noun
hart
haht
noun
1
An adult male deer, especially a mature male red deer.
"A hart with an impressive set of antlers crossed the clearing."
How to Use Hart
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for a male deer, mostly seen in heraldry, literature, and place names today.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "heart" (the organ) — they're unrelated words that just sound identical.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
hart plural, harts plural, harts plural
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Etymology
From Old English heorot, "stag," related to a much older Indo-European word for "horn" — the same root that gives us the English word "horn."