magic horn,—how Roland would not sound it in his pride, and sounded it at Turpin’s bidding, but too late[.]"
• "She [Diana] hath ſent (to plague vs) a huge ſauadge Boare, / Of an vn-meaſured height and magnitude. / […] / His briſtles poynted like a range of pikes / Ranck't on his backe: his foame ſnovves vvhere he feeds / His tuskes are like the Indian Oliphants."