(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:12:01

Hor*ni"to (?), n. [A dim. fr. Sp. horno oven, L. furnus. See Furnace.] Geol.

A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.

Humboldt.

 

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