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H. 1913 Webster]
H(, the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th,
, as in shall, thing,
(for zh see tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
The name (aitch) is from the French ache; its form is from the Latin, and this from the Greek H, which was used as the sign of the spiritus asper (rough breathing) before it came to represent the long vowel, Gr. c; as in E. horn, L. cornu, Gr. ke`ras; E. hele, v. t., conceal; E. hide, L. cutis, Gr. ky`tos; E. hundred, L. centum, Gr. "e-kat-on, Skr. ata. 1913 Webster]
H piece(Mining), the part of a plunger pump which contains the valve. 1913 Webster]
H(h. (Mus.)The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for B natural. See B. 1913 Webster]
H2On.(, The chemical formula for water. Syn. -- water, hydrogen oxide. WordNet 1.5]
Ha(h, interj.[AS.]An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to \'bdWell, it is so.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Ha-has, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Haaf(h, n.[Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven.]The deep-sea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles. 1913 Webster]
Haak(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)A sea fish. See Hake.Ash. 1913 Webster]
Haar(h, n.[See Hoar.]A fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind. [Scot.] T. Chalmers. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha"be*as cor"pus(h. [L. you may have the body.](Law)A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha*ben"dum(h, n.[L., that must be had.](Law)That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it begins with the word Habendum.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Hab"er*dash(h, v. i.[See Haberdasher.]To deal in small wares. [R.] 1913 Webster]
To haberdash in earth's base ware.Quarles. 1913 Webster]
Hab"er*dash`er(h, n.[Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares.]1.A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A dealer in items of men's clothing, such as hats, gloves, neckties, etc. 1913 Webster]
The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats.Gascoigne. 1913 Webster]
3.A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hab"er*dash`er*y(h, n.The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Hab`er*dine"(h, n.[D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The l was misunderstood as the French article.]A cod salted and dried.Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
Ha*ber"ge*on(h, n.[F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk.]Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Habenariaprop. n.A genus of chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; it includes species formerly placed in the genus Gymnadeniopsis. Syn. -- genus Habenaria. WordNet 1.5]
Hab"i*la*to*ry(h, a.Of or pertaining to clothing; wearing clothes.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Hab"ile(h, a.[F. habile, L. habilis. See Able, Habit.]Fit; qualified; also, apt. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ha*bil"i*ment(h, n.[F. habillement, fr. habiller to dress, clothe, orig., to make fit, make ready, fr. habile apt, skillful, L. habilis. See Habile.]1.A garment; an article of clothing.Camden. 1913 Webster]
Hab"it(hn.[OE. habit, abit, F. habit, fr. L. habitus state, appearance, dress, fr. habere to have, be in a condition; prob. akin to E. have. See Have, and cf. Able, Binnacle, Debt, Due, Exhibit, Malady.]1.The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.Specifically, the tendency of a plant or animal to grow in a certain way; as, the deciduous habit of certain trees. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior. 1913 Webster]
A man of very shy, retired habits.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
4.Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit. 1913 Webster]
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in different habits.Addison.
5.Hence:The distinctive clothing worn commonly by nuns or monks; as, in the late 1900's many orders of nuns discarded their habits and began to dress as ordinary lay women. PJC]
Syn. -- Practice; mode; manner; way; custom; fashion. -- Habit, Custom. Habit is a disposition or tendency leading us to do easily, naturally, and with growing certainty, what we do often; custom is external, being habitual use or the frequent repetition of the same act. The two operate reciprocally on each other. The custom of giving produces a habit of liberality; habits of devotion promote the custom of going to church. Custom also supposes an act of the will, selecting given modes of procedure; habit is a law of our being, a kind of \'bdsecond nature\'b8 which grows up within us. 1913 Webster]
How use doth breed a habit in a man!Shak. 1913 Webster]
He who reigns . . . upheld by old repute, customMilton. 1913 Webster]
Hab"it(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Habited; p. pr. & vb. n.Habiting.][OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter, fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr. habere to have. See Habit, n.]1.To inhabit. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In thilke places as they [birds] habiten.Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
2.To dress; to clothe; to array. 1913 Webster]
They habited themselves like those rural deities.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Hab"it*a*ble(h, a.[F. habitable, L. habitabilis.]Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world. -- Hab"it*a*ble*ness, n. -- Hab"it*a*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
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Hab"it*a*cle(h, n.[F. habitacle dwelling place, binnacle, L. habitaculum dwelling place. See Binnacle, Habit, v.]A dwelling place.Chaucer.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Ha`bi`tan"(, n.Same as Habitant, 2. 1913 Webster]
General Arnold met an emissary . . . sent . . . to ascertain the feelings of the habitans or French yeomanry.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Hab"it*an*cy(h, n.Same as Inhabitancy. 1913 Webster]
Hab"it*ant(h, n.[F. habitant. See Habit, v. t.] 1913 Webster]
1.An inhabitant; a dweller.Milton.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.[F. pron.]An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in the plural. 1913 Webster]
The habitants or cultivators of the soil.Parkman. 1913 Webster]
Hab"i*tat(h, n.[L., it dwells, fr. habitare. See Habit, v. t.]1.(Biol.)The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant. 1913 Webster]
2.Place where anything is commonly found. 1913 Webster]
This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire.Earle. 1913 Webster]
Hab`i*ta"tion(h, n.[F. habitation, L. habitatio.]1.The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.Denham. 1913 Webster]
2.Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house. 1913 Webster]
The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just.Prov. iii. 33. 1913 Webster]
Hab"i*ta`tor(h, n.[L.]A dweller; an inhabitant. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Hab"it*ed(h, p. p. & a.1.Clothed; arrayed; dressed; as, he was habited like a shepherd. 1913 Webster]
2.Fixed by habit; accustomed. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
So habited he was in sobriety.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.Inhabited. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Another world, which is habited by the ghosts of men and women.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Ha*bit"ual(h, a.[Cf. F. habituel, LL. habitualis. See Habit, n.]1.Formed or acquired by habit or use. 1913 Webster]
An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims.South. 1913 Webster]
2.According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habitual practice of sin. 1913 Webster]
It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common and ordinary blessings.Buckminster.
-- Ha*bit"u*al*ly, adv. -- Ha*bit"u*al*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ha*bit"u*ate(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Habituated(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Habituating(h.][L. habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F. habituer. See Habit.]1.To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize. 1913 Webster]
Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime.Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
Men are first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
2.To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Ha*bit"u*ate(h, a.Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Ha*bit`u*a"tion(h, n.[Cf. F. habituation.]The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated. 1913 Webster]
Hab"i*tude(h, n.[F., fr. L. habitudo condition. See Habit.]1.Habitual attitude; usual or accustomed state with reference to something else; established or usual relations.South. 1913 Webster]
The same ideas having immutably the same habitudes one to another.Locke. 1913 Webster]
The verdict of the judges was biased by nothing else than their habitudes of thinking.Landor. 1913 Webster]
2.Habitual association, intercourse, or familiarity. 1913 Webster]
To write well, one must have frequent habitudes with the best company.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Habit of body or of action.Shak. 1913 Webster]
It is impossible to gain an exact habitude without an infinite number of acts and perpetual practice.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha`bi`tu`\'82"(, n.[F., p. p. of habituer. See Habituate.]One who habitually frequents a place; as, an habitu\'82 of a theater. 1913 Webster]
Hab"i*ture(h, n.Habitude. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hab"i*tus(h, n.[L.](Zo\'94l.)Habitude; mode of life; general appearance. 1913 Webster]
Hach"ure(h, n.[F., fr. hacher to hack. See Hatching.](Fine Arts)A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha`ci*en"da(or h, n.[Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.]1.A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions. 1913 Webster]
2.The main residence of a hacienda{1}. PJC]
Hack(h, n.[See Hatch a half door.]1.A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying. 1913 Webster]
Hack, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hacked(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hacking.][OE. hakken, AS. haccian; akin to D. hakken, G. hacken, Dan. hakke, Sw. hacka, and perh. to E. hew. Cf. Hew to cut, Haggle.]1.To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post. 1913 Webster]
My sword hacked like a handsaw.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To mangle in speaking.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Computers)To program (a computer) for pleasure or compulsively; especially, to try to defeat the security systems and gain unauthorized access to a computer. PJC]
4.To bear, physically or emotionally; as, he left the job because he couldn't hack the pressure. [Colloq.] PJC]
Hack, v. t.(Football)To kick the shins of (an opposing payer). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hack, v. i.To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough. 1913 Webster]
Hack, n.1.A notch; a cut.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone. 1913 Webster]
3.A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
4.(Football)A kick on the shins, or a cut from a kick.T. Hughes. 1913 Webster]
5.(Computers)A clever computer program or routine within a program to accomplish an objective in a non-obvious fashion. PJC]
6.(Computers)A quick and inelegant, though functional solution to a programming problem. PJC]
7.A taxicab. [informal] PJC]
Hack saw, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal. 1913 Webster]
Hack(h, n.[Shortened fr. hackney. See Hackney.] 1913 Webster]
1.A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses. 1913 Webster]
2.A coach or carriage let for hire; a hackney coach; formerly, a coach with two seats inside facing each other; now, usually a taxicab. 1913 Webster +PJC]
On horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence:The driver of a hack; a taxi driver; a hackman. PJC]
3.A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge. 1913 Webster]
Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed, hack.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
4.A procuress. 1913 Webster]
Hack, v. i.To ride or drive as one does with a hack horse; to ride at an ordinary pace, or over the roads, as distinguished from riding across country or in military fashion. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hack writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. \'bdA vulgar hack writer.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hack, v. t.1.To use as a hack; to let out for hire. 1913 Webster]
2.To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.<-- = hackney? --> 1913 Webster]
The word \'bdremarkable\'b8 has been so hacked of late.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Hack, v. i.1.To be exposed or offered to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.Hanmer. 1913 Webster]
2.To live the life of a drudge or hack.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Hack"a*more(h, n.[Cf. Sp. jaquima headstall of a halter.]A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal. [Western U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Hack"ber`ry(h, n.(Bot.)A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. Celtis occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Hack"bolt`(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon. 1913 Webster]
Hack"buss(h, n.Same as Hagbut. 1913 Webster]
Hack"ee(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Hackeliaprop. n.A genus of plants with seeds that stick to clothing, including stickseed and some of the beggar's lice. Syn. -- genus Hackelia, Lappula, genus Lappula. WordNet 1.5]
hack"er(h, n.One who, or that which, hacks.Specifically:A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack. 1913 Webster]
hack"er*y(h, n.[Hind. chhakr\'be.]A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks. [Bengal] Malcom. 1913 Webster]
hack"ie(h, n.The driver of a taxicab; a hackman. [Colloq.] PJC]
hac"kle(h, n.[See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.] 1913 Webster]
1.A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel. 1913 Webster]
2.Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. 1913 Webster]
3.One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used. 1913 Webster]
4.An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers. 1913 Webster]
Hac"kle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hackled(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hackling(h.]1.To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. 1913 Webster]
2.To tear asunder; to break in pieces. 1913 Webster]
The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Hac"kly(h, a.[From Hackle.]1.Rough or broken, as if hacked. 1913 Webster]
2.(Min.)Having fine, short, and sharp points on the surface; as, the hackly fracture of metallic iron. 1913 Webster]
Hack"man(h, n.; pl.Hackmen(h.The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire. 1913 Webster]
Hack"ma*tack`(h, n.[Of American Indian origin.](Bot.)The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack. 1913 Webster]
Hack"ney(-n, n.; pl.Hackneys(-n.[OE. hakeney, hakenay; cf. F. haguen\'82e a pacing horse, an ambling nag, OF. also haquen\'82e, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea, D. hakkenei, also OF. haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh. akin to E. hack to cut, and nag, and orig. meaning, a jolting horse. Cf. Hack a horse, Nag.]1.A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A horse or pony kept for hire. 1913 Webster]
3.A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach. 1913 Webster]
4.A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute. 1913 Webster]
Hack"ney, a.Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. \'bdHackney tongue.\'b8 Roscommon.
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Hack"ney, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hackneyed(-n; p. pr. & vb. n.Hackneying.]1.To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation. 1913 Webster]
Had I so lavish of my presence been, hackneyed in the eyes of men.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To carry in a hackney coach.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Hack"ney*man(-m, n.; pl.Hackneymen(-m.A man who lets horses and carriages for hire. 1913 Webster]
Hack"ster(-st, n.[From Hack to cut.]A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hac"que*ton(h, n.Same as Acton. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Had(h, imp. & p. p. of Have. [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS. h\'91fde.]See Have. 1913 Webster]
Had as lief,
Had rather,
Had better,
Had as soon, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under Better. 1913 Webster]
And lever me is be pore and trewe. C. Mundi (Trans.). 1913 Webster]
Him had been lever to be syke. Fabian. 1913 Webster]
For him was lever have at his bed's head Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Gradually the nominative was substituted for the dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the dative with had, are found. 1913 Webster]
Poor lady, she were better love a dream.Shak. 1913 Webster]
You were best hang yourself.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Me rather had my heart might feel your love Shak. 1913 Webster]
I hadde levere than my scherte, Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
I had as lief not be as live to be Shak. 1913 Webster]
I had rather be a dog and bay the moon, Shak. 1913 Webster]
I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.Ps. lxxxiv. 10. 1913 Webster]
Had"dock(-d, n.[OE. hadok, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.](Zo\'94l.)A marine food fish (Melanogrammus \'91glefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie. 1913 Webster]
Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish. 1913 Webster]
Hade(h, n.[Cf. AS. heald inclined, bowed down, G. halde declivity.]1.The descent of a hill. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining)The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geol. & Mining)The deviation of a fault plane from the vertical.
direction of the hade is the direction toward which the fault plane descends from an intersecting vertical line. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hade, v. i.(Mining)To deviate from the vertical; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode. 1913 Webster]
Ha"des(h, n.[Gr. "a',dhs, "A'idhs; 'a priv. + 'idei^n to see. Cf. Un-, Wit.]The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave. 1913 Webster]
And death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them.Rev. xx. 13 (Rev. Ver.). 1913 Webster]
Neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.Acts ii. 31 (Rev. Ver.). 1913 Webster]
And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments.Luke xvi. 23 (Rev. Ver.). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hadj(h, n.[Ar. hajj, fr. hajja to set out, walk, go on a pilgrimage.]The pilgrimage to Mecca, performed by Mohammedans. It is the duty of Moslems to make a journey to Mecca at least once ina lifetime, or if that is not possible, three journeys to one of the alternate sacred sites.[Also spelled haj and hajj.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hadj"i(-, n.[Ar. h\'bejj. See Hadj.][Also spelled hajji and haji.]1.A Mohammedan who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor.G. W. Curtis. 1913 Webster]
2.A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem.Heyse. 1913 Webster]
hadronn.(Physics)any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles. WordNet 1.5]
hadrosaurn.Any member of the genus Hadrosaurus or family Hadrosauridae, an extinct family of heavy bipedal partly aquatic dinosaurs with duck-billed skull and webbed feet; of the Upper Cretaceous in North America. Syn. -- hadrosaurus. WordNet 1.5]
Hadrosauridaeprop. n.A natural family of extinct reptiles including the duck-billed dinosaurs. Syn. -- family Hadrosauridae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Had`ro*sau"rus(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "adro`s thick + say^ros lizard.](Paleon.)An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation. 1913 Webster]
H\'91c*ce"i*ty(h, [L. h\'91cce this.](Logic)Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book.
H\'91m"a-(h, H\'91m"a*to-(h, H\'91m"o-(h. [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, h\'91mapod, h\'91matogenesis, h\'91moscope. 1913 Webster]
a"i^ma are written hema-, hemato-, hemo-, as well as h\'91ma-, h\'91mato-, h\'91mo-. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"a*chrome(h, n.[H\'91ma- + Gr. chrw^ma color.](Physiol. Chem.)Hematin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*cy"a*nin(-s, n.[H\'91ma- + Gr. ky`anos a dark blue substance.](Physiol. Chem.)A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color. 1913 Webster]
oxyh\'91macyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*cy*tom"e*ter(-s, n.[H\'91ma + Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel + -meter.](Physiol.)An apparatus for determining the number of corpuscles in a given quantity of blood. 1913 Webster]
H\'91"mad(h, adv.[H\'91ma- + L. ad toward.](Anat.)Toward the h\'91mal side; on the h\'91mal side of; -- opposed to neurad. 1913 Webster]
{ H\'91m`a*drom"e*ter(h, H\'91m`a*dro*mom"e*ter(-dr, }n.Same as Hemadrometer. 1913 Webster]
{ H\'91m`a*drom"e*try(-dr,H\'91m`a*dro*mom"e*try(-dr, }n.Same as Hemadrometry. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*drom"o*graph(-dr, n.[H\'91ma- + Gr. dro`mos course + -graph.](Physiol.)An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood.
H\'91`ma*dy*nam"e*ter(hH\'91`ma*dy`na*mom"e*ter(h, Same as Hemadynamometer. 1913 Webster]
H\'91ma*dy*nam"ics(h, n.Same as Hemadynamics. 1913 Webster]
H\'91"mal(h, a.[Gr. a"i^ma blood.]Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels; also, ventral. See Hemal. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*ph\'91"in(h, n.[H\'91ma- + Gr. faio`s dusky.](Physiol.)A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood, in cases of jaundice. 1913 Webster]
H\'91*map"o*dous(h, a.(Anat.)Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to neuropodous. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*poi*et"ic(h, a.[H\'91ma- + Gr. poihtiko`s productive.](Physiol.)Blood-forming; as, the h\'91mapoietic function of the spleen. 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'91m`a*poph"y*sis(-p, n.[NL.]Same as Hemapophysis. -- H\'91m`a*po*phys"i*al(-p, a. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*stat"ics, n.Same as Hemastatics. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*ta*chom"e*ter(-t, n.[H\'91ma- + Gr. tachy`s swift + -meter.](Physiol.)A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the hemadrometer) for measuring the velocity of the blood. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*ta*chom"e*try(-tr, n.(Physiol.)The measurement of the velocity of the blood. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*tem"e*sis, n.Same as Hematemesis. 1913 Webster]
H\'91*mat"ic(h, a.[Gr. a"imatiko`s]Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red. 1913 Webster]
H\'91matic acid(Physiol.), a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum.Thudichum. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"a*tin, n.Same as Hematin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*ti*nom"e*ter, n.Same as Hematinometer. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*tin`o*met"ric, a.Same as Hematinometric. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"a*to*blast(-bl, n.[H\'91mato- + -blast.](Anat.)One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; -- called also blood plaque, and blood plate.<-- = hemocytoblast, hematocytoblast. Precursor of erythroblasts, lymphoblasts, and myeloblasts, found mostly in bone marrow. Hayem's hematoblast = a platelet --> 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'91m`a*toc"ry*a(t, n. pl.(Zo\'94l.)The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as Hematocrya. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*to*crys"tal*lin, n.Same as Hematocrystallin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91`ma*to*dy`na*mom"e*ter(h, n.Same as Hemadynamometer. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*to*gen"e*sis(h, n.[H\'91mato- + genesis.](Physiol.)(a)The origin and development of blood.(b)The transformation of venous into arterial blood by respiration; hematosis. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*to*gen"ic(-j, a.(Physiol.)Relating to h\'91matogenesis. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*tog"e*nous(-t, a.(Physiol.)Originating in the blood. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*to*glob"u*lin, n.Same as Hematoglobulin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"a*toid, a.Same as Hematoid. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*toid"in, n.Same as Hematoidin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91*mat"o*in(h, n.[H\'91mato- + -in.](Physiol. Chem.)A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid. Two like bodies, called respectively h\'91matoporphyrin and h\'91matolin, are formed in a similar manner. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*tol"o*gy(h, n.The science which treats of the blood. Same as Hematology. 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'91m`a*tol"y*sis(hor h, n.[NL.; h\'91mato- + Gr. ly`sis a loosing, dissolving, fr. ly`ein to loose, dissolve.](Physiol.)Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished coagulability of the blood; h\'91molysis. -- H\'91m`a*to*lyt"ic(#), a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
H\'91m`a*tom"e*ter(-t, n.[H\'91mato- + -meter.](Physiol.)(a)Same as Hemadynamometer.(b)An instrument for determining the number of blood corpuscles in a given quantity of blood. 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'91m`a*to*phi*li"na(-t, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + filei^n to love.](Zo\'94l.)A division of Chiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See Vampire. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"a*to*plast`(-pl, n.[H\'91mato- + Gr. pla`ssein to mold.](Anat.)Same as H\'91matoblast. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*to*plas"tic(-pl, a.[H\'91mato- + -plastic.](Physiol.)Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*to*por"phy*rin(-p, n.[H\'91mato- + Gr. porfy`ra purple.](Physiol. Chem.)See H\'91matoin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"a*to*sac`(-s, n.[H\'91mato- + sac.](Anat.)A vascular sac connected, beneath the brain, in many fishes, with the infundibulum. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*to*tho"rax, n.Same as Hemothorax. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`a*tox"y*lin(-t, n.[See H\'91matoxylon.](Chem.)The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'91m`a*tox"y*lon(-l, n.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.](Bot.)A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan. 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'91m`a*to*zo"\'94n(-t, n.; pl.H\'91matozoa(-.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + zw^,on animal.](Zo\'94l.)A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.: (a)Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria, sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc.(b)The trematode, Bilharzia h\'91matobia, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death. 1913 Webster]
H\'91"mic(h, a.Pertaining to the blood; hemal. 1913 Webster]
H\'91"min(h, n.Same as Hemin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"o-(h, prefix.See H\'91ma-. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"o*chrome(-kr, n.Same as H\'91machrome. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*chro"mo*gen(-kr, n.[H\'91mochrome + -gen.](Physiol. Chem.)A body obtained from hemoglobin, by the action of reducing agents in the absence of oxygen. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*chro*mom"e*ter(-kr, n.[H\'91mochrome + -meter.](Physiol. Chem.)An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known strength and of normal color. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*cy"a*nin(-s, n.Same as H\'91macyanin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'91m`o*cy*tol"y*sis(-s, n.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + ky`tos hollow vessel + ly`ein to loosen, dissolve.](Physiol.)See H\'91mocytotrypsis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'91m`o*cy`to*tryp"sis(-s, n.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + ky`tos hollow vessel + tri`bein to rub, grind.](Physiol.)A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or h\'91mocytolysis. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*drom"o*graph(-dr, n.Same as H\'91madromograph. 1913 Webster]
H(-dr,n.Same as Hemadrometer.
H\'91`mo*dy*nam"e*ter(h, n.Same as Hemadynamics. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*glo"bin, n.Same as Hemoglobin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*glo`bin*om"e*ter(-, n.[H\'91moglobin + -meter.]Same as Hemochromometer. 1913 Webster]
H\'91"mol(h, n.[Gr. a"i^ma blood.](Chem.)A dark brown powder containing iron, prepared by the action of zinc dust as a reducing agent upon the coloring matter of the blood, used medicinally as a hematinic. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
H\'91m`o*lu"te*in(-l, n.[H\'91mo- + corpus luteum.](Physiol.)See Hematoidin. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*ma*nom"e*ter(-m, n.[H\'91mo- + manometer.]Same as Hemadynamometer. 1913 Webster]
H\'91*mom"e*ter(h, n.[H\'91mo- + -meter.](Physiol.)Same as Hemadynamometer. 1913 Webster]
H\'91"mo*ny(h, n.[L. H\'91monia a name of Thessaly, the land of magic.]A plant described by Milton as \'bdof sovereign use against all enchantments.\'b8 1913 Webster]
H\'91`mo*plas"tic, a.Same as H\'91matoplastic. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"or*rhoid"al, a.Same as Hemorrhoidal. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m"o*scope(h, n.[H\'91mo- + -scope.](Physiol.)An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic examination. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*stat"ic(-st, a.Same as Hemostatic. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*ta*chom"e*ter(-t, n.Same as H\'91matachometer. 1913 Webster]
H\'91m`o*ta*chom"e*try(-tr, n.Same as H\'91matachometry. 1913 Webster]
Haf"fle(h, v. i.[Cf. G. haften to cling, stick to, Prov. G., to stop, stammer.]To stammer; to speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
haf"ni*um(h, n.A metallic element of atomic number 72 present together with zirconium to the extent of 1% to 5% in zirconium minerals. It is a poisonous, ductile metal with a brilliant silver luster, has an atomic weight of 178.49, and has a high melting point (2227norium. 1913 Webster]
Haft(h, n.[AS. h\'91ft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. heave, or have. Cf. Heft.]1.A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt. 1913 Webster]
This brandish'd dagger haft in her fair breast.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.A dwelling. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Haft, v. t.To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger. 1913 Webster]
Haft"er(-, n.[Cf. G. haften to cling or stick to, and E. haffle.]A caviler; a wrangler. [Obs.] Baret. 1913 Webster]
Hag(h, n.[OE. hagge, hegge, witch, hag, AS. h\'91gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. h\'84xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild woman. 1.A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.] \'bd[Silenus] that old hag.\'b8 Golding. 1913 Webster]
2.An ugly old woman.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.A fury; a she-monster.Crashaw. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotreta. Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)The hagdon or shearwater. 1913 Webster]
6.An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair.Blount. 1913 Webster]
Hag moth(Zo\'94l.), a moth (Phobetron pithecium), the larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit trees. --
Hag's tooth(Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of matting or pointing. 1913 Webster]
Hag, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hagged(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hagging.]To harass; to weary with vexation. 1913 Webster]
How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with the fancy of omens.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Hag, n.[Scot. hag to cut; cf. E. hack.]1.A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled. 1913 Webster]
This said, he led me over hoults and hags; Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
2.A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut.Dugdale. 1913 Webster]
Hag"ber`ry(h, n.(Bot.)A plant of the genus Prunus (Prunus Padus); the bird cherry. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Hag"born`(-b, a.Born of a hag or witch.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hag"but(-b, n.[OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See Hook, and 2d Box, and cf. Arquebus.]A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim.[Written also haguebut and hackbuss.] 1913 Webster]
Hag"but*ter(h, n.A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus.[Written also hackbutter.]Froude. 1913 Webster]
Hag"don(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus; esp., Puffinus major, the greater shearwarter, and Puffinus Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See Shearwater. 1913 Webster]
Hag"fish`(-f,n.(ZoSee Hag, 4. 1913 Webster]
Hag*ga"da(h, n.; pl.Haggadoth(-d.[Rabbinic hagg\'bedh\'be, fr. Heb. higg\'c6dh to relate.]A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament.[Written also hagada.] 1913 Webster]
Hag"gard(h, a.[F. hagard; of German origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See Hedge, 1st Haw, and -ard.]1.Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.[For hagged, fr. hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild.]Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted by pain; wild and wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes. 1913 Webster]
Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hag"gard, n.[See Haggard, a.]1.(Falconry)A young or untrained hawk or falcon. 1913 Webster]
2.A fierce, intractable creature. 1913 Webster]
I have loved this proud disdainful haggard.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.[See Haggard, a., 2.]A hag. [Obs.] Garth. 1913 Webster]
Hag"gard, n.[See 1st Haw, Hedge, and Yard an inclosed space.]A stackyard. [Prov. Eng.] Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hag"gard*ly, adv.In a haggard manner.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hag"ged(-g, a.Like a hag; lean; ugly. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hag"gis(-g, n.[Scot. hag to hack, chop, E. hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E. hash), fr. hacher.]A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck.[Written also haggiss, haggess, and haggies.] 1913 Webster]
Hag"gish(-g, a.Like a hag; ugly; wrinkled. 1913 Webster]
But on us both did haggish age steal on.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hag"gish*ly, adv.In the manner of a hag. 1913 Webster]
Hag"gle(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Haggled(-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Haggling(-gl.][Freq. of Scot. hag, E. hack. See Hack to cut.]To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood. 1913 Webster]
Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hag"gle, v. i.To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. 1913 Webster]
Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Hag"gle, n.The act or process of haggling.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Hag"gler(h, n.1.One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining. 1913 Webster]
2.One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets. 1913 Webster]
Ha"gi*ar`chy(h, n.[Gr. "a`gios sacred, holy + -archy.]A sacred government; government by holy orders of men.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Ha`gi*oc"ra*cy(-, n.[Gr. "a`gios holy, and kratei^n to govern.]Government by a priesthood; hierarchy. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha`gi*og"ra*pha(hor h, n. pl.[L., fr. Gr. "agio`grafa (sc. bibli`a), fr. "agio`grafos written by inspiration; "a`gios sacred, holy + gra`fein to write.]1.The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles, or that portion of the Old Testament not contained in the Law (Tora) and the Prophets (Nevi'im) -- it is also called in Hebrew the Ketuvim. Together with the Tora and Nevi'im, it comprises the Hebrew Bible, which is called in Hebrew the Tanach, a vocalization of the first letters of its three parts. 1913 Webster + RP]
2.(R. C. Ch.)The lives of the saints.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Ha`gi*og"ra*phal(-f, Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings. 1913 Webster]
Ha`gi*og"ra*pher(-f, n.One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
ha`gi*o*graph"ic(h, ha`gi*o*graph"ic*al(h, 1.of or pertaining to the Hagiographa, or to sacred writings; -- same as hagiographal. PJC]
2.of or pertaining to hagiography. PJC]
Ha`gi*og"ra*phy(-f, n.Same as Hagiographa. 1913 Webster]
Ha`gi*ol"a*try(-, n.[Gr. "a`gios sacred + The invocation or worship of saints. 1913 Webster]
Ha`gi*ol"o*gist(-, n.One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.Tylor. 1913 Webster]
Hagiologists have related it without scruple.Southey. 1913 Webster]
Ha`gi*ol"o*gy(-j, n.[Gr. "a`gios sacred + -logy.]The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Ha"gi*o*scope`(h, n.[Gr. "a`gios sacred + -scope.]An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; -- called, in architecture, a squint.Hook. 1913 Webster]
hag"-rid`den, hag"rid`den(h, a.Ridden by a hag or witch;hence,afflicted with nightmares; tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears.Beattie.Cheyne. Syn. -- tormented. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
hagridden . . . by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earthC. S. Lewis
<-- p. 664 pr=JMD -->
Hag"seed`(h, n.The offspring of a hag.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hag"ship, n.The state or title of a hag.Middleton. 1913 Webster]
Hag"-ta`per(-t, n.[Cf. 1st Hag, and Hig-taper.](Bot.)The great woolly mullein (Verbascum Thapsus). 1913 Webster]
Hague"but(h, n.See Hagbut. 1913 Webster]
Hague Tribunal(h. The permanent court of arbitration created by the \'bdInternational Convention for the Pacific Settle of International Disputes.\'b8, adopted by the International Peace Conference of 1899. It is composed of persons of known competency in questions of international law, nominated by the signatory powers. From these persons an arbitration tribunal is chosen by the parties to a difference submitted to the court. On the failure of the parties to agree directly on the arbitrators, each chooses two arbitrators, an umpire is selected by them, by a third power, or by two powers selected by the parties. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hah(h, interj.Same as Ha. 1913 Webster]
Ha-ha"(h, n.[See Haw-haw.]A sunk fence; a fence, wall, or ditch, not visible till one is close upon it.[Written also haw-haw.] 1913 Webster]
Hai"ding*er*ite(h, n.(Min.)A mineral consisting chiefly of the arseniate of lime; -- so named in honor of W. Haidinger, of Vienna. 1913 Webster]
Hai"duck(h, n.[G. haiduck, heiduck, fr. Hung. hajdu.]Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts.[Written also hayduck, haiduk, heiduc, heyduck, and heyduk.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Haik(h, n.[Ar. h, fr. h\'beka to weave.]A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an outer garment.[Written also hyke.]Heyse. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hai"kal(h, n.The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually closed by an embroidered curtain. 1913 Webster]
Haikwan tael. A Chinese weight ( Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hail(h, n.[OE. hail, ha, AS. h\'91gel, hagol; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. hagel; Icel. hagl; cf. Gr. ka`chlhx pebble.]Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones. 1913 Webster]
Thunder mixed with hail, Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hail, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hailed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hailing.][OE. hailen, AS. hagalian.]To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors. 1913 Webster]
Hail, v. t.To pour forcibly down, as hail.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hail, a.Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling). 1913 Webster]
Hail, v. t.[OE. hailen, heilen, Icel. heill hale, sound, used in greeting. See Hale sound.]1.To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address. 1913 Webster]
2.To name; to designate; to call. 1913 Webster]
And such a son as all men hailed me happy.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hail, v. i.1.To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York. 1913 Webster]
2.To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from. [Colloq.] C. G. Halpine. 1913 Webster]
Hail, interj.[See Hail, v. t.]An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. \'bdHail, brave friend.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
All hail. See in the Vocabulary. --
Hail Mary, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria. 1913 Webster]
Hail, n.A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. \'bdTheir puissant hail.\'b8 M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Hain(h, v. t.[Cf. Sw. h\'84gn hedge, inclosure, Dan. hegn hedge, fence. See Hedge.]To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass. \'bdA ground . . . hained in.\'b8 Holland. 1913 Webster]
Hain't(h. A contraction of have not or has not; as, I hain't, he hain't, we hain't. [Colloq. or illiterate speech.] [Written also han't.]<-- now ain't --> 1913 Webster]
Hair(h, n.[OE. her, heer, h\'91r, AS. h; akin to OFries. h, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h, Dan. haar, Sw. h\'86r; cf. Lith. kasa.]1.The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body. 1913 Webster]
2.One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in vertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin. 1913 Webster]
Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth. 1913 Webster]
5.(Bot.)An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar). 1913 Webster]
6.A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm. 1913 Webster]
7.A haircloth. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
8.Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth. 1913 Webster]
Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as, hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin, hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair. 1913 Webster]
Against the hair, in a rough and disagreeable manner; against the grain. [Obs.] \'bdYou go against the hair of your professions.\'b8 Shak. --
Hair bracket(Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead. --
Hair cells(Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear. --
Hair compass,
Hair divider, a compass or divider capable of delicate adjustment by means of a screw. --
Hair glove, a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin. --
Hair lace, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the head.Swift. --
Hair line, a line made of hair; a very slender line. --
Hair moth(Zo\'94l.), any moth which destroys goods made of hair, esp. Tinea biselliella. --
Hair pencil, a brush or pencil made of fine hair, for painting; -- generally called by the name of the hair used; as, a camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil, etc. --
Hair plate, an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire. --
Hair powder, a white perfumed powder, as of flour or starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of the head, or on wigs. --
Hair seal(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of eared seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion. --
Hair seating, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc. --
Hair shirt, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of horsehair, and worn as a penance. --
Hair sieve, a strainer with a haircloth bottom. --
Hair snake. See Gordius. --
Hair space(Printing), the thinnest metal space used in lines of type. --
Hair stroke, a delicate stroke in writing. --
Hair trigger, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a hair.Farrow. --
Not worth a hair, of no value. --
To a hair, with the nicest distinction. --
To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety. 1913 Webster]
hair"ball`, hair" ball`(h, n.a compact mass of hair that forms in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur; as, the cat coughed up a hairball right on the new rug.[wns=1 + 2] WordNet 1.5]
Hair"breadth`(-br, Hair's" breadth`(h. The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance; sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch.[Also spelled hairsbreadth.] 1913 Webster]
Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not miss.Judg. xx. 16. 1913 Webster]
Hair"breadth`, a.Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth escape. 1913 Webster]
Hair"-brown`(-broun`), a.Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is composed of equal proportions of red and green. 1913 Webster]
Hair"brush`(-br, n.A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair. 1913 Webster]
Hair"cloth`(-kl, n.Stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair. 1913 Webster]
Hair"dress`er(-dr, n.One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber. 1913 Webster]
hairdressingn.a toiletry for the hair. Syn. -- hairtonic, hair oil, hair grease. WordNet 1.5]
Haired(h, a.1.Having hair. \'bdA beast haired like a bear.\'b8 Purchas. 1913 Webster]
2.In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired. 1913 Webster]
Hai"ren(h, a.[AS. h.]Hairy. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
His hairen shirt and his ascetic diet.J. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Hair" grass`(gr. (Bot.)A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira or Deschampsia. 1913 Webster]
Hair"i*ness(-, n.1.The state of abounding, or being covered, with hair.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.The quality of being hairy. PJC]
Hair"less, a.Destitute of hair; bald.Shak. 1913 Webster]
hairlikeadj.1.shaped like a hair; long and slender. Syn. -- capillary. PJC]
2.long and slender with a very fine internal diameter. Syn. -- capillary. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hairlinen.1.a very thin line. WordNet 1.5]
2.the natural margin formed by hair on the head, especially the edge of growth of hair on the forehead; as, a receding hairline. WordNet 1.5]
hair"net`n.a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place. WordNet 1.5]
hair"piece`n.a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment; a toupee. Syn. -- false hair, postiche, toupee. WordNet 1.5]
Hair"pin`(-p, n.A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women. 1913 Webster]
Hair"-salt`(-s, n.[A translation of G. haarsalz.](Min.)A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers. 1913 Webster]
Hair"split`ter(-spl, n.One who makes excessively fine or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles. \'bdThe caviling hairsplitter.\'b8 De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Hair"split`ting(-t, a.Making excessively fine or trivial distinctions in reasoning; overly subtle. -- n.The act or practice of making trivial distinctions. 1913 Webster]
The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading.Charles Sumner. 1913 Webster]
Hair"spring`(-spr, n.(Horology)The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece. 1913 Webster]
Hair"streak`(-str, n.A butterfly of the genus Thecla; as, the green hairstreak (Thecla rubi). 1913 Webster]
Hair"tail`(-t, n.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., Trichiurus lepturus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish. 1913 Webster]
Hair" worm`(w. (Zo\'94l.)A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See Gordius. 1913 Webster]
Hair"y(-, a.1.Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; hirsute. 1913 Webster]
His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Very complicated, difficult, or involved; as, a hairy problem; a hairy equation. [Colloq.] PJC]
3.Dangerous or frightening; as, a hairy encounter with a mugger. PJC]
Haitin.1.a country on the island of Hispaniola. WordNet 1.5]
2.an island in the West Indies. Syn. -- Hispaniola, Hayti. WordNet 1.5]
Hai"ti*an(h, a. & n.Same as Haytian; -- now the preferred spelling. 1913 Webster +PJC]
haj, hajjn.A pilgrimage to Mecca; every Muslim must make this journey at least once.[Also spelled hadj.] Syn. -- hadj, haj. WordNet 1.5]
haj"i, haj"ji(h, n.One who has made a journey to Mecca; Same as hadji. PJC]
Ha"je(h, n.[Ar. hayya snake.](Zo\'94l.)The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp. 1913 Webster]
Hake(h, n.[See Hatch a half door.]A drying shed, as for unburned tile. 1913 Webster]
Hake, n.[Also haak.][Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See Hook.](Zo\'94l.)One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is Merlucius vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is Merlucius bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and Phycis tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling. 1913 Webster]
Hake(h, v. i.To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Hake's"-dame`(h, n.See Forkbeard. 1913 Webster]
Hak"e*ton(h, n.Same as Acton. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha*kim"(h, n.[Ar. hak\'c6m.]A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan. [India] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha"kim(h, n.[Ar. h\'bekim.]A Mohammedan title for a ruler; a judge. [India] 1913 Webster]
Ha*la"cha(h, n.; pl.Halachoth(-k.[Heb. hal\'bech\'beh.]The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash. 1913 Webster]
Ha*la"tion(h, n.(Photog.)An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the edges of dark objects in a photographic picture. 1913 Webster]
Hal"berd(h, n.[F. hallebarde; of German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax (orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. bar, a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve. See Beard, Helmet.](Mil.)An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form.[Written also halbert.] 1913 Webster]
Hal`berd*ier"(h, n.[F. hallebardier.]One who is armed with a halberd.Strype. 1913 Webster]
Hal"berd-shaped`(-sh, a.Hastate. 1913 Webster]
Hal"cy*on(h, n.[L. halcyon, alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.](Zo\'94l.)A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia. 1913 Webster]
Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be halcyons brooding on a winter sea.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hal"cy*on, a.1.Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice. 1913 Webster]
Hal"cy*o*noid(h, a. & n.[Halcyon + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)See Alcyonoid. 1913 Webster]
Hale(h, a.[Written also hail.][OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See Whole.]Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. 1913 Webster]
Last year we thought him strong and hale.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hale, n.Welfare. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
All heedless of his dearest hale.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hale(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Haled(h\'beld or h; p. pr. & vb. n.Haling.][OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.]To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore.Milton. 1913 Webster]
As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim.Shelley. 1913 Webster]
Halenian.A genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians. Syn. -- genus Halenia. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ha*le"si*a(h, n.[NL.](Bot.)A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels. 1913 Webster]
Half(h, a.[AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h\'belfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. Halve, Behalf.]1.Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view. 1913 Webster]
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2.Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge. 1913 Webster]
Assumed from thence a half consent.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Half ape(Zo\'94l.), a lemur. --
Half back. (Football)See under 2d Back. --
Half bent, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch. --
Half binding, a style of bookbinding in which only the back and corners are in leather. --
Half boarder, one who boards in part; specifically, a scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only. --
Half-breadth plan(Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of one half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines. --
Half cadence(Mus.), a cadence on the dominant. --
Half cap, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] Shak. --
At half cock, the position of the cock of a gun when retained by the first notch.<-- half cocked: see below, halfcocked: = unprepared, lacking forethought; -- as in go off half cocked --> --
Half hitch, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove hitch. --
Half hose, short stockings; socks. --
Half measure, an imperfect or weak line of action. --
Half note(Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve. --
Half pay, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an officer on half pay. --
Half price, half the ordinary price; or a price much reduced. --
Half round. (a)(Arch.)A molding of semicircular section.(b)(Mech.)Having one side flat and the other rounded; -- said of a file. --
Half shift(Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and kindred instruments. See Shift. --
Half step(Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of pitch or interval, used in music. --
Half tide, the time or state of the tide equally distant from ebb and flood. --
Half time, half the ordinary time for work or attendance; as, the half-time system. --
Half tint(Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in drawing or painting. See Demitint. --
Half truth, a statement only partially true, or which gives only a part of the truth.Mrs. Browning. --
Half year, the space of six months; one term of a school when there are two terms in a year. 1913 Webster]
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Half, adv.In an equal part or degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious. \'bdHalf loth and half consenting.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Their children spoke halfin the speech of Ashdod.Neh. xiii. 24. 1913 Webster]
The four halves of the house.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple. 1913 Webster]
Not half his riches known, and yet despised.Milton. 1913 Webster]
A friendship so complete halves between us.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Better half. See under Better. --
In half, in two; an expression sometimes used improperly instead of in halves or into halves; as, to cut in half. [Colloq.] Dickens. --
In one's halfor
On one's half, in one's behalf; on one's part. [Obs.] --
To cry halves, to claim an equal share with another. --
To go halves, to share equally between two. 1913 Webster]
Half, v. t.To halve. [Obs.] See Halve.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
Half`-and-half", n.A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
halfbackn.(Football)A person who plays the position of halfback{2} on a football team. Syn. -- running back. WordNet 1.5]
2.The position of either of two players on a football team who typically begins each play behind the line and on either side of the quarterback. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
half-bakeda.1.Insufficiently or poorly planned or thought out; impractical or unrealistic; as, a half-baked proposal; half-baked ideas; -- of plans, theories, proposals, etc. PJC]
2.Insufficiently cooked; -- of food. PJC]
Half"beak`(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus, or of the family Hemiramphidae, having an elongated protruding lower jaw; -- called also balahoo. 1913 Webster]
Half" blood`(h. 1.The relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both; as, a brother or sister of the half blood. See Blood, n., 2 and 4. 1913 Webster]
2.A person so related to another. 1913 Webster]
3.A person whose father and mother are of different races; a half-breed. 1913 Webster]
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Half"-blood`ed, a.1.Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep. 1913 Webster]
2.Degenerate; mean.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Half"-boot`(h, n.A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See Cocker, and Congress boot, under Congress. 1913 Webster]
Half"-bound`(-bound`), n.Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book. 1913 Webster]
2.Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not well trained.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Half"-breed`(-br, a.Half-blooded. 1913 Webster]
Half"-breed`, n.A person who is half-blooded; the offspring of parents of different races, especially of the American Indian and the white race. 1913 Webster]
Half"-broth`er(-br, n.A brother by one parent, but not by both. 1913 Webster]
Half"-caste`(-k, n.One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindu or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective; as, half-caste parents. 1913 Webster]
Lions' half-clammed entrails roar for food.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Half"cock`(-k, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Halfcocked(-k; p. pr. & vb. n.Halfcocking.]To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch. 1913 Webster]
To go off half-cocked,
To go off halfcocked. (a)To be discharged prematurely, or with the trigger at half cock; -- said of a firearm.(b)To do or say something without due thought or care. [Colloq. or Low] 1913 Webster]
The half-decked craft . . . used by the latter Vikings.Elton. 1913 Webster]
Half"en(-'n), a.[From Half.]Wanting half its due qualities. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Half"en*deal`(-'n*d, adv.[OE. halfendele. See Half, and Deal.]Half; by the half part. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- n.A half part. [Obs.] R. of Brunne. 1913 Webster]
Half"er(-, n.1.One who possesses or gives half only; one who shares. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
2.A male fallow deer gelded.Pegge (1814). 1913 Webster]
Half"-faced`(-f, a.Showing only part of the face; wretched looking; meager.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Half"-fish`(-f, n.(Zo\'94l.)A salmon in its fifth year of growth. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Half"-heard`(-h, a.Imperfectly or partly heard; not heard to the end. 1913 Webster]
And leave half-heard the melancholy tale.Pope. 1913 Webster]
half"heart`ed, Half"-heart`ed(-h, a.1.Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.Lacking zeal or courage; performed with less than a full effort; lukewarm; unenthusiastic; as, a half-hearted attempt; -- of actions.[wns=1]H. James. 1913 Webster +PJC]
half-holidayn.a day on which half of the day is free from work or duty; a holiday of one half of a day. WordNet 1.5]
Half"-hour`ly(-our`l, a.Done or happening at intervals of half an hour. 1913 Webster]
Half"-length`(-l, a.Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture. 1913 Webster]
Half"-life`(h, n.(Physics)the time it takes for one-half of a substance decaying in a first-order reaction to be destroyed. For radioactive substances, it is the time required for one-half of the initial amount of the radioactive isotope to decay. The half-lifeis a measure of the rate of the reaction being observed. For processes that are true first-order processes, such as radioactive decay, the half-life is independent of the quantity of material present, and it is thus a constant. The time it takes for one-half the remaining quantity of a radioactive isotope to decay will be the same regardless of how far the decay process has advanced. Some chemical reactions are also first order, and may be characterized as having a half-life. However, for chemical reactions the half-life will depend upon temperature and in some cases other environmental conditions, whereas for radioactive isotopes the rate of decay is largely independent of the environment. PJC]
half-lightn.a grayish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors). WordNet 1.5]
Half"-mast`(-m, n.A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.). 1913 Webster]
Half"-moon`(-m, n.1.The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. 1913 Webster]
2.The shape of a half-moon; a crescent. 1913 Webster]
See how in warlike muster they appear, half-moons, and wings.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Fort.)An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now called a ravelin. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)A marine, sparoid, food fish of California (C\'91siosoma Californiense). The body is ovate, blackish above, blue or gray below. Called also medialuna. 1913 Webster]
Half nelson. (Wrestling)A hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of the opponent, generally behind, and the hand placed upon the back of his neck. In the
full nelson both hands are so placed. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Half"ness(h, n.The quality of being half; incompleteness. [R.] 1913 Webster]
As soon as there is any departure from simplicity, and attempt at halfness, or good for me that is not good for him, my neighbor feels the wrong.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
Half"pace`(-p, n.(Arch.)A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace. 1913 Webster]
quarterpace are rare or unknown in the United States, platform or landing being used instead. 1913 Webster]
half"pence(h, n.an English coin worth half a penny; -- no longer minted. Syn. -- halfpenny, ha'penny. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
half"pen*ny, half"-pen*ny(h, n.;pl.Half-pence(-p or Half-pennies(-p.An English coin of the value of half a penny, no longer minted; also, the value of half a penny. Syn. -- ha'penny. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
halfpennyworthn.the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny. Syn. -- ha'p'orth. WordNet 1.5]
Half"-pike`(h, n.(Mil.)A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon.Tatler. 1913 Webster]
Half"-port`(-p, n.(Naut.)One half of a shutter made in two parts for closing a porthole. 1913 Webster]
Half"-ray`(-r, n.(Geom.)A straight line considered as drawn from a center to an indefinite distance in one direction, the complete ray being the whole line drawn to an indefinite distance in both directions. 1913 Webster]
Half"-read`(-r, a.Informed by insufficient reading; superficial; shallow.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Half" seas` o"ver(s. Half drunk. [Slang: used only predicatively.] Spectator. 1913 Webster]
Half"-sight`ed(-s, a.Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Half"-sis`ter(-s, n.A sister by one parent only. 1913 Webster]
Half"-sword`(h, n.Half the length of a sword; close fight. \'bdAt half-sword.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Half"-tim`bered(h, a.(Arch.)Constructed of a timber frame, having the spaces filled in with masonry; -- said of buildings. 1913 Webster]
half"time`n.an intermission between the first and second half of a game, especially a football game. Also used attributively, as the halftime entertainment WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
{ Half tone, orHalf"-tone` }, n.1.(Fine Arts)An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Music)A half step. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A print obtained by the half-tone photo-engraving process.[wns=1] PJC]
4.the etched plate used to reproduce a half-tone illustration.[wns=4] Syn. -- halftone engraving, photoengraving. WordNet 1.5]
Half"-tone`(h, a.Having, consisting of, or pertaining to, half tones;specif. (Photo-engraving), pertaining to or designating plates, processes, or the pictures made by them, in which gradation of tone in the photograph is reproduced by a graduated system of dotted and checkered spots, usually nearly invisible to the unaided eye, produced by the interposition between the camera and the object of a screen. The name alludes to the fact that this process was the first that was practically successful in reproducing the half tones of the photograph. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Half"-tongue`(h, n.(O. Law)A jury, for the trial of a foreigner, composed equally of citizens and aliens. 1913 Webster]
half-track, half-trackedadj.having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front; as, half-track armored vehicles. Syn. -- half-track. WordNet 1.5]
half-trackn.a half-tracked vehicle; -- used mostly of armored military vehicles. PJC]
half"-truth`(h, n.; pl.half-truths(h.a partially true statement, especially one intended to deceive or mislead. WordNet 1.5]
Half"way`(h, adv.In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially; as, he halfway yielded. 1913 Webster]
Temples proud to meet their gods halfway.Young. 1913 Webster]
Half"way`, a.Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway; as, at the halfway mark.[wns=1] Syn. -- center(prenominal), middle(prenominal), midway. 1913 Webster]
2.partial.[wns=2] WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
3.including only half or a portion; incomplete; as, halfway measures.[wns=3] WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Halfway covenant, a practice among the Congregational churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership, save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also allowed to present their children for baptism. 1913 Webster]
half"way house`, 1.an inn or place of call midway on a journey. 1913 Webster]
2.A residence for former convicts, persons recovering from mental illness, or from drug or alcohol addiction, serving as an intermediate environment between total confinement and complete freedom, and having structured programs designed to ease successful reintegration into society. PJC]
Half"-wit`(-w, n.A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Half"-wit`ted(-t, a.Weak in intellect; silly. 1913 Webster]
Half"-year`ly(-y, a.Two in a year; semiannual. -- adv.Twice in a year; semiannually. 1913 Webster]
Hal"i*but(h, n.[OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See Holy, Holiday.](Zo\'94l.)A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectid\'91. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.[Written also holibut.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hal`i*chon"dri*\'91(h, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, sea + cho`ndros cartilage.](Zo\'94l.)An order of sponges, having simple siliceous spicules and keratose fibers; -- called also Keratosilicoidea. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hal"i*core(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls sea + ko`rh maiden.]Same as Dugong. 1913 Webster]
Hal"i*dom(h, n.[AS. h\'beligd holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; h\'belig holy + -d, E. -dom. See Holy.]1.Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
So God me help and halidom.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
By my halidom, I was fast asleep.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Holy doom; the Last Day. [R.] Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Hal`i*eu"tics(-, n.[L. halieuticus pertaining to fishing, Gr. "alieytiko`s.]A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing; ichthyology. 1913 Webster]
Hal"i*mas(-m, a.[See Hallowmas.]The feast of All Saints; Hallowmas. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Halimodendronn.A genus of trees consisting of one species, the salt tree. Syn. -- genus Halimodendron. Tamarix aphylla? -->
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Ha`li*og"ra*pher(h, n.One who writes about or describes the sea. 1913 Webster]
Ha`li*og"ra*phy(-f, n.[Gr. "a`ls the sea + -graphy.]Description of the sea; the science that treats of the sea. 1913 Webster]
Haliotidaeprop. n.A natural family of mollusks including the abalone (Haliotis). Syn. -- family Haliotidae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ha`li*o"tis(h, prop. n.[NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls sea + o'y^s, 'wto`s, ear.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See Abalone. 1913 Webster]
Ha"li*o*toid`(h, a.[Haliotis + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the genus Haliotis; ear-shaped. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hal`i*sau"ri*a(h, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, sea + say^ros.](Paleon.)The Enaliosauria. 1913 Webster]
Ha*lit"u*ous(h, a.[L. halitus breath, vapor, fr. halare to breathe: cf. F. halitueux.]Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Halk(h, n.A nook; a corner. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hall(h, n.[OE. halle, hal, AS. heal, heall; akin to D. hal, OS. & OHG. halla, G. halle, Icel. h\'94ll, and prob. from a root meaning, to hide, conceal, cover. See Hell, Helmet.]1.A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London. 1913 Webster]
2.(a)The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment. 1913 Webster]
Full sooty was her bower and eke her hall.Chaucer.
Hence, as the entrance from outside was directly into the hall:(b)A vestibule, entrance room, etc., in the more elaborated buildings of later times. Hence: (c)Any corridor or passage in a building. 1913 Webster]
3.A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion; a chief mansion house.Cowell. 1913 Webster]
4.A college in an English university (at Oxford, an unendowed college). 1913 Webster]
5.The apartment in which English university students dine in common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock. 1913 Webster]
6.Cleared passageway in a crowd; -- formerly an exclamation. [Obs.] \'bdA hall! a hall!\'b8 B. Jonson.
Syn. -- Entry; court; passage. See Vestibule. 1913 Webster]
Hall"age(-, n.(O. Eng. Law)A fee or toll paid for goods sold in a hall.
{ Hal`le*lu"iah, Hal`le*lu"jah }(h, n. & interj.[Heb. See Alleluia.]Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; -- an exclamation used chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and as an expression of gratitude or adoration.Rev. xix. 1 (Rev. Ver. ) 1913 Webster]
So sung they, and the empyrean rung Hallelujahs.Milton. 1913 Webster]
In those days, as St. Jerome tells us,\'bdany one as he walked in the fields, might hear the plowman at his hallelujahs.\'b8Sharp. 1913 Webster]
Hal`le*lu*jat"ic(-l, a.Pertaining to, or containing, hallelujahs. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hal"liard(h, n.See Halyard. 1913 Webster]
Hal"li*dome(h, n.Same as Halidom. 1913 Webster]
Hal"li*er(h, n.[From Hale to pull.]A kind of net for catching birds. 1913 Webster]
Hall"-mark`(h, n.1.The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, [figuratively]: A distinguishing characteristic or characteristics; as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hal*loa"(h. See Halloo. 1913 Webster]
Hal*loo"(h, n.[Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eal\'be, G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. Hollo, interj.]A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. 1913 Webster]
List! List! I hear halloo break the silent air.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hal*loo", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hallooed(-l; p. pr. & vb. n.Hallooing.]To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. 1913 Webster]
Country folks hallooed and hooted after me.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Hal*loo", v. t.1.To encourage with shouts. 1913 Webster]
Old John hallooes his hounds again.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.To chase with shouts or outcries. 1913 Webster]
If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To call or shout to; to hail.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hal*loo", interj.[OE. halow. See Halloo, n.]An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by hello. 1913 Webster]
Hal"low(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hallowed(-l; p. pr. & vb. n.Hallowing.][OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. h\'belgian, fr. h\'belig holy. See Holy.]To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence. \'bdHallowed be thy name.\'b8 Matt. vi. 9. 1913 Webster]
Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein.Jer. xvii. 24. 1913 Webster]
His secret altar touched with hallowed fire.Milton. 1913 Webster]
In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground [Gettysburg].A. Lincoln. 1913 Webster]
hallowedadj.belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power; made holy. Opposite of unholy. [Narrower terms: beatified, blessed ; blessed ; consecrated, sacred, sanctified ] Also See: consecrated, consecrate, sacred. Syn. -- holy. WordNet 1.5]
Hal`low*een"(h, n.The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day (November 1); also the entire day, October 31. It is often marked by parties or celebrations, and sometimes by pranks played by young people. [Scot.] Burns. Syn. -- Hallowe'en, Allhallows Eve. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Hal"low*mas(h, n.[See Mass the eucharist.]The feast of All Saints, or Allhallows. 1913 Webster]
To speak puling, like a beggar at Hallowmas.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hal*loy"site(h, n.[Named after Omalius d'Halloy.](Min.)A claylike mineral, occurring in soft, smooth, amorphous masses, of a whitish color. 1913 Webster]
{ Hall"statt(h, Hall*stat"ti*an(h }, a.Of or pertaining to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt civilization. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Hallstatt civilizationor
Hallstattian civilization, a prehistoric civilization of central Europe, variously dated at from 1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated with the Celtic or Alpine race. It was characterized by expert use of bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of domestic animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and sentiment in manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia, Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and southern Italy.J. Deniker. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Hallstattian epoch, the first iron age, represented by the Hallstatt civilization. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hal"lu*cal(h, a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the hallux. 1913 Webster]
Hal*lu"ci*nate(h, v. i.[L. hallucinatus, alucinatus, p. p. of hallucinari, alucinari, to wander in mind, talk idly, dream.]1.To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of mental processes. [R.] Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically:To perceive a non-existent object or phenomenon; to believe that one is experiencing something which in reality does not exist; to experience a hallucination{2}. PJC]
hal*lu"ci*nate(h, v. t.To experience (something nonexistent) as an hallucination{2}. PJC]
Hal*lu`ci*na"tion(-n, n.[L. hallucinatio: cf. F. hallucination.]1.The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; error; mistake; a blunder. 1913 Webster]
This must have been the hallucination of the transcriber.Addison. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Med.)The perception of objects which have no reality, or of sensations which have no corresponding external cause, arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; delusion. 1913 Webster]
Hallucinations are always evidence of cerebral derangement and are common phenomena of insanity.W. A. Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Hal*lu"ci*na`tor(h, n.[L.]One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.N. Brit. Rev. 1913 Webster]
Hal*lu"ci*na*to*ry(-n, a.Partaking of, having the character of, or tending to produce, hallucinations; as, hallucinatory visions. 1913 Webster +PJC]
hal*lu"ci*no*genn.A substance capable of producing hallucinations when ingested; a hallucinogenic substance; as, LSD is a powerful hallucinogen. WordNet 1.5]
hal*lu"ci*no*gen`icadj.1.capable of producing hallucinations; as, LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic drug. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hal"lux(h, n.[NL., fr. L. hallex, allex.](Anat.)The first, or preaxial, digit of the hind limb, corresponding to the pollux in the fore limb; the great toe; the hind toe of birds. 1913 Webster]
hall"wayn.an interior passage or corridor in a building, onto which rooms open. Syn. -- hall. WordNet 1.5]
Halm(h, n.(Bot.)Same as Haulm. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hal"ma(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "a`lma, fr. "a`llesqai to leap.](Greek Antiq.)The long jump, with weights in the hands, -- the most important of the exercises of the Pentathlon. 1913 Webster]
Hal"ma(h, n.A game played on a board having 256 squares, by two persons with 19 men each, or by four with 13 men each, starting from different corners and striving to place each his own set of men in a corresponding position in the opposite corner by moving them or by jumping them over those met in progress. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ha"lo(h, n.; pl.Halos(-l.[L. halos, acc. halo, Gr. "a`lws a thrashing floor, also (from its round shape) the disk of the sun or moon, and later a halo round it; cf. Gr. e'ily`ein to enfold, 'ely`ein to roll round, L. volvere, and E. voluble.]1.A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round the sun or moon, and supposed to be caused by the refraction of light through crystals of ice in the atmosphere. Connected with halos there are often white bands, crosses, or arches, resulting from the same atmospheric conditions. 1913 Webster]
2.A circle of light; especially, the bright ring represented in painting as surrounding the heads of saints and other holy persons; a glory; a nimbus. 1913 Webster]
3.An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception of, an object. 1913 Webster]
4.A colored circle around a nipple; an areola. 1913 Webster]
Ha"lo, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Haloed(-l; p. pr. & vb. n.Haloing.]To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo. 1913 Webster]
The fire haloed round his saintly brow.Southey. 1913 Webster]
halobacter, halobacteriumn.; pl.halobacteria(?), or halobacters(#).Any halophilic bacterium of the archaebacteria group, expecially of the genera Halobacterium and Halococcus, which live in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats. Syn. -- halobacteria, halobacter. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Halocarpusn.A genus of dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium. Syn. -- genus Halocarpus. WordNet 1.5]
Ha"loed(h, a.Surrounded with a halo; invested with an ideal glory; glorified. 1913 Webster]
Some haloed face bending over me.C. Bront\'82. 1913 Webster]
Hal"o*gen(h, n.[Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + -gen: cf. F. halog\'8ane.](Chem.)An electro-negative element or radical, which, by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, and iodine; sometimes, also cyanogen. See Chlorine family, under Chlorine. 1913 Webster]
Ha*log"e*nous(h, a.Of the nature of a halogen. 1913 Webster]
Ha"loid(h, a.[Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s salt + -oid: cf. F. halo.](Chem.)Resembling salt; -- said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes also to the fluorides and cyanides. -- n.A haloid substance. 1913 Webster]
Hal"o*man`cy(h, n.See Alomancy. 1913 Webster]
Ha*lom"e*ter(h, n.[Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + -meter.]An instrument for measuring the forms and angles of salts and crystals; a goniometer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha*lo"nes(h, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "a`lwn, "a`lwnos, a halo.](Biol.)Alternating transparent and opaque white rings which are seen outside the blastoderm, on the surface of the developing egg of the hen and other birds. 1913 Webster]
Hal"o*phyte(h, n.[Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + fyto`n a plant.](Bot.)A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea. 1913 Webster]
Ha"lo*scope(h, n.[Halo + -scope.]An instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Hal*o*tri"chite(h, n.[Gr. "a`ls sea + qri`x, tricho`s, hair.](Min.)An iron alum occurring in silky fibrous aggregates of a yellowish white color. 1913 Webster]
Ha*lox"y*line, n.[Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + xy`lon wood.]An explosive mixture, consisting of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and ferrocyanide of potassium, used as a substitute for gunpowder. 1913 Webster]
Halp(h, imp.of Help. Helped. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hal"pace(h, n.(Arch.)See Haut pas. 1913 Webster]
Hals(h, n.[AS. heals; akin to D., G., & Goth. hals. See Collar.]The neck or throat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Do me hangen by the hals.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Halse(h, v. t.[AS. healsian.]1.To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Each other kissed glad halst.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
O dere child, I halse thee, Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Halse, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Halsed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Halsing.][Cf. Hawser.]To haul; to hoist. [Obs.] Grafton 1913 Webster]
Hal"sen*ing(h, a.Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough. [Obs.] Carew. 1913 Webster]
Hals"er(h, n.See Hawser.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Halt(h, 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Halt(h, n.[Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.]A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress. 1913 Webster]
Without any halt they marched.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
[Lovers] soon in passion's war contest, halt.Davenant. 1913 Webster]
Halt, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Halted; p. pr. & vb. n.Halting.]1.To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still. 1913 Webster]
2.To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain. 1913 Webster]
How long halt ye between two opinions?1 Kings xviii. 21. 1913 Webster]
Halt(h, v. t.(Mil.)To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment. 1913 Webster]
Halt, a.[AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.]Halting or stopping in walking; lame. 1913 Webster]
Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.Luke xiv. 21. 1913 Webster]
Halt, n.The act of limping; lameness. 1913 Webster]
Halt, v. i.[OE. halten, AS. healtian. See Halt, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.To walk lamely; to limp. 1913 Webster]
2.To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective. 1913 Webster]
The blank verse shall halt for it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Halt"er(-, n.One who halts or limps; a cripple. 1913 Webster]
Hal"ter(h, n.[OE. halter, helter, helfter, AS. h\'91lftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter, halster, and also to E. helve. See Helve.]A strong strap or cord.Especially:(a)A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.(b)A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.Shak. 1913 Webster]
No man e'er felt the halter draw Trumbull. 1913 Webster]
Hal"ter, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Haltered(-t; p. pr. & vb. n.Haltering.]To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter. \'bdA haltered neck.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hal*te"res(h, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "alth^res weights used in jumping, fr. "a`llesqai to leap.](Zo\'94l.)Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera. 1913 Webster]
Hal"ter-sack`(h, n.A term of reproach, implying that one is fit to be hanged. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Halt"ing*ly(h, adv.In a halting or limping manner. 1913 Webster]
Hal"vans(h, n. pl.(Mining)Impure ore; dirty ore.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Hal"ve(h, n.A half. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Halve(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Halved(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Halving.][From Half.]1.To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of. 1913 Webster]
So far apart their lives are thrown halves their own.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together. 1913 Webster]
3.Of a hole, match, etc., to reach or play in the same number of strokes as an opponent.
Halved(h, a.Appearing as if one side, or one half, were cut away; dimidiate. 1913 Webster]
Halves(h, n., pl. of Half. 1913 Webster]
By halves, by one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely. 1913 Webster]
I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Hal"yard(h, n.[Hale, v. t. + yard.](Naut.)A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc.[Written also halliard, haulyard.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hal`y*si"tes(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "a`lysis a chain.](Paleon.)A genus of Silurian fossil corals; the chain corals. See Chain coral, under Chain. 1913 Webster]
Ham(h, n.Home. [North of Eng.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ham(h, n.[AS. ham; akin to D. ham, dial. G. hamme, OHG. hamma. Perh. named from the bend at the ham, and akin to E. chamber. Cf. Gammon ham.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Anat.)The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. 1913 Webster]
2.The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. 1913 Webster]
A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak hams.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ham(h, n.1.[Short for hamfatter.]a person who performs in a showy or exaggerated style; -- used especially of actors. Also used attributively, as, a ham actor. PJC]
2.The licensed operator of an amateur radio station. PJC]
Ham(h, v. i.(Theater)To act with exaggerated voice and gestures; to overact. PJC]
ham it upto act in a showy fashion or to act so as to attract attention; to ham. [Colloq.] PJC]
Ham"a*dry`ad(h, n.; pl. E. Hamadryads(-, L. Hamadryades(-dr.[L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr. "Amadrya`s; "a`ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F. hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Class. Myth.)A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A large venomous East Indian snake (Ophiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha*ma"dry*as(h, n.[L., a hamadryad. See Hamadryad.](Zo\'94l.)The sacred baboon of Egypt (Cynocephalus Hamadryas). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha*mal"(h, n.[Written also hammal, hummaul, hamaul, khamal, etc.][Turk. & Ar. hamm\'bel, fr. Ar. hamala to carry.]In Turkey and other Oriental countries, a porter or burden bearer; specif., in Western India, a palanquin bearer. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hamamelidaceaen.A natural family of plants comprising the genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; and other small genera. Syn. -- family Hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family. WordNet 1.5]
Hamamelidaen.a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; they have a perianth poorly developed or lacking, and flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated. The group contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes it is classified as a superorder. Syn. -- subclass Hamamelidae. WordNet 1.5]
Hamamelidanthumn.A genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region. Syn. -- genus Hamamelidanthum. WordNet 1.5]
Hamamelidoxylonn.A genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel. Syn. -- genus Hamamelidoxylon. WordNet 1.5]
Ham`a*me"lis(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "amamhli`s a kind of medlar or service tree; "a`ma at the same time + mh^lon an apple, any tree fruit.](Bot.)A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally. 1913 Webster]
Ha"mate(h, a.[L. hamatus, fr. hamus hook.]Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous. 1913 Webster]
Ha"ma*ted(h, a.Hooked, or set with hooks; hamate.Swift. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ha*ma"tum(h, n.[NL., fr. L. hamatus hooked.](Anat.)See Unciform. 1913 Webster]
Ham"ble(h, v. t.[OE. hamelen to mutilate, AS. hamelian; akin to OHG. hamal to mutilate, hamal mutilated, ham mutilated, Icel. hamla to mutilate. Cf. Hamper to fetter.]To hamstring. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ham"burg(-b, n.A commercial city of Germany, near the mouth of the Elbe. 1913 Webster]
Black Hamburg grape. See under Black. --
Hamburg edging, a kind of embroidered work done by machinery on cambric or muslin; -- used for trimming. --
Hamburg lake, a purplish crimson pigment resembling cochineal. 1913 Webster]
Hame(h, n.Home. [Scot. & O. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Hame, n.[Scot. haims, hammys, hems, OE. ham; cf. D. haam.]One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They are fitted upon the collar, or have pads fitting the horse's neck attached to them. 1913 Webster]
Ham"el(h, v. t. [Obs.] Same as Hamble. 1913 Webster]
{ Hame"seck`en(h, Hame"suck`en(-s, }n.[AS. h\'bems. See Home, and Seek.](Scots Law)The felonious seeking and invasion of a person in his dwelling house.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Ham"fat`ter(h, n.[From a negro minstrel song called \'bdThe ham-fat man.\'b8]A low-grade actor or performer; a ham. [Theatrical Slang] Syn. -- ham. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ham-fistedham-handedadj.not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; clumsy; bungling; -- also used metaphorically of actions; as, ham-handed governmental interference. Syn. -- bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. WordNet 1.5]
Ham"il*ton pe"ri*od(h. (Geol.)A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of Geology. 1913 Webster]
Haminoean.A common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America. Syn. -- genus Haminoea. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ham`i*nu"ra(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)A large edible river fish (Erythrinus macrodon) of Guiana. 1913 Webster]
Ha"mite(h, n.[L. hamus hook.](Paleon.)A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form. 1913 Webster]
Ham"ite(h, n.A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20. 1913 Webster]
Ham*it"ic(h, a.Pertaining to Ham or his descendants. 1913 Webster]
Hamitic languages, the group of languages spoken mainly in the Sahara, Egypt, Galla, and SomKeith Johnston. 1913 Webster]
Ham"let(h, n.[OE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. Home.]A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country. 1913 Webster]
The country wasted, and the hamlets burned.Dryden.
Syn. -- Village; neighborhood. See Village. 1913 Webster]
Ham"let*ed, p. a.Confined to a hamlet.Feltham. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer(h, n.[OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. a stone.]1.An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron, fixed crosswise to a handle. 1913 Webster]
With busy hammers closing rivets up.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Something which in form or action resembles the common hammer; as: (a)That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to indicate the hour.(b)The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones.(c)(Anat.)The malleus. See under Ear. (d)(Gun.)That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming.(e)Also, a person or thing that smites or shatters; as, St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies. 1913 Webster]
He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had been the \'bdmassive iron hammers\'b8 of the whole earth.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
3.(Athletics)A spherical weight attached to a flexible handle and hurled from a mark or ring. The weight of head and handle is usually not less than 16 pounds. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Atmospheric hammer, a dead-stroke hammer in which the spring is formed by confined air. --
Drop hammer,
Face hammer, etc.See under Drop, Face, etc. --
Hammer fish. See Hammerhead. --
Hammer hardening, the process of hardening metal by hammering it when cold. --
Hammer shell(Zo\'94l.), any species of Malleus, a genus of marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters, having the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them a hammer-shaped outline; -- called also hammer oyster. --
To bring to the hammer, to put up at auction. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hammered(-m; p. pr. & vb. n.Hammering.]1.To beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to hammer iron. 1913 Webster]
2.To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating. \'bdHammered money.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To form in the mind; to shape by hard intellectual labor; -- usually with out. 1913 Webster]
Who was hammering out a penny dialogue.Jeffry. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer, v. i.1.To be busy forming anything; to labor hard as if shaping something with a hammer. 1913 Webster]
Whereon this month I have been hammering.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively. 1913 Webster]
Blood and revenge are hammering in my head.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer*a*ble(-, a.Capable of being/formed or shapeo by a hammer.Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer-beam`(-b, n.(Gothic Arch.)A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer break. (Elec.)An interrupter in which contact is broken by the movement of an automatically vibrating hammer between a contact piece and an electromagnet, or of a rapidly moving piece mechanically driven. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ham"mer*cloth`(-kl, n.[Prob. fr. D. hemel heaven, canopy, tester (akin to G. himmel, and perh. also to E. heaven) + E. cloth; or perh. a corruption of hamper cloth.]The cloth which covers a coach box. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer-dressed`(-dr, a.Having the surface roughly shaped or faced with the stonecutter's hammer; -- said of building stone. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer*er(-, n.One who works with a hammer. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer-hard`en(-h, v. t.To harden, as a metal, by hammering it in the cold state. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer*head`(-h, n.1.(Zo\'94l.)A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zyg\'91na, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zyg\'91na is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Zo\'94l.)A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer*kop(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)A bird of the Heron family; the umber. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mer-less, a.(Firearms)Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch. 1913 Webster]
Hammer lock. (Wrestling)A hold in which an arm of one contestant is held twisted and bent behind his back by his opponent. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ham"mer*man(-m, n.; pl.Hammermen(-m.A hammerer; a forgeman. 1913 Webster]
ham"mingn.poor acting by a ham actor; see ham. Syn. -- overacting. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ham`mo*chry"sos(h, n.[L., fr. Gr. "ammo`chrysos; "a`mmos, 'a`mmos, sand + chryso`s gold.]A stone with spangles of gold color in it. 1913 Webster]
Ham"mock(h, n.[A word of Indian origin: cf. Sp. hamaca. Columbus, in the Narrative of his first voyage, says: \'bdA great many Indians in canoes came to the ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep.\'b8]1.A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet long and three feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. [Southern U. S.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Hammock nettings(Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.
{ Ha*mose"(h, Ha"mous(h, }[L. hamus hook.](Bot.)Having the end hooked or curved. 1913 Webster]
Ham"per(h, n.[Contr. fr. hanaper.]A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels. 1913 Webster]
Ham"per, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hampered(-p; p. pr. & vb. n.Hampering.]To put in a hamper. 1913 Webster]
Ham"per, v. t.[OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the same origin as E. hamble.]To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber. \'bdHampered nerves.\'b8 Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
A lion hampered in a net.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
They hamper and entangle our souls.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Ham"per, n.[See Hamper to shackle.]1.A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.W. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Top hamper(Naut.), unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft. 1913 Webster]
Ham"shac`kle(h, v. t.[Ham + shackle.]To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb. 1913 Webster]
Ham"ster(-st, n.[G. hamster.](Zo\'94l.)A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept as a pets. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Ham"string`(h, n.(Anat.)One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh. 1913 Webster]
Ham"string`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hamstrung; p. pr. & vb. n.Hamstringing. See String.]To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. 1913 Webster]
So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ham"u*lar(h, a.Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the sphenoid bone. 1913 Webster]
Ham"u*late(-l, a.Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Ham"ule(-, n.[L. hamulus.]A little hook. 1913 Webster]
Ham"u*lose`(-, a.[L. hamulus, dim. of hamus a hook.]Bearing a small hook at the end.Gray. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ham"u*lus(-l, n.; pl.Hamuli(-l.[L., a little hook.]1.(Anat.)A hook, or hooklike process. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A hooked barbicel of a feather. 1913 Webster]
Him thanken all, and thus they han an end.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Han"ap(-, n.[F. hanap. See Hanaper.]A rich goblet, esp. one used on state occasions. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Han"a*per(-, n.[LL. hanaperium a large vase, fr. hanapus vase, bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of German origin; cf. OHG. hnapf, G. napf, akin to AS. hn\'91p cup, bowl. Cf. Hamper, Nappy, n.]A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper. 1913 Webster]
Hanaper office, an office of the English court of chancery in which writs relating to the business of the public, and the returns to them, were anciently kept in a hanaper or hamper.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Hance(h, v. t.[See Enhance.]To raise; to elevate. [Obs.] Lydgate.
2.(Naut.)A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway. 1913 Webster]
Hand(h, n.[AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h\'94nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin to seize (in comp.). Cf. Hunt.]1.That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus. 1913 Webster]
2.That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a)A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.(b)An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 1913 Webster]
3.A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. 1913 Webster]
4.Side; part; direction, either right or left. 1913 Webster]
On this hand and that hand, were hangings.Ex. xxxviii. 15. 1913 Webster]
The Protestants were then on the winning hand.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. 1913 Webster]
He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.Addison. 1913 Webster]
To change the hand in carrying on the war.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand.Judges vi. 36. 1913 Webster]
7.An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. 1913 Webster]
A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for.Locke. 1913 Webster]
I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.Hazlitt. 1913 Webster]
8.Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad, or running hand. Hence, a signature. 1913 Webster]
I say she never did invent this letter; hand.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Some writs require a judge's hand.Burril. 1913 Webster]
9.Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. \'bdReceiving in hand one year's tribute.\'b8 Knolles. 1913 Webster]
Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the government of Britain.Milton. 1913 Webster]
10.Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. 1913 Webster]
11.Rate; price. [Obs.] \'bdBusiness is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
12.That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a)(Card Playing)The quota of cards received from the dealer.(b)(Tobacco Manuf.)A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 1913 Webster]
13.(Firearms)The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. 1913 Webster]
Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. \'bdHis hand will be against every man.\'b8 Gen. xvi. 12.(b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. \'bdWith a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.\'b8 Ezek. xx. 33.(c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. 1913 Webster]
Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. 1913 Webster]
Hand bag, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. --
Hand basket, a small or portable basket. --
Hand bell, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.Bacon. --
Hand bill, a small pruning hook. See 4th Bill. --
Hand car. See under Car. --
Hand director(Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. --
Hand drop. See Wrist drop. --
Hand gallop. See under Gallop. --
Hand gear(Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. --
Hand glass. (a)A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants.(b)A small mirror with a handle. --
Hand guide. Same as Hand director (above). --
Hand language, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. --
Hand lathe. See under Lathe. --
Hand money, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. --
Hand organ(Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. --
Hand plant. (Bot.)Same as Hand tree (below). -- Hand rail, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by.Gwilt. --
Hand sail, a sail managed by the hand.Sir W. Temple. --
Hand screen, a small screen to be held in the hand. --
Hand screw, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.)a screw clamp. --
Hand staff(pl. Hand staves), a javelin.Ezek. xxxix. 9. --
Hand stamp, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. --
Hand tree(Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico (Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. --
Hand vise, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work.Moxon. --
Hand work, or
Handwork, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. --
All hands, everybody; all parties. --
At all hands,
On all hands, on all sides; from every direction; generally. --
At any hand,
At no hand, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. \'bdAnd therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.\'b8 Jer. Taylor. --
At first hand,
At second hand. See def. 10 (above). --
At hand. (a)Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. \'bdYour husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.\'b8 Shak.(b)Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] \'bdHorses hot at hand.\'b8 Shak. --
At the hand of, by the act of; as a gift from. \'bdShall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?\'b8 Job ii. 10. --
Bridle hand. See under Bridle. --
By hand, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. --
Clean hands, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. \'bdHe that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.\'b8 Job xvii. 9. --
From hand to hand, from one person to another. --
Hand in hand. (a)In union; conjointly; unitedly.Swift.(b)Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. Shak.
Hand over hand,
Hand over fist, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. --
Hand over head, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] Bacon. --
Hand running, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. --
Hands off!keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! --
Hand to hand, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest.Dryden. --
Heavy hand, severity or oppression. --
In hand. (a)Paid down. \'bdA considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.\'b8 Tillotson.(b)In preparation; taking place.Chaucer. \'bdRevels . . . in hand.\'b8 Shak.(c)Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. --
In one's handor
In one's hands. (a)In one's possession or keeping.(b)At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. --
Laying on of hands, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. --
Light hand, gentleness; moderation. --
Note of hand, a promissory note. --
Off hand,
Out of hand, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. \'bdShe causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.\'b8 Spenser. --
Off one's hands, out of one's possession or care. --
On hand, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. --
On one's hands, in one's possession care, or management. --
Putting the hand under the thigh, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. --
Right hand, the place of honor, power, and strength. --
Strict hand, severe discipline; rigorous government. --
To bear a hand(Naut.), to give help quickly; to hasten. --
To bear in hand, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] Shak. --
To be hand and glove withor
To be hand in glove with. See under Glove. --
To be on the mending hand, to be convalescent or improving. --
To bring up by hand, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. --
To change hand. See Change. --
To change hands, to change sides, or change owners.Hudibras. --
To clap the hands, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. --
To come to hand, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. --
To get hand, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. Baxter. To get one's hand in, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. --
To have a hand in, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. --
To have in hand. (a)To have in one's power or control.Chaucer.(b)To be engaged upon or occupied with. --
To have one's hands full, to have in hand all that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. --
To have the (higher) upper hand, or
To get the (higher) upper hand, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. --
To his hand,
To my hand, etc., in readiness; already prepared. \'bdThe work is made to his hands.\'b8 Locke. --
To hold hand, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] Shak. --
To lay hands on, to seize; to assault. --
To lend a hand, to give assistance. --
To lift the hand against, or
To put forth the hand against, to attack; to oppose; to kill. --
To live from hand to mouth, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. --
To make one's hand, to gain advantage or profit. --
To put the hand unto, to steal.Ex. xxii. 8. --
To put the last hand toor
To put the finishing hand to, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. --
To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. Deut. xxiii. 20. To stand one in hand, to concern or affect one. --
To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. --
To take in hand. (a)To attempt or undertake. (b)To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. --
To wash the hands of, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business.Matt. xxvii. 24. --
Under the hand of, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner. 1913 Webster]
Hand(h, n.A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hand(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Handed; p. pr. & vb. n.Handing.]1.To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter. 1913 Webster]
2.To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage. 1913 Webster]
3.To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] Prior. 1913 Webster]
4.To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.] 1913 Webster]
6.(Naut.)To furl; -- said of a sail.Totten. 1913 Webster]
To hand down, to transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision. --
To hand over, to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver up. 1913 Webster]
Hand, v. i.To co\'94perate. [Obs.] Massinger. 1913 Webster]
hand"bag`n.a small bag usually made of cloth, leather or a similar imitation material, and often having a strap to permit carrying it by slinging it over a shoulder, used by women to carry money and small personal items or accessories; as, she had to search under the cosmetics, hankies, and medicines in her handbag to find a comb. Syn. -- bag, pocketbook, purse. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"ball`(h, n.1.A small ball, usually made of rubber, thrown or struck with the hand in various games. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A game played with such a ball, as by players striking it to and fro between them with the hands, or, when played in a walled court or against a single wall, striking it in turns against a wall, until one side or the other fails to return the ball. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hand"bar`row(h, n.A frame or barrow, without a wheel, carried by hand. 1913 Webster]
handbasinn.A small basin used for washing thehands; as, `wash-hand basin' is a British term. Syn. -- washbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin. WordNet 1.5]
hand"bask*etn.a container that is usually woven and has handles. Syn. -- basket. WordNet 1.5]
go to hell in a handbasketto deteriorate substantially and quickly; as, after they lost the contract, the company's profits went to hell in a handbasket. PJC]
handbelln.a bell that is held in the hand. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"bill`(-b, n.1.A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand. 1913 Webster]
2.A pruning hook.[Usually written hand bill.] 1913 Webster]
Hand"book`(-b, n.[Hand + book; cf. AS. handb, or G. handbuch.]1.A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook. 1913 Webster]
2.A book containing reference information for a specific field; as, the Handbook of Chemistry. PJC]
hand"brake`, hand"-brake`n.a brake operated by hand, used to stop a vehicle or keep it stationary; it usually operates by a mechanical linkage. Syn. -- handbrake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"breadth`(-br, n.A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.Ex. xxxvii. 12. Syn. -- handsbreadth. 1913 Webster]
handbuildv. t.to make without a wheel; of pottery. Syn. -- coil. WordNet 1.5]
handcarn.a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"cart`, n.A cart drawn or pushed by hand. 1913 Webster]
Hand"cloth`(-kl, n.A handkerchief. 1913 Webster]
handcolorv. t.to add color to (a black-and-white image) using an instrument held in the hand; as, Some old photographs are handcolored. Syn. -- color by hand. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hand"craft`(-kr, n.Same as Handicraft. 1913 Webster]
hand"craft`, hand"-craft`v. t.to make (something) by hand. WordNet 1.5]
hand-craftedadj.made by hand or by a hand process. Contrasted to machine-made. [Narrower terms: camp-made ; hand-loomed, handwoven ; handsewn, handstitched ; overhand, oversewn )] Syn. -- handmade. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"cuff`(-k, n.[AS. handcops; hand hand + cosp, cops, fetter. The second part was confused with E. cuffs,]A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural. 1913 Webster]
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Hand"cuff`(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Handcuffed(-k; p. pr. & vb. n.Handcuffing.]To apply handcuffs to; to manacle.Hay (1754). 1913 Webster]
hand-downadj.same as hand-me-down. Syn. -- hand-me-down, secondhand, used. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"ed, a.1.With hands joined; hand in hand. 1913 Webster]
Into their inmost bower, Handed they went.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a peculiar or characteristic hand. 1913 Webster]
As poisonous tongued as handed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Handed is used in composition in the sense of having (such or so many) hands; as, bloody-handed; free-handed; heavy-handed; left-handed; single-handed. 1913 Webster]
hand"er(h, n.One who hands over or transmits; a conveyer in succession.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A contract; specifically, an espousal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
hand"fast`, a.Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] Bale. 1913 Webster]
hand"fast`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.handfasted; p. pr. & vb. n.handfasting.]1.To pledge; to bind. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.To betroth by joining hands, in order to permit cohabitation, before the formal celebration of marriage; in some parts of Scotland it was in effect to marry provisionally, permitting cohabitation for a year, after which the marriage could be formalized or dissolved. [Obs.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Century Dict. 1906.]
hand"fast`, a.[G. handfest; hand hand + fest strong. See Fast.]Strong; steadfast.[R.] Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
hand"fast`ly, adv.In a handfast or publicly pledged manner. [Obs.] Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
hand"ful(h, n.; pl.handfuls(h.[AS. handfull.]1.As much as the hand will grasp or contain.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.A small quantity or number. 1913 Webster]
This handful of men were tied to very hard duty.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
4.A person, task, or situation, which is the most that one can manage; as, my two-year-old is a handful. PJC]
To have one's handful, to have one's hands full; to have all one can do. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
They had their handful to defend themselves from firing.Sir. W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
hand"-hole`(h, n.(Steam Boilers)A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hand-hole plate, the cover of a hand-hole. 1913 Webster]
hand"i*cap(h, n.[From hand in cap; -- perh. in reference to an old mode of settling a bargain by taking pieces of money from a cap.]1.An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like. 1913 Webster]
2.A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors. 1913 Webster]
3.An old game at cards. [Obs.] Pepys. 1913 Webster]
4.a physical or mental disability of the body which makes normal human activities more difficult or impossible; as, his deformed leg was a major handicap in walking. PJC]
5.any disadvantage that makes an activity more difficult or impossible; as, insufficient capital was a big handicap in competing against Microsoft. PJC]
Hand"i*cap, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Handicapped(-k; p. pr. & vb. n.Handicapping.]To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped. 1913 Webster]
Hand"i*cap`per(-k, n.One who determines the conditions of a handicap. 1913 Webster]
Hand"i*capped(h, a.suffering from a handicap (in senses 4 or 5); disabled; at a disadvantage. PJC]
Hand"i*craft(h, n.[For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; AS. handcr\'91ft.]1.A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman. [R.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hand"i*crafts`man(-kr, n.; pl.-men(-m.A man skilled or employed in handcraft.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Hand"i*ly(-, adv.[See Handy.]In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently. 1913 Webster]
Hand"i*ness, n.The quality or state of being handy. 1913 Webster]
Hand"i`ron(-, n.See Andiron. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hand"i*work`(-, n.[OE. handiwerc, AS. handgeweorc; hand hand + geweorc work; prefix ge- + weorc. See Work.]Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally. 1913 Webster]
The firmament showeth his handiwork.Ps. xix. 1. 1913 Webster]
Hand"ker*chief(h, n.[Hand + kerchief.]1.A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth. 1913 Webster]
Han"dle(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Handled(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Handling(-dl.][OE. handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See Hand.]1.To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. 1913 Webster]
Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.Luke xxiv. 39. 1913 Webster]
About his altar, handling holy things.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. 1913 Webster]
That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. 1913 Webster]
The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
4.To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock. 1913 Webster]
5.To deal with; to make a business of. 1913 Webster]
They that handle the law knew me not.Jer. ii. 8. 1913 Webster]
6.To treat; to use, well or ill. 1913 Webster]
How wert thou handled being prisoner?Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. 1913 Webster]
You shall see how I will handle her.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. 1913 Webster]
We will handle what persons are apt to envy others.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
To handle without gloves. See under Glove. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Han"dle(h, v. i.To use the hands. 1913 Webster]
They have hands, but they handle not.Ps. cxv. 7. 1913 Webster]
Han"dle, n.[AS. handle. See Hand.]1.That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.South. 1913 Webster]
To give a handle, to furnish an occasion or means. 1913 Webster]
Han"dle*a*ble(-, a.Capable of being handled. 1913 Webster]
han"dle*bar`n.The curved bar connected by a shaft to the front wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle, positioned nearly horizontally in front of the rider's seat, designed to be gripped by the rider while riding, and used to steer the vehicle. Usually used in the plural; as, don't let go of the handlbars. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
handledadj.fitted with or having having a handle; as, a handled magnifying glass is easier to use. Opposite of handleless. WordNet 1.5]
-handledsuff.having a usually specified type of handle; as, a pearl-handled revolver; a long-handled shovel. WordNet 1.5]
handlelessadj.having no handle; as, sleek cabinets with apparently handleless doors. Opposite of handled. WordNet 1.5]
handlern.1.one who trains or exhibits animals. Syn. -- animal trainer. WordNet 1.5]
2.someone in charge of training an athlete (especially a boxer) or a team.The term is used sometimes sarcastically of political consultants: \'bdthe president's handlers\'b8. Syn. -- coach, manager. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hand"less(h, a.Without a hand.Shak. 1913 Webster]
handlinen.a fishing line managed principally by hand. Syn. -- hand line. WordNet 1.5]
Han"dling(h, n.[AS. handlung.]1.A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t. 1913 Webster]
The heavens and your fair handling Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Drawing, Painting, etc.)The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
handlockn.a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist, usually used in pairs; a handcuff. Syn. -- handcuffs, handcuff, cuffs, cuff, manacle. WordNet 1.5]
hand-loomedadj.Woven on a handloom; -- of fabrics, rugs, or carpets. Syn. -- handwoven. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hand"made`(h, a.Manufactured by hand; as, handmade shoes. Contrasted with machine-made.
{ Hand"maid`(h, Hand"maid`en(h, }n.A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.[wns=2] 1913 Webster]
2.Something or someone serving in a subordinate position; as, theology should be the handmaiden of ethics.[wns=1] Syn. -- handmaid, servant. WordNet 1.5]
hand-me-downadj.1.obtained or used after prior use by another person.the term hand-me-down is often used of clothing previously worn by older family members. The term may also be used metaphorically of ideas. Syn. -- hand-down, secondhand, used. WordNet 1.5]
hand-me-downn.An outgrown garment given to one person after use by another; -- usually transferred between members of a family or close friends; as, because she was the youngest of four girls, the clothes she wore were always hand-me-downs. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
handoffn.(Football)A football play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate. WordNet 1.5]
hand-operatedadj.1.requiring hand manipulation for operation; not automatic or machine-driven; as, a hand-operated winch. Opposite of automatic or powered. Syn. -- non-automatic. WordNet 1.5]
hand"out, hand"-outn.1.money or an object given in or as in a charitable gesture; -- also used of government disbursements to individuals for welfare; as, government hand-outs to welfare clients. PJC]
2.a printed circular distributed gratis, usually for political or advertising purposes. PJC]
3.a printed statement distributed, usually to the news media. PJC]
handovern.The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities. WordNet 1.5]
hand-pickedadj.carefully selected; as, a hand-picked jury; the company's president groomed his hand-picked successor. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hand"rail`n.a rail{1} at the side of staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling; -- shaped so as to be conveniently gripped with the hand; as, please hold onto the handrail when crossing the walkway. Syn. -- bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters. WordNet 1.5]
hand"rest`n.a support for the hand. WordNet 1.5]
handsn.1.a person's power or discretionary action; as, my fate is in your hands. Syn. -- custody. WordNet 1.5]
2.The force of workers available; as, all hands on deck. Syn. -- work force, manpower, men. WordNet 1.5]
A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for.Locke.
Hand"saw`(hn.A saw used with one hand. 1913 Webster]
handsbreadthn.any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand. Syn. -- handbreath. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"sel(h, n.[Written also hansel.][OE. handsal, hansal, hansel, AS. handselena giving into hands, or more prob. fr. Icel. handsal; hand hand + sal sale, bargain; akin to AS. sellan to give, deliver. See Sell, Sale. ]1.A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as an omen for the rest; a first installment; an earnest; as the first money received for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a young woman on her wedding day, etc. 1913 Webster]
Their first good handsel of breath in this world.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Our present tears here, not our present laughter, handsels of our joys hereafter.Herrick. 1913 Webster]
2.Price; payment. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Handsel Monday, the first Monday of the new year, when handsels or presents are given to servants, children, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hand"sel, v. t.[imp. & p. p.HandseledorHandselled(h; p. pr. & vb. n.HandselingorHandselling.][Written also hansel.][OE handsellen, hansellen; cf. Icel. hadsala, handselja. See Handsel, n.]1.To give a handsel to. 1913 Webster]
2.To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally. 1913 Webster]
No contrivance of our body, but some good man in Scripture hath handseled it with prayer.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
handsetn.(Electronics)The mouthpiece and earpiece of a communications device mounted on a single handle; as, when the telephone rings, pick up the handset. Syn. -- French telephone. WordNet 1.5]
handsewnadj.sewn by hand rather than machine. Syn. -- handstitched. WordNet 1.5]
handstandn.The gymnastic act of supporting oneself by one's hands alone in an upside down position; as, to do handstands for exercise. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hand"some(h, a.[Compar.Handsomer(-; superl.Handsomest.][Hand + -some. It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous, ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.]1.Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That they [engines of war] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.Robynson (Utopia). 1913 Webster]
For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.<-- MW10 treats it as synonymous with beautiful in this sense. --> 1913 Webster]
3.Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc. 1913 Webster]
Easiness and handsome address in writing.Felton. 1913 Webster]
4.Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous. 1913 Webster]
Handsome is as handsome does.Old Proverb. 1913 Webster]
5.Ample; moderately large. 1913 Webster]
He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money.V. Knox. 1913 Webster]
To do the handsome thing, to act liberally. [Colloq.]
Syn. -- Handsome, Pretty.Pretty applies to things comparatively small, which please by their delicacy and grace; as, a pretty girl, a pretty flower, a pretty cottage. Handsome rises higher, and is applied to objects on a larger scale. We admire what is handsome, we are pleased with what is pretty. The word is connected with hand, and has thus acquired the idea of training, cultivation, symmetry, and proportion, which enters so largely into our conception of handsome. Thus Drayton makes mention of handsome players, meaning those who are well trained; and hence we speak of a man's having a handsome address, which is the result of culture; of a handsome horse or dog, which implies well proportioned limbs; of a handsome face, to which, among other qualities, the idea of proportion and a graceful contour are essential; of a handsome tree, and a handsome house or villa. So, from this idea of proportion or suitableness, we have, with a different application, the expressions, a handsome fortune, a handsome offer. 1913 Webster]
Hand"some, v. t.To render handsome. [Obs.] Donne 1913 Webster]
Hand"some*ly, adv.1.In a handsome manner. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)Carefully; in shipshape style. 1913 Webster]
Hand"some*ness, n.The quality of being handsome. 1913 Webster]
Handsomeness is the mere animal excellence, beauty the mere imaginative.Hare. 1913 Webster]
Hand"spike`(h, n.A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes. 1913 Webster]
Hand"spring`(-spr, n.A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground. 1913 Webster]
handstitchedadj.same as handsewn. Syn. -- handsewn. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"-tight`(-t, a.As tight as can be made by the hand; as, to tighten the nut hand-tight.Totten. 1913 Webster +PJC]
hand-to-handadj.close to one's adversary; -- of combat; as, hand-to-hand fighting. Syn. -- at close quarters(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
handwashv.to wash by hand, launder by hand; -- contrasted to machine-wash. WordNet 1.5]
handwearn.clothing for the hands, especially gloves. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"wheel`(-hw, n.(Mach.)Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted. 1913 Webster]
Hand"-winged`(h, a.(Zo\'94l.)Having wings that are like hands in the structure and arrangement of their bones; -- said of bats. See Cheiroptera. 1913 Webster]
handwovenadj.same as hand-loomed; as, a handwoven tablecloth. Syn. -- hand-loomed. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"writ`ing(-r, n.1.The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is written by hand; manuscript. 1913 Webster]
The handwriting on the wall, a doom pronounced; an omen of disaster.Dan. v. 5. 1913 Webster]
handwritten, hand-writtenadj.written by hand. Syn. -- handwritten. WordNet 1.5]
Hand"y(h, a.[Compar.Handier(-; superl.Handiest.][OE. hendi, AS. hendig (in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs clever, wise.]1.Performed by the hand. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To draw up and come to handy strokes.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit. \'bdEach is handy in his way.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel. 1913 Webster]
Hand"y-dan`dy(h, n.A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Hand"y*fight`(h, n.A fight with the hands; boxing. \'bdPollux loves handyfights.\'b8 B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Hand"y*gripe`(h, n.Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Hand"y*stroke`(h, n.A blow with the hand. 1913 Webster]
Hand"y*work`(h, n.See Handiwork. 1913 Webster]
Hang(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hanged(hHung (h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hanging. The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common.][OE. hangen, hongien, v. t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h, v. t. (imp. heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang, v. i., D. hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h\'84ngen, v. t., Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. h\'behan, v. t. (imp. ha\'a1hah), h\'behan, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh. to L. cunctari to delay. 1.To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner. 1913 Webster]
2.To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
4.To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer. 1913 Webster]
5.To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures, trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hung be the heavens with black.Shak. 1913 Webster]
And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room. 1913 Webster]
7.To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame. 1913 Webster]
Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head.Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one obstinate juror can hang a jury. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
To hang down, to let fall below the proper position; to bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or, elliptically, to hang the head. --
To hang fire(Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire; hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense. 1913 Webster]
Hang, v. i.1.To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. 1913 Webster]
2.To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension. 1913 Webster]
3.To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck. [R.] \'bdSir Balaam hangs.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point. \'bdTwo infants hanging on her neck.\'b8 Peacham. 1913 Webster]
5.To be, or be like, a suspended weight. 1913 Webster]
Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden.Addison. 1913 Webster]
6.To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country. 1913 Webster]
7.To lean or incline; to incline downward. 1913 Webster]
To decide which way hung the victory.Milton. 1913 Webster]
His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung.Pope. 1913 Webster]
9.To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed. 1913 Webster]
A noble stroke he lifted high, hung not, but so swift with tempest fell Milton. 1913 Webster]
10.(Cricket, Tennis, etc.)Of a ball: To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of ground. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11.(Baseball)to fail to curve, break, or drop as intended; -- said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders. PJC]
12.(Computers)to cease to operate normally and remain suspended in some state without performing useful work; -- said of computer programs, computers, or individual processes within a program; as, when using Windows 3.1, my system would hang and need rebooting several times a day.this situation could be caused by bugs within an operating system or within a program, or incompatibility between programs or between programs and the hardware. PJC]
To hang around, to loiter idly about. --
To hang back, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. \'bdIf any one among you hangs back.\'b8 Jowett (Thucyd.). --
To hang by the eyelids. (a)To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.(b)To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete. --
To hang in doubt, to be in suspense. --
To hang on (with the emphasis on the preposition), to keep hold; to hold fast; to stick; to be persistent, as a disease. --
To hang on the lips
To hang on the words, etc., to be charmed by eloquence. --
To hang out. (a)To be hung out so as to be displayed; to project.(b)To be unyielding; as, the juryman hangs out against an agreement; to hold out. [Colloq.] (c)to loiter or lounge around a particular place; as, teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days. --
To hang over. (a)To project at the top.(b)To impend over. --
To hang to, to cling. --
To hang together. (a)To remain united; to stand by one another. \'bdWe are all of a piece; we hang together.\'b8 Dryden.(b)To be self-consistent; as, the story does not hang together. [Colloq.] --
To hang upon. (a)To regard with passionate affection.(b)(Mil.)To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks of a retreating enemy. 1913 Webster]
Hang, n.1.The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe. 1913 Webster]
2.Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
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3.A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
To get the hang of, to learn the method or arrangement of; hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
hang"arn.a large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained. Syn. -- airdock, repair shed. WordNet 1.5]
Hang"bird`(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula); -- so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See Baltimore oriole. 1913 Webster]
Hang"-by`(-b, n.; pl.Hang-bies(-b.A dependent; a hanger-on; -- so called in contempt.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Hang"dog`(-d, n.A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird. 1913 Webster]
The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Hang"er(-, n.1.One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman. 1913 Webster]
2.That by which a thing is suspended. Especially: (a)A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.(b)(Mach.)A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of Countershaft.(c)A bridle iron.<-- (d) clothes hanger --> 1913 Webster]
3.That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword. 1913 Webster]
Hang"er-on`(-, n.; pl.Hangers-on(-.One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than he is wanted.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Hang"ing, a.1.Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. \'bdWhat a hanging face!\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves. 1913 Webster]
3.Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. 1913 Webster]
Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath. --
Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon. --
Hanging indentation. See under Indentation. --
Hanging rail(Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached. --
Hanging side(Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. --
Hanging sleeves. (a)Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders.(b)Loose, flowing sleeves. --
Hanging stile. (Arch.)(a)That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.(b)That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened. --
Hanging wall(Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. 1913 Webster]
Hang"ing, n.1.The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended. 1913 Webster]
2.Death by suspension; execution by a halter. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural. 1913 Webster]
Now purple hangings clothe the palace walls.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hang"man(h, n.; pl.Hangmen(-m.One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hang"man*ship, n.The office or character of a hangman. 1913 Webster]
Hang"nail`(-n, n.[A corruption of agnail.]A small piece or sliver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of a finger nail.Holloway. 1913 Webster]
Hang"nest`(-n, n.1.A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket. 1913 Webster]
2.A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird. 1913 Webster]
hangovern.1.An unpleasant feeling, such as a headache, occurring as an aftereffect from the use of drugs (especially alcohol). WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.an official who remains in office after his term. Syn. -- holdover. WordNet 1.5]
Hank(h, n.[Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, h\'94nk, hangr, hank, coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; all probably akin to E. hang. See Hang.]1.A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. 1913 Webster]
2.A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
3.Hold; influence. 1913 Webster]
When the devil hath got such a hank over him.Bp. Sanderson. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay. 1913 Webster]
5.(Wrestling)A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hank, v. t.1.[OE. hanken.]To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
2.To form into hanks. 1913 Webster]
Han"ker(h, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hankered(-k; p. pr. & vb. n.Hankering.][Prob. fr. hang; cf. D. hunkeren, hengelen.]1.To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town.Addison. 1913 Webster]
He was hankering to join his friend.J. A. Symonds. 1913 Webster]
2.To linger in expectation or with desire.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Han"ker*ing*ly, adv.In a hankering manner. 1913 Webster]
Han"key-pan"key, Han"key-pank`(h, n.[Cf. Hocus-pocus.][Also spelled hanky-panky.]1.Professional cant; the chatter of conjurers to divert attention from their tricks; hence, jugglery. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
2.Illegal or unethical behavior, usually surreptitious; as, the boss got suspicious when profits seemed lower than expected, and hired an investigator to see if any hankey-pankey was going on. [Informal] PJC]
3.Extramarital sexual relations, especially adultery. [Colloq.] PJC]
hankien.Same as handkerchief. Syn. -- handkerchief, hanky, hankey. WordNet 1.5]
hankyn.Same as handkerchief. Syn. -- handkerchief, hankie, hankey. WordNet 1.5]
Hanovern.the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901. WordNet 1.5]
Han`o*ve"ri*an(h, a.Of or pertaining to Hanover or its people, or to the House of Hanover in England. 1913 Webster]
Han`o*ve"ri*an, n.A native or naturalized inhabitant of Hanover; one of the House of Hanover. 1913 Webster]
Han"sa(h, n.See 2d Hanse. 1913 Webster]
Han"sard(-s, n.An official report of proceedings in the British Parliament; -- so called from the name of the publishers. 1913 Webster]
Han"sard, n.A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d Hanse. 1913 Webster]
Hanse(h, n.[Cf. F. anse handle, anse de panier surbased arch, flat arch, vault, and E. haunch hip.](Arch.)That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost. 1913 Webster]
Hanse, n.[G. hanse, or F. hanse (from German), OHG. & Goth. hansa; akin to AS. h band, troop.]An association; a league or confederacy. 1913 Webster]
Hanse towns(Hist.), certain commercial cities in Germany which associated themselves for the protection and enlarging of their commerce. The confederacy, called also Hansa and Hanseatic league, held its first diet in 1260, and was maintained for nearly four hundred years. At one time the league comprised eighty-five cities. Its remnants, L\'81beck, Hamburg, and Bremen, are free cities, and are still frequently called Hanse towns. 1913 Webster]
Han`se*at"ic(h, a.Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy. 1913 Webster]
Hanseatic league. See under 2d Hanse. 1913 Webster]
Han"sel(h, n. & v.See Handsel. 1913 Webster]
Han"sel*ines(h, n.A sort of breeches. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Han"som(h, n., Han"som cab`(k. [From the name of the inventor.]A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top. 1913 Webster]
He hailed a cruising hansom . . . \'bd 'Tis the gondola of London,\'b8 said Lothair.Beaconsfield. 1913 Webster]
Han't(hin England, h. A contraction of have not, or has not, used in illiterate speech. In the United States the commoner spelling is hain't. 1913 Webster]
{ Ha"nuk*ka, orHa"nuk*kah(?) }, n.[Heb. khanukk\'beh.]The Jewish Feast of the Dedication, instituted by Judas Maccab\'91us, his brothers, and the whole congregation of Israel, in 165 b. c., to commemorate the dedication of the new altar set up at the purification of the temple of Jerusalem to replace the altar which had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes of Syria (1 Maccabees i. 58, iv. 59). The feast, which is mentioned in John x. 22, is held for eight days (beginning with the 25th day of Kislev, corresponding to December), and is celebrated everywhere, chiefly as a festival of lights, by the Jews.[Also spelled Chanuka.] Syn. -- Chanukah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Han"u*man(h, n.See Hoonoomaun. 1913 Webster]
haoman.A leafless East Indian vine (Sarcostemma acidum); its sour milky juice was formerly used to make an intoxicating drink. Syn. -- soma, Sarcostemma acidum. WordNet 1.5]
Hap(h, v. t.[OE. happen.]To clothe; to wrap. 1913 Webster]
The surgeon happed her up carefully.Dr. J. Brown. 1913 Webster]
Hap, n.[Cf. Hap to clothe.]A cloak or plaid. [O. Eng. & Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Hap, n.[Icel. happ unexpected good luck. That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Whether art it was or heedless hap.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Cursed be good haps, and cursed be they that build haps.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Loving goes by haps: Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hap, v. i.[OE. happen. See Hap chance, and cf. Happen.]To happen; to befall; to chance.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Sends word of all that haps in Tyre.Shak. 1913 Webster]
We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust.Locke. 1913 Webster]
hap"haz`ard(h, a.Determined by chance, whimsy, or guesswork; unplanned; aimless; random; -- used mostly of human actions. PJC]
\'d8Haph*ta"rah(?), n.; pl. -taroth(#). [Heb. hapht\'ber\'beh, prop., valedictory, fr. p\'betar to depart.]One of the lessons from the Nebiim (or Prophets) read in the Jewish synagogue on Sabbaths, feast days, fasts, and the ninth of Ab, at the end of the service, after the parashoth, or lessons from the Law. Such a practice is evidenced in Luke iv.17 and Acts xiii.15. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hap"less*ly, adv.In a hapless, unlucky manner. 1913 Webster]
Hap"loid(h, a.[NL., fr. Gr. "aplo`os simple.](Biol.)having half the number of chromosomes normally present in somatic cells; having only one chromosome of each type, and therefore having only one complete set of genes; Contrasted with diploid and polyploid. See also diploid.The germ cells of animals, the ovum and sperm cells, are haploid, whereas the somatic cells are diploid. Haploid variants of somatic cells may also be generated under certain conditions in the laboratory. PJC]
\'d8Ha*plo"mi(h, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "aplo`os simple + 'w^mos shoulder.](Zo\'94l.)An order of freshwater fishes, including the true pikes, cyprinodonts, and blindfishes. 1913 Webster]
haplosporidiann.A parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance. WordNet 1.5]
Hap`lo*stem"o*nous(h, a.[Gr. "aplo`os simple + sth`mwn a thread.](Bot.)Having but one series of stamens, and that equal in number to the proper number of petals; isostemonous. 1913 Webster]
Hap"ly(h, adv.By hap, chance, luck, or accident; perhaps; it may be. 1913 Webster]
Lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.Acts v. 39. 1913 Webster]
Happed(h, p. a.[From 1st Hap.]Wrapped; covered; cloaked. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
All happed with flowers in the green wood were.Hogg. 1913 Webster]
Hap"pen(h, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Happened(-p'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Happening.][OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.]1.To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. 1913 Webster]
There shall no evil happen to the just.Prov. xii. 21. 1913 Webster]
2.To take place; to occur. 1913 Webster]
All these things which had happened.Luke xxiv. 14. 1913 Webster]
To happen on, to meet with; to fall or light upon. \'bdI have happened on some other accounts.\'b8 Graunt. --
To happen in, to make a casual call. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
happeningn.1.something that happens; an occurrence; an event. Syn. -- occurrence, natural event. WordNet 1.5]
2.Specifically:An event that is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or important. PJC]
3.An artistic or entertainment event that is unconventional, sometimes discontinuous, designed to evoke strong emotions, and sometimes involving participation by the audience. PJC]
Hap"pi*ness, n.[From Happy.]1.Good luck; good fortune; prosperity. 1913 Webster]
All happiness bechance to thee in Milan!Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.An agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good fortune or propitious happening of any kind; the possession of those circumstances or that state of being which is attended with enjoyment; the state of being happy; contentment; joyful satisfaction; felicity; blessedness. 1913 Webster]
3.Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; -- used especially of language. 1913 Webster]
Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, happiness, as well as care.Pope.
Syn. -- Happiness, Felicity, Blessedness, Bliss.Happiness is generic, and is applied to almost every kind of enjoyment except that of the animal appetites; felicity is a more formal word, and is used more sparingly in the same general sense, but with elevated associations; blessedness is applied to the most refined enjoyment arising from the purest social, benevolent, and religious affections; bliss denotes still more exalted delight, and is applied more appropriately to the joy anticipated in heaven. 1913 Webster]
O happiness! our being's end and aim!Pope. 1913 Webster]
Others in virtue place felicity, Milton. 1913 Webster]
His overthrow heaped happiness upon him; blessedness of being little.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hap"py(h, a.[Compar.Happier(-p; superl.Happiest.][From Hap chance.]1.Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen. 1913 Webster]
Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.Experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours, happy thoughts. 1913 Webster]
Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.Ps. cxliv. 15. 1913 Webster]
The learned is happy Nature to explore, happy that he knows no more.Pope. 1913 Webster]
One gentleman is happy at a reply, another excels in a in a rejoinder.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Happy family, a collection of animals of different and hostile propensities living peaceably together in one cage. Used ironically of conventional alliances of persons who are in fact mutually repugnant. --
Happy-go-lucky, trusting to hap or luck; improvident; easy-going. \'bdHappy-go-lucky carelessness.\'b8 W. Black. 1913 Webster]
hapticadj.relating to or based on the sense of touch. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Ha*pu"ku(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)A large and valuable food fish (Polyprion prognathus) of New Zealand. It sometimes weighs one hundred pounds or more. 1913 Webster]
Haque"but(h, n.See Hagbut. 1913 Webster]
n.1.(Japan) suicide by self-disembowlment on a sword. Syn. -- harikari. WordNet 1.5]
ha"ra*ki`ri, ha"ra-ki`ri(h, n.[Jap., stomach cutting.]A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, hari-kari.W. E. Griffis. 1913 Webster]
ha"ri-ka`riAn incorrect but common spelling and pronunciation of hara-kiri. PJC]
Ha*rangue"(h, n.[F. harangue: cf. Sp. arenga, It. aringa; lit., a speech before a multitude or on the hustings, It. aringo arena, hustings, pulpit; all fr. OHG. hring ring, anything round, ring of people, G. ring. See Ring.]A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular oration; a loud address to a multitude; in a bad sense, a noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting. 1913 Webster]
Gray-headed men and grave, with warriors mixed, harangues are heard.Milton.
Syn. -- Harangue, Speech, Oration.Speech is generic; an oration is an elaborate and rhetorical speech; an harangue is a vehement appeal to the passions, or a noisy, disputatious address. A general makes an harangue to his troops on the eve of a battle; a demagogue harangues the populace on the subject of their wrongs. 1913 Webster]
Ha*rangue", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Harangued(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Haranguing.][Cf. F. haranguer, It. aringare.]To make an harangue; to declaim. 1913 Webster]
Ha*rangue", v. t.To address by an harangue. 1913 Webster]
Ha*rangue"ful(-f, a.Full of harangue. 1913 Webster]
Ha*rang"uer(h, n.One who harangues, or is fond of haranguing; a declaimer. 1913 Webster]
With them join'd all th' haranguers of the throng, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Har"ass(hor h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harassed(hor h; p. pr. & vb. n.Harassing.][F. harasser; cf. OF. harace a basket made of cords, harace, harasse,a very heavy and large shield; or harer to set (a dog) on.]To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out. 1913 Webster]
[Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt.Tennyson.
harassed(hor h, adj.troubled persistently, especially with petty annoyances; as, harassed working mothers. Syn. -- annoyed, harried, pestered. WordNet 1.5]
Har"ass*er(-, n.One who harasses. 1913 Webster]
Har"ass*ment(-m, n.The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety. 1913 Webster]
Little harassments which I am led to suspect do occasionally molest the most fortunate.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Har"ber*ous(h, a.Harborous. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, honestly appareled, harberous.Tyndale (1 Tim. iii. 2). 1913 Webster]
Har"bin*ger(h, n.[OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. h\'82berger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See Harbor.]1.One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger. 1913 Webster]
I knew by these harbingers who were coming.Landor. 1913 Webster]
Har"bin*ger, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harbingered(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Harbingering.]To usher in; to be a harbinger of. \'bdThus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day.\'b8 Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
Har"bor(h, n.[Written also harbour.][OE. herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG. heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG. heri, Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G. bergen. See Harry, 2d Bury, and cf. Harbinger.]1.A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter. 1913 Webster]
[A grove] fair harbour that them seems.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astrol.)The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven. 1913 Webster]
<-- p. 670 pr=JMD -->
5.(Glass Works)A mixing box for materials. 1913 Webster]
Harbor dues(Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor. --
Harbor seal(Zo\'94l.), the common seal. --
Harbor watch, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch. 1913 Webster]
Har"bor(h, v. t.[Written also harbour.][imp. & p. p.Harbored(-b; p. pr. & vb. n.Harboring.][OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See Harbor, n.]To afford lodging to; to entertain as a guest; to shelter; to receive; to give a refuge to; to indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought); as, to harbor a grudge. 1913 Webster]
Any place that harbors men.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
Har"bor, v. i.To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor. 1913 Webster]
For this night let's harbor here in York.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hard(h, a.[Compar.Harder(-; superl.Hardest.][OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har, Dan. haard, Sw. h\'86rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty`s strong, ka`rtos, kra`tos, strength, and also to E. -ard, as in coward, drunkard, -crat, -cracy in autocrat, democracy; cf. Skr. kratu strength, k to do, make. Cf. Hardy.]1.Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple. 1913 Webster]
2.Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem. 1913 Webster]
The hard causes they brought unto Moses.Ex. xviii. 26. 1913 Webster]
In which are some things hard to be understood.2 Peter iii. 16. 1913 Webster]
3.Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure. 1913 Webster]
4.Difficult to resist or control; powerful. 1913 Webster]
The stag was too hard for the horse.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
A power which will be always too hard for them.Addison. 1913 Webster]
5.Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms. 1913 Webster]
I never could drive a hard bargain.Burke. 1913 Webster]
6.Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character. 1913 Webster]
7.Not easy or agreeable to the taste; harsh; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style. 1913 Webster]
Figures harder than even the marble itself.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
8.Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider. 1913 Webster]
9.(Pron.)Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another; -- said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc. 1913 Webster]
10.Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone. 1913 Webster]
11.(Painting)(a)Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.(b)Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade. 1913 Webster]
Hard cancer,
Hard case, etc.See under Cancer, Case, etc. --
Hard clam, or
Hard-shelled clam(Zo\'94l.), the quahog. --
Hard coal, anthracite, as distinguished from bituminous coal (soft coal). --
Hard and fast. (Naut.)See under Fast. --
Hard finish(Arch.), a smooth finishing coat of hard fine plaster applied to the surface of rough plastering. --
Hard lines, hardship; difficult conditions. --
Hard money, coin or specie, as distinguished from paper money. --
Hard oyster(Zo\'94l.), the northern native oyster. [Local, U. S.] --
Hard pan, the hard stratum of earth lying beneath the soil; hence, figuratively, the firm, substantial, fundamental part or quality of anything; as, the hard pan of character, of a matter in dispute, etc. See Pan. --
Hard rubber. See under Rubber. --
Hard solder. See under Solder. --
Hard water, water, which contains lime or some mineral substance rendering it unfit for washing. See Hardness, 3. --
Hard wood, wood of a solid or hard texture; as walnut, oak, ash, box, and the like, in distinction from pine, poplar, hemlock, etc. --
In hard condition, in excellent condition for racing; having firm muscles; -- said of race horses.
4.So as to raise difficulties. \'bdThe question is hard set.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
5.With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; nimbly; as, to run hard. 1913 Webster]
6.Close or near. 1913 Webster]
Whose house joined hard to the synagogue.Acts xviii. 7. 1913 Webster]
Hard by,
near by; close at hand; not far off. \'bdHard by a cottage chimney smokes.\'b8 Milton. --
Hard pushed,
Hard run, greatly pressed; as, he was hard pushed or hard run for time, money, etc. [Colloq.] --
Hard up, closely pressed by want or necessity; without money or resources; as, hard up for amusements. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Hard in nautical language is often joined to words of command to the helmsman, denoting that the order should be carried out with the utmost energy, or that the helm should be put, in the direction indicated, to the extreme limit, as, Hard aport!Hard astarboard!Hard alee!Hard aweather!Hard up! Hard is also often used in composition with a participle; as, hard-baked; hard-earned; hard-featured; hard-working; hard-won. 1913 Webster]
Hard(h, v. t.To harden; to make hard. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hard, n.A ford or passage across a river or swamp. 1913 Webster]
hard"assn.A person who strictly enforces rules and regulations. [vulgar slang] PJC]
hard"back`, hard"backed`, hard"cov*erhard"-bound`adj.Having rigid front and back covers, usually boards covered with paper, cloth, or leather; -- of books. Contrasted with softcover and paperback. WordNet 1.5]
hard"back`n.A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers; a hardcover book. Compare paperback. Syn. -- hardcover. WordNet 1.5]
Hard"bake`(-b, n.A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with almonds, and flavored with orange or lemon juice, etc.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
hard-bakedadj.baked until hard. WordNet 1.5]
Hard"beam`(-b, n.(Bot.)A tree of the genus Carpinus, of compact, horny texture; hornbeam. 1913 Webster]
hard-bittenhard-boiledadj.not given to sentimentality or gentleness; -- of people; as, a hard-bitten character. Syn. -- pugnacious, tough. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hard"board`n.a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin to form sheets, used in construction and various other purposes; -- called also particle board and chipboard. Syn. -- chipboard. WordNet 1.5]
hard-boiledadj.1.same as hard-bitten. Syn. -- hard-bitten, pugnacious. WordNet 1.5]
2.emotionally hardened; -- used of persons. Syn. -- callous, case-hardened, hardened. WordNet 1.5]
3.cooked until the yolk is solid; -- used of eggs; as, a breakfast of pancakes and hard-boiled eggs. WordNet 1.5]
hardboundadj.same as hardback; -- used of books. WordNet 1.5]
hard"cov*ern. & a.Same as hardbackn. and a. Syn. -- hardback. WordNet 1.5]
Hard"en(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hardened(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Hardening(-'n*.][OE. hardnen, hardenen.]1.To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron. 1913 Webster]
2.To accustom by labor or suffering to endure with constancy; to strengthen; to stiffen; to inure; also, to confirm in wickedness or shame; to make unimpressionable. \'bdHarden not your heart.\'b8 Ps. xcv. 8. 1913 Webster]
I would harden myself in sorrow.Job vi. 10. 1913 Webster]
Hard"en, v. i.1.To become hard or harder; to acquire solidity, or more compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying. 1913 Webster]
The deliberate judgment of those who knew him [A. Lincoln] has hardened into tradition.The Century. 1913 Webster]
2.To become confirmed or strengthened, in either a good or a bad sense. 1913 Webster]
They, hardened more by what might most reclaim.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hardenbergiaprop. n.A small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia. Syn. -- genus Hardenbergia. WordNet 1.5]
Hard"ened(-'nd), a.1.Made hard, or harder, or compact; made unfeeling or callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or vice.
2.Rendered resistant to the effects of nearby explosions; as, a hardened missile silo; hardened warhead electronics. PJC]
3.Experienced and inured to hardship; as, hardened combat troops. PJC]
4.Strongly habituated to a certain type of behavior, and unlikely to change; as, a hardened criminal. Usually used only of behavior perceived negatively. PJC]
Hard"en*er(-'n*, n.One who, or that which, hardens; specif., one who tempers tools. 1913 Webster]
Hard"en*ing, n.1.Making hard or harder. 1913 Webster]
2.That which hardens, as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel. 1913 Webster]
Har"der(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)A South African mullet, salted for food. 1913 Webster]
Har*de"ri*an(h, a.(Anat.)A term applied to a lachrymal gland on the inner side of the orbit of many animals which have a third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate. 1913 Webster]
Hard"-fa`vored(h, a.Hard-featured; ill-looking; as, Vulcan was hard-favored.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hard"-fa`vored*ness, n.Coarseness of features. 1913 Webster]
Hard"-fea`tured(-f, a.Having coarse, unattractive or stern features.Smollett. 1913 Webster]
Hard"fern`(-f, n.(Bot.)A species of fern (Lomaria borealis), growing in Europe and Northwestern America. 1913 Webster]
Hard"-fist`ed(-f, a.1.Having hard or strong hands; as, a hard-fisted laborer. 1913 Webster]
hard"-fought`(-f, a.Vigorously contested by both opponents; -- of contests; as, a hard-fought battle; a hard-fought primary election. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hard" grass`(gr. (Bot.)A name given to several different grasses, especially to the Roltb\'94llia incurvata, and to the species of \'92gilops, from one of which it is contended that wheat has been derived. 1913 Webster]
Hard"hack`(-h, n.(Bot.)A very astringent shrub (Spir\'91a tomentosa), common in pastures. The Potentilla fruticosa is also called by this name. 1913 Webster]
Hard"-hand`ed(-h, a.Having hard hands, as a manual laborer. 1913 Webster]
Hard-handed men that work in Athens here.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hard"head`(-h, n.1.Clash or collision of heads in contest.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The menhaden. See Menhaden. [Local, U. S.] (b)Block's gurnard (Trigla gurnardus) of Europe.(c)A California salmon; the steelhead.(d)The gray whale. See Gray whale, under Gray. (e)A coarse American commercial sponge (Spongia dura). 1913 Webster]
hard"head`ed, hard"-head`ed, a.Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and pragmatic. -- Hard"-head`ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Hard"-heart`ed(-h, a.Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless. -- Hard"-heart`ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
hard-hittingadj.1.characterized by or full of force and vigor; forceful; as, a hard-hitting expose. Syn. -- trenchant, vigorous. WordNet 1.5]
2.aggressive; as, a hard-hitting advertising campaign. Opposite of unaggressive. Syn. -- high-pressure. WordNet 1.5]
Har"di*head(h, n.Hardihood. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Har"di*hood(h, n.[Hardy + -hood.]Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence. 1913 Webster]
A bound of graceful hardihood.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to iniquity.Buckminster.
hard"ly ev"er(h, adv.Seldom; rarely; almost never. PJC]
Hard"-mouthed`(-mou
, a.Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a hard-mouthed horse. 1913 Webster]
Hard"ness, n.[AS. heardness.]1.The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively. 1913 Webster]
The habit of authority also had given his manners some peremptory hardness.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.(Min.)The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a body, determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be itself scratched; -- measured among minerals on a scale of which diamond and talc form the extremes. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)The peculiar quality exhibited by water which has mineral salts dissolved in it. Such water forms an insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for washing purposes. 1913 Webster]
temporary hardness which can be removed by boiling, or by calcium sulphate, causing permanent hardness which can not be so removed, but may be improved by the addition of sodium carbonate. 1913 Webster]
hard"nosen.A hard-nosed person; one who is realistic and pragmatic and is impatient with those who are not. [slang] PJC]
hard-nosedadj.facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; tough and pragmatic; as, a hard-nosed businessman. Syn. -- down-to-earth, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic. WordNet 1.5]
Har"dock(h, n. [Obs.] See Hordock. 1913 Webster]
hard-of-hearingadj.having a reduced ability to hear, but not fully deaf; partly deaf. Syn. -- hearing-impaired. WordNet 1.5]
hard-onn.An erect penis; a penile erection. [slang or vulgar] Syn. -- erection. WordNet 1.5]
Hard"pan`(h, n.The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a. 1913 Webster]
hard-pressedadj.facing or experiencing trouble or difficulty; as, financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices; they were hard-pressed to find a substitute on short notice; -- see distressed{1}. Syn. -- distressed, hard put, in a bad way(predicate), in trouble(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
Hards(h, n. pl.[OE. herdes, AS. heordan; akin to G. hede.]The refuse or coarse part of flax; tow. 1913 Webster]
Hard"ship(h, n.That which is hard to bear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hard"spun`, a.Firmly twisted in spinning. 1913 Webster]
Hard steel. Steel hardened by the addition of other elements, as manganese, phosphorus, or (usually) carbon. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
hard-surfacedadj.paved; -- of roads. Opposite of unpaved. WordNet 1.5]
Hard"tack` or Hard"-tack`(h, n.1.A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of unleavened hard biscuit or sea bread. Called also pilot biscuit, pilot bread, ship biscuit and ship bread 1913 Webster]
2.Any of several mahogany trees, esp. the Cercocarpus betuloides.MW10 PJC]
hard-to-pleaseadj.Requiring great patience and effort and skill; demanding; -- of persons. Opposite of undemanding. Syn. -- harsh, demanding. WordNet 1.5]
Hard"-vis`aged(h, a.Of a harsh or stern countenance; hard-featured.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Hard"ware`(h, n.1.Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery. 1913 Webster]
2.Any of the physical objects used in carrying out an activity, in contrast to the knowledge, skill, or theory required to perform the activity; mostly used collectively. PJC]
3.Specifically:(Computers)The sum of all the physical objects, such as the electrical, mechanical, and electronic devices which comprise a computer system; as, the typical PC hardware suite consists of a mainboard and a number of peripherals such as hard drives and speakers, connected by adapter cards, but the input and output from users occurs mostly through the keyboard and monitor; contrasted with software, the programs executed by the computer. PJC]
4.Specifically:(Military)The weapons, transport, and other physical objects used in conducting a war. PJC]
5. (Slang) Weapons, especially handguns, carried on the person; as, check your hardware at the door before entering. PJC]
hard"ware`man(h, n.; pl.Hardwaremen(h.One who makes, or deals in, hardware. 1913 Webster]
hard"-wired", hard" wired"(h, a.1.(Computers)Contained within the circuitry of a computer or computer peripheral device, and not changeable by programming; -- of functions; as, error correction is hard-wired into the circuit of the disk drive, so it proceeds very rapidly. PJC]
2.Connected by a continuous electrical wire, rather than through a switch; as, the air-conditioner was hard-wired into the wall circuit, so moving it would require an electrician. PJC]
3. (Metaph.) Performed by an inborn pattern of neural circuits; instinctive; not learned; as, many bird songs are hard-wired, but some are learned. PJC]
People, as the cybernetic metaphor now has it, are \'bdhard wired\'b8 to do good in order to enhance their own happiness.Andrew Delbanco (New York Times Magazine, May 7, 2000; p. 46). PJC]
hard"wood`n.The wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers); also items made from such wood; as, decorative hardwood. WordNet 1.5]
hard"wood`adj.Made of the hard-to-cut wood of a broad-leaved tree, as e.g. oak; consisting of a hardwood; as, hardwood floors; -- of wood and wooden objects. WordNet 1.5]
hard"-won`a.Acquired with difficulty; as, to squander one's hard-won fortune. PJC]
hard"work`ingadj.1.habitually working diligently and for long hours. Syn. -- industrious, tireless, untiring. WordNet 1.5]
Har"dy(h, a.[Compar.Hardier(-d; superl.Hardiest.][F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. h\'84rten. See Hard, a.]1.Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid. 1913 Webster]
Hap helpeth hardy man alway.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless. 1913 Webster]
3.Strong; firm; compact. 1913 Webster]
[A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.South. 1913 Webster]
4.Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner. 1913 Webster]
5.Able to withstand the cold of winter. 1913 Webster]
hardy in Virginia may perish in New England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or moderate frosts. 1913 Webster]
Har"dy, n.A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole. 1913 Webster]
Hare(h, v. t.[Cf. Harry, Harass.]To excite; to tease, harass, or worry; to harry. [Obs.] Locke. 1913 Webster]
Hare, n.[AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h, Skr. . 1913 Webster]
1.(Zo\'94l.)A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. 1913 Webster]
Lepus timidus. The northern or varying hare of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare (Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called rabbits. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus. 1913 Webster]
Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit. --
Hare kangaroo(Zo\'94l.), a small Australian kangaroo (Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size and color, --
Hare's lettuce(Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat.Dr. Prior. --
Jumping hare. (Zo\'94l.)See under Jumping. --
Little chief hare, or
Crying hare. (Zo\'94l.)See Chief hare. --
Sea hare. (Zo\'94l.)See Aplysia. 1913 Webster]
Hare"bell`(h, n.(Bot.)A small, slender, branching plant (Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla nutans, which has similar flowers; -- called also bluebell.[Written also hairbell.] 1913 Webster]
E'en the light harebell raised its head.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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Hare"brained`(h, a.Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. \'bdA mad hare-brained fellow.\'b8 North (Plutarch).[Written also hairbrained.] 1913 Webster]
Hare"foot`(-f, n.1.(Zo\'94l.)A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot. 1913 Webster]
Harefoot clover(Bot.), a species of clover (Trifolium arvense) with soft and silky heads. 1913 Webster]
Har"eld(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)The long-tailed duck. See Old Squaw. 1913 Webster]
Hare"lip`(h, n.A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure of perpendicular division like that of a hare. -- Hare"lipped`(-l, a. 1913 Webster]
Ha"rem(h, n.[Ar. haram, orig., anything forbidden or sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit.][Written also haram and hareem.]1.The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families. 1913 Webster]
2.The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio. 1913 Webster]
Hare's"-ear`(h, n.(Bot.)An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium); -- so named from the shape of its leaves.Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Hare's"-foot` fern`(-f. (Bot.)A species of fern (Davallia Canariensis) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; -- whence the name. 1913 Webster]
Hare's"-tail`(-t, n.(Bot.)A kind of grass (Eriophorum vaginatum). See Cotton grass, under Cotton. 1913 Webster]
Hare's-tail grass(Bot.), a species of grass (Lagurus ovatus) whose head resembles a hare's tail. 1913 Webster]
Har"fang(h, n.[See Hare, n., and Fang.](Zo\'94l.)The snowy owl. 1913 Webster]
Ha`ri*a"li grass`(h. (Bot.)The East Indian name of the Cynodon Dactylon; dog's-grass. 1913 Webster]
Har"i*cot(h, n.[F.]1.A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables. 1913 Webster]
2.The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), used as a vegetable. Other species of the same genus furnish different kinds of haricots. 1913 Webster]
Har"ish(h, a.Like a hare. [R.] Huloet. 1913 Webster]
Hark(h, v. i.[OE. herken. See Hearken.]To listen; to hearken. [Now rare, except in the imperative form used as an interjection, Hark! listen.] Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Hark away!
Hark back!
Hark forward!(Sporting), cries used to incite and guide hounds in hunting. --
To hark back, to go back for a fresh start, as when one has wandered from his direct course, or made a digression. 1913 Webster]
He must have overshot the mark, and must hark back.Haggard. 1913 Webster]
He harked back to the subject.W. E. Norris. 1913 Webster]
Hark"en(h, v. t. & i.To hearken.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Harl(h, n.[Cf. OHG. harluf noose, rope; E. hards refuse of flax.]1.A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp. 1913 Webster]
2.A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies.[Written also herl.] 1913 Webster]
Har"lech group`(h. [So called from Harlech in Wales.](Geol.)A minor subdivision at the base of the Cambrian system in Wales. 1913 Webster]
Har"le*quin(h, n.[F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. Hell, Kin.]A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy.Percy Smith. 1913 Webster]
As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Harlequin bat(Zo\'94l.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots. --
Harlequin beetle(Zo\'94l.), a very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antenn\'91. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. --
Harlequin caterpillar. (Zo\'94l.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (Euch\'91tes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair. --
Harlequin duck(Zo\'94l.), a North American duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. --
Harlequin moth. (Zo\'94l.)See Magpie Moth. --
Harlequin opal. See Opal. --
Harlequin snake(Zo\'94l.), See harlequin snake in the vocabulary. 1913 Webster]
Har"le*quin(h, v. i.To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks. 1913 Webster]
Har"le*quin, v. t.To remove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick. 1913 Webster]
And kitten, if the humor hit harlequined away the fit.M. Green. 1913 Webster]
Har"le*quin*ade`(-, n.[F. arleguinade.]A play or part of a play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
har"le*quin snake`n.any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the eastern coral snake, a small poisonous snake (Micrurus fulvius or Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southeastern United States. They are widely distributed in Southern and Central America; Syn. -- coral snake, New World coral snake. WordNet 1.5]
Har"lock(h, n.Probably a corruption either of charlock or hardock.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Har"lot(-l, n.[OE. harlot, herlot, a vagabond, OF. harlot, herlot, arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It. arlotto; of uncertain origin.]1.A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth.[Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He was a gentle harlot and a kind.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet. 1913 Webster]
2.That which causes injury, damage, or loss. 1913 Webster]
We, ignorant of ourselves, harms.Shak.
Syn. -- Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See Mischief. 1913 Webster]
Harm, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harmed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Harming.][OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See Harm, n.]To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong. 1913 Webster]
Though yet he never harmed me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
No ground of enmity between us known harm.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Har"ma*line(h, n.[Cf. F. harmaline See Harmel.](Chem.)An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms bitter, yellow salts. 1913 Webster]
Har*mat"tan(h, n.[F. harmattan, prob. of Arabic origin.]A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara. It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun. 1913 Webster]
Har"mel(h, n.[Ar. harmal.](Bot.)A kind of rue (Ruta sylvestris) growing in India. At Lahore the seeds are used medicinally and for fumigation. 1913 Webster]
Harm"ful(h, a.Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous. \'bd Most harmful hazards.\'b8 Strype.
--Harm"ful*ly, adv. -- Harm"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Har"mine(h, n.[See Harmaline.](Chem.)An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the Peganum harmala), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance. 1913 Webster]
Harm"less(h, a.1.Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless. 1913 Webster]
2.Free from power or disposition to harm; innocent; inoffensive. \'bd The harmless deer.\'b8 Drayton
Har*mon"ic(h, Har*mon"ic*al(-, a.[L. harmonicus, Gr. "armoniko`s; cf. F. harmonique. See Harmony.]1.Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. 1913 Webster]
Harmonic twang! of leather, horn, and brass.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)Relating to harmony, -- as melodic relates to melody; harmonious; esp., relating to the accessory sounds or overtones which accompany the predominant and apparent single tone of any string or sonorous body. 1913 Webster]
3.(Math.)Having relations or properties bearing some resemblance to those of musical consonances; -- said of certain numbers, ratios, proportions, points, lines, motions, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Harmonic interval(Mus.), the distance between two notes of a chord, or two consonant notes. --
Harmonical mean(Arith. & Alg.), certain relations of numbers and quantities, which bear an analogy to musical consonances. --
Harmonic motion, <-- reference to diagram of a circle with radius having point P on the circle, and a diameter with point A in the diameter. The motion of point A, plotted over time, will describe a sine wave! --> the motion of the point A, of the foot of the perpendicular PA, when P moves uniformly in the circumference of a circle, and PA is drawn perpendicularly upon a fixed diameter of the circle. This is simple harmonic motion. The combinations, in any way, of two or more simple harmonic motions, make other kinds of harmonic motion. The motion of the pendulum bob of a clock is approximately simple harmonic motion. --
Harmonic proportion. See under Proportion. --
Harmonic seriesor
Harmonic progression. See under Progression. --
Spherical harmonic analysis, a mathematical method, sometimes referred to as that of Laplace's Coefficients, which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary, periodic function of two independent variables, in the proper form for a large class of physical problems, involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The functions employed in this method are called spherical harmonic functions.Thomson & Tait. --
Harmonic suture(Anat.), an articulation by simple apposition of comparatively smooth surfaces or edges, as between the two superior maxillary bones in man; -- called also harmonia, and harmony. --
Harmonic triad(Mus.), the chord of a note with its third and fifth; the common chord. 1913 Webster]
Har*mon"ic(h, n.(Mus.)A musical note produced by a number of vibrations which is a multiple of the number producing some other; an overtone. See Harmonics. 1913 Webster]
Har*mon"i*ca(-, n.[Fem. fr. L. harmonicus harmonic. See Harmonic, n. ]1.A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones; it is now called the glass harmonica, to distinguish it from the common harmonica, formerly called the harmonicon. 1913 Webster]
2.A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers. 1913 Webster]
3.A small wind musical instrument shaped like a flat bar with holes along the thin edges, held in the hand and producing notes from multiple vibrating reeds arranged inside along its length; it was formerly called the harmonicon. See harmonicon. PJC]
Har*mon"ic*al*ly(-, adv.1.In an harmonical manner; harmoniously. 1913 Webster]
2.In respect to harmony, as distinguished from melody; as, a passage harmonically correct. 1913 Webster]
3.(Math.)In harmonical progression. 1913 Webster]
Har*mon"i*con(-, n.A small, flat, wind instrument of music, in which the notes are produced by the vibration of free metallic reeds; it is now called the harmonica. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Har*mon"ics(-, n.1.The doctrine or science of musical sounds. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Mus.)Secondary and less distinct tones which accompany any principal, and apparently simple, tone, as the octave, the twelfth, the fifteenth, and the seventeenth. The name is also applied to the artificial tones produced by a string or column of air, when the impulse given to it suffices only to make a part of the string or column vibrate; overtones. 1913 Webster]
Har*mo"ni*ous(h, a.[Cf. F. harmonieux. See Harmony.]1.Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical. 1913 Webster]
God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and beautiful without us.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.Acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or feeling; living in peace and friendship; as, an harmonious family. 1913 Webster]
3.Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant; symphonious.
-- Har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Har*mo"ni*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Har*mon"i*phon(h, n.[Gr. "armoni`a harmony + fwnh` sound.](Mus.)An obsolete wind instrument with a keyboard, in which the sound, which resembled the oboe, was produced by the vibration of thin metallic plates, acted upon by blowing through a tube. 1913 Webster]
Har"mo*nist(h, n.[Cf. F. harmoniste.]1.One who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four evangelists. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful in applying them in composition; a musical composer.
{ Har"mo*nist, Har"mo*nite(-n, }n.(Eccl. Hist.)One of a religious sect, founded in W\'81rtemburg in the last century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their property in common. In 1803, a portion of this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus established, Harmony. 1913 Webster]
Har*mo"ni*um(h, n.[NL. See Harmony. ]A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or two keyboards, and has pedals and stops. 1913 Webster]
harmonizableadj.capable of being made harmonious or consistent. WordNet 1.5]
Har`mo*ni*za"tion(h, n.The act of harmonizing. 1913 Webster]
Har"mo*nize(h, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Harmonized(-n; p. pr. & vb. n.Harmonizing(-n.][Cf. F. harmoniser. ]1.To agree in action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or purport; as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize. 1913 Webster]
2.To be in peace and friendship, as individuals, families, or public organizations. 1913 Webster]
3.To agree in vocal or musical effect; to form a concord; as, the tones harmonize perfectly. 1913 Webster]
Har"mo*nize, v. t.1.To adjust in fit proportions; to cause to agree; to show the agreement of; to reconcile the apparent contradiction of. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)To accompany with harmony; to provide with parts, as an air, or melody. 1913 Webster]
Har"mo*ni`zer(-n, n.One who harmonizes. 1913 Webster]
Har`mo*nom"e*ter(-n, n.[Gr. "armoni`a harmony + meter: cf. F. harmonometre.]An instrument for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds. It is often a monochord furnished with movable bridges. 1913 Webster]
Har"mo*ny(h, n.; pl.Harmonies(-n.[F. harmonie, L. harmonia, Gr. "armoni`a joint, proportion, concord, fr. "armo`s a fitting or joining. See Article.]1.The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe. 1913 Webster]
2.Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony. 1913 Webster]
3.A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency; as, a harmony of the Gospels. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)(a)A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation.(b)The science which treats of their construction and progression. 1913 Webster]
Ten thousand harps, that tuned harmonies.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.(Anat.)See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic. 1913 Webster]
Close harmony,
Dispersed harmony, etc. See under Close, Dispersed, etc. --
Harmony of the spheres. See Music of the spheres, under Music.
Syn. -- Harmony, Melody.Harmony results from the concord of two or more strains or sounds which differ in pitch and quality. Melody denotes the pleasing alternation and variety of musical and measured sounds, as they succeed each other in a single verse or strain. 1913 Webster]
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Har"most(h, n.[Gr. "armosth`s, fr. "armo`zein to join, arrange, command: cf. F. harmoste. See Harmony.](Gr. Antiq.)A city governor or prefect appointed by the Spartans in the cities subjugated by them. 1913 Webster]
Har"mo*tome(-m, n.[Gr. "armo`s a joint + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. harmotome.](Min.)A hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta, occurring usually in white cruciform crystals; cross-stone. 1913 Webster]
lime harmotome, and Phillipsite, contains lime in place of baryta.Dana. 1913 Webster]
Har"ness(-n, n.[OE. harneis, harnes, OF. harneis, F. harnais, harnois; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. harnez old iron, armor, W. haiarn iron, Armor. houarn, Ir. iarann, Gael. iarunn. Cf. Iron.]1.Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor. 1913 Webster]
At least we'll die with harness on our back.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling. 1913 Webster]
3.The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle. 1913 Webster]
To die in harness, to die with armor on; hence, colloquially, to die while actively engaged in work or duty. 1913 Webster]
Har"ness, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harnessed(-n; p. pr. & vb. n.Harnessing.][OE. harneisen; cf. F. harnacher, OF. harneschier.]1.To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array. 1913 Webster]
Harnessed in rugged steel.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
A gay dagger, Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
3.To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively. 1913 Webster]
Harnessed to some regular profession.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
Harnessed antelope. (Zo\'94l.)See Guib. --
Harnessed moth(Zo\'94l.), an American bombycid moth (Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes and bands of buff on a black ground. 1913 Webster]
Har"ness cask`(k. (Naut.)A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub.W. C. Russell. 1913 Webster]
Har"ness*er(-, n.One who harnesses. 1913 Webster]
Harns(h, n. pl.[Akin to Icel. hjarni, Dan. hierne.]The brains. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Harp(h, n.[OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]1.A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with the fingers. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre. 1913 Webster]
3.A grain sieve. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
\'92olian harp. See under \'92olian. 1913 Webster]
Harp seal(Zo\'94l.), an arctic seal (Phoca Gr\'d2nlandica). The adult males have a light-colored body, with a harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and throat black. Called also saddler, and saddleback. The immature ones are called bluesides; their fur is white, and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur. --
Harp shell(Zo\'94l.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of the genus Harpa, of several species, found in tropical seas. See Harpa. 1913 Webster]
Harp, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Harped(hp. pr. & vb. n.Harping.][AS. hearpian. See Harp, n.]1.To play on the harp. 1913 Webster]
I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps.Rev. xiv. 2. 1913 Webster]
2.To dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or upon. \'bdHarpings upon old themes.\'b8 W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Harping on what I am, Shak. 1913 Webster]
To harp on one string, to dwell upon one subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Harp, v. t.To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon. 1913 Webster]
Thou 'st harped my fear aright.Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Har"pa(h, n.[L., harp.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of marine univalve shells; the harp shells; -- so called from the form of the shells, and their ornamental ribs. 1913 Webster]
Harp"er(h, n.[AS. hearpere.]1.A player on the harp; a minstrel. 1913 Webster]
The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . . harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
2.A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly current in Ireland.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Harp"ing(h, a.Pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Harp"ing i`ron(. [F. harper to grasp strongly. See Harpoon.]A harpoon.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Harp"ings(-, n. pl.(Naut.)The fore parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of a vessel, and are fastened to the stem.[Written also harpins.]Totten. 1913 Webster]
Harp"ist, n.[Cf. F. harpiste.]A player on the harp; a harper.W. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Har*poon"(h, n.[F. harpon, LL. harpo, perh. of Ger. origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog's claw, harpin boathook (the sense of hook coming from the shape of the harp); but cf. also Gr. "a`rph the kite, sickle, and E. harpy. Cf. Harp.]A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, flat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun. 1913 Webster]
Harpoon fork, a kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power. --
Harpoon gun, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting the harpoon into a whale. 1913 Webster]
Har*poon", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harpooned(-p; p. pr. & vb. n.Harpooning.]To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon. 1913 Webster]
Harp"si*chord(-k, n.[OF. harpechorde, in which the harpe is of German origin. See Harp, and Chord.](Mus.)A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys provided with quills, instead of hammers, for striking the strings. It is now superseded by the piano. 1913 Webster]
harpsichordistn.someone who plays the harpsichord. WordNet 1.5]
harpullan.A fast-growing tree of India and East Indies (Harpullia cupanioides) yielding a wood used especially for building. Syn. --Harpullia cupanioides. WordNet 1.5]
harpullian.any of various tree of the genus Harpullia. WordNet 1.5]
Har"py(h, n.; pl.Harpies(-p.[F. harpie, L. harpyia, Gr. "a`rpyia, from the root of "arpa`zein to snatch, to seize. Cf. Rapacious.]1.(Gr. Myth.)A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three. 1913 Webster]
Both table and provisions vanished quite. harpies' wings and talons heard.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. 1913 Webster]
The harpies about all pocket the pool.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus \'91ruginosus).(b)A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasa\'89tus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil. 1913 Webster]
Harpy bat(Zo\'94l.)(a)An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Harpyia (esp. Harpyia cephalotes), having prominent, tubular nostrils.(b)A small, insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia). --
Harpy fly(Zo\'94l.), the house fly. 1913 Webster]
{ Har"que*busHar"que*buse }(h, n.[See Arquebus.]A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. The barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently called arquebus with matchlock. 1913 Webster]
Har"ri*dan(h, n.[F. haridelle a worn-out horse, jade.]A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag. 1913 Webster]
Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pretty creature I had been used to see.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
harriedadj.same as harassed. Syn. -- annoyed, harassed, pestered. WordNet 1.5]
Har"ri*er(-, n.[From Hare, n.](Zo\'94l.)One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.[Written also harier.] 1913 Webster]
Har"ri*er, n.[From Harry.]1.One who harries. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier (Circus \'91ruginosus), and the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus). 1913 Webster]
Harrier hawk(Zo\'94l.), one of several species of American hawks of the genus Micrastur. 1913 Webster]
Harrisiaprop. n.(Bot.)A genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America. Syn. -- genus Harrisia. WordNet 1.5]
Har"row(h, n.[OE. harowe, harwe, AS. hearge; cf. D. hark rake, G. harke, Icel. herfi harrow, Dan. harve, Sw. harf. 1.An implement of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other, and set with iron or wooden teeth. It is drawn over plowed land to level it and break the clods, to stir the soil and make it fine, or to cover seed when sown. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried. 1913 Webster]
Bush harrow, a kind of light harrow made of bushes, for harrowing grass lands and covering seeds, or to finish the work of a toothed harrow. --
Drill harrow. See under 6th Drill. --
Under the harrow, subjected to actual torture with a toothed instrument, or to great affliction or oppression. 1913 Webster]
Har"row, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harrowed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Harrowing.][OE. harowen, harwen; cf. Dan. harve. See Harrow, n.]1.To draw a harrow over, as for the purpose of breaking clods and leveling the surface, or for covering seed; as, to harrow land. 1913 Webster]
Will he harrow the valleys after thee?Job xxxix. 10. 1913 Webster]
2.To break or tear, as with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex. 1913 Webster]
My aged muscles harrowed up with whips.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word harrow up thy soul.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Har"row, interj.[OF. harau, haro; fr. OHG. hara, hera, herot, or fr. OS. herod hither, akin to E. here.]Help! Halloo! An exclamation of distress; a call for succor; -- the ancient Norman hue and cry. \'bdHarrow and well away!\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Harrow! alas! here lies my fellow slain.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Har"row, v. t.[See Harry.]To pillage; to harry; to oppress. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Meaning thereby to harrow his people.Bacon 1913 Webster]
Har"row*er(h, n.One who harrows. 1913 Webster]
Har"row*er, n.One who harries. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Har"ry(-r, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harried(-r; p. pr. & vb. n.Harrying.][OE. harwen, herien, her, AS. hergian to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Cf. Harbor, Herald, Heriot.] 1913 Webster]
1.To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land. 1913 Webster]
To harry this beautiful region.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.J. Burroughs. 1913 Webster]
2.To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass.Shak.
Har"ry, v. i.To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Harsh(h, a.[Compar.Harsher(h; superl.Harshest.][OE. harsk; akin to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. h\'84rsk; from the same source as E. hard. See Hard, a.]1.Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.:(a)disagreeable to the touch. \'bdHarsh sand.\'b8 Boyle.(b)disagreeable to the taste. \'bdBerries harsh and crude.\'b8 Milton.(c)disagreeable to the ear. \'bdHarsh din.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough. 1913 Webster]
Clarence is so harsh, so blunt.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.(Painting, Drawing, etc.)Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony. 1913 Webster]
Harsh"ly, adv.In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely. 1913 Webster]
'T will sound harshly in her ears.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Harsh"ness, n.The quality or state of being harsh. 1913 Webster]
Hart(h, n.[OE. hart, hert, heort, AS. heort, heorot; akin to D. hert, OHG. hiruz, hirz, G. hirsch, Icel. hj\'94rtr, Dan. & Sw. hjort, L. cervus, and prob. to Gr. kerao`s horned, ke`ras horn. Horn.](Zo\'94l.)A stag; the male of the red deer. See the Note under Buck. 1913 Webster]
Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind.Milton. 1913 Webster]
hartebeestn.1.large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward. WordNet 1.5]
Hart"beest`, Har"te*beest`(-b, n.[D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A large South African antelope (Alcelaphus caama), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.[Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.] 1913 Webster]
2.Any anteleope of the genus Alcelaphus and certain species of Darnaliscus. PJC]
Hart"en(-'n), v. t.To hearten; to encourage; to incite. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hart"ford(h, n.The Hartford grape, a variety of grape first raised at Hartford, Connecticut, from the Northern fox grape. Its large dark-colored berries ripen earlier than those of most other kinds. 1913 Webster]
Hart's" clo`ver(h. (Bot.)Melilot or sweet clover. See Melilot. 1913 Webster]
Hart's"-ear`(-, n.(Bot.)An Asiatic species of Cacalia (Cacalia Kleinia), used medicinally in India. 1913 Webster]
Harts"horn`(-h, n.1.The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer. 1913 Webster]
2.Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts. 1913 Webster]
Hartshorn plantain(Bot.), an annual species of plantain (Plantago Coronopus); -- called also buck's-horn.Booth. --
Hartshorn shavings, originally taken from the horns of harts, are now obtained chiefly by planing down the bones of calves. They afford a kind of jelly.Hebert. --
Salt of hartshorn(Chem.), an impure solid carbonate of ammonia, obtained by the destructive distillation of hartshorn, or any kind of bone; volatile salts.Brande & C.--
Spirits of hartshorn(Chem.), a solution of ammonia in water; -- so called because formerly obtained from hartshorn shavings by destructive distillation. Similar ammoniacal solutions from other sources have received the same name. 1913 Webster]
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Hart's"-tongue`(h, n.(Bot.)(a)A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America.(b)A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linn\'91us. It is also found in Florida. 1913 Webster]
Hart"wort`(h, n.(Bot.)A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum). 1913 Webster]
Seseli and Bupleurum. 1913 Webster]
Har"um-scar"um(h, a.[Cf. hare,v. t., and scare, v. t.]Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome's own son, a harum-scarum lad.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Ha*rus"pice(h, n.[F., fr. L. haruspex.]A diviner of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspice. 1913 Webster]
Ha*rus"pi*cy(-p, n.The art or practices of haruspices. See Aruspicy. 1913 Webster]
Har"vest(h, n.[OE. harvest, hervest, AS. h\'91rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. karpo`s fruit. Cf. Carpet.]1.The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits, late summer or early autumn. 1913 Webster]
Seedtime and harvest . . . shall not cease.Gen. viii. 22. 1913 Webster]
At harvest, when corn is ripe.Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gathered; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit. 1913 Webster]
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.Joel iii. 13. 1913 Webster]
To glean the broken ears after the man harvest reaps.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward. 1913 Webster]
The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
The harvest of a quiet eye.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Harvest fish(Zo\'94l.), a marine fish of the Southern United States (Stromateus alepidotus); -- called whiting in Virginia. Also applied to the dollar fish. --
Harvest fly(Zo\'94l.), an hemipterous insect of the genus Cicada, often called locust. See Cicada. --
Harvest lord, the head reaper at a harvest. [Obs.] Tusser. --
Harvest mite(Zo\'94l.), a minute European mite (Leptus autumnalis), of a bright crimson color, which is troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic animals; -- called also harvest louse, and harvest bug. --
Harvest moon, the moon near the full at the time of harvest in England, or about the autumnal equinox, when, by reason of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with the horizon, it rises nearly at the same hour for several days. --
Harvest mouse(Zo\'94l.), a very small European field mouse (Mus minutus). It builds a globular nest on the stems of wheat and other plants. --
Harvest queen, an image representing Ceres, formerly carried about on the last day of harvest.Milton. --
Har"vest, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Harvested; p. pr. & vb. n.Harvesting.]To reap or gather, as any crop. 1913 Webster]
Har"vest*er(-, n.1.One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A harvesting ant. 1913 Webster]
Har"vest-home"(-h, n.1.The gathering and bringing home of the harvest; the time of harvest. 1913 Webster]
Showed like a stubble land at harvest-home.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The song sung by reapers at the feast made at the close of the harvest; the feast itself.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.A service of thanksgiving, at harvest time, in the Church of England and in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. 1913 Webster]
4.The opportunity of gathering treasure.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Har"vest*ing, a. & n., from Harvest, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Harvesting ant(Zo\'94l.), any species of ant which gathers and stores up seeds for food. Many species are known. 1913 Webster]
Aphenogaster structor and Aphenogaster barbara; that of Texas, called agricultural ant, is Pogonomyrmex barbatus or Myrmica molifaciens; that of Florida is Pogonomyrmex crudelis. See Agricultural ant, under Agricultural. 1913 Webster]
harvest-licen.An erect perennial Old World herb (Agrimonia eupatoria) of dry grassy habitats. Syn. --Agrimonia eupatoria. WordNet 1.5]
Har"vest*man(-m, n.; pl.Harvestmen(-m.1.A man engaged in harvesting.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)See Daddy longlegs, 1. 1913 Webster]
Har"vest*ry(-r, n.The act of harvesting; also, that which is harvested.Swinburne. 1913 Webster]
Har"vey proc"ess(?). (Metal.)A process of hardening the face of steel, as armor plates, invented by Hayward A. Harvey of New Jersey, consisting in the additional carburizing of the face of a piece of low carbon steel by subjecting it to the action of carbon under long-continued pressure at a very high heat, and then to a violent chilling, as by a spray of cold water. This process gives an armor plate a thick surface of extreme hardness supported by material gradually decreasing in hardness to the unaltered soft steel at the back. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Har"y(h, v. t.[Cf. OF. harier to harass, or E. harry, v. t.]To draw; to drag; to carry off by violence. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Has(h, 3d pers. sing. pres. of Have. 1913 Webster]
Hase(h, v. t. [Obs.] See Haze, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Hash(h, n.[Formerly hachey, hachee, F. hachis, fr. hacher to hash; of German origin; cf. G. hippe sickle, OHG. hippa, for happia. Cf. Hatchet.]1.That which is hashed or chopped up; meat and vegetables, especially such as have been already cooked, chopped into small pieces and mixed. 1913 Webster]
2.A new mixture of old matter; a second preparation or exhibition. 1913 Webster]
I can not bear elections, and still less the hash of them over again in a first session.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
3.Hashish. [slang] PJC]
Hash, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hashed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hashing.][From Hash, n.: cf. F. hacher to hash.]To chop into small pieces; to mince and mix; as, to hash meat.Hudibras.
{ Hash"eeshHash"ish }(h, n.[Ar. hash\'c6sh.]A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm climate; also, the tops of the plant, from which the resinous product is obtained. It is narcotic, and has long been used in the East for its intoxicating effect. The active psychoactive principle has been identified as tetrahydrocannabinol. See Bhang, and Ganja. Syn. -- hash. 1913 Webster +PJC]
hash"mark`n.(Mil.)an insignia worn on the uniform to indicate years of service. Syn. -- service stripe, hash mark. WordNet 1.5]
Hask(h, n.[See Hassock.]A basket made of rushes or flags, as for carrying fish. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Has"let(h, n.[F. h\'83telettes broil, for hastelettes, fr. F. haste spit; cf. L. hasta spear, and also OHG. harst gridiron.]The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc., of a beast, esp. of a hog.[Written also harslet.] 1913 Webster]
Hasp(h, n.[OE. hasp, hesp, AS. h\'91pse; akin to G. haspe, h\'84spe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.] 1913 Webster]
1.A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door. 1913 Webster]
2.A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on. 1913 Webster]
3.An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier. 1913 Webster]
Hasp, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hasped(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hasping.][AS. h\'91psian.]To shut or fasten with a hasp. 1913 Webster]
hasslen.1.An inconvenience caused by difficulties encountered trying to accomplish a task; as, finding a parking place in midtown is always a hassle. Syn. -- fuss, trouble, bother. WordNet 1.5]
2.disorderly fighting; an angry dispute or disturbance.[wns=2] Syn. -- hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble. WordNet 1.5]
hasslev. i.1.to dispute or quarrel, often over petty disagreements. PJC]
2.To expend excessive time and energy trying to accomplish a task. PJC]
hasslev. t.to repeatedly annoy; as, He is known to hassle his staff when he is overworked. Syn. -- harass, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke. WordNet 1.5]
Has"sock(h, n.[Scot. hassock, hassik, a besom, anything bushy, a large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W. hesgog sedgy, hesg sedge, rushes; cf. Ir. seisg, and E. sedge.]1.A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock.Forby. 1913 Webster]
2.A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in church, or for home use. 1913 Webster]
And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Hast(h, 2d pers. sing. pres. of Have, contr. of havest. [Archaic]
{ Has"tate(h, Has"ta*ted(h, }a.[L. hastatus, fr. hasta spear. Cf. Gad, n.]Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf. 1913 Webster]
Haste(h, n.[OE. hast; akin to D. haast, G., Dan., Sw., & OFries. hast, cf. OF. haste, F. h\'83te (of German origin); all perh. fr. the root of E. hate in a earlier sense of, to pursue. See Hate.]1.Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals. 1913 Webster]
The king's business required haste.1 Sam. xxi. 8. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being urged or pressed by business; hurry; urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence. 1913 Webster]
I said in my haste, All men are liars.Ps. cxvi. 11. 1913 Webster]
To make haste, to hasten.
Syn. -- Speed; quickness; nimbleness; swiftness; expedition; dispatch; hurry; precipitance; vehemence; precipitation. -- Haste, Hurry, Speed, Dispatch. Haste denotes quickness of action and a strong desire for getting on; hurry includes a confusion and want of collected thought not implied in haste; speed denotes the actual progress which is made; dispatch, the promptitude and rapidity with which things are done. A man may properly be in haste, but never in a hurry. Speed usually secures dispatch. 1913 Webster]
Haste, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Hasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Hasting.][OE. hasten; akin to G. hasten, D. haasten, Dan. haste, Sw. hasta, OF. haster, F. h\'83ter. See Haste, n.]To hasten; to hurry. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
I 'll haste the writer.Shak. 1913 Webster]
They were troubled and hasted away.Ps. xlviii. 5. 1913 Webster]
Has"ten(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hastened(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hastening(h.]To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. 1913 Webster]
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm.Ps. lv. 8. 1913 Webster]
Has"ten, v. i.To move with celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly. 1913 Webster]
I hastened to the spot whence the noise came.De Foe. 1913 Webster]
Has"ten*er(-, n.1.One who hastens. 1913 Webster]
2.That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it. 1913 Webster]
Has"tile(h, a.[L. hasta a spear.](Bot.)Same as Hastate.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Has"ti*ly(h, adv.[From Hasty.]1.In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly. 1913 Webster]
2.Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly. 1913 Webster]
We hastily engaged in the war.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.Passionately; impatiently.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Has"ti*ness, n.The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper. 1913 Webster]
Has"tings(-t, n. pl.[From Haste, v.]Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Has"tings sands`(s. (Geol.)The lower group of the Wealden formation; -- so called from its development around Hastings, in Sussex, England. 1913 Webster]
Has"tive(-t, a.[OF. hastif. See Haste, n., and cf. Hastif.]Forward; early; -- said of fruits. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Has"ty(h, a.[Compar.Hastier(-t; superl.Hastiest.][Akin to D. haastig, G., Sw., & Dan. hastig. See Haste, n.]1.Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty retreat; a hasty sketch. 1913 Webster]
3.Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying; hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash; easily excited; eager. 1913 Webster]
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.Prov. xxix. 20. 1913 Webster]
The hasty multitude Milton. 1913 Webster]
Be not hasty to go out of his sight.Eccl. viii. 3. 1913 Webster]
4.Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty resolution. 1913 Webster]
5.Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper. 1913 Webster]
Take no unkindness of his hasty words.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Forward; early; first ripe. [Obs.] \'bdAs the hasty fruit before the summer.\'b8 Is. xxviii. 4. 1913 Webster]
Has"ty pud"ding(h. 1.A thick batter pudding made of Indian meal stirred into boiling water; mush. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
2.A batter or pudding made of flour or oatmeal, stirred into boiling water or milk. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Hat(h, a.Hot. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hat, sing. pres. of Hote to be called. Cf.Hatte. [Obs.] \'bdThat one hat abstinence.\'b8 Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Hat(h, n.[AS. h\'91t, h\'91tt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, h\'94ttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. Hood.]A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament. 1913 Webster]
Hat block, a block on which hats are formed or dressed. --
To pass around the hat, to take up a collection of voluntary contributions, which are often received in a hat. [Colloq.] Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Hat"a*ble(h, a.[From Hate.]Capable of being, or deserving to be, hated; odious; detestable. 1913 Webster]
Hat"band`(h, n.A band round the crown of a hat; sometimes, a band of black cloth, crape, etc., worn as a badge of mourning. 1913 Webster]
Hat"box`(-b, n.A box for a hat. 1913 Webster]
Hatch(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hatched(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hatching.][F. hacher to chop, hack. See Hash.]1.To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See Hatching. 1913 Webster]
Shall win this sword, silvered and hatched.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Those hatching strokes of the pencil.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
His weapon hatched in blood.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Hatch, v. t.[OE. hacchen, hetchen; akin to G. hecken, Dan. hekke; cf. MHG. hagen bull; perh. akin to E. hatch a half door, and originally meaning, to produce under a hatch. 1.To produce, as young, from an egg or eggs by incubation, or by artificial heat; to produce young from (eggs); as, the young when hatched.Paley. 1913 Webster]
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not.Jer. xvii. 11. 1913 Webster]
For the hens do not sit upon the eggs; but by keeping them in a certain equal heat they [the husbandmen] bring life into them and hatch them.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
2.To contrive or plot; to form by meditation, and bring into being; to originate and produce; to concoct; as, to hatch mischief; to hatch heresy.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Fancies hatched Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hatch, v. i.To produce young; -- said of eggs; to come forth from the egg; -- said of the young of birds, fishes, insects, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.The chickens produced at once or by one incubation; a brood. 1913 Webster]
Hatch, n.[OE. hacche, AS. h\'91c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h\'84ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. Heck, Hack a frame.]1.A door with an opening over it; a half door, sometimes set with spikes on the upper edge. 1913 Webster]
In at the window, or else o'er the hatch.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish. 1913 Webster]
3.A flood gate; a sluice gate.Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
4.A bedstead. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
5.An opening in the deck of a vessel or floor of a warehouse which serves as a passageway or hoistway; a hatchway; also; a cover or door, or one of the covers used in closing such an opening. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mining)An opening into, or in search of, a mine. 1913 Webster]
Booby hatch,
Buttery hatch,
Companion hatch, etc.See under Booby, Buttery, etc. --
To batten down the hatches(Naut.), to lay tarpaulins over them, and secure them with battens. --
To be under hatches, to be confined below in a vessel; to be under arrest, or in slavery, distress, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hatch, v. t.To close with a hatch or hatches. 1913 Webster]
'T were not amiss to keep our door hatched.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hatch"-boat`(h, n.(Naut.)A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of movable hatches; -- used mostly in the fisheries. 1913 Webster]
hatchedadj.[p. p. from hatch, v. i.]produced from an egg. WordNet 1.5]
Hatch"el(-, n.[OE. hechele, hekele; akin to D. hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. h\'84kla, and prob. to E. hook. See Hook, and cf. Hackle, Heckle.]An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle. 1913 Webster]
Hatch"el, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hatcheled or Hatchelled(-; p. pr. & vb. n.Hatcheling or Hatchelling.][OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen, G. hecheln, Dan. hegle, Sw. h\'84kla. See Hatchel, n.]1.To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts. 1913 Webster]
2.To tease; to worry; to torment. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hatch"el*er(-, n.One who uses a hatchel. 1913 Webster]
Hatch"er(-, n.1.One who hatches, or that which hatches; a hatching apparatus; an incubator. 1913 Webster]
2.One who contrives or originates; a plotter. 1913 Webster]
A great hatcher and breeder of business.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hatch"er*y(-, n.A house for hatching fish, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hatch"et(-, n.[F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st Hatch, Hash.]1.A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, a tomahawk. 1913 Webster]
Buried was the bloody hatchet.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
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hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged.Dryden. --
To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled. --
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last two phrases are derived from the practice of the American Indians.
hatchet mann.1.A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a hit man. PJC]
2.A person who deliberately tries to ruin the reputation of another, often unscrupulously, by slander or other malicious communication, often with a political motive, and sometimes for pay. PJC]
{ Hatch"et*tine(h, Hatch"et*tite(-t, }n.[Named after the discoverer, Charles Hatchett.](Min.)Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly of a greenish yellow color. 1913 Webster]
Hatch"ing, n.[See 1st Hatch.]A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching. 1913 Webster]
1.(Her.)A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also achievement. 1913 Webster]
His obscure funeral; hatchment o'er his bones.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A sword or other mark of the profession of arms; in general, a mark of dignity. 1913 Webster]
Let there be deducted, out of our main potation, hatchments to adorn this thigh.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Hatch"ure(-, n.Same as Hachure. 1913 Webster]
Hatch"way`(-w, n.A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar. 1913 Webster]
Hate(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hated; p. pr. & vb. n.Hating.][OE. haten, hatien, AS. hatian; akin to OS. hatan, hat to be hostile to, D. haten to hate, OHG. hazz, hazz, G. hassen, Icel. & Sw. hata, Dan. hade, Goth. hatan, hatjan. Hate, n., Heinous.] 1913 Webster]
1.To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy. 1913 Webster]
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer.1 John iii. 15. 1913 Webster]
2.To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted. 1913 Webster]
I hate that he should linger here.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.(Script.)To love less, relatively.Luke xiv. 26.
Syn. -- To Hate, Abhor, Detest, Abominate, Loathe.Hate is the generic word, and implies that one is inflamed with extreme dislike. We abhor what is deeply repugnant to our sensibilities or feelings. We detest what contradicts so utterly our principles and moral sentiments that we feel bound to lift up our voice against it. What we abominate does equal violence to our moral and religious sentiments. What we loathe is offensive to our own nature, and excites unmingled disgust. Our Savior is said to have hated the deeds of the Nicolaitanes; his language shows that he loathed the lukewarmness of the Laodiceans; he detested the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees; he abhorred the suggestions of the tempter in the wilderness. 1913 Webster]
Hate, n.[OE. hate, hete, AS. hete; akin to D. haat, G. hass, Icel. hatr, SW. hat, Dan. had, Goth. hatis. Cf. Hate, v.]Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; -- opposed to love. 1913 Webster]
For in a wink the false love turns to hate.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hate"ful(-f, a.1.Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent. [Archaic or R.] 1913 Webster]
And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Exciting or deserving great dislike, aversion, or disgust; odious. 1913 Webster]
hatemongern.one who arouses hatred for others by speech or writing. WordNet 1.5]
Hat"er(h, n.One who hates. 1913 Webster]
An enemy to God, and a hater of all good.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Hath(h, v., 3d pers. sing. pres.of Have, contracted from haveth. Has. [Archaic.] 1913 Webster]
What hath God wrought?Samuel F. B. Morse [The first message sent by telegraph, from Mr. Morse, at the chamber of the Supreme Court (then in the United States Capitol) to his assistant Albert Vail at the Mount Clair Depot in Baltimore in 1844. Mr. Morse allowed Annie Ellsworth, the daughter of a friend, to choose the words, which she took from Numbers xxiii. 23.] PJC]
Hatioran.A small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti. Syn. -- genus Hatiora. WordNet 1.5]
Hat"less(h, a.Having no hat. 1913 Webster]
hatpinn.a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair. WordNet 1.5]
Hat"rack`(h, n.A hatstand; hattree. 1913 Webster]
Ha"tred(h, n.[OE. hatred, hatreden. See Hate, and cf. Kindred.]Strong aversion; intense dislike; hate; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as evil.
Hat"stand`(h, n.A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hat"te(h, pres. & imp. sing. & pl. of Hote, to be called. See Hote. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
A full perilous place, purgatory it hatte.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Hat"ted(h, a.Covered with a hat. 1913 Webster]
Hat"ter(-t, v. t.[Prov. E., to entangle; cf. LG. verhaddern, verheddern, verhiddern.]To tire or worry; -- with out. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hat"ter, n.One who makes or sells hats. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hat*te"ri*a(h, n.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also Sphenodon, tuatara, and Tuatera. 1913 Webster]
Hat"ting(h, n.The business of making hats; also, stuff for hats. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hat"ti-sher`if(h, n.[Turk., fr. Ar. khatt a writing + sher\'c6f noble.]A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan. 1913 Webster]
Hat"tree`(h, n.A hatstand. 1913 Webster]
Hau*ber"ge*on(h, n.See Habergeon. 1913 Webster]
Hau"berk(h, n.[OF. hauberc, halberc, F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h\'belsbj\'94rg. See Collar, and Bury, v. t.]A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon.[Written variously hauberg, hauberque, hawberk, etc.]Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Hau"er*ite(h, n.[Named after Von Hauer, of Vienna.](Min.)Native sulphide of manganese, a reddish brown or brownish black mineral. 1913 Webster]
Haugh(h, n.[See Haw a hedge.]A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1913 Webster]
On a haugh or level plain, near to a royal borough.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Haugh"ti*ly(h, adv.[From Haughty.]In a haughty manner; arrogantly. 1913 Webster]
Haugh"ti*ness, n.[For hauteinness. See Haughty.]The quality of being haughty; disdain; arrogance.
Syn. -- Arrogance; disdain; contemptuousness; superciliousness; loftiness. -- Haughtiness, Arrogance, Disdain. Haughtiness denotes the expression of conscious and proud superiority; arrogance is a disposition to claim for one's self more than is justly due, and enforce it to the utmost; disdain in the exact reverse of condescension toward inferiors, since it expresses and desires others to feel how far below ourselves we consider them. A person is haughty in disposition and demeanor; arrogant in his claims of homage and deference; disdainful even in accepting the deference which his haughtiness leads him arrogantly to exact. 1913 Webster]
Haugh"ty(h, a.[Compar.Haughtier(h; superl.Haughtiest.][OE. hautein, F. hautain, fr. haut high, OF. also halt, fr. L. altus. See Altitude.] 1913 Webster]
1.High; lofty; bold. [Obs. or Archaic] 1913 Webster]
To measure the most haughty mountain's height.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Equal unto this haughty enterprise.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing. 1913 Webster]
A woman of a haughty and imperious nature.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
3.Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage. 1913 Webster]
Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced, Milton. 1913 Webster]
Haul(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hauled(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hauling.][OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol, hal, G. holen, Dan. hale to haul, Sw. hala, and to L. calare to call, summon, Gr. kalei^n to call. Cf. Hale, v. t., Claim. Class, Council, Ecclesiastic.]1.To pull or draw with force; to drag. 1913 Webster]
Some dance, some haul the rope.Denham. 1913 Webster]
Thither they bent, and hauled their ships to land.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Romp-loving miss hauled about in gallantry robust.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
2.To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill. 1913 Webster]
When I was seven or eight years of age, I began hauling all the wood used in the house and shops.U. S. Grant. 1913 Webster]
To haul over the coals. See under Coal. --
To haul the wind(Naut.), to turn the head of the ship nearer to the point from which the wind blows. 1913 Webster]
Haul, v. i.1.(Naut.)To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t. 1913 Webster]
I . . . hauled up for it, and found it to be an island.Cook. 1913 Webster]
2.To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked. 1913 Webster]
To haul around(Naut.), to shift to any point of the compass; -- said of the wind. --
To haul off(Naut.), to sail closer to the wind, in order to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to draw back.<-- haul off (b), to get ready (usu. for violent action) -- used with "and" -- "hauled off and punched him on the nose" --> 1913 Webster]
Haul, n.1.A pulling with force; a violent pull. 1913 Webster]
2.A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net. 1913 Webster]
4.Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul. 1913 Webster]
5.(Rope Making)A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred. 1913 Webster]
Haul"a*bout`(h, n.A bargelike vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Haul"age(-, n.Act of hauling; as, the haulage of cars by an engine; charge for hauling. 1913 Webster]
Haul"er(-, n.1.One who hauls. 1913 Webster]
2.A trucking company; a freight transporter using trucks. PJC]
Haulm(h, n.[OE. halm, AS. healm; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. halm, Icel. h\'belmr, L. calamus reed, cane, stalk, Gr. kalamo`s. Cf. Excel, Culminate, Culm, Shawm, Calamus.]The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw. 1913 Webster]
Haulm, n.A part of a harness; a hame. 1913 Webster]
Hauls(h, n. [Obs.] See Hals. 1913 Webster]
Haulse(h, v. [Obs.] See Halse. 1913 Webster]
Hault(h, a.[OF. hault, F. haut. See Haughty.]Lofty; haughty. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Through support of countenance proud and hault.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Haum(h, n.See Haulm, stalk.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Haunce(h, v. t.To enhance. [Obs.] Lydgate. 1913 Webster]
Haunch(h, n.[F. hanche, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke, hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E. ankle.]1.The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part. 1913 Webster]
2.Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison. 1913 Webster]
Haunch bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. --
Haunches of an arch(Arch.), the parts on each side of the crown of an arch. (See Crown, n., 11.) Each haunch may be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half arch. 1913 Webster]
Haunched(h, a.Having haunches. 1913 Webster]
Haunt(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Haunted; p. pr. & vb. n.Haunting.][F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 1.To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon. 1913 Webster]
You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Those cares that haunt the court and town.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition; -- said of spirits or ghosts, especially of dead people; as, the murdered man haunts the house where he died. 1913 Webster]
Foul spirits haunt my resting place.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
3.To practice; to devote one's self to. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That other merchandise that men haunt with fraud . . . is cursed.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime.Ascham. 1913 Webster]
4.To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Haunt thyself to pity.Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
Haunt, v. i.To persist in staying or visiting. 1913 Webster]
I've charged thee not to haunt about my doors.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Haunt, n.1.A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts. 1913 Webster]
haunt. 1913 Webster]
Often used figuratively. 1913 Webster]
The household nook, haunt of all affections pure.Keble. 1913 Webster]
The feeble soul, a haunt of fears.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.The habit of resorting to a place. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The haunt you have got about the courts.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
3.Practice; skill. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Of clothmaking she hadde such an haunt.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Haunt"ed, a.Inhabited by, or subject to the visits of, apparitions; frequented by a ghost. 1913 Webster]
All houses wherein men have lived and died haunted houses.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Haunt"er(-, n.One who, or that which, haunts. 1913 Webster]
Hau"ri*ent(h, a.[L. hauriens, p. pr. of haurire to breathe.](Her.)In pale, with the head in chief; -- said of the figure of a fish, as if rising for air. 1913 Webster]
Hau"sen(h, n.[G.](Zo\'94l.)A large sturgeon (Acipenser huso syn. Huso huso) from the region of the Black Sea; also called Beluga. It is sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality caviar. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hausse(h, n.[F.](Gun.)A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a cannon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Haus`tel*la"ta(h, n. pl.[NL., fr. haustellum, fr. L. haurire, haustum, to draw water, to swallow. See Exhaust.](Zo\'94l.)An artificial division of insects, including all those with a sucking proboscis. 1913 Webster]
Haus"tel*late(h, a.[See Haustellata.](Zo\'94l.)Provided with a haustellum, or sucking proboscis. -- n.One of the Haustellata. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Haus*tel"lum(h, n.; pl.Haustella(-l.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)The sucking proboscis of various insects. See Lepidoptera, and Diptera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Haus*to"ri*um(h, n.; pl.Haustoria(h.[LL., a well, fr. L. haurire, haustum, to drink.](Bot.)One of the suckerlike rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy.R. Brown. 1913 Webster]
Haut(h, a.[F. See Haughty.]Haughty. [Obs.] \'bdNations proud and haut.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Haut"boy(h, n.[F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty, Bush; and cf. Oboe.]1.(Mus.)A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior). 1913 Webster]
Haut"boy*ist(h, n.[Cf. F. hautbo\'8bste.]A player on the hautboy. 1913 Webster]
2.High; -- said of the voice or flight of birds. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hau`teur"(h, n.[F., fr. haut high. See Haughty.]Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Haut`go\'96t"(h, n.[F.]High relish or flavor; high seasoning. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Haut`pas"(h, n.[F. haut high + pas step.]A raised part of the floor of a large room; a platform for a raised table or throne. See Dais. 1913 Webster]
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Ha"\'81y*nite(, n.[From the French mineralogist Ha\'81y.](Min.)A blue isometric mineral, characteristic of some volcanic rocks. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with sulphate of lime. 1913 Webster]
Ha*van"a(h, prop. a.Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar; -- formerly sometimes written Havannah. -- n.An Havana cigar. 1913 Webster]
Young Frank Clavering stole his father's Havannahs, and . . . smoked them in the stable.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Hav`an*ese"(h, a.Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba. -- n. sing. & pl.A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana. 1913 Webster]
Have(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Had(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Having. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they have.][OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h\'91fde, p. p. geh\'91fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries. hebba, OHG. hab, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. avoir. Cf. Able, Avoirdupois, Binnacle, Habit.]1.To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 1913 Webster]
2.To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one. 1913 Webster]
The earth hath bubbles, as the water has.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He had a fever late.Keats. 1913 Webster]
3.To accept possession of; to take or accept. 1913 Webster]
Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me?Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To get possession of; to obtain; to get.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require. 1913 Webster]
I had the church accurately described to me.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also?Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
6.To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child. 1913 Webster]
7.To hold, regard, or esteem. 1913 Webster]
Of them shall I be had in honor.2 Sam. vi. 22. 1913 Webster]
8.To cause or force to go; to take. \'bdThe stars have us to bed.\'b8 Herbert. \'bdHave out all men from me.\'b8 2 Sam. xiii. 9. 1913 Webster]
9.To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion.Shak. 1913 Webster]
10.To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive. 1913 Webster]
Science has, and will long have, to be a divider and a separatist.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
The laws of philology have to be established by external comparison and induction.Earle. 1913 Webster]
11.To understand. 1913 Webster]
You have me, have you not?Shak. 1913 Webster]
12.To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the possession of the object in the state indicated by the participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost this independent significance, and is used with the participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs as a device for expressing past time. Had is used, especially in poetry, for would have or should have. 1913 Webster]
Myself for such a face had boldly died.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
To have a care, to take care; to be on one's guard. --
To have (a man) out, to engage (one) in a duel. --
To have done (with). See under Do, v. i. --
To have it out, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a conclusion. --
To have on, to wear. --
To have to do with. See under Do, v. t.
Syn. -- To possess; to own. See Possess. 1913 Webster]
Have"less, a.Having little or nothing. [Obs.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
Hav"e*lock(h, n.[From Havelock, an English general distinguished in India in the rebellion of 1857.]A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke. 1913 Webster]
Ha"ven(h, n.[AS. h\'91fene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MHG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. h\'94fn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave); or akin to AS. h\'91f sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]1.A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. 1913 Webster]
What shipping and what lading 's in our haven.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Their haven under the hill.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The haven, or the rock of love.Waller. 1913 Webster]
Ha"ven, v. t.To shelter, as in a haven.Keats. 1913 Webster]
Ha"ven*age(-, n.Harbor dues; port dues. 1913 Webster]
Ha"vened(h, p. a.Sheltered in a haven. 1913 Webster]
Blissful havened both from joy and pain.Keats. 1913 Webster]
I 'll lend you something; my having is not much.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hav"ior(h, n.[OE. havour, a corruption of OF. aveir, avoir, a having, of same origin as E. aver a work horse. The h is due to confusion with E. have.]Behavior; demeanor. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hav"oc(h, n.[W. hafog devastation, havoc; or, if this be itself fr. E. havoc, cf. OE. havot, or AS. hafoc hawk, which is a cruel or rapacious bird, or F. hai, voux! a cry to hounds.]Wide and general destruction; devastation; waste. 1913 Webster]
As for Saul, he made havoc of the church.Acts viii. 3. 1913 Webster]
Ye gods, what havoc does ambition make Addison. 1913 Webster]
Hav"oc, v. t.To devastate; to destroy; to lay waste. 1913 Webster]
To waste and havoc yonder world.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hav"oc, interj.[See Havoc, n.]A cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter.Toone. 1913 Webster]
Do not cry havoc, where you should but hunt Shak. 1913 Webster]
Cry 'havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Haw(h, n.[OE. hawe, AS. haga; akin to D. haag headge, G. hag, hecke, Icel. hagi pasture, Sw. hage, Dan. have garden. Haggard, Ha-ha, Haugh, Hedge.] 1913 Webster]
1.A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard. 1913 Webster]
And eke there was a polecat in his haw.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.The fruit of the hawthorn.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Haw, n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Anat.)The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate. 1913 Webster]
Haw, n.[Cf. ha an interjection of wonder, surprise, or hesitation.]An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made. \'bdHums or haws.\'b8 Congreve. 1913 Webster]
Haw, v. i.To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. 1913 Webster]
Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and haw.Chesterfield. 1913 Webster]
hemming and hawingspeaking hesitantly and inarticulately, with numerous pauses and interjections. PJC]
Haw, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hawed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hawing.][Written also hoi.][Perhaps connected with here, hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hurhau, hue, interj. used in turning a horse to the right, G. hott, h\'81, interj. used in calling to a horse.]To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee. 1913 Webster]
To haw and gee, or
To haw and gee about, to go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Haw, v. t.To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen. 1913 Webster]
To haw and gee, or
To haw and gee about, to lead this way and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or control. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Ha*wai"ian(h, prop. a.Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii. -- n.A native of Hawaii. 1913 Webster]
Hawe"bake`(h, n.Probably, the baked berry of the hawthorn tree, that is, coarse fare. See 1st Haw, 2. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Haw"finch`(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)The common European grosbeak (Coccothraustes vulgaris); -- called also cherry finch, and coble. 1913 Webster]
Haw-haw"(h, n.[Duplication of haw a hedge.]1.See Ha-ha. 1913 Webster]
2.a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing.[wns=1] Syn. -- hee-haw, horselaugh, ha-ha. WordNet 1.5]
3.a sunken fence (so as not to interfere with the view).[wns=3] Syn. -- haha. WordNet 1.5]
Haw*haw", v. i.[Of imitative origin.]To laugh boisterously. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
We haw-haw'd, I tell you, for more than half an hour.Major Jack Downing. 1913 Webster]
Hawk(h, n.[OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel. haukr, Sw. h\'94k, Dan. h\'94g, prob. from the root of E. heave.](Zo\'94l.)One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconid\'91. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. 1913 Webster]
Buteo borealis); the red-shouldered (Buteo lineatus); the broad-winged (Buteo Pennsylvanicus); the rough-legged (Archibuteo lagopus); the sharp-shinned (Accipiter fuscus). See Fishhawk, Goshawk, Marsh hawk, under Marsh, Night hawk, under Night. 1913 Webster]
Bee hawk(Zo\'94l.), the honey buzzard. --
Eagle hawk. See under Eagle. --
Hawk eagle(Zo\'94l.), an Asiatic bird of the genus Spiz\'91tus, or Limn\'91tus, intermediate between the hawks and eagles. There are several species. --
Hawk fly(Zo\'94l.), a voracious fly of the family Asilid\'91. See Hornet fly, under Hornet. --
Hawk moth. (Zo\'94l.)See Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary. --
Hawk owl. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A northern owl (Surnia ulula) of Europe and America. It flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.(b)An owl of India (Ninox scutellatus). --
Hawk's bill(Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the striking mechanism of a clock. 1913 Webster]
Hawk(h, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hawked(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hawking.]1.To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. 1913 Webster]
A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
A falcon, towering in her pride of place, hawked at and killed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hawk, v. i.[W. hochi.]To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances. 1913 Webster]
Hawk, v. t.To raise by hawking, as phlegm. 1913 Webster]
Hawk, n.[W. hoch.]An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. 1913 Webster]
Hawk, v. t.[Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. h\'94ken, h\'94cken, to higgle, to retail, h\'94ke, h\'94ker, a higgler, huckster. See Huckster.]To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets. 1913 Webster]
His works were hawked in every street.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hawk, n.(Masonry)A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. 1913 Webster]
Hawk boy, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with mortar. 1913 Webster]
hawk"bill`, hawks"bill`(-b, n.(Zo\'94l.)A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret. Syn. -- hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. 1913 Webster]
Hawk"bit`(-b, n.(Bot.)The fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale). 1913 Webster]
Hawked(h, a.Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked. 1913 Webster]
Hawk"er(h, n.One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hawk"er, v. i.To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Hawk"er, n.[Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk.]A falconer. 1913 Webster]
2.alert to possible danger.[wns=2] Syn. -- argus-eyed, open-eyed, unsleeping, vigilant, wary, watchful. WordNet 1.5]
Hawk"eye` State. Iowa; -- a nickname of obscure origin. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hawk" moth`(m. (Zo\'94l.)Any moth of the family Sphingid\'91, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed. They fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larv\'91 are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm. Syn. -- hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Tobacco Hawk Moth (Macrosila Carolina), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm.
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Ceratomia Amyntor. 1913 Webster]
hawk's-beardn.Any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; found in the Northern hemisphere. Syn. -- hawk's-beards. WordNet 1.5]
Hawk"weed`(-w, n.(Bot.)(a)A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision.(b)A plant of the genus Senecio (Senecio hieracifolius).Loudon. 1913 Webster]
Hawm(h, n.See Haulm, straw. 1913 Webster]
Hawm, v. i.[Etymol. uncertain.]To lounge; to loiter. [Prov. Eng.] Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hawse(h, n.[Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h\'bels, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.]1.A hawse hole.Harris. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)(a)The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the port bow.(b)The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse.(c)That part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse holes for the cables. 1913 Webster]
Athwart hawse. See under Athwart. --
Foul hawse, a hawse in which the cables cross each other, or are twisted together. --
Hawse block, a block used to stop up a hawse hole at sea; -- called also hawse plug. --
Hawse piece, one of the foremost timbers of a ship, through which the hawse hole is cut. --
Hawse plug. Same as Hawse block (above). --
To come in at the hawse holes, to enter the naval service at the lowest grade. [Cant] --
To freshen the hawse, to veer out a little more cable and bring the chafe and strain on another part. 1913 Webster]
hawse"hole`, hawse"pipe`n.a hole in the bow of a ship, through which the anchor rope or cable passes. Syn. -- hawse, hawsepipe. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
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Haws"er(hor h, n.[From F. hausser to lift, raise (cf. OF. hausser\'82e towpath, towing, F. haussi\'8are hawser), LL. altiare, fr. L. altus high. See Haughty.]A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns. 1913 Webster]
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Hawser iron, a calking iron. 1913 Webster]
Haws"er-laid`(-l, a.Made in the manner of a hawser. Cf. Cable-laid, and see Illust. of Cordage. 1913 Webster]
Haw"thorn`(h, n.[AS. haga, h\'91g. See Haw a hedge, and Thorn.](Bot.)A thorny shrub or tree (the Crat\'91gus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crat\'91gus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed. 1913 Webster]
Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hay(h, n.[AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin. See Haw a hedge, Hedge.]1.A hedge. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
To dance the hay, to dance in a ring.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hay, v. i.To lay snares for rabbits.Huloet. 1913 Webster]
Hay, n.[OE. hei, AS. h; akin to D. hooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h\'94, Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See Hew to cut.]Grass cut and cured for fodder. 1913 Webster]
Make hay while the sun shines.Camden. 1913 Webster]
Hay may be dried too much as well as too little.C. L. Flint. 1913 Webster]
Hay cap, a canvas covering for a haycock. --
Hay fever(Med.), nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and sometimes with paroxysms of dyspn\'d2a, to which some persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the pollen of certain plants. It is also called hay asthma, hay cold, rose cold, and rose fever. --
Hay knife, a sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow. --
Hay press, a press for baling loose hay. --
Hay tea, the juice of hay extracted by boiling, used as food for cattle, etc. --
Hay tedder, a machine for spreading and turning new-mown hay. See Tedder. 1913 Webster]
Hay, v. i.To cut and cure grass for hay. 1913 Webster]
Hay"bird`(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The European spotted flycatcher.(b)The European blackcap. 1913 Webster]
Hay"bote`(h, n.[See Hay hedge, and Bote, and cf. Hedgebote.](Eng. Law.)An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or fences; hedgebote. See Bote.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Hay"cock`(h, n.A conical pile or heap of hay in the field. 1913 Webster]
The tanned haycock in the mead.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hay"-cut`ter(h, n.A machine in which hay is chopped short, as fodder for cattle. 1913 Webster]
Hay"field`(h, n.A field where grass for hay has been cut; a meadow.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Hay"fork`(h, n.A fork for pitching and tedding hay. 1913 Webster]
Horse hayfork, a contrivance for unloading hay from the cart and depositing it in the loft, or on a mow, by horse power. 1913 Webster]
Hay"loft`(h, n.A loft or scaffold for hay. 1913 Webster]
Hay"mak`er(h, n.1.One who cuts and cures hay. 1913 Webster]
2.A machine for curing hay in rainy weather. 1913 Webster]
3.A forceful punch that results in someone being knocked down or knocked out; as, he delivered a haymaker to his opponent's jaw. [slang] PJC]
Hay"mak`ing, n.The operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay. 1913 Webster]
Hay"mow`(h, n.1.A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation. 1913 Webster]
2.The place in a barn where hay is deposited. 1913 Webster]
Hay"rack`(h, n.A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging and hay rig. 1913 Webster]
Hay"rake`(h, n.A rake for collecting hay; especially, a large rake drawn by a horse or horses. 1913 Webster]
Hay"rick`(-r, n.A heap or pile of hay, usually covered with thatch for preservation in the open air. 1913 Webster]
hay"rign.a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry. Syn. -- hayrack, hay rigging. WordNet 1.5]
hay"seedn.1.a rural, unsophisticated person; also used in an extended sense for one who is not very intelligent or uninterested in culture. Syn. -- yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, bumpkin, chawbacon. WordNet 1.5]
2.Seed from grass, especially that which falls out of hay. PJC]
Hay"stack`(h, n.A stack or conical pile of hay in the open air. 1913 Webster]
Hay"stalk`(h, n.A stalk of hay. 1913 Webster]
Hay"thorn`(h, n.Hawthorn.R. Scot. 1913 Webster]
Hay"ti*an(h, a.Of or pertaining to Haiti; now usually written Haitian. -- n.A native of Haiti.[Written also Haitian.] 1913 Webster]
Hay"ward(h, n.[Hay a hedge + ward.]An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large. 1913 Webster]
Haz"ard(h, n.[F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z\'ber, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz\'ber.]1.A game of chance played with dice.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.The uncertain result of throwing a die; hence, a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty. 1913 Webster]
I will stand the hazard of the die.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life. 1913 Webster]
Men are led on from one stage of life to another in a condition of the utmost hazard.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
4.(Billiards)Holing a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard). 1913 Webster]
5.Anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in gaming. \'bdYour latter hazard.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.(Golf)Any place into which the ball may not be safely played, such as bunkers, furze, water, sand, or other kind of bad ground. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hazard table, a table on which hazard is played, or any game of chance for stakes. --
To run the hazard, to take the chance or risk. --
to hazard, at risk; liable to suffer damage or loss.
Syn. -- Danger; risk; chance. See Danger. 1913 Webster]
Haz"ard, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hazarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Hazarding.][Cf. F. hasarder. See Hazard, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk. 1913 Webster]
Men hazard nothing by a course of evangelical obedience.John Clarke. 1913 Webster]
He hazards his neck to the halter.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.To venture to incur, or bring on. 1913 Webster]
I hazarded the loss of whom I loved.Shak. 1913 Webster]
They hazard to cut their feet.Landor.
Syn. -- To venture; risk; jeopard; peril; endanger. 1913 Webster]
Haz"ard(h, v. i.To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Haz"ard*a*ble(-, a.1.Liable to hazard or chance; uncertain; risky.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Such as can be hazarded or risked. 1913 Webster]
Haz"ard*er(-, n.1.A player at the game of hazard; a gamester. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.One who hazards or ventures. 1913 Webster]
Haz"ard*ize(-, n.A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Herself had run into that hazardize.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Haz"ard*ous(-, a.[Cf. F. hasardeux.]Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky. 1913 Webster]
-- Haz"ard*ous*ly, adv. -- Haz"ard*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
haz"ard*ous*nessn.the state of being dangerous. Syn. -- perilousness, precariousness, danger. WordNet 1.5]
Haz"ard*ry(-r, n.1.Playing at hazard; gaming; gambling. [R.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Rashness; temerity. [R.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Haze(h, n.[Cf. Icel. h\'94ss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. a\'82zen, \'82zen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.]1.Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency in the air; hence, figuratively, obscurity; dimness. 1913 Webster]
O'er the sky haze of summer drawn.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Above the world's uncertain haze.Keble. 1913 Webster]
2.A state of confusion, uncertainty, or vagueness of thought or perception; as, after the explosion, people were wandering around in a haze. PJC]
Haze, v. i.To be hazy, or thick with haze.Ray. 1913 Webster]
Haze, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hazed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hazing.][Also hase.][Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has hough, OD. h\'91ssen ham.]1.To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work. 1913 Webster]
2.To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students, as an initiation rite into a fraternity or other group; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman. 1913 Webster]
Ha"zel(h, n.[OE. hasel, AS. h\'91sel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]1.(Bot.)A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the Corylus avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are Corylus Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and Corylus rostrata. See Filbert.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.A miner's name for freestone.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam. --
Hazel grouse(Zo\'94l.), a European grouse (Bonasa betulina), allied to the American ruffed grouse. --
Hazel hoe, a kind of grub hoe. --
Witch hazel. See Witch-hazel, and Hamamelis. 1913 Webster]
Ha"zel, a.1.Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand. 1913 Webster]
I sit me down beside the hazel grove.Keble. 1913 Webster]
2.Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut. \'bdThou hast hazel eyes.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Haze"less(h, a.Destitute of haze.Tyndall. 1913 Webster]
Ha"zel*ly(h, a.Of the color of the hazelnut; of a light brown.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Ha"zel*nut`(h, n.[AS. h\'91selhnutu.]The nut of the hazel.Shak. 1913 Webster]
hazelwoodn.A reddish-brown wood and lumber from the heartwood of the sweet gum tree. Syn. -- sweet gum, satin walnut, red gum. WordNet 1.5]
Ha"zi*ly(h, adv.In a hazy manner; mistily; obscurely; confusedly. 1913 Webster]
Ha"zi*ness, n.The quality or state of being hazy. 1913 Webster]
Ha"zle(h, v. t.To make dry; to dry. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ha"zy(h, a.[From Haze, n.]1.Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent. \'bdA tender, hazy brightness.\'b8 Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.Obscure; confused; not clear; as, a hazy argument; a hazy intellect.Mrs. Gore. 1913 Webster]
H"-bomb`(n.The hydrogen bomb, a thermonuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of hydrogen nuclei at high temperatures to form helium. The force of its explosion may range from one to hundreds of megatons of TNT equivalent. Syn. -- hydrogen bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
HDL(, n.High density lipoprotein, a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis; sometimes called good cholesterol. Contrasted with LDL. Syn. -- high-density lipoprotein. WordNet 1.5]
He(h, pron.[nom.He; poss.His(h; obj.Him(h; pl. nom.They(
; poss.Their or Theirs(
or
; obj.Them(
.] [AS. h, masc., he\'a2, fem., hit, neut.; pl. h\'c6, or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he, hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina, accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his this. It.]1.The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated. 1913 Webster]
Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.Gen. iii. 16. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve.Deut. x. 20. 1913 Webster]
2.Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun. 1913 Webster]
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.Prov. xiii. 20. 1913 Webster]
3.Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
I stand to answer thee, he, the proudest of thy sort.Shak. 1913 Webster]
he is of common gender. In early English, he referred to a feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as well as to noun in the masculine singular. In composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat. 1913 Webster]
He(?), (Chem.)The chemical symbol for helium. PJC]
-head(-h, suffix.A variant of -hood. 1913 Webster]
Head(h, n.[OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he\'a0fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h\'94fu, Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. Chief, Cadet, Capital), and its origin is unknown.]1.The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll; cephalon. 1913 Webster]
2.The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam boiler. 1913 Webster]
3.The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed, of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the hood which covers the head. 1913 Webster]
4.The most prominent or important member of any organized body; the chief; the leader; as, the head of a college, a school, a church, a state, and the like. \'bdTheir princes and heads.\'b8 Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
The heads of the chief sects of philosophy.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Your head I him appoint.Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.The place or honor, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table; the head of a column of soldiers. 1913 Webster]
An army of fourscore thousand troops, with the duke of Marlborough at the head of them.Addison. 1913 Webster]
6.Each one among many; an individual; -- often used in a plural sense; as, a thousand head of cattle. 1913 Webster]
It there be six millions of people, there are about four acres for every head.Graunt. 1913 Webster]
7.The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will. 1913 Webster]
Men who had lost both head and heart.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
8.The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or the height of the surface, as of water, above a given place, as above an orifice at which it issues, and the pressure resulting from the height or from motion; sometimes also, the quantity in reserve; as, a mill or reservoir has a good head of water, or ten feet head; also, that part of a gulf or bay most remote from the outlet or the sea. 1913 Webster]
9.A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head.Shak. 1913 Webster]
10.A separate part, or topic, of a discourse; a theme to be expanded; a subdivision; as, the heads of a sermon. 1913 Webster]
11.Culminating point or crisis; hence, strength; force; height. 1913 Webster]
Ere foul sin, gathering head, shall break into corruption.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The indisposition which has long hung upon me, is at last grown to such a head, that it must quickly make an end of me or of itself.Addison. 1913 Webster]
12.Power; armed force. 1913 Webster]
My lord, my lord, the French have gathered head.Shak. 1913 Webster]
13.A headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a head of hair.Swift. 1913 Webster]
14.An ear of wheat, barley, or of one of the other small cereals. 1913 Webster]
15.(Bot.)(a)A dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies, thistles; a capitulum.(b)A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant. 1913 Webster]
16.The antlers of a deer. 1913 Webster]
17.A rounded mass of foam which rises on a pot of beer or other effervescing liquor.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
18.pl.Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Head is often used adjectively or in self-explaining combinations; as, head gear or headgear, head rest. Cf. Head, a. 1913 Webster]
A buck of the first head, a male fallow deer in its fifth year, when it attains its complete set of antlers.Shak. --
By the head. (Naut.)See under By. --
Elevator head,
Feed head, etc.See under Elevator, Feed, etc. --
From head to foot, through the whole length of a man; completely; throughout. \'bdArm me, audacity, from head to foot.\'b8 Shak. --
Head and ears, with the whole person; deeply; completely; as, he was head and ears in debt or in trouble. [Colloq.] --
Head fast. (Naut.)See 5th Fast. --
Head kidney(Anat.), the most anterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the pronephros. --
Head money, a capitation tax; a poll tax.Milton. --
Head pence, a poll tax. [Obs.] --
Head sea, a sea that meets the head of a vessel or rolls against her course. --
Head and shoulders. (a)By force; violently; as, to drag one, head and shoulders. \'bdThey bring in every figure of speech, head and shoulders.\'b8 Felton.(b)By the height of the head and shoulders; hence, by a great degree or space; by far; much; as, he is head and shoulders above them. --
Heads or tailsor
Head or tail, this side or that side; this thing or that; -- a phrase used in throwing a coin to decide a choice, question, or stake, head being the side of the coin bearing the effigy or principal figure (or, in case there is no head or face on either side, that side which has the date on it), and tail the other side. --
Neither head nor tail, neither beginning nor end; neither this thing nor that; nothing distinct or definite; -- a phrase used in speaking of what is indefinite or confused; as, they made neither head nor tail of the matter. [Colloq.] --
Head wind, a wind that blows in a direction opposite the vessel's course. --
off the top of my head, from quick recollection, or as an approximation; without research or calculation; -- a phrase used when giving quick and approximate answers to questions, to indicate that a response is not necessarily accurate. --
Out of one's own head, according to one's own idea; without advice or co\'94peration of another. --
Over the head of, beyond the comprehension of.M. Arnold. --
to go over the head of (a person), to appeal to a person superior to (a person) in line of command. --
To be out of one's head, to be temporarily insane. --
To come or draw to a head. See under Come, Draw. --
To give (one) the head, or
To give head, to let go, or to give up, control; to free from restraint; to give license. \'bdHe gave his able horse the head.\'b8 Shak. \'bdHe has so long given his unruly passions their head.\'b8 South. --
To his head, before his face. \'bdAn uncivil answer from a son to a father, from an obliged person to a benefactor, is a greater indecency than if an enemy should storm his house or revile him to his head.\'b8 Jer. Taylor. --
To lay heads together, to consult; to conspire. --
To lose one's head, to lose presence of mind. --
To make head, or
To make head against, to resist with success; to advance. --
To show one's head, to appear.Shak. --
To turn head, to turn the face or front. \'bdThe ravishers turn head, the fight renews.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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Head(h, a.Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook. 1913 Webster]
Head(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Headed; p. pr. & vb. n.Heading.]1.To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To behead; to decapitate. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees. 1913 Webster]
5.To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship. 1913 Webster]
6.To set on the head; as, to head a cask. 1913 Webster]
To head off, to intercept; to get before; as, an officer heads off a thief who is escaping. \'bdWe'll head them off at the pass.\'b8 --
To head up, (a)to close, as a cask or barrel, by fitting a head to.(b)To serve as the leader of; as, to head up a team of investigators. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Head, v. i.1.To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river. 1913 Webster]
A broad river, that heads in the great Blue Ridge.Adair. 1913 Webster]
2.To go or point in a certain direction; to tend; as, how does the ship head? 1913 Webster]
3.To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early. 1913 Webster]
Head"ache`(h, n.Pain in the head; cephalalgia. \'bdHeadaches and shivering fits.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Head"ach`y, a.Afflicted with headache. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Head"band`(h, n.1.A fillet; a band for the head. \'bdThe headbands and the tablets.\'b8 Is. iii. 20. 1913 Webster]
2.The band at each end of the back of a book. 1913 Webster]
Head"board`(h, n.A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of anything; as, the headboard of a bed; the headboard of a grave.
{ Head"bor*oughHead"bor*row }(h, n.1.The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder, boroughhead, boroughholder, and sometimes tithingman. See Borsholder. [Eng.] Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Head"-cheese`(h, n.A dish made of portions of the head, or head and feet, of swine, cut up fine, seasoned, and pressed into a cheeselike mass. 1913 Webster]
Head"dress`(h, n.1.A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire; as, chiefs among the plains Indians had elaborate long headdresses with many feathers. 1913 Webster]
Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc. 1913 Webster]
Head"ed, a.1.Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster. 1913 Webster]
2.Formed into a head; as, a headed cabbage. 1913 Webster]
Head"er(h, n.1.One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading. 1913 Webster]
2.One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader. [R.] 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)(a)A brick or stone laid with its shorter face or head in the surface of the wall.(b)In framing, the piece of timber fitted between two trimmers, and supported by them, and carrying the ends of the tailpieces. 1913 Webster]
4.A reaper for wheat, that cuts off the heads only. 1913 Webster]
5.A fall or plunge head first, as while riding a bicycle, or a skateboard, or in bathing; -- sometimes, implying the striking of the head on the ground; as, to take a header. [Colloq.] PJC]
{ Head`first"(h, Head`fore"most`(h, }adv.With the head foremost; -- of motion. 1913 Webster]
2.Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep well. 1913 Webster]
Head"-hunt`er(h, n.A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters. 1913 Webster]
2.A person whose profession is to find executives to fill open positions in corporations; an executive personnel recruiter; also, a company that performs a similar service. PJC]
-- Head"-hunt`ing, n. 1913 Webster]
Head"i*ly(h, adv.In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately. 1913 Webster]
Head"i*ness, n.The quality of being heady. 1913 Webster]
Head"ing, n.1.The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head. 1913 Webster]
2.That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper. 1913 Webster]
3.Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mining, tunneling)(a)A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; the vein above a drift.(b)The end of a drift or gallery; also, the working face at the end of a tunnel, gallery, drift, or adit from which the work is advanced. 1913 Webster +RH]
5.(Sewing)The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch. 1913 Webster]
6.(Masonry)That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Heading course(Arch.), a course consisting only of headers. See Header, n. 3 (a). --
Heading joint. (a)(Carp.)A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at right angles to the grain of the wood.(b)(Masonry)A joint between two roussoirs in the same course. 1913 Webster]
head-in-the-cloudsadj.unable to concentrate on matters at hand; flighty[2]. Syn. -- flighty, scatterbrained. WordNet 1.5]
head"lamp`(h, n.A powerful light with a reflector, attached to the front of an automobile, locomotive, or other vehicle; called also headlight. Syn. -- headlight. WordNet 1.5]
Head"land(h, n.1.A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water. \'bdSow the headland with wheat.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Head"less, a.[AS. he\'a0fodle\'a0s.]1.Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass. 1913 Webster]
2.Destitute of a chief or leader.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
3.Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate; mindless. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness in condemning.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Head"light`(h, n.(Engin.)A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the front of a vehicle such as an automobile, truck, locomotive etc., to throw light on the road or track ahead of the vehicle at night, or in going through a dark tunnel; a headlamp. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Head"line`(-l, n.1.(Print.)The line at the head or top of a page. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)See Headrope. 1913 Webster]
3.(Journalism)A title for an article in a newspaper, sometimes one line, sometimes more, set in larger and bolder type than the body of the article and indicating the subject matter or content of the article. PJC]
4.A similar title at the top of the newspaper indicating the most important story of the day; also, a title for an illustration or picture. PJC]
head"line`(-l, v. t.1.To mention in a headline. PJC]
2.To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4). PJC]
3.To publicise prominently in an advertisement. PJC]
headlinesen.The abbreviated writing style of headline writers. WordNet 1.5]
head"lock`(Sport), n.A wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body. WordNet 1.5]
Head"long`(-l, adv.[OE. hedling, hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.] 1913 Webster]
1.With the head foremost; headforemost; head first; as, to fall headlong.Acts i. 18. 1913 Webster]
2.Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation. 1913 Webster]
3.Hastily; without delay or respite. 1913 Webster]
Like a tower upon a headlong rock.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Head"-lugged`(-l, a.Lugged or dragged by the head. [R.] \'bdThe head-lugged bear.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Head"man`(h, n.; pl.Headmen(-m.[AS. he\'a0fodman.]A head or leading man, especially of a village community.
{ Head"mold` shot", Head"mould` shot" }(-m. (Med.)An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Head"most`(-m, a.Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet. 1913 Webster]
Head"note`(-n, n.A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court. 1913 Webster]
head-onadj.1.characterized by direct opposition; as, a head-on confrontation. Syn. -- head-to-head. WordNet 1.5]
2.Without evasion or compromise; as, his usual head-on fashion; to meet a problem head-on. Syn. -- downright, flat-footed, forthright, foursquare, straightforward. WordNet 1.5]
3.Meeting front to front; used mostly of collisions between vehicles; as, a head-on automobile collision. Syn. -- frontal. WordNet 1.5]
In his headpiece he felt a sore pain.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages. 1913 Webster]
3.Understanding; mental faculty. 1913 Webster]
Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains.Prideaux. 1913 Webster]
4.An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page. 1913 Webster]
head"pin`(Bowling)n.The front pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins. Syn. -- kingpin. WordNet 1.5]
Head"quar`ters(-kw, n. pl.[but sometimes used as a n. sing.]1.The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order. 1913 Webster]
The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of intelligence.Collier. 1913 Webster]
2.The main office from which an organization such as a commercial enterprise is managed; -- usually where the chief executive officer works. PJC]
Head"race`(-r, n.See Race, a water course. 1913 Webster]
Head"rope`(-r, n.(Naut.)That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail. 1913 Webster]
Head"sail`(-s, n.(Naut.)Any sail set forward of the foremast.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Head`shake`(-sh, n.A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Head"ship, n.Authority or dignity; chief place. 1913 Webster]
Heads"man(h, n.; pl.Headsmen(-m.An executioner who cuts off heads.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Head"spring`(h, n.Fountain; source. 1913 Webster]
The headspring of our belief.Stapleton. 1913 Webster]
Head"stall`(-st, n.That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Head"stock`(-st, n.(Mach.)A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine; as: (a)The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock.(b)The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc. 1913 Webster]
Head"stone`(-st, n.1.The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.Ps. cxviii. 22. 1913 Webster]
heads-upadj.maintaining presence of mind; alert and attentive; able to recognize and take quick advantage of opportunities; resourceful; as, he played good heads-up baseball. Syn. -- wide-awake. WordNet 1.5]
heads-upn.[From its use as an interjection to warn of impending danger.]a warning to be prepared for an imminent event. PJC]
Head"tire`(-t, n.1.A headdress. \'bdA headtire of fine linen.\'b8 1 Esdras iii. 6. 1913 Webster]
2.The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time and place. 1913 Webster]
Head"wa`ter(-w, n.The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Head"way`(-w, n.1.The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath; clearance; headroom. 1913 Webster]
headwordn.1.a word that is qualified by a modifier. WordNet 1.5]
2.a word placed at the beginning of a line, paragraph, or short article (as in a dictionary or encyclopedia entry); the word which forms the title of an entry in a dictionary. WordNet 1.5]
Head"work`(h, n.Mental labor. 1913 Webster]
Head"y(h, a.[From Head.]1.Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. 1913 Webster]
All the talent required is to be hot, to be heady, -- to be violent on one side or the other.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
2.Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong. 1913 Webster]
Heal(h, v. t.[See Hele.]To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Heal, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Healed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Healing.][OE. helen, h\'91len, AS. h\'d6lan, fr. h\'bel hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. h, D. heelen, G. heilen, Goth. hailjan. See Whole.]1.To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health. 1913 Webster]
Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.Matt. viii. 8. 1913 Webster]
2.To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound. 1913 Webster]
I will heal their backsliding.Hos. xiv. 4. 1913 Webster]
3.To restore to original purity or integrity. 1913 Webster]
Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters.2 Kings ii. 21. 1913 Webster]
4.To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions. 1913 Webster]
Heal(h, v. i.To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over. 1913 Webster]
Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heal, n.[AS. h, h. See Heal, v. t.]Health. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Heal"a*ble(-, a.Capable of being healed. 1913 Webster]
Heal"all`(-, n.(Bot.)A common herb of the Mint family (Brunella vulgaris), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought to be a panacea. 1913 Webster]
Heal"er(h, n.One who, or that which, heals. 1913 Webster]
Heal"ful(h, a.Tending or serving to heal; healing. [Obs.] Ecclus. xv. 3. 1913 Webster]
Heal"ing, a.Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words. 1913 Webster]
Here healing dews and balms abound.Keble. 1913 Webster]
Heal"ing*ly, adv.So as to heal or cure. 1913 Webster]
Health(h, n.[OE. helthe, AS. h, fr. h\'bel hale, sound, whole. See Whole.]1.The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain. 1913 Webster]
There is no health in us.Book of Common Prayer. 1913 Webster]
Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage.Buckminster. 1913 Webster]
2.A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast. \'bdCome, love and health to all.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bill of health. See under Bill. --
Health lift, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; -- also called lifting machine. --
Health officer, one charged with the enforcement of the sanitary laws of a port or other place. --
To drink a health. See under Drink. 1913 Webster]
Health"ful(-f, a.1.Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant. 1913 Webster]
2.Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet. 1913 Webster]
The healthful Spirit of thy grace.Book of Common Prayer. 1913 Webster]
3.Indicating, characterized by, or resulting from, health or soundness; as, a healthful condition. 1913 Webster]
A mind . . . healthful and so well-proportioned.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
4.Well-disposed; favorable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Gave healthful welcome to their shipwrecked guests.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Health"ward(-w, a. & adv.In the direction of health; as, a healthward tendency. 1913 Webster]
Health"y(-, a.[Compar.Healthier(-; superl.Healthiest.]1.Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy child; a healthy plant. 1913 Webster]
His mind was now in a firm and healthy state.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Evincing health; as, a healthy pulse; a healthy complexion. 1913 Webster]
3.Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthy exercise; a healthy climate.
Heam(h, n.[Cf. AS. cildhamma womb, OD. hamme afterbirth, LG. hamen.]The afterbirth or secundines of a beast. 1913 Webster]
Heap(h, n.[OE. heep, heap, heap, multitude, AS. he\'a0p; akin to OS. h, D. hoop, OHG. houf, h, G. haufe, haufen, Sw. hop, Dan. hob, Icel. h troop, flock, Russ. kupa heap, crowd, Lith. kaupas. Cf. Hope, in Forlorn hope.]1.A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons. [Now Low or Humorous] 1913 Webster]
The wisdom of a heap of learned men.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
A heap of vassals and slaves.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
He had heaps of friends.W. Black. 1913 Webster]
2.A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile; as, a heap of trouble. [Now Low or Humorous] 1913 Webster]
A vast heap, both of places of scripture and quotations.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
I have noticed a heap of things in my life.R. L. Stevenson. 1913 Webster]
3.A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones. 1913 Webster]
Huge heaps of slain around the body rise.Dryden.
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Heap, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heaped(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Heaping.][AS. he\'a0pian.]1.To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. 1913 Webster]
Though he heap up silver as the dust.Job. xxvii. 16. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; -- often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal. 1913 Webster]
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3.To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a measure) more than even full. 1913 Webster]
Heap"er(h, n.One who heaps, piles, or amasses. 1913 Webster]
heapsn.a large quantity. See heap, senses 2 and 3; as, he made heaps of money in the stock market. Syn. -- tons, dozens, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings. WordNet 1.5]
Heap"y(-, a.Lying in heaps.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Hear(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heard(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hearing.][OE. heren, AS,. hi\'82ran, h, h; akin to OS. h, OFries. hera, hora, D. hooren, OHG. h, G. h\'94ren, Icel. heyra, Sw. h\'94ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr. 'akoy`ein, E. acoustic. Cf. Hark, Hearken.]1.To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear one call. 1913 Webster]
Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of travelers.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He had been heard to utter an ominous growl.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow. 1913 Webster]
3.To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass. 1913 Webster]
4.To give attention to as a teacher or judge. 1913 Webster]
Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.2 Sam. xv. 3. 1913 Webster]
I beseech your honor to hear me one single word.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and answer favorably; to favor. 1913 Webster]
I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice.Ps. cxvi. 1. 1913 Webster]
They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.Matt. vi. 7. 1913 Webster]
Hear him. See Remark, under Hear, v. i. --
To hear a bird sing, to receive private communication. [Colloq.] Shak. --
To hear say, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hear, v. i.1.To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. \'bdThe hearing ear.\'b8 Prov. xx. 12. 1913 Webster]
2.To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen. 1913 Webster]
So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard, Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to receive information by report or by letter. 1913 Webster]
I have heard, sir, of such a man.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I must hear from thee every day in the hour.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To hear ill, to be blamed. [Obs.] Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings. Holland. To hear well, to be praised. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hear, or Hear him, is often used in the imperative, especially in the course of a speech in English assemblies, to call attention to the words of the speaker. 1913 Webster]
Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to the tone, of admiration, acquiescence, indignation, or derision.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
hearableadj.perceptible by the ear. Opposite of inaudible.Also See: loud, perceptible. Syn. -- audible. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heard(h, imp. & p. p. of Hear. 1913 Webster]
Hear"er(h, n.One who hears; an auditor. 1913 Webster]
Hear"ing, n.1.The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good. 1913 Webster]
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear.Job xlii. 5. 1913 Webster]
Ear. 1913 Webster]
2.Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing. 1913 Webster]
3.A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues. 1913 Webster]
His last offenses to us hearing.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Another hearing before some other court.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hearing, as applied to equity cases, means the same thing that the word trial does at law.Abbot. 1913 Webster]
4.Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot. \'bdShe's not within hearing.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
They laid him by the pleasant shore, hearing of the wave.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
hearing-impairedadj.having a hearing impairment making hearing difficult; having a defective but functioning sense of hearing. Syn. -- hard-of-hearing. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heark"en(h, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hearkened(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Hearkening.][OE. hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian, heorcnian, fr. hi\'82ran, h, to hear; akin to OD. harcken, horcken, LG. harken, horken, G. horchen. See Hear, and cf. Hark.]1.To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply. 1913 Webster]
The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you.Deut. iv. 1. 1913 Webster]
2.To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] \'bdHearken after their offense.\'b8 Shak.
Syn. -- To attend; listen; hear; heed. See Attend, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Heark"en, v. t.1.To hear by listening. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
[She] hearkened now and then Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To hearken out, to search out. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and buy.B. Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Heark"en*er(-, n.One who hearkens; a listener. 1913 Webster]
Hear"say`(h, n.Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another. 1913 Webster]
Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
Hearsay evidence(Law), that species of testimony which consists in a narration by one person of matters told him by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible as testimony.Abbott. 1913 Webster]
Hearse(h, n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A hind in the second year of its age. [Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Hearse(h, n.[See Herse.]1.A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies. [Obs.] Oxf. Gloss. 1913 Webster]
2.A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument. [Archaic] \'bdUnderneath this marble hearse.\'b8 B. Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Beside the hearse a fruitful palm tree grows.Fairfax 1913 Webster]
Who lies beneath this sculptured hearse.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
3.A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Set down, set down your honorable load, hearse.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A carriage or motor vehicle specially adapted or used for conveying the dead to the grave in a coffin. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hearse, v. t.To inclose in a hearse; to entomb. [Obs.] \'bdWould she were hearsed at my foot.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hearse"cloth`(-kl, n.A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall.Bp. Sanderson. 1913 Webster]
Hearse"like`(-l, a.Suitable to a funeral. 1913 Webster]
If you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Heart(h, n.[OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha\'a1rt, Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi`a, kh^r. Accord, Discord, Cordial, 4th Core, Courage.]1.(Anat.)A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. 1913 Webster]
Why does my blood thus muster to my heart!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Illust. under Aorta. In fishes there are but one auricle and one ventricle, the blood being pumped from the ventricle through the gills to the system, and thence returned to the auricle. In most amphibians and reptiles, the separation of the auricles is partial or complete, and in reptiles the ventricles also are separated more or less completely.
The so-called lymph hearts, found in many amphibians, reptiles, and birds, are contractile sacs, which pump the lymph into the veins. 1913 Webster]
2.The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart. 1913 Webster]
Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
3.The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc. 1913 Webster]
Exploits done in the heart of France.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Peace subsisting at the heart Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
The expelled nations take heart, and when they fly from one country invade another.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
5.Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad. 1913 Webster]
That the spent earth may gather heart again.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart. 1913 Webster]
7.One of the suits of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps. 1913 Webster]
8.Vital part; secret meaning; real intention. 1913 Webster]
And then show you the heart of my message.Shak. 1913 Webster]
9.A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address. \'bdI speak to thee, my heart.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heart is used in many compounds, the most of which need no special explanation; as, heart-appalling, heart-breaking, heart-cheering, heart-chilled, heart-expanding, heart-free, heart-hardened, heart-heavy, heart-purifying, heart-searching, heart-sickening, heart-sinking, heart-sore, heart-stirring, heart-touching, heart-wearing, heart-whole, heart-wounding, heart-wringing, etc. 1913 Webster]
After one's own heart, conforming with one's inmost approval and desire; as, a friend after my own heart. The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart. 1 Sam. xiii. 14. At heart, in the inmost character or disposition; at bottom; really; as, he is at heart a good man. --
By heart, in the closest or most thorough manner; as, to know or learn by heart. \'bdComposing songs, for fools to get by heart\'b8 (that is, to commit to memory, or to learn thoroughly).Pope. --
to learn by heart, to memorize. --
For my heart, for my life; if my life were at stake. [Obs.] \'bdI could not get him for my heart to do it.\'b8 Shak. --
Heart bond(Masonry), a bond in which no header stone stretches across the wall, but two headers meet in the middle, and their joint is covered by another stone laid header fashion.Knight. --
Heart and hand, with enthusiastic co\'94peration. --
Heart hardness, hardness of heart; callousness of feeling; moral insensibility.Shak. --
Heart heaviness, depression of spirits.Shak. --
Heart point(Her.), the fess point. See Escutcheon. --
Heart rising, a rising of the heart, as in opposition. --
Heart shell(Zo\'94l.), any marine, bivalve shell of the genus Cardium and allied genera, having a heart-shaped shell; esp., the European Isocardia cor; -- called also heart cockle. --
Heart sickness, extreme depression of spirits. --
Heart and soul, with the utmost earnestness. --
Heart urchin(Zo\'94l.), any heartshaped, spatangoid sea urchin. See Spatangoid. --
Heart wheel, a form of cam, shaped like a heart. See Cam. --
In good heart, in good courage; in good hope. --
Out of heart, discouraged. --
Poor heart, an exclamation of pity. --
To break the heart of. (a)To bring to despair or hopeless grief; to cause to be utterly cast down by sorrow.(b)To bring almost to completion; to finish very nearly; -- said of anything undertaken; as, he has broken the heart of the task. --
To find in the heart, to be willing or disposed. \'bdI could find in my heart to ask your pardon.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney. --
To have at heart, to desire (anything) earnestly. --
To have in the heart, to purpose; to design or intend to do. --
To have the heart in the mouth, to be much frightened. --
To lose heart, to become discouraged. --
To lose one's heart, to fall in love. --
To set the heart at rest, to put one's self at ease. --
To set the heart upon, to fix the desires on; to long for earnestly; to be very fond of. --
To take heart of grace, to take courage. --
To take to heart, to grieve over. --
To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve, to expose one's feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive. --
With all one's heart,
With one's whole heart, very earnestly; fully; completely; devotedly. 1913 Webster]
Heart(h, v. t.To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to inspirit. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
My cause is hearted; thine hath no less reason.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heart, v. i.To form a compact center or heart; as, a hearting cabbage. 1913 Webster]
heartbeatn.the audible and palpable rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; as, he listened to her heartbeat with a stethoscope. Syn. -- pulse, pulsation, beat. WordNet 1.5]
in a heartbeatimmediately. PJC]
Heart"break`(-br, n.Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heart"bro`ken(-br, a.Overcome by crushing sorrow; deeply grieved. 1913 Webster]
Heart"burn`(-b, n.(Med.)An uneasy, burning sensation in the stomach, often attended with an inclination to vomit. It is sometimes idiopathic, but is often a symptom of other complaints. 1913 Webster]
Hearth(h, n.[OE. harthe, herth, herthe, AS. heor; akin to D. haard, heerd, Sw. h\'84rd, G. herd; cf. Goth. ha\'a3ri a coal, Icel. hyrr embers, and L. cremare to burn.]1.The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove. 1913 Webster]
There was a fire on the hearth burning before him.Jer. xxxvi. 22. 1913 Webster]
Where fires thou find'st unraked and hearths unswept. Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside. 1913 Webster]
Household talk and phrases of the hearth.Tennyson.
3.(Metal. & Manuf.)The floor of a furnace, on which the material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a melting furnace, into which the melted material settles; as, an open-hearth smelting furnace. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hearth ends(Metal.), fragments of lead ore ejected from the furnace by the blast. --
Hearth money,
Hearth penny[AS. heor], a tax formerly laid in England on hearths, each hearth (in all houses paying the church and poor rates) being taxed at two shillings; -- called also chimney money, etc. 1913 Webster]
He had been importuned by the common people to relieve them from the . . . burden of the hearth money.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
hearthrugn.a rug spread out in front of a fireplace. WordNet 1.5]
Hearth"stone`(-st, n.Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home. 1913 Webster]
Chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone.A. Lincoln. 1913 Webster]
Heart"i*ly(h, adv.[From Hearty.]1.From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity. 1913 Webster]
I heartily forgive them.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as, he heartily assisted the prince. 1913 Webster]
To eat heartily, to eat freely and with relish.Addison.
Heart"i*ness(h, n.The quality of being hearty; as, the heartiness of a greeting. 1913 Webster]
heartleafn.(Bot.)1.wild ginger (Asarum shuttleworthii) having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves, growing from Western Virginia to Alabama. Syn. --Asarum shuttleworthii. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Bot.)An evergreen low-growing perennial (Asarum virginicum) having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves, growing from Virginia to South Carolina. Syn. --Asarum virginicum. WordNet 1.5]
Heart"less, a.1.Without a heart. 1913 Webster]
You have left me heartless; mine is in your bosom.J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
2.Destitute of courage; spiritless; despondent. 1913 Webster]
Heartless they fought, and quitted soon their ground.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Heartless and melancholy.W. Irwing. 1913 Webster]
3.Destitute of feeling or affection; unsympathetic; cruel. \'bdThe heartless parasites.\'b8 Byron.
-- Heart"less*ly, adv. -- Heart"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Heart"let(-l, n.A little heart. 1913 Webster]
Heart"lings(-l, interj.An exclamation used in addressing a familiar acquaintance. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heart"pea`(-p, n.(Bot.)Same as Heartseed. 1913 Webster]
Heart"quake`(-kw, n.Trembling of the heart; trepidation; fear. 1913 Webster]
In many an hour of danger and heartquake.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Heart"rend`ing(-r, a.Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing. 1913 Webster]
Heart"-rob`bing(-r, a.1.Depriving of thought; ecstatic. \'bdHeart-robbing gladness.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Stealing the heart or affections; winning. 1913 Webster]
Heart's"-ease`(h, n.1.Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A species of violet (Viola tricolor), a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived; -- called also pansy.[wns=1] Syn. -- wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3.(Bot.)A violet of the Pacific coast of North America (Viola ocellata) having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet.[wns=2] Syn. -- two-eyed violet, heartsease, Viola ocellata. WordNet 1.5]
4.(Bot.)A common Old World viola (Viola arvensis) with creamy often violet-tinged flowers.[wns=3] Syn. -- field pansy, heartsease, Viola arvensis. WordNet 1.5]
Heart"seed`(h, n.(Bot.)A climbing plant of the genus Cardiospermum, having round seeds which are marked with a spot like a heart.Loudon. 1913 Webster]
heart"shaped`, heart"-shaped`(h, a.Having the shape of a heart; cordate; -- of a leaf shape. 1913 Webster]
Heart"sick`(h, a.[AS. heortise\'a2c.]Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very despondent. 1913 Webster]
Heart"strike`(h, v. t.To affect at heart; to shock. [R.] \'bdThey seek to heartstrike us.\'b8 B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Heart"string`(h, n.A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Sobbing, as if a heartstring broke.Moore. 1913 Webster]
Heart"struck`(h, a.1.Driven to the heart; infixed in the mind. \'bdHis heartstruck injuries.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Shocked with pain, fear, or remorse; dismayed; heartstricken.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Heart"swell`ing(h, a.Rankling in, or swelling, the heart. \'bdHeartswelling hate.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
heart"warm`ing, heart"-warm`ingadj.causing gladness and pleasure; -- used mostly of the actions of people, and sometimes of animals; as, Is there a sight more heart-warming than a family reunion?. WordNet 1.5]
Heart"-whole`(h, a.[See Whole.]1.Having the heart or affections free; not in love.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Of a single and sincere heart; with unconditional commitment or unstinting devotion; as, heart-whole friendship.[wns=1] Syn. -- wholehearted. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
If he keeps heart-whole towards his Master.Bunyan. 1913 Webster]
Heart"wood`(h, n.The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color from the outer layers. It is technically known as duramen, and distinguished from the softer sapwood or alburnum. 1913 Webster]
Heart"-wound`ed(h, a.Wounded to the heart with love or grief.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Heart"y(h, a.[Compar.Heartier(h; superl.Heartiest.]1.Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government. 1913 Webster]
Full of hearty tears Marston. 1913 Webster]
2.Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty man; hearty timber. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous. -- Hearty, Cordial, Sincere. Hearty implies honesty and simplicity of feelings and manners; cordial refers to the warmth and liveliness with which the feelings are expressed; sincere implies that this expression corresponds to the real sentiments of the heart. A man should be hearty in his attachment to his friends, cordial in his reception of them to his house, and sincere in his offers to assist them. 1913 Webster]
Heart"y, n.; pl.Hearties(h.Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Heart"y*hale`(h, a.Good for the heart. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Heat(h, n.[OE. hete, h\'91te, AS. h, h, fr. h\'bet hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta. See Hot.]1.A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire, the sun's rays, mechanical action, chemical combination, etc., becomes directly known to us through the sense of feeling. In its nature heat is a mode of motion, being in general a form of molecular disturbance or vibration. It was formerly supposed to be a subtile, imponderable fluid, to which was given the name caloric. 1913 Webster]
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2.The sensation caused by the force or influence of heat when excessive, or above that which is normal to the human body; the bodily feeling experienced on exposure to fire, the sun's rays, etc.; the reverse of cold. 1913 Webster]
3.High temperature, as distinguished from low temperature, or cold; as, the heat of summer and the cold of winter; heat of the skin or body in fever, etc. 1913 Webster]
Else how had the world . . . heat!Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Indication of high temperature; appearance, condition, or color of a body, as indicating its temperature; redness; high color; flush; degree of temperature to which something is heated, as indicated by appearance, condition, or otherwise. 1913 Webster]
It has raised . . . heats in their faces.Addison. 1913 Webster]
The heats smiths take of their iron are a blood-red heat, a white-flame heat, and a sparkling or welding heat.Moxon. 1913 Webster]
5.A single complete operation of heating, as at a forge or in a furnace; as, to make a horseshoe in a certain number of heats. 1913 Webster]
6.A violent action unintermitted; a single effort; a single course in a race that consists of two or more courses; as, he won two heats out of three. 1913 Webster]
Many causes . . . for refreshment betwixt the heats.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
[He] struck off at one heat the matchless tale of \'bdTam o' Shanter.\'b8J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
7.Utmost violence; rage; vehemence; as, the heat of battle or party. \'bdThe heat of their division.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.Agitation of mind; inflammation or excitement; exasperation. \'bdThe heat and hurry of his rage.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
9.Animation, as in discourse; ardor; fervency; as, in the heat of argument. 1913 Webster]
With all the strength and heat of eloquence.Addison. 1913 Webster]
10.(Zo\'94l.)Sexual excitement in animals; readiness for sexual activity; estrus or rut. 1913 Webster +PJC]
11.Fermentation. 1913 Webster]
12.Strong psychological pressure, as in a police investigation; as, when they turned up the heat, he took it on the lam. [slang] PJC]
Animal heat,
Blood heat,
Capacity for heat, etc. See under Animal, Blood, etc. --
Atomic heat(Chem.), the product obtained by multiplying the atomic weight of any element by its specific heat. The atomic heat of all solid elements is nearly a constant, the mean value being 6.4. --
Dynamical theory of heat, that theory of heat which assumes it to be, not a peculiar kind of matter, but a peculiar motion of the ultimate particles of matter.
Heat engine, any apparatus by which a heated substance, as a heated fluid, is made to perform work by giving motion to mechanism, as a hot-air engine, or a steam engine. --
Heat producers. (Physiol.)See under Food. --
Heat rays, a term formerly applied to the rays near the red end of the spectrum, whether within or beyond the visible spectrum. --
Heat weight(Mech.), the product of any quantity of heat by the mechanical equivalent of heat divided by the absolute temperature; -- called also thermodynamic function, and entropy. --
Mechanical equivalent of heat. See under Equivalent. --
Specific heat of a substance(at any temperature), the number of units of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of the substance at that temperature one degree. --
Unit of heat, the quantity of heat required to raise, by one degree, the temperature of a unit mass of water, initially at a certain standard temperature. The temperature usually employed is that of 0 1913 Webster]
Heat(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heated; p. pr. & vb. n.Heating.][OE. heten, AS. h, fr. h\'bet hot. See Hot.]1.To make hot; to communicate heat to, or cause to grow warm; as, to heat an oven or furnace, an iron, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Heat me these irons hot.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish. 1913 Webster]
Pray, walk softly; do not heat your blood.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To excite ardor in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions. 1913 Webster]
A noble emulation heats your breast.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Heat, v. i.1.To grow warm or hot by the action of fire or friction, etc., or the communication of heat; as, the iron or the water heats slowly. 1913 Webster]
2.To grow warm or hot by fermentation, or the development of heat by chemical action; as, green hay heats in a mow, and manure in the dunghill. 1913 Webster]
Heat(h, imp. & p. p. of Heat.Heated; as, the iron though heat red-hot. [Obs. or Archaic] Shak. 1913 Webster]
heatedadj.1.characterized by great warmth and intensity of feeling; as, a heated argument. Opposite of dispassionate, passionless.[wns=1] Syn. -- ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, hot, impassioned, perfervid, torrid. WordNet 1.5]
2.supplied with a mechanism for heating; -- of structures or devices; as, a heated fishing cabin. Opposite of unheated.[wns=2] WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heat"er(h, n.1.One who, or that which, heats. 1913 Webster]
2.Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to something, or to contain something to be heated. 1913 Webster]
3.A pistol or other carryable firearm; as, gunmen with their heaters bulging in their pockets. [slang] PJC]
Feed heater. See under Feed. 1913 Webster]
Heath(h, n.[OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh field. 1.(Bot.)(a)A low shrub (Erica vulgarisorCalluna vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling.(b)Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather. 1913 Webster]
2.A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. 1913 Webster]
Their stately growth, though bare, heath.Milton 1913 Webster]
Heath cock(Zo\'94l.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse (below). --
Heath grass(Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus Triodia (Triodia decumbens), growing on dry heaths. --
Heath grouse, or
Heath game(Zo\'94l.), a European grouse (Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heaths; -- called also black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl, moor fowl. The male is called heath cock, and blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen. --
Heath hen. (Zo\'94l.)See Heath grouse (above). --
Heath pea(Bot.), a species of bitter vetch (Lathyrus macrorhizus), the tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky. --
Heath throstle(Zo\'94l.), a European thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel. 1913 Webster]
Heath"clad`(-kl, a.Clad or crowned with heath. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then(h, n.; pl.Heathens(-
or collectivelyHeathen. [OE. hethen, AS. h, prop. an adj. fr. h heath, and orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus village); akin to OS. h, adj., D. heiden a heathen, G. heide, OHG. heidan, Icel. hei, adj., Sw. heden, Goth. hai, n. fem. See Heath, and cf. Hoiden.]1.An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater. 1913 Webster]
2.An irreligious person. 1913 Webster]
If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may preach it and they may hear it, and yet both continue unconverted heathens.V. Knox. 1913 Webster]
The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all people except the Jews; now used of all people except Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans. 1913 Webster]
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance.Ps. ii. 8.
Syn. -- Pagan; gentile. See Pagan. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then(h, a.1.Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. \'bdThe heathen philosopher.\'b8 \'bdAll in gold, like heathen gods.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*dom(-d, n.[AS. h.]1.That part of the world where heathenism prevails; the heathen nations, considered collectively. 1913 Webster]
2.Heathenism.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*esse(-, n.[AS. h, i. e., heathenness.]Heathendom. [Obs.] Chaucer. Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*ish, a.[AS. h.]1.Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens. \'bdWorse than heathenish crimes.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*ish*ly, adv.In a heathenish manner. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*ish*ness, n.The state or quality of being heathenish. \'bdThe . . . heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks.\'b8 Prynne. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*ism(-, n.1.The religious system or rites of a heathen nation; idolatry; paganism. 1913 Webster]
2.The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*ize(-, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heathenized(-; p. pr. & vb. n.Heathenizing(-.]To render heathen or heathenish.Firmin. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*ness, n.[Cf. Heathenesse.]State of being heathen or like the heathen. 1913 Webster]
Hea"then*ry(-r, n.1.The state, quality, or character of the heathen. 1913 Webster]
Your heathenry and your laziness.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Gorse and grass heather, where his footsteps pass, Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Heather bell(Bot.), one of the pretty subglobose flowers of two European kinds of heather (Erica Tetralix, and Erica cinerea). 1913 Webster]
Heath"er*y(-, a.Heathy; abounding in heather; of the nature of heath. 1913 Webster]
heathfowl, heath fowln.A large Northern European black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix formerly Tetrao tetrix) with a lyre-shaped tail; it is also called heath grouse, black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl, and moor fowl. See heath grouse under heath, above. Syn. -- European black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix. WordNet 1.5]
Heath"y(h, a.Full of heath; abounding with heath; as, heathy land; heathy hills.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Heat"ing(h, a.That heats or imparts heat; promoting warmth or heat; exciting action; stimulating; as, heating medicines or applications. 1913 Webster]
Heating surface(Steam Boilers), the aggregate surface exposed to fire or to the heated products of combustion, esp. of all the plates or sheets that are exposed to water on their opposite surfaces; -- called also fire surface. 1913 Webster]
Heat"ing*ly, adv.In a heating manner; so as to make or become hot or heated. 1913 Webster]
Heat"less, a.Destitute of heat; cold.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
heatstroken.A physiological disturbance caused by exposure to excessive heat, resulting in rapid pulse, hot dry skin, and fever, leading to loss of consciousness. WordNet 1.5]
heaumen.1.a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders; called also helm. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heave(h, v. t.[imp.Heaved(h, or Hove(h; p. p.Heaved, Hove, formerly Hoven(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Heaving.][OE. heven, hebben, AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G. heben, Icel. hefja, Sw. h, Dan. h\'91ve, Goth. hafjan, L. capere to take, seize; cf. Gr. kw`ph handle. Cf. Accept, Behoof, Capacious, Forceps, Haft, Receipt.]1.To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land. 1913 Webster]
One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heave, as now used, implies that the thing raised is heavy or hard to move; but formerly it was used in a less restricted sense. 1913 Webster]
Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand.Herrick. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log. 1913 Webster]
3.To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move; also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead. 1913 Webster]
4.To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh. 1913 Webster]
The wretched animal heaved forth such groans.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. 1913 Webster]
The glittering, finny swarms heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
To heave a cable short(Naut.), to haul in cable till the ship is almost perpendicularly above the anchor. --
To heave a ship ahead(Naut.), to warp her ahead when not under sail, as by means of cables. --
To heave a ship down(Naut.), to throw or lay her down on one side; to careen her. --
To heave a ship to(Naut.), to bring the ship's head to the wind, and stop her motion. --
To heave about(Naut.), to put about suddenly. --
To heave in(Naut.), to shorten (cable). --
To heave in stays(Naut.), to put a vessel on the other tack. --
To heave out a sail(Naut.), to unfurl it. --
To heave taut(Naut.), to turn a capstan, etc., till the rope becomes strained. See Taut, and Tight. --
To heave the lead(Naut.), to take soundings with lead and line. --
To heave the log. (Naut.)See Log. --
To heave up anchor(Naut.), to raise it from the bottom of the sea or elsewhere. 1913 Webster]
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Heave(h, v. i.1.To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound. 1913 Webster]
And the huge columns heave into the sky.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Where heaves the turf in many a moldering heap.Gray. 1913 Webster]
The heaving sods of Bunker Hill.E. Everett. 1913 Webster]
2.To rise and fall with alternate motions, as the lungs in heavy breathing, as waves in a heavy sea, as ships on the billows, as the earth when broken up by frost, etc.; to swell; to dilate; to expand; to distend; hence, to labor; to struggle. 1913 Webster]
Frequent for breath his panting bosom heaves.Prior. 1913 Webster]
The heaving plain of ocean.Byron. 1913 Webster]
3.To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult. 1913 Webster]
The Church of England had struggled and heaved at a reformation ever since Wyclif's days.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
4.To make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit. 1913 Webster]
To heave at. (a)To make an effort at.(b)To attack, to oppose. [Obs.] Fuller. --
To heave in sight(as a ship at sea), to come in sight; to appear. --
To heave up, to vomit. [Low] 1913 Webster]
Heave, n.1.An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy. 1913 Webster]
After many strains and heaves Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
2.An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like. 1913 Webster]
There's matter in these sighs, these profound heaves, Shak. 1913 Webster]
None could guess whether the next heave of the earthquake would settle . . . or swallow them.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geol.)A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode. 1913 Webster]
Heav"en(h, n.[OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth. gaham to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and perh. E. chemise.]1.The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun, moon, and stars appear; -- often used in the plural in this sense. 1913 Webster]
I never saw the heavens so dim by day.Shak. 1913 Webster]
When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven.D. Webster. 1913 Webster]
2.The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death. 1913 Webster]
Unto the God of love, high heaven's King.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
It is a knell heaven or to hell.Shak. 1913 Webster]
New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven.Keble. 1913 Webster]
heaven and its corresponding words in other languages have as various definite interpretations as there are phases of religious belief. 1913 Webster]
3.The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as in No. 2.; as, heaven helps those who help themselves. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Her prayers, whom Heaven delights to hear.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The will Heaven.Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as, a heaven of delight. \'bdA heaven of beauty.\'b8 Shak. \'bdThe brightest heaven of invention.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
O bed! bed! delicious bed! heaven upon earth to the weary head!Hood. 1913 Webster]
Heaven is very often used, esp. with participles, in forming compound words, most of which need no special explanation; as, heaven-appeasing, heaven-aspiring, heaven-begot, heaven-born, heaven-bred, heaven-conducted, heaven-descended, heaven-directed, heaven-exalted, heaven-given, heaven-guided, heaven-inflicted, heaven-inspired, heaven-instructed, heaven-kissing, heaven-loved, heaven-moving, heaven-protected, heaven-taught, heaven-warring, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Heav"en, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heavened(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Heavening.]To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify. [R.] 1913 Webster]
We are happy as the bird whose nest heavened in the hush of purple hills.G. Massey. 1913 Webster]
Heav"en*ize(h, v. t.To render like heaven or fit for heaven. [R.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
heav"en*li*ness(h, n.[From Heavenly.]The state or quality of being heavenly.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
Heav"en*ly(h, a.[AS. heofonic.]1.Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly music. 1913 Webster]
As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.1 Cor. xv. 48. 1913 Webster]
2.Appropriate to heaven in character or happiness; perfect; pure; supremely blessed; as, a heavenly race; the heavenly, throng. 1913 Webster]
The love of heaven makes one heavenly.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Heav"en*ly, adv.1.In a manner resembling that of heaven. \'bdShe was heavenly true.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.By the influence or agency of heaven. 1913 Webster]
Out heavenly guided soul shall climb.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Heav"en*ly-mind`ed(h, a.Having the thoughts and affections placed on, or suitable for, heaven and heavenly objects; devout; godly; pious.Milner. -- Heav"en*ly-mind`ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Heav"en*ward(h, a. & adv.Toward heaven. 1913 Webster]
Heave" of`fer*ing(?). (Jewish Antiq.)An offering or oblation heaved up or elevated before the altar, as the shoulder of the peace offering. See Wave offering.
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Heav"er(h, n.1.One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A bar used as a lever.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Heaves(?), n.A disease of horses, characterized by difficult breathing, with heaving of the flank, wheezing, flatulency, and a peculiar cough; broken wind. 1913 Webster]
Heav"i*ly(?), adv.[From 2d Heavy.]1.In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded. 1913 Webster]
Heavily interested in those schemes of emigration.The Century. 1913 Webster]
2.As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully. 1913 Webster]
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily.Ex. xiv. 25. 1913 Webster]
Why looks your grace so heavily to-day?Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Greatly; intensely; as, heavily involved in a plot; heavily invested in real estate. PJC]
4.In large quantity; as, it rained heavily. PJC]
Heav"i*ness, n.The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses; weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness. 1913 Webster]
Heav"ing(?), n.A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing.Addison.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heav"y(?), a.[Compar.Heavier(?); superl.Heaviest.][OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. h\'94figr, h\'94fugr. See Heave.]1.Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught. 1913 Webster]
2.Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc. 1913 Webster]
The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod.1 Sam. v. 6. 1913 Webster]
The king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Sent hither to impart the heavy news.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Trust him not in matter of heavy consequence.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment. 1913 Webster]
The heavy [sorrowing] nobles all in council were.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
A light wife doth make a heavy husband.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book. 1913 Webster]
Whilst the heavy plowman snores.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Of a heavy, dull, degenerate mind.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Neither [is] his ear heavy, that it can not hear.Is. lix. 1. 1913 Webster]
5.Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like. 1913 Webster]
6.Loud; deep; -- said of sound; as, heavy thunder. 1913 Webster]
But, hark! that heavy sound breaks in once more.Byron. 1913 Webster]
7.Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the sky. 1913 Webster]
8.Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like. 1913 Webster]
9.Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread. 1913 Webster]
10.Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; -- said of food. 1913 Webster]
11.Having much body or strength; -- said of wines, or other liquors. 1913 Webster]
12.With child; pregnant. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Heavy artillery. (Mil.)(a)Guns of great weight or large caliber, esp. siege, garrison, and seacoast guns.(b)Troops which serve heavy guns. --
Heavy cavalry. See under Cavalry. --
Heavy fire(Mil.), a continuous or destructive cannonading, or discharge of small arms. --
Heavy metal(Mil.), large guns carrying balls of a large size; also, large balls for such guns.<-- a type of rock music (1970's), with a hard beat, amplified electronically --> --
Heavy metals. (Chem.)See under Metal. --
Heavy weight, in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are divided. Cf. Feather weight(c), under Feather. 1913 Webster]
Heavy is used in composition to form many words which need no special explanation; as, heavy-built, heavy-browed, heavy-gaited, etc. 1913 Webster]
Heav"y, adv.Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden. 1913 Webster]
Heav"y, v. t.To make heavy. [Obs.] Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
Heav"y-armed`(?), a.(Mil.)Wearing heavy or complete armor; carrying heavy arms. 1913 Webster]
heavyhearted, heavy-heartedadj.feeling or affected by sorrow or unhappiness. Syn. -- blue, sad. WordNet 1.5]
heavy-ladenadj.1.burdened by cares. Syn. -- care-laden. WordNet 1.5]
2.bearing a heavy load; as, the heavy-laden trucks wore deep ruts in the unpaved road. Syn. -- burdened, laden, weighed down. WordNet 1.5]
heavysetadj.1.obese.usually men are portly and women are stout Syn. -- portly, stout. WordNet 1.5]
2.heavy and compact in form or build or stature. Syn. -- compact, stocky, thick, thickset. WordNet 1.5]
Heav"y spar`(?). (Min.)Native barium sulphate or barite, -- so called because of its high specific gravity as compared with other non-metallic minerals. 1913 Webster]
heavyweightadj.heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer. WordNet 1.5]
heavyweightn.1.a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds. WordNet 1.5]
2.a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds. WordNet 1.5]
3.a very large person. Syn. -- giant, hulk. WordNet 1.5]
4.a person of exceptional importance and reputation. Syn. -- colossus, behemoth, giant, titan. WordNet 1.5]
Heb"do*mad(?), n.[L. hebdomas, -adis, Gr. "ebdoma`s the number seven days, fr. Seven.]A week; a period of seven days. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
{ Heb*dom"a*dal(?), Heb*dom"a*da*ry(?), }a.[L. hebdomadalis, LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F. hebdomadaire.]Consisting of seven days, or occurring at intervals of seven days; weekly. 1913 Webster]
Heb*dom"a*dal*ly(?), adv.In periods of seven days; weekly.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
Heb*dom"a*da*ry(?), n.[LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F. hebdomadier.](R. C. Ch.)A member of a chapter or convent, whose week it is to officiate in the choir, and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors. 1913 Webster]
Heb`do*mat"ic*al(?), a.[L. hebdomaticus, Gr. Weekly; hebdomadal. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He"be(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. "h`bh youth, "H`bh Hebe.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Class. Myth.)The goddess of youth, daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She was believed to have the power of restoring youth and beauty to those who had lost them. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)An African ape; the hamadryas. 1913 Webster]
Heb"e*tate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hebetated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hebetating.][L. hebetatus, p. p. of hebetare to dull. See Hebete.]To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties.Southey 1913 Webster]
Heb"e*tate(?), a.1.Obtuse; dull. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Having a dull or blunt and soft point.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Heb`e*ta"tion(?), n.[L. hebetatio: cf. F. h\'82b\'82tation.]1.The act of making blunt, dull, or stupid. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being blunted or dulled. 1913 Webster]
He*bete"(?), a.[L. hebes, hebetis, dull, stupid, fr. hebere to be dull.]Dull; stupid. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He"bra"ic(?), a.[L. Hebraicus, Gr. hebra\'8bque. See Hebrew.]Of or pertaining to the Hebrews, or to the language of the Hebrews. 1913 Webster]
He*bra"ic*al*ly(?), adv.After the manner of the Hebrews or of the Hebrew language. 1913 Webster]
He"bra*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. h\'82bra\'8bsme.] 1913 Webster]
1.A Hebrew idiom or custom; a peculiar expression or manner of speaking in the Hebrew language.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.The type of character of the Hebrews. 1913 Webster]
The governing idea of Hebraism is strictness of conscience.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
He"bra*ist, n.[Cf. F. h\'82bra\'8bste.]One versed in the Hebrew language and learning. 1913 Webster]
He`bra*is"tic(?), a.Pertaining to, or resembling, the Hebrew language or idiom. 1913 Webster]
He`bra*is"tic*al*ly(?), adv.In a Hebraistic sense or form. 1913 Webster]
Which is Hebraistically used in the New Testament.Kitto. 1913 Webster]
He"bra*ize(?), v. t.[Gr. h\'82bra\'8bser.]To convert into the Hebrew idiom; to make Hebrew or Hebraistic.J. R. Smith. 1913 Webster]
He"bra*ize, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hebraized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hebraizing.]To speak Hebrew, or to conform to the Hebrew idiom, or to Hebrew customs. 1913 Webster]
He"brew(?), n.[F. H\'82breu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. 'ibhr\'c6.]1.An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew. 1913 Webster]
There came one that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew.Gen. xiv. 13. 1913 Webster]
2.The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages. 1913 Webster]
He"brew, a.Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites. 1913 Webster]
Hebrew calendar. same as Jewish calendar. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ He*brid"e*an(?), He*brid"i*an(?), }a.Of or pertaining to the islands called Hebrides, west of Scotland. -- n.A native or inhabitant of the Hebrides. 1913 Webster]
Hec"a*tomb(?), n.[L. hecatombe, Gr. h\'82catombe.](Antiq.)A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims. 1913 Webster]
Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed.Addison. 1913 Webster]
More than a human hecatomb.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Hec`a*tom"pe*don(?), n.[Gr. (Arch.)A name given to the old Parthenon at Athens, because measuring 100 Greek feet, probably in the width across the stylobate. 1913 Webster]
Hec"de*cane(?), n.[Gr. (Chem.)A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also hexadecane. 1913 Webster]
Heck(?), n.[See Hatch a half door.][Written also hack.]1.The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
3.A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
4.A latticework contrivance for catching fish. 1913 Webster]
5.(Weaving)An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine. 1913 Webster]
6.A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Half heck, the lower half of a door. --
Heck board, the loose board at the bottom or back of a cart. --
Heck boxor
Heck frame, that which carries the heck in warping. 1913 Webster]
Heck(?), n.hell; -- a euphemism. Used commonly in the phrase \'bdWhat the heck\'b8. [Colloq.] PJC]
Heck"er*ism(?), n.(R. C. Ch.)(a)The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-88), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.(b)Improperly, certain views or principles erroneously ascribed to Father Hecker in a French translation of Elliott's Life of Hecker. They were condemned as \'bdAmericanism\'b8 by the Pope, in a letter to Cardinal Gibbons, January 22, 1899. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heck"i*mal(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European blue titmouse (Parus c\'d2ruleus).[Written also heckimel, hackeymal, hackmall, hagmall, and hickmall.] 1913 Webster]
Hec"kle(?), n. & v. t.Same as Hackle. 1913 Webster]
Hec"kle, v. t.1.To interrogate, or ply with questions, esp. with severity or antagonism, as a candidate for the ministry.
Robert bore heckling, however, with great patience and adroitness.Mrs. Humphry Ward. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To shout questions or jibes at (a public speaker), so as to disconcert him or render his talk ineffective. PJC]
hecklingn.[vb. n. from heckle{2}.]Shouting in order to interrupt a speech with which the shouter disagrees. Syn. -- barracking. WordNet 1.5]
Hec"tare`(?), n.[F., fr. Gr. are an are.]A measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares, or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres. 1913 Webster]
Hec"tic(?), a.[F. hectique, Gr. sah to overpower, endure; cf. AS. sige, sigor, victory, G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf. Scheme.]1.Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush. 1913 Webster]
2.In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient. 1913 Webster]
Hectic fever(Med.), a fever of irritation and debility, occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhausting disease, as a in pulmonary consumption. 1913 Webster]
Hec"tic, n.1.(Med.)Hectic fever. 1913 Webster]
2.A hectic flush. 1913 Webster]
It is no living hue, but a strange hectic.Byron. 1913 Webster]
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Hec`to*cot"y*lized(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Changed into a hectocotylus; having a hectocotylis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hec`to*cot"y*lus(?), n.; pl.Hectocotyli(#).[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods, which is specially modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male, and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes. 1913 Webster]
Hec"to*gram(?), n.[F. hectogramme, fr. Gr. gramme a gram.]A measure of weight, containing a hundred grams, or about 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. 1913 Webster]
Hec"to*gramme(?), n.[F.]The same as Hectogram. 1913 Webster]
Hec"to*graph(?), n.[Gr. -graph.]A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin.[Written also hectograph.]
{ Hec"to*li`ter, Hec"to*li`tre }(?), n.[F. hectolitre, fr. Gr. litre a liter.]A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26
{ Hec"to*me`ter, Hec"to*me`tre }(?), n.[F. hectom\'8atre, fr. Gr. m\'8atre a meter.]A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is equivalent to 328.09 feet. 1913 Webster]
Hec"tor(?), n.[From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of Priam.]A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes. 1913 Webster]
Hec"tor, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hectored(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hectoring.]To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hec"tor, v. i.To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hec"to*rism(?), n.The disposition or the practice of a hector; a bullying. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hec"tor*ly, a.Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting. \'bdHectorly, ruffianlike swaggering or huffing.\'b8 Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Hec"to*stere(?), n.[F. hectost\'8are; Gr. st\'8are.]A measure of solidity, containing one hundred cubic meters, and equivalent to 3531.66 English or 3531.05 United States cubic feet. 1913 Webster]
Hed"dle(?), n.; pl.Heddles(#).[Cf. Heald.](Weaving)One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom. 1913 Webster]
Hed"dle, v. t.To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving. 1913 Webster]
Hed"dle-eye`(?), n.(Weaving)The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp thread. 1913 Webster]
Hed"dling(?), vb. n.The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness; the harness itself.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Hed`er*a"ceous(?), a.[L. hederaceus, fr. hedera ivy.]Of, pertaining to, or resembling, ivy. 1913 Webster]
Hed"er*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to ivy. 1913 Webster]
He*der"ic(?), a.Pertaining to, or derived from, the ivy (Hedera); as, hederic acid, an acid of the acetylene series. 1913 Webster]
Hed"er*ose`(?), a.[L. hederosus, fr. hedera ivy.]Pertaining to, or of, ivy; full of ivy. 1913 Webster]
Hedge(?), n.[OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG. hegga, G. hecke. Haw a hedge.]A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden. 1913 Webster]
The roughest berry on the rudest hedge.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Through the verdant maze hedges I pursue my walk.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean; as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hedge bells,
Hedge bindweed(Bot.), a climbing plant related to the morning-glory (Convolvulus sepium). --
Hedge bill, a long-handled billhook. --
Hedge garlic(Bot.), a plant of the genus Alliaria. See Garlic mustard, under Garlic. --
Hedge hyssop(Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus Gratiola, the leaves of which are emetic and purgative. --
Hedge marriage, a secret or clandestine marriage, especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.] --
Hedge mustard(Bot.), a plant of the genus Sisymbrium, belonging to the Mustard family. --
Hedge nettle(Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus Stachys, belonging to the Mint family. It has a nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless. --
Hedge note. (a)The note of a hedge bird.(b)Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] Dryden. --
Hedge priest, a poor, illiterate priest.Shak. --
Hedge school, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge, in Ireland; a school for rustics. --
Hedge sparrow(Zo\'94l.), a European warbler (Accentor modularis) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white. Called also chanter, hedge warbler, dunnock, and doney. --
Hedge writer, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low, scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] Swift. --
To breast up a hedge. See under Breast. --
To hang in the hedge, to be at a standstill. \'bdWhile the business of money hangs in the hedge.\'b8 Pepys. 1913 Webster]
Hedge(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hedged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hedging.]1.To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden. 1913 Webster]
2.To obstruct, as a road, with a barrier; to hinder from progress or success; -- sometimes with up and out. 1913 Webster]
I will hedge up thy way with thorns.Hos. ii. 6. 1913 Webster]
Lollius Urbius . . . drew another wall . . . to hedge out incursions from the north.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To surround for defense; to guard; to protect; to hem (in). \'bdEngland, hedged in with the main.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To surround so as to prevent escape. 1913 Webster]
That is a law to hedge in the cuckoo.Locke. 1913 Webster]
5.To protect oneself against excessive loss in an activity by taking a countervailing action; as, to hedge an investment denominated in a foreign currency by buying or selling futures in that currency; to hedge a donation to one political party by also donating to the opposed political party. PJC]
To hedge a bet, to bet upon both sides; that is, after having bet on one side, to bet also on the other, thus guarding against loss. See hedge{5}. 1913 Webster]
Hedge, v. i.1.To shelter one's self from danger, risk, duty, responsibility, etc., as if by hiding in or behind a hedge; to skulk; to slink; to shirk obligations. 1913 Webster]
I myself sometimes, leaving the fear of God on the left hand and hiding mine honor in my necessity, am fain to shuffle, to hedge and to lurch.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Betting)To reduce the risk of a wager by making a bet against the side or chance one has bet on. 1913 Webster]
3.To use reservations and qualifications in one's speech so as to avoid committing one's self to anything definite. 1913 Webster]
The Heroic Stanzas read much more like an elaborate attempt to hedge between the parties than . . . to gain favor from the Roundheads.Saintsbury. 1913 Webster]
Hedge"born`(?), a.Born under a hedge; of low birth.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hedge"bote`(?), n.(Eng. Law)Same as Haybote. 1913 Webster]
hedgedadj.[p. p. from hedge, v. i. {3}.]qualified; limited or restricted; as, a hedged promise. Syn. -- weasel-worded. WordNet 1.5]
Hedge" fund`(?), n.(Finance)a mutual fund or partnership of investors who pool large sums of money to speculate in securities, increasing the risk of such activity by using borrowed money to leverage the investments, or by selling short. PJC]
Hedge"hog`(?), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europ\'91us), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The Canadian porcupine.[U.S] 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)A species of Medicago (Medicago intertexta), the pods of which are armed with short spines; -- popularly so called.Loudon. 1913 Webster]
4.A form of dredging machine.Knight. 1913 Webster]
5.(Elec.)A variety of transformer with open magnetic circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned outward and presenting a bristling appearance, whence the name. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6.(Mil.)a defensive obstacle having pointed barbs extending outward, such as one composed of crossed logs with barbed wire wound around them, or a tangle of steel beams embedded in concrete used to impede or damage landing craft on a beach; also, a position well-fortified with such defensive obstacles. PJC]
Hedgehog caterpillar(Zo\'94l.), the hairy larv\'91 of several species of bombycid moths, as of the Isabella moth. It curls up like a hedgehog when disturbed. See Woolly bear, and Isabella moth. --
Hedgehog fish(Zo\'94l.), any spinose plectognath fish, esp. of the genus Diodon; the porcupine fish. --
Hedgehog grass(Bot.), a grass with spiny involucres, growing on sandy shores; burgrass (Cenchrus tribuloides). --
Hedgehog rat(Zo\'94l.), one of several West Indian rodents, allied to the porcupines, but with ratlike tails, and few quills, or only stiff bristles. The hedgehog rats belong to Capromys, Plagiodon, and allied genera. --
Hedgehog shell(Zo\'94l.), any spinose, marine, univalve shell of the genus Murex. --
Hedgehog thistle(Bot.), a plant of the Cactus family, globular in form, and covered with spines (Echinocactus). --
Sea hedgehog. See Diodon. 1913 Webster]
Hedge"less, a.Having no hedge. 1913 Webster]
Hedge"pig`(?), n.A young hedgehog.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hedg"er(?), n.One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, as, in betting. 1913 Webster]
Hedge"row`(?), n.A row of shrubs, or trees, planted for inclosure or separation of fields. 1913 Webster]
By hedgerow elms and hillocks green.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hedg"ing bill`(?). A hedge bill. See under Hedge. 1913 Webster]
hediondillan.A desert shrub (Larrea tridentata) of the Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers. Syn. -- creosote bush, coville, Larrea tridentata. WordNet 1.5]
He*don"ic(?), a.[Gr. 1.Pertaining to pleasure. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or relating to Hedonism or the Hedonic sect. 1913 Webster]
Hedonic secta sect that placed the highest good in the gratification of the senses, -- called also Cyrenaic sect, (which see), and School of Aristippus. 1913 Webster]
He*don"ics(?), n.(Philos.)That branch of moral philosophy which treats of the relation of duty to pleasure; the science of practical, positive enjoyment or pleasure.J. Grote. 1913 Webster]
Hed"on*ism(?), n.1.The doctrine of the Hedonic sect; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle.[wns=1] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.The ethical theory which finds the explanation and authority of duty in its tendency to give pleasure. 1913 Webster]
Hed"on*ist(?), n.One who believes in hedonism. 1913 Webster]
Hed`o*nis"tic(?), a.Same as Hedonic, 2. 1913 Webster]
Hedysarumn.A genus of herbs of Northern temperate regions. Syn. -- genus Hedysarum. WordNet 1.5]
Heed(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heeded; p. pr. & vb. n.Heeding.][OE. heden, AS. h; akin to OS. h, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G. h\'81ten, Dan. hytte. Hood.]To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe. 1913 Webster]
With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.Dryden.
Syn. -- To notice; regard; mind. See Attend, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Heed, v. i.To mind; to consider. 1913 Webster]
Heed, n.1.Attention; notice; observation; regard; -- often with give or take. 1913 Webster]
With wanton heed and giddy cunning.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand.2 Sam. xx. 10. 1913 Webster]
Birds give more heed and mark words more than beasts.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
hee-hawv. i.to bray in the manner of a donkey. Syn. -- bray. WordNet 1.5]
hee-hawn.a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing. Syn. -- horselaugh, ha-ha, haw-haw. WordNet 1.5]
Heel(h, v. i.[OE. helden to lean, incline, AS. heldan, hyldan; akin to Icel. halla, Dan. helde, Sw. h\'84lla to tilt, pour, and perh. to E. hill.](Naut.)To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it. 1913 Webster]
Heeling error(Naut.), a deviation of the compass caused by the heeling of an iron vessel to one side or the other. 1913 Webster]
Heel, n.[OE. hele, heele, AS. h, perh. for h, fr. AS. h heel (cf. Hough); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h, Icel. h\'91ll, Dan. h\'91l, Sw. h\'84l, and L. calx. Inculcate.]1.The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in man or quadrupeds. 1913 Webster]
He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then his speed, heels and then his armed head.Denham. 1913 Webster]
2.The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe. 1913 Webster]
3.The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part. \'bdThe heel of a hunt.\'b8 A. Trollope. \'bdThe heel of the white loaf.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
4.Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob. 1913 Webster]
5.The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests; especially: (a)(Naut.)The after end of a ship's keel.(b)(Naut.)The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc.(c)(Mil.)In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position.(d)(Mil.)The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt.(e)The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe. 1913 Webster]
6.(Man.)Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well. 1913 Webster]
7.(Arch.)(a)The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.(b)A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
8.(Golf)The part of the face of the club head nearest the shaft. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9.In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heel chain(Naut.), a chain passing from the bowsprit cap around the heel of the jib boom. --
Heel plate, the butt plate of a gun. --
Heel of a rafter. (Arch.)See Heel, n., 7. --
Heel ring, a ring for fastening a scythe blade to the snath. --
Neck and heels, the whole body. (Colloq.) --
To be at the heels of, to pursue closely; to follow hard; as, hungry want is at my heels.Otway. --
To be down at the heel, to be slovenly or in a poor plight. --
To be out at the heels, to have on stockings that are worn out; hence, to be shabby, or in a poor plight.Shak. --
To cool the heels. See under Cool. --
To go heels over head, to turn over so as to bring the heels uppermost; hence, to move in a inconsiderate, or rash, manner. --
To have the heels of, to outrun. --
To lay by the heels, to fetter; to shackle; to imprison.Shak.Addison. --
To show the heels, to flee; to run from. --
To take to the heels, to flee; to betake to flight. --
To throw up another's heels, to trip him.Bunyan. --
To tread upon one's heels, to follow closely.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heel, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heeled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Heeling.]1.To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like. [R.] 1913 Webster]
I cannot sing, heel the high lavolt.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe. 1913 Webster]
3.To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting. 1913 Webster]
4.(Golf)To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5.(Football)To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heel"ball`(?), n.A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions. 1913 Webster]
Heel"er(?), n.1.A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs. 1913 Webster]
2.A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron. [Political Cant, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding.The Century. 1913 Webster]
Heel"less, a.Without a heel. 1913 Webster]
Heel"path`(?), n.[So called with a play upon the words tow and toe.]The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath; berm. [U. S.]
The Cowles found convenient spiles sunk in the heelpath.The Century. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heel"piece`(?), n.1.A piece of armor to protect the heels.Chesterfield. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe. 1913 Webster]
3.The end. \'bdThe heelpiece of his book.\'b8 Lloyd. 1913 Webster]
Heel"post`(?), n.1.(Naut.)The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft. 1913 Webster]
2.(Carp.)The post to which a gate or door is hinged. 1913 Webster]
3.(Engineering)The quoin post of a lock gate. 1913 Webster]
Heel"spur`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of Cheiropter. 1913 Webster]
Heel"tap`(?), n.1.One of the segments of leather in the heel of a shoe. 1913 Webster]
2.A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking. \'bdBumpers around and no heeltaps.\'b8 Sheridan. 1913 Webster]
Heel"tap`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heeltapped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Heeltapping.]To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.) 1913 Webster]
Heel"tool`(?), n.A tool used by turners in metal, having a bend forming a heel near the cutting end. 1913 Webster]
Heem"raad`(?), n.; pl. -raaden(#). [Sometimes, incorrectly, Heemraat or even Heemrad.][D. heem village + raad council, councilor.]In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts; hence, also, a member of such a council. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heep(?), n.The hip of the dog-rose. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Heer(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A yarn measure of six hundred yards or Spindle. 1913 Webster]
Heft(?), n.Same as Haft, n. [Obs.] Waller. 1913 Webster]
Heft, n.[From Heave: cf. hefe weight. Cf. Haft.]1.The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He craks his gorge, his sides, hefts.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
A man of his age and heft.T. Hughes. 1913 Webster]
3.The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled. [Colloq. U. S.] J. Pickering. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Heft(?), n.; G. pl.Hefte(#). [G.]A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook; also, a part of a serial publication.
The size of \'bdhefts\'b8 will depend on the material requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost about 15 marks.The Nation. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heft, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hefted (Heft, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.Hefting.]1.To heave up; to raise aloft. 1913 Webster]
Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Heft"y, a.1.Moderately heavy. [Colloq. U. S.] 1913 Webster]
2.Strong; muscular; -- of people. PJC]
3.Substantial; large; as, a hefty increase in annual profits. PJC]
hegarin.Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety is grown in Southwestern U.S. WordNet 1.5]
Hegelprop. n.Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, a German writer (1770-1831). WordNet 1.5]
He*ge"li*an(?; 106), prop. a.Pertaining to Hegelianism. -- n.A follower of Hegel.
{ He*ge"li*an*ism(?), He"gel*ism(?), }prop. n.The system of logic and philosophy set forth by Hegel, a German writer (1770-1831).
He*gem`o*ny(?), n.[Gr. Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates.Lieber. 1913 Webster]
He*gi"ra(?; 277), n.[Written also hejira.][Ar. hijrah flight.]The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed. 1913 Webster]
a. d. 622. 1913 Webster]
he-huckleberryn.A deciduous much-branched shrub (Lyonia ligustrina) with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers. Syn. -- maleberry, male berry, privet andromeda, Lyonia ligustrina. WordNet 1.5]
Heif"er(?), n.[OE. hayfare, AS. he\'a0hfore, he\'a0fore; the second part of this word seems akin to AS. fearr bull, ox; akin to OHG. farro, G. farre, D. vaars, heifer, G. f\'84rse, and perh. to Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A young cow. 1913 Webster]
Height(h, n.[Written also hight.][OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he\'a0h, h fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h\'94jd, Dan. h\'94ide, Icel. h\'91, Goth. hauhi. See High.]1.The condition of being high; elevated position. 1913 Webster]
Behold the height of the stars, how high they are!Job xxii. 12. 1913 Webster]
2.The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of an animal, especially of a man; stature.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
[Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span.1 Sam. xvii. 4. 1913 Webster]
3.Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as Peru to the south.Abp. Abbot. 1913 Webster]
4.That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; pre\'89minence or distinction in society; prominence. 1913 Webster]
Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
All would in his power hold, all make his subjects.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion.Addison. 1913 Webster]
7.Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest. 1913 Webster]
My grief was at the height before thou camest.Shak. 1913 Webster]
On height, aloud. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
[He] spake these same words, all on hight.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Height"en(h, v. t.[Written also highten.][imp. & p. p.Heightened(#); p. pr. & vb. n.Heightening.]1.To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. 1913 Webster]
2.To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. \'bdTo heighten our confusion.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Height"en*er(?), n.[Written also hightener.]One who, or that which, heightens. 1913 Webster]
heightsn.a high place; the high part of a district; as, he doesn't like heights. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heimdaln.god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard. Syn. -- Heimdall, Heimdallr. WordNet 1.5]
Heimdalln.Same as Heimdal. Syn. -- Heimdal, Heimdallr. WordNet 1.5]
Heimdallrn.Same as Heimdal. Syn. -- Heimdall, Heimdal. WordNet 1.5]
hei"nie(h, n.The buttocks; -- a word used with children. [slang] Syn. -- ass, butt, buttocks, rear end, derriere, rump, behind. PJC]
Hei"nous(h, a.[OF. ha\'8bnos hateful, F. haineux, fr. OF. ha\'8bne hate, F. haine, fr. ha\'8br to hate; of German origin. See Hate.]Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character. 1913 Webster]
It were most heinous and accursed sacrilege.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
How heinous had the fact been, how deserving Milton.
-- Hei"nous*ly, adv. -- Hei"nous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
heinousnessn.the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane. Syn. -- atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness. WordNet 1.5]
Heir(, n.[OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F. hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. Hereditary, Heritage.]1.One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter. 1913 Webster]
I am my father's heir and only son.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues. 1913 Webster]
And I his heir in misery alone.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Heir apparent. (Law.)See under Apparent. --
Heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a right to inherit all his intestate estate.Wharton (Law Dict.). --
Heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative, or by some other contingency. 1913 Webster]
Heir(?), v. t.To inherit; to succeed to. [R.] 1913 Webster]
One only daughter heired the royal state.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Heir"dom(?), n.The state of an heir; succession by inheritance.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Heir"ess, n.A female heir. 1913 Webster]
Heir"lessa.Destitute of an heir.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heir"loom`(?), n.[Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See Loom the frame.]Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. 1913 Webster]
Woe to him whose daring hand profanes heirlooms of his ancestors.Moir. 1913 Webster]
Heir"ship(?), n.The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting. 1913 Webster]
Heirship movables, certain kinds of movables which the heir is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
He*ji"ra(?), n.See Hegira.
Hek"tare`, Hek"to*gram, Hek"to*li`ter, Hek"to*me`ter, n.Same as Hectare, Hectogram, Hectoliter, and Hectometer. 1913 Webster]
Hek"to*graph(?), n.See Hectograph. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hel*a*mys(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)See Jumping hare, under Hare. 1913 Webster]
Hel"co*plas`ty(?), n.[Gr. -plasty.](Med.)The act or process of repairing lesions made by ulcers, especially by a plastic operation. 1913 Webster]
Held(?), imp. & p. p. of Hold. 1913 Webster]
Hele(?), n.[See Heal, n.]Health; welfare. [Obs.] \'bdIn joy and perfyt hele.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hele, v. t.[AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G. hehlen, L. celare. Hell, and cf. Conceal.]To hide; to cover; to roof. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hide and hele things.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hel"e*na(?), n.[L.: cf. Sp. helena.]See St. Elmo's fire, under Saint. 1913 Webster]
Hel"e*nin(?), n.(Chem.)A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
<-- used to induce interferon production -- contains RNA --> 1913 Webster]
Heleodytesprop. n.A genus comprising the cactus wrens; one of several alternative classifications. Syn. -- Campylorhynchus, genus Campylorhynchus, genus Heleodytes. WordNet 1.5]
He"li*ac(?), a.Heliacal. 1913 Webster]
He*li"a*cal(?), a.[Gr. h\'82liaque.](Astron.)Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
heliacal rising of a star is when, after being in conjunction with the sun, and invisible, it emerges from the light so as to be visible in the morning before sunrising. On the contrary, the heliacal setting of a star is when the sun approaches conjunction so near as to render the star invisible. 1913 Webster]
He*li"a*cal*ly, adv.In a heliacal manner.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
He`li*an"thin(?), n.[Prob. fr. L. helianthes, or NL. helianthus, sunflower, in allusion to its color.](Chem.)An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also methyl orange. 1913 Webster]
He`li*an"thoid(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Helianthoidea. 1913 Webster]
\'d8He`li*an"thoi"de*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. helianthes sunflower + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)An order of Anthozoa; the Actinaria. 1913 Webster]
helianthusn.any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays. Syn. -- sunflower. WordNet 1.5]
Hel"i*cal(?), a.[From Helix.]Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral; as, a helical staircase; a helical spring. -- Hel"i*cal*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hel`i*chry"sum(, n.[L., the marigold, fr. Gr. (Bot.)A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly white or yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are often called \'bdeverlasting flowers.\'b8 1913 Webster]
He*lic"i*form(?), a.[Helix + -form.]Having the form of a helix; spiral. 1913 Webster]
Hel"i*cin(?), n.(Chem.)A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow (Salix Helix of Linn\'91us.) 1913 Webster]
Hel"i*cine(?), a.(Anat.)Curled; spiral; helicoid; -- applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis. 1913 Webster]
Hel"i*co*graph`(?), n.[Helix + -graph.]An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane. 1913 Webster]
Hel"i*coid(?), a.[Gr. h\'82lico\'8bde. See Helix.] 1913 Webster]
1.Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the Helicid\'91, or Snail family. 1913 Webster]
Helicoid parabola(Math.), the parabolic spiral. 1913 Webster]
Hel"i*coid, n.(Geom.)A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it. 1913 Webster]
Hel`i*coid"al(?), a.Same as Helicoid. -- Hel`i*coid"al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Hel"i*con(h, prop. n.[L., fr. Gr. "Elikw`n.]A mountain in B\'d2otia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses. 1913 Webster]
From Helicon's harmonious springs Gray. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hel`i*co"ni*a(?), n.[NL. See Helicon.](Zo\'94l.)One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white. 1913 Webster]
Hel`i*co"ni*an(?), a.[L. Heliconius.]1.Of or pertaining to Helicon. \'bdHeliconian honey.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the butterflies of the genus Heliconius. 1913 Webster]
Hel"i*cop`ter(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "e`lix, "e`likos, a spiral + ptero`n a wing.]a heavier-than-air aircraft whose lift is provided by the aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed wings. Contrasted with fixed-wing aircraft. PJC]
Hel"i*cop`ter(?), v. i.to travel in a helicopter. PJC]
Hel"i*cop`ter(?), v. t.to transport in a helicopter. PJC]
\'d8Hel`i*co"tre"ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "e`lix, "e`likos, a helix + (Anat.)The opening by which the two scal\'91 communicate at the top of the cochlea of the ear. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o-(h. A combining form from Gr. "h`liosthe sun.
{ He`li*o*cen"tric(h, He`li*o*cen"tric"al(h, }a.[Helio- + centric, centrical: cf. F. h\'82liocentrique.](Astron.)pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed to geocentrical. 1913 Webster]
Heliocentric parallax. See under Parallax. --
Heliocentric place,
latitude,
longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed from the sun. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*chrome(h, n.[Helio- + Gr. chrw^ma color.]A photograph in colors.<-- now, just color photograph --> R. Hunt. 1913 Webster]
He`li*o*chro"mic(hor h, a.Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*chro`my(hor h, n.The art of producing photographs in color.<-- color photography? --> 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*gram(h, n.[Helio- + -gram.]A message transmitted by a heliograph. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
1.A picture taken by heliography; a photograph. 1913 Webster]
2.An instrument for taking photographs of the sun. 1913 Webster]
3.An apparatus for telegraphing by means of the sun's rays. See Heliotrope, 3. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*graph(h, v. t.1.To telegraph, or signal, with a heliograph. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To photograph by sunlight. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
He`li*o*graph"ic(h, a.(Astron.)1.Of or pertaining to a description of the sun. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heliographic longitudes and latitudes of spots on the sun's surface are analogous to geographic longitudes and latitudes of places on the earth. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Of or pertaining to heliography or a heliograph; made by heliography. 1913 Webster]
Heliographic chart. See under Chart. 1913 Webster]
He`li*og"ra*phy, n.1.[Helio- + -graphy.]The description of the sun. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.The system, art, or practice of telegraphing, or signaling, with the heliograph. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.An early photographic process invented by Nic\'82phore Niepce, and still used in photo-engraving. It consists essentially in exposing under a design or in a camera a polished metal plate coated with a preparation of asphalt, and subsequently treating the plate with a suitable solvent. The light renders insoluble those parts of the film which is strikes, and so a permanent image is formed, which can be etched upon the plate by the use of acid. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.Photography. [Archaic.] R. Hunt. 1913 Webster]
He`li*o*grav"ure(?), n.[F. h\'82liogravure.]1.The process of photographic engraving. 1913 Webster]
2.A plate or picture made by the process of heliogravure. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
He`li*ol"a*ter(?), n.[Helio- + Gr. A worshiper of the sun. 1913 Webster]
He`li*ol"a*try(?), n.[Helio- + Gr. Sun worship. See Sabianism. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*lite(?), n.[Helio- + -lite.](Paleon.)A fossil coral of the genus Heliolites, having twelve-rayed cells. It is found in the Silurian rocks. 1913 Webster]
He`li*om"e*ter(?), n.[Helio- + -meter: cf. F. h\'82liom\'8atre.](Astron.)An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope.
{ He`li*o*met"ric(?), He`li*o*met"ric*al(?), }a.Of or pertaining to the heliometer, or to heliometry. 1913 Webster]
He`li*om"e*try(?), n.The apart or practice of measuring the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc. See Heliometer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8He`li*op"o*ra(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)An East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the Alcyonaria; -- called also blue coral. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*scope(?), n.[Helio- + -scope: cf. F. h\'82lioscope.](Astron.)A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors which reflect but a small portion of light. -- He`li*o*scop`ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*stat(?), n.[Helio- + Gr. h\'82liostate.]An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*trope(?), n.[F. h\'82liotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr. Heliacal, Trope.]1.(Anc. Astron.)An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. Heliotropium Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geodesy & Signal Service)An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror. 1913 Webster]
4.(Min.)See Bloodstone(a). 1913 Webster]
Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple color. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*tro`per(?), n.The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the heliotrope. 1913 Webster]
He`li*o*trop"ic(?), a.(Bot.)Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun. 1913 Webster]
He`li*ot"ro*pism(?), n.[Helio- + Gr. (Bot.)The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many leaves and flowers. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*type(?), n.[Helio- + -type.]A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy. 1913 Webster]
He`li*o*typ"ic(?), a.Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy. 1913 Webster]
He"li*o*ty`py(?), n.A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography. 1913 Webster]
\'d8He`li*o*zo"a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. zo^,on an animal.](Zo\'94l.)An order of fresh-water rhizopods having a more or less globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun animalcule.
heliportn.an airport for helicopters. WordNet 1.5]
Helipterumn.genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera, especially Pteropogon and Hyalosperma. Syn. -- genus Helipterum. WordNet 1.5]
Helispherical line(Math.). the rhomb line in navigation. [R.] 1913 Webster]
He"li*um(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "h`lios the sun.](Chem.)An inert, monoatomic, gaseous element occurring in the atmosphere of the sun and stars, and in small quantities in the earth's atmosphere, in several minerals and in certain mineral waters. It is obtained from natural gas in industrial quantities. Symbol, He; atomic number 2; at. wt., 4.0026 (C=12.011). Helium was first detected spectroscopically in the sun by Lockyer in 1868; it was first prepared by Ramsay in 1895. Helium has a density of 1.98 compared with hydrogen, and is more difficult to liquefy than the latter. Chemically, it is an inert noble gas, belonging to the argon group, and cannot be made to form compounds. The helium nucleus is the charged particle which constitutes alpha rays, and helium is therefore formed as a decomposition product of certain radioactive substances such as radium. The normal helium nucleus has two protons and two neutrons, but an isotope with only one neutron is also observed in atmospheric helium at an abundance of 0.013 %. Liquid helium has a boiling point of -268.9 Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
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He"lix(?), n.; pl. L. Helices(#), E. Helixes(#).[L. helix, Gr. volvere, and E. volute, voluble.]1.(Geom.)A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is distinguished from the spiral, all the convolutions of which are in the plane. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital. 1913 Webster]
3.(Anat.)The incurved margin or rim of the external ear. See Illust. of Ear. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of land snails, including a large number of species. 1913 Webster]
Snail, Pulmonifera. 1913 Webster]
Hell(?), n.[AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G. h\'94lle, Icel. hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to conceal. Hele, v. t., Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.] 1913 Webster]
1.The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades. 1913 Webster]
He descended into hell.Book of Common Prayer. 1913 Webster]
Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell.Ps. xvi. 10. 1913 Webster]
2.The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. \'bdWithin him hell.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
It is a knell hell.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as: (a)A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.(b)A gambling house. \'bdA convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless.\'b8 W. Black.(c)A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Gates of hell. (Script.)See Gate, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
Hell, v. t.To overwhelm. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hel`la*nod"ic(?), n.[Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)A judge or umpire in games or combats. 1913 Webster]
Hell"bend`er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog. 1913 Webster]
hell-bentadj.recklessly determined; as, hell-bent on winning. WordNet 1.5]
Hell"born`(?), a.Born in or of hell.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hell"bred`(?), a.Produced in hell.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hell"brewed`(?), a.Prepared in hell.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hell"broth`(?), n.A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hell"-cat `(?), n.A witch; a hag.Middleton. 1913 Webster]
Hell"doomed`(?), a.Doomed to hell.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hel"le*bore(?), n.[L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. hell\'82bore, ell\'82bore.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. Helleborus niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. Helleborus officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially Veratrum album and Veratrum viride, both called white hellebore. 1913 Webster]
Hel`le*bo"re*in(?), n.(Chem.)A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin. 1913 Webster]
Hel*leb"o*rin(? , n.(Chem.)A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also elleborin. 1913 Webster]
Hel"le*bo*rism(?), n.The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine. 1913 Webster]
Hel"lene(?), n.[Gr. A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.Brewer. 1913 Webster]
Hel*le"ni*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks. 1913 Webster]
Hel*len"ic(?; 277), a.[Gr. Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. \'bdThe Hellenic forces.\'b8 Jowett (Thucyd. ). 1913 Webster]
Hel*len"ic, n.The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander. 1913 Webster]
Hel"len*ism(?), n.[Gr. Hell\'82nisme.]1.A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection. 1913 Webster]
Hel"len*ist(?), n.[Gr. Hell\'82niste.]1.One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1). 1913 Webster]
2.One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.
{ Hel`le*nis"tic(?), Hel`le*nis"tic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. Hell\'82nistique.]Pertaining to the Hellenists. 1913 Webster]
Hellenistic language,
Hellenistic dialect, or
Hellenistic idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint. 1913 Webster]
Hel`le*nis"tic*al*ly, adv.According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect.J. Gregory. 1913 Webster]
Hel"len*ize(?), v. i.[Gr. To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize. 1913 Webster]
Hel"len*ize(?), v. t.[Gr. To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word. 1913 Webster]
Hel*len"o*type(?), n.See Ivorytype. 1913 Webster]
Hel"les*pont(?), n.[L. Hellespontus, Gr. A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles. It connects the \'92gean Sea and the sea of Marmora. 1913 Webster]
Hel`les*pon"tine(?), a.Of or pertaining to the Hellespont.Mitford.
{ Hell"ga*mite(?), Hell"gra*mite(?), }n.(Zo\'94l.)The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect (Corydalus cornutus), much used a fish bait by anglers; the dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera. 1913 Webster]
Hell"hag`(?), n.A hag of or fit for hell.Bp. Richardson. 1913 Webster]
Hell"-haunt`ed(, a.Haunted by devils; hellish.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hell"hound`(?), n.[AS. hellehund.]A dog of hell; an agent of hell. 1913 Webster]
A hellhound, that doth hunt us all to death.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hel"li*er(?), n.[See Hele, v. t.]One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher. [Obs.] [Written also heler.]Usher. 1913 Webster]
Hell"ish(?), a.Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable; diabolical. \'bdHellish hate.\'b8 Milton. -- Hell"ish*ly, adv. -- Hell"ish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Hell"kite`(?), n.A kite of infernal breed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hel*lo"(?), interj. & n.An exclamation used as a greeting, to call attention, as an exclamation of surprise, or to encourage one. This variant of Halloo and Holloo has become the dominant form. In the United States, it is the most common greeting used in answering a telephone. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Helm(?), n.[OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G. helm, Icel. hj\'belm, and perh. to E. helve.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Naut.)The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone. 1913 Webster]
2.The place or office of direction or administration. \'bdThe helm of the Commonwealth.\'b8 Melmoth. 1913 Webster]
3.One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director. 1913 Webster]
The helms o' the State, who care for you like fathers.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.[Cf. Helve.]A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Helm amidships, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in the same plane. --
Helm aport, when the tiller is borne over to the port side of the ship. --
Helm astarboard, when the tiller is borne to the starboard side. --
Helm alee,
Helm aweather, when the tiller is borne over to the lee or to the weather side. --
Helm hard alee,
Helm hard aport,
Helm hard astarboard, etc.,when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit. --
Helm port, the round hole in a vessel's counter through which the rudderstock passes. --
Helm down, helm alee. --
Helm up, helm aweather. --
To ease the helm, to let the tiller come more amidships, so as to lessen the strain on the rudder. --
To feel the helm, to obey it. --
To right the helm, to put it amidships. --
To shift the helm, to bear the tiller over to the corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Helm, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Helmed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Helming.]To steer; to guide; to direct. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The business he hath helmed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A wild wave . . . overbears the bark, helms it.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Helm, n.[AS. See Helmet.]1.A helmet. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
2.A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Helm, v. t.To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet. [Perh. used only as a past part. or part. adj.] 1913 Webster]
She that helmed was in starke stours.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Helm"ed(?), a.Covered with a helmet. 1913 Webster]
The helmed cherubim Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hel"met(?), n.[OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj\'belmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf. also Lith. szalmas, Russ. shleme, Skr. \'87arman protection. Hele, Hell, Helm a helmet.]1.(Armor)A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form. 1913 Webster]
3.A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun. 1913 Webster]
4.That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.; as: (a)(Chem.)The upper part of a retort.Boyle.(b)(Bot.)The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.(c)(Zo\'94l.)A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird. 1913 Webster]
Helmet beetle(Zo\'94l.), a leaf-eating beetle of the family Chrysomelid\'91, having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known. --
Helmet shell(Zo\'94l.), one of many species of tropical marine univalve shells belonging to Cassis and allied genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called cameo shells. See King conch. --
Helmet shrike(Zo\'94l.), an African wood shrike of the genus Prionodon, having a large crest. 1913 Webster]
Hel`met*ed(?), a.Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-shaped part; galeate. 1913 Webster]
Hel"met-shaped`(, a.Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate. 1913 Webster]
Hel"minth(?), n.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hel*min"thes(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha. 1913 Webster]
Plathelminthes, and Nemathelminthes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hel`min*thi"a*sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)A disease in which worms are present in some part of the body. 1913 Webster]
Hel*min"thic(?), a.[Cf. F. helminthique.]Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. -- n.A vermifuge; an anthelmintic. 1913 Webster]
Hel*min"thite(?), n.[Gr. (Geol.)One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and popularly considered as worm trails. 1913 Webster]
{ Hel*min`tho*log"ic(?), Hel*min`tho*log"ic*al, }a.[Cf. F. helminthologique.]Of or pertaining to helminthology. 1913 Webster]
Hel`min*thol"o*gist(?), n.[Cf. F. helminthologiste.]One versed in helminthology. 1913 Webster]
Hel`min*thol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy: cf. F. helminthologie.]The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms. 1913 Webster]
Helm"less(?), a.1.Destitute of a helmet. 1913 Webster]
2.Without a helm or rudder.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Helms"man(?), n.; pl.Helmsmen(.The man at the helm; a steersman. 1913 Webster]
Helm"wind`(?), n.A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Helodermatidaeprop. n.A natural family of lizards, including the only known venomous lizards. Syn. -- family Helodermatidae. WordNet 1.5]
He"lot(?; 277), n.[L. Helotes, Hilotae, pl., fr. Gr. E'e`lws and E'elw`ths a bondman or serf of the Spartans; so named from 'Elos, a town of Laconia, whose inhabitants were enslaved; or perh. akin to e`lei^n to take, conquer, used as 2d aor. of A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf. 1913 Webster]
Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in every community.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
He"lot*ism(?), n.The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery. 1913 Webster]
Helotiumn.The type genus of the Helotiaceae. Syn. -- genus Helotium. WordNet 1.5]
Help(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Helped(h (Obs. imp.Holp(h, p. p.Holpen(h); p. pr. & vb. n.Helping.][AS. helpan; akin to OS. helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hj\'belpa, Sw. hjelpa, Dan. hielpe, Goth. hilpan; cf. Lith. szelpti, and Skr. klp to be fitting.]1.To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, \'bdHelp me scale yon balcony.\'b8Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
2.To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison. \'bdGod help, poor souls, how idly do they talk!\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object. \'bdTo help him of his blindness.\'b8
<-- now, in is used for that function; -- "to help him in his misery" --> Shak. 1913 Webster]
The true calamus helps coughs.Gerarde. 1913 Webster]
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4.To change for the better; to remedy. 1913 Webster]
Cease to lament for what thou canst not help.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it?Swift. 1913 Webster]
6.To forbear; to avoid. 1913 Webster]
I can not help remarking the resemblance betwixt him and our author.Pope.
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7.To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food. 1913 Webster]
To help forward, to assist in advancing. --
To help off, to help to go or pass away, as time; to assist in removing.Locke. --
To help on, to forward; to promote by aid. --
To help out, to aid, as in delivering from a difficulty, or to aid in completing a design or task. 1913 Webster]
The god of learning and of light to help him out.Swift.
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To help over, to enable to surmount; as, to help one over an obstacle. --
To help to, to supply with; to furnish with; as, to help one to soup. --
To help up, to help (one) to get up; to assist in rising, as after a fall, and the like. \'bdA man is well holp up that trusts to you.\'b8 Shak.
Syn. -- To aid; assist; succor; relieve; serve; support; sustain; befriend. -- To Help, Aid, Assist. These words all agree in the idea of affording relief or support to a person under difficulties. Help turns attention especially to the source of relief. If I fall into a pit, I call for help; and he who helps me out does it by an act of his own. Aid turns attention to the other side, and supposes co\'94peration on the part of him who is relieved; as, he aided me in getting out of the pit; I got out by the aid of a ladder which he brought. Assist has a primary reference to relief afforded by a person who \'bdstands by\'b8 in order to relieve. It denotes both help and aid. Thus, we say of a person who is weak, I assisted him upstairs, or, he mounted the stairs by my assistance. When help is used as a noun, it points less distinctively and exclusively to the source of relief, or, in other words, agrees more closely with aid. Thus we say, I got out of a pit by the help of my friend. 1913 Webster]
Help(?), v. i.To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist. 1913 Webster]
A generous present helps to persuade, as well as an agreeable person.Garth. 1913 Webster]
To help out, to lend aid; to bring a supply. 1913 Webster]
Help, n.[AS. help; akin to D. hulp, G. h\'81lfe, hilfe, Icel. hj\'belp, Sw. hjelp, Dan. hielp. See Help, v. t.] 1913 Webster]
1.Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars. 1913 Webster]
Give us help from trouble, for vain is the help of man.Ps. lx. 11. 1913 Webster]
God is . . . a very present help in trouble.Ps. xlvi. 1. 1913 Webster]
Virtue is a friend and a help to nature.South. 1913 Webster]
2.Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it. 1913 Webster]
3.A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business. 1913 Webster]
4.Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman. [Local, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Help"er(?), n.One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish. 1913 Webster]
Thou art the helper of the fatherless.Ps. x. 14. 1913 Webster]
Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
helpingn.1.a quantity of food served as part of a meal. Syn. -- portion, serving. WordNet 1.5]
2.the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. Syn. -- aid, assistance, help. WordNet 1.5]
Help"less, a.1.Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one's self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant. 1913 Webster]
How shall I then your helpless fame defend?Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Beyond help; irremediable. 1913 Webster]
Some helpless disagreement or dislike, either of mind or body.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Bringing no help; unaiding. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Yet since the gods have been Helpless foreseers of my plagues.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
4.Unsupplied; destitute; -- with of. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Helpless of all that human wants require.Dryden.
-- Help"less*ly, adv. -- Help"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Help"mate`(?), n.[A corruption of the \'bdhelp meet for him\'b8 of Genesis ii. 18.Fitzedward Hall.]A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife. 1913 Webster]
In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land.Pennant. 1913 Webster]
A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Help"meet`(?), n.[See Helpmate.]A wife; a helpmate. 1913 Webster]
The Lord God created Adam, . . . and afterwards, on his finding the want of a helpmeet, caused him to sleep, and took one of his ribs and thence made woman.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Hel"ter-skel"ter(?), adv.[An onomatholter-polter, D. holder de bolder.]In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Helter-skelter have I rode to thee.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A wistaria vine running helter-skelter across the roof.J. C. Harris. 1913 Webster]
Helve(?), n.[OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.]1.The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze. 1913 Webster]
2.(Iron Working)(a)The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer.(b)A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head. 1913 Webster]
Helve, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Helved(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Helving.]To furnish with a helve, as an ax. 1913 Webster]
Hel*ve"tian(?), a.Same as Helvetic. -- n.A Swiss; a Switzer. 1913 Webster]
Hel*ve"tic(?), a.[L. Helveticus, fr. Helvetii the Helvetii.]Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions; as, the Helvetic confederacy; Helvetic states.
{ Hel"vine(?), Hel"vite(?), }n.[L. helvus of a light bay color.](Min.)A mineral of a yellowish color, consisting chiefly of silica, glucina, manganese, and iron, with a little sulphur. 1913 Webster]
Helxinen.(Bot.)A genus of plants consisting of one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb. Syn. -- genus Helxine, Soleirolia, genus Soleirolia. WordNet 1.5]
Hem(h, pron.[OE., fr. AS. him, heom, dative pl. of. h he. See He, They.]Them [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hem, interj.An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm. 1913 Webster]
Cough or cry hem, if anybody come.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hem, n.An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. \'bdHis morning hems.\'b8 Spectator. 1913 Webster]
Hem, v. i.[Hem, interj.]To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking. \'bdHem, and stroke thy beard.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hem, n.[AS. hem, border, margin; cf. Fries. h\'84mel, Prov. G. hammel hem of mire or dirt.]1.The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen it and prevent raveling. 1913 Webster]
2.Border; edge; margin. \'bdHem of the sea.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge. 1913 Webster]
Hem, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hemmed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hemming.]1.To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.To border; to edge 1913 Webster]
All the skirt about hemmed with golden fringe.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
To hem about,
To hem around, or
To hem in, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. \'bdWith valiant squadrons round about to hem.\'b8 Fairfax. \'bdHemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny.\'b8 Daniel. --
To hem out, to shut out. \'bdYou can not hem me out of London.\'b8 J. Webster. 1913 Webster]
Hem"a-(?). Same as H\'91ma-. 1913 Webster]
Hem"a*chate(?), n.[L. haemachates; Gr. a"i^ma blood + 'acha`ths agate.](Min.)A species of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper. 1913 Webster]
Hem"a*chrome(?), n.Same as H\'91machrome. 1913 Webster]
Hem"a*cite(?), n.[Gr. a"i^ma blood.]A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc.
{ Hem`a*drom"e*ter(?), Hem`a*dro*mom"e*ter(?), }n.[Hema- + Gr. -meter.](Physiol.)An instrument for measuring the velocity with which the blood moves in the arteries.<-- now hemodromometer -->
{ Hem`a*drom`e*try(?), Hem`a*dro*mom"e*try(?), }n.(Physiol.)The act of measuring the velocity with which the blood circulates in the arteries; h\'91motachometry. 1913 Webster]
He`ma*dy*nam"ics(?), n.[Hema- + dynamics.](Physiol.)The principles of dynamics in their application to the blood; that part of science which treats of the motion of the blood. 1913 Webster]
He`ma*dy"na*mom"e*ter(?), n.[Hema- + dynamometr.](Physiol.)An instrument by which the pressure of the blood in the arteries, or veins, is measured by the height to which it will raise a column of mercury; -- called also a h\'91momanometer. 1913 Webster]
He"mal(?), a.[Gr. a"i^ma blood.]Relating to the blood or blood vessels; pertaining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the heart and great blood vessels; -- opposed to neural. 1913 Webster]
hemal is the same as ventral, the heart and great blood vessels being on the ventral, and the central nervous system on the dorsal, side of the vertebral column. 1913 Webster]
Hemal arch(Anat.), the ventral arch in a segment of the spinal skeleton, formed by vertebral processes or ribs. 1913 Webster]
Hem`a*ph\'91"in(?), n.Same as H\'91maph\'91in. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`a*poph"y*sis(?), n.; pl.Hemapophyses .[NL. See H\'91ma-, and Apophysis.](Anat.)The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.Owen. -- Hem`a*po*phys"i*al(#), a.
{ Hem`a*stat"ic(?), Hem`a*stat"ic*al(?), }a. & n.Same as Hemostatic. 1913 Webster]
Hem`a*stat"ics(?), n.(Physiol.)Laws relating to the equilibrium of the blood in the blood vessels. 1913 Webster]
Hem`a*ta*chom"e*ter(?), n.Same as H\'91matachometer. 1913 Webster]
Hem`a*te"in(?), n.[Gr. (Chem.)A reddish brown or violet crystalline substance, C16H12O6, got from hematoxylin by partial oxidation, and regarded as analogous to the phthaleins. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`a*tem"e*sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + (Med.)A vomiting of blood. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol. Chem.)A bluish black, amorphous substance containing iron and obtained from blood. It exists the red blood corpuscles united with globulin, and the form of hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin gives to the blood its red color. 1913 Webster]
He`ma*tin"ic(?), n.[From Hematin.](Med.)Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compound containing iron, which when ingested tends to increase the hemoglobin contents of the blood. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hem`a*ti*nom"e*ter(?), n.[Hematin + -meter.](Physiol. Chem.)A form of hemoglobinometer. 1913 Webster]
Hem`a*tin`o*met"ric(?), a.(Physiol.)Relating to the measurement of the amount of hematin or hemoglobin contained in blood, or other fluids. 1913 Webster]
He*mat"i*non(?), n.[Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hem"a*tite(?), n.[L. haematites, Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.](Min.)An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown. 1913 Webster]
Hem`a*tit"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it. 1913 Webster]
Hem"a*to(?). See H\'91ma-. 1913 Webster]
He*mat"o*cele(?), n.[Hemato- + Gr. h\'82matoc\'8ale.](Med.)A tumor filled with blood. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`a*toc"ry*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + kry`os cold.](Zo\'94l.)The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to Hematotherma. 1913 Webster]
Hem`a*toid"in(?), n.(Physiol. Chem.)A crystalline or amorphous pigment, free from iron, formed from hematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in the body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora lutea it is called h\'91molutein. 1913 Webster]
Hem`a*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Hemato- + -logy.]The science which treats of the blood. 1913 Webster]
hematolysisn.The lysis of erythrocytes in the blood with the release of hemoglobin. Syn. -- hemolysis, haemolysis, haematolysis. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hem`a*to"ma(hor h, n.[NL. See Hema-, and -oma.](Med.)A localised leakage of blood from the blood vessels into nearby tissues, usually confined within a tissue or organ; especially, a local swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin, which may clot and discolor the affected area. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`a*to*phil"i*a(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + filei^n to love.](Med.)Same as hemophilia; -- an obsolete term. [Obs.] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hem`a*to"sin(?), n.(Physiol. Chem.)The hematin of blood. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`a*to"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. a"ima`twsis.](Physiol.)(a)Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood.(b)The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the formation of blood in general; h\'91matogenesis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`a*to*ther"ma(?), n. pl.[NL., from Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + thermo`s warm.](Zo\'94l.)The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to hematocrya. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`a*tu"ri*a(?), n.[NL. See Hema-, and Urine.](Med.)Passage of urine mingled with blood; blood in the urine. 1913 Webster]
Hem`au*tog"ra*phy(?), n.(Physiol.)The obtaining of a curve similar to a pulse curve or sphygmogram by allowing the blood from a divided artery to strike against a piece of paper.
{ \'d8Hem*el"y*tron(? , \'d8Hem*el"y*trum(-trElytron, 277), }, n.; pl.Hemelytra(.[NL. See Hemi, and Elytron.](Zo\'94l.)One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`e*ra*lo"pi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. Nyctalopia.](Med.)A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong artificial light; day sight. 1913 Webster]
i. e., day blindness. See Nyctalopia. 1913 Webster]
Hem`er*o"bi*an(?), n.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A neuropterous insect of the genus Hemerobius, and allied genera. 1913 Webster]
He*mer"o*bid(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of relating to the hemerobians. 1913 Webster]
Hemerobiidaeprop. n.A natural family of insects including the brown lacewings. Syn. -- family Hemerobiidae. WordNet 1.5]
Hemerocallidaceaen.one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Lily family Liliaceae, but not widely accepted; it includes the genus Hemerocallis. Syn. -- family Hemerocallidaceae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hem`e*ro*cal"lis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. ka`llos beauty.](Bot.)A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i-(?). [Gr. "hmi-. See Semi-.]A prefix signifying half. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*al*bu"min(?), n.[Hemi- + albumin.](Physiol. Chem.)Same as Hemialbumose. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*al"bu"mose`(?), n.[Hemi- + albumose.](Physiol. Chem.)An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone. Called also hemialbumin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`i*an`\'91s*the"si*a(?), n.[Hemi- + an\'91sthesia.](Med.)An\'91sthesia upon one side of the body. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`i*bran"chi(?), n. pl.[NL. See Hemi-, and Branchia.](Zo\'94l.)An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced branchial apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and Fistularia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`i*car"di*a(?), n.[NL. See Hemi-, and Cardia.](Anat.)A lateral half of the heart, either the right or left.B. G. Wilder. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*carp(?), n.[Hemi- + Gr. (Bot.)One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`i*cer"e*brum(?), n.[Hemi- + cerebrum.](Anat.)A lateral half of the cerebrum.Wilder. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i*cy`cle(?), n.[L. hemicyclus, Gr. ky`klos.]1.A half circle; a semicircle. 1913 Webster]
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2.A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room. 1913 Webster]
The collections will be displayed in the hemicycle of the central pavilion.London Academy. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*dac"tyl(?), n.[See Hemi-, and Dactyl.](Zo\'94l.)Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i-dem`i-sem"i*quaver(?), n.[Hemi- + demi-semiquaver.](Mus.)A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the sixty-fourth part of a whole note. 1913 Webster]
He*mig"a*mous(?), a.[Hemi- + Gr. (Bot.)Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; -- said of grasses. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i*glyph(?), n.[Hemi- + Gr. (Arch.)The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*he"dral(?), a.[Hemi- + Gr. (Crystallog.)Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would require, as when a cube has planes only on half of its eight solid angles, or one plane out of a pair on each of its edges; or as in the case of a tetrahedron, which is hemihedral to an octahedron, it being contained under four of the planes of an octahedron. -- Hem`i*he"dral*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*he"drism(?), n.(Crystallog.)The property of crystallizing hemihedrally. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*he"dron(?), n.(Crystallog.)A solid hemihedrally derived. The tetrahedron is a hemihedron. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*hol`o*he"dral(?), a.[Hemi- + holohedral.](Crystallog.)Presenting hemihedral forms, in which half the sectants have the full number of planes. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*mel*lit"ic(?), a.[Hemi- + mellitic.](Chem.)Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; -- said of an organic acid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`i*me*tab"o*la(?), n. pl.[NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola.](Zo\'94l.)Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*met`a*bol"ic(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larv\'91 differing from the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the grasshoppers and cockroaches. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*mor"phic(?), a.[Hemi- + Gr. morfh` form.](Crystallog.)Having the two ends modified with unlike planes; -- said of a crystal. 1913 Webster]
He"min(?), n.[Gr. a"i^ma blood.](Physiol. Chem.)A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; -- called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8He*mi"na(?), n.; pl.Hemin\'91(#).[L., fr. Gr. 1.(Rom. Antiq.)A measure of half a sextary.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces. 1913 Webster]
\'d8He*mi"o*nus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.Darwin.
{ \'d8Hem`i*o"pi*a(?), Hem`i*op"si*a(?), }n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*or"tho*type(?), a.[Hemi- + Gr. -type.]Same as Monoclinic. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*pep"tone(?), n.[Hemi- + peptone.](Physiol. Chem.)A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter. 1913 Webster]
Peptone. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hem`i*ple"gi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. h\'82miplagie.](Med.)A palsy that affects one side only of the body. -- Hem`i"pleg"ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i*pode(?), n.[Hemi- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*pro"te*in(?), n.[Hemi- + protein.](Physiol. Chem.)An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Sch\'81tzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone. 1913 Webster]
He*mip"ter(?), n.[Cf. F. h\'82mipt\'8ares, pl.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Hemiptera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8He*mip"te*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill\'91), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others. 1913 Webster]
Heteroptera, including the squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera, including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips, and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina or true lice.
{ He*mip"ter*al(?), He*mip"ter*ous(?), }a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera. 1913 Webster]
He*mip"ter*an(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter. 1913 Webster]
Hemiramphidaeprop. n.A natural family of fish including the halfbeaks, marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide. Syn. -- family Hemiramphidae. WordNet 1.5]
Hem`i*sect"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hemisected; p. pr. & vb. n.Hemisecting.][Hemi- + L. secare to cut.](Anat.)To divide along the mesial plane. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*sec"tion(?), n.(Anat.)A division along the mesial plane; also, one of the parts so divided. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i*sphere(?), n.[L. hemisphaerium, Gr. h\'82misph\'8are. See Hemi-, and Sphere.]1.A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center. 1913 Webster]
2.Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture. 1913 Webster]
3.The people who inhabit a hemisphere. 1913 Webster]
He died . . . mourned by a hemisphere.J. P. Peters. 1913 Webster]
Cerebral hemispheres. (Anat.)See Brain. --
Magdeburg hemispheres(Physics), two hemispherical cups forming, when placed together, a cavity from which the air can be withdrawn by an air pump; -- used to illustrate the pressure of the air. So called because invented by Otto von Guericke at Magdeburg.
{ Hem`i*spher"ic(?), Hem`i*spher"ic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. h\'82misph\'82rique.]Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*sphe"roid(?), n.[Hemi- + spheroid.]A half of a spheroid. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*sphe*roid"al(?), a.Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i*stich(?; 277), n.[L. hemistichium, Gr. "hmisti`chion; "hmi- half + sti`chos row, line, verse: cf. F. h\'82mistiche.]Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed. 1913 Webster]
He*mis"ti*chal(?), a.Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse. 1913 Webster]
Hem`i*sys"to*le(?), n.(Physiol.)Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart. 1913 Webster]
Hemisystole is noticed in rare cases of insufficiency of the mitral valve, in which both ventricles at times contract simultaneously, as in a normal heart, this condition alternating with contraction of the right ventricle alone; hence, intermittent hemisystole. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i*tone(?), n.[L. hemitonium, Gr. See Semitone.
2.(Bot.)Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an ovule.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i*trope(?), a.[Hemi- + Gr. h\'82mitrope.]Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure. 1913 Webster]
Hem"i*trope, n.That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure. 1913 Webster]
He*mit"ro*py(?), n.(Crystallog.)Twin composition in crystals. 1913 Webster]
Hem"lock(?), n.[OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.]1.(Bot.)The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata, Cicuta bulbifera, and Cicuta virosa, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium. 1913 Webster]
hemlock administered to Socrates is by some thought to have been a decoction of Cicuta virosa, or water hemlock, by others, of Conium maculatum. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)An evergreen tree common in North America (Abies CanadensisorTsuga Canadensis); hemlock spruce. 1913 Webster]
The murmuring pines and the hemlocks.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
3.The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. 1913 Webster]
Ground hemlock, or
Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground. 1913 Webster]
Hem"mel(?), n.[Scot. hemmel, hammel, Prov. E. hemble hovel, stable, shed, perh. allied to D. hemel heaven, canopy, G. himmel; cf. E. heaven. A shed or hovel for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Hem"mer(?), n.One who, or that which, hems with a needle.Specifically:(a)An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down.(b)A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a hem. 1913 Webster]
hemming-stitchn.a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses. WordNet 1.5]
Hem"o-(?). Same as H\'91ma-, H\'91mo-. 1913 Webster]
Hem"o*glo"bin(?), n.[Hemo- + globe.](Physiol.)The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called h\'91matoglobulin. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called h\'91matocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood. 1913 Webster]
Hem`o*glo"bin*om"e*ter(?), n.(Physiol. Chem.)Same as H\'91mochromometer. 1913 Webster]
hemolysisn.The lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin; the breaking apart of red blood cells in the blood. Syn. -- haemolysis, hematolysis, haematolysis. WordNet 1.5]
hemolyticadj.of or pertaining to hemolysis; causing hemolysis. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hem`o*phil"i*a(hor h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, blood + filei^n to love.](Med.)A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds; it is caused by an absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood, and is a recessive genetic disease linked to the X-chromosome, and therefore usually occurs only in males; there are several specific forms. It may be treated by administering purified clotting factor. It was formerly termed Hematophilia. 1913 Webster +PJC]
hem`o*phil"i*ac(h, n.A person afflicted with hemophilia; called also hemophile. PJC]
hem`o*phil"i*ac(h, a.of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or afflicted with hemophilia; hemophilic. PJC]
hem`o*phil"icadj.1.of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or afflicted with hemophilia; hemophiliac. Syn. -- haemophilic, hemophiliac. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.(Microbiology)Growing best in a medium containing blood, or in blood; -- of bacteria. PJC]
He*mop"ty*sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + h\'82moptysie.](Med.)The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs. 1913 Webster]
Hem"or*rhage(?), n.[L. haemorrhagia, Gr. a"imorragi`a; a"i^ma blood + "rhgny`nai to break, burst: cf. F. h\'82morragie, h\'82morrhagie.](Med.)Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels. 1913 Webster]
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Hem`or*rhag"ic(?), a.[Gr. a"imorragiko`s: cf. F. h\'82morrhagique.]Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or accompanied by, hemorrhage. 1913 Webster]
Hem`or*rhoid"al(?), a.[Cf. F. h\'82morro\'8bdal, h\'82morrho\'8bdal.]1.Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, hemorrhoids. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the hemorrhoidal arteries, veins, and nerves. 1913 Webster]
Hem"or*rhoids(?), n. pl.[L. haemorrhoidae, pl., Gr. a"i^ma blood + h\'82morro\'8bdes, h\'82morrho\'8bdes. See Rheum.](Med.)Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods.[The sing. hemorrhoid is rarely used.] 1913 Webster]
hemosiderinn.(Med.)a granular yellowish-brown substance composed of protein and ferric oxide, resulting from the breakdown of hemoglobin; it has a higher iron content than ferritin, and its presence in body tissues or phagocytes can be a symptom of disturbed iron metabolism. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hemosiderosisn.(Med.)The accumulation of abnormal amounts of hemosiderin in the tisssues. Several causes have been recognized.Stedman. PJC]
hemostatn.a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel. Syn. -- haemostat. WordNet 1.5]
Hem`o*stat"ic(?), a.[Hemo- + Gr. statiko`s causing to stand, fr. 1.(Med.)Of or relating to stagnation of the blood. 1913 Webster]
2.Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic. 1913 Webster]
Hem`o*stat"ic, n.A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage. 1913 Webster]
Hem`o*tho"rax(?), n.[NL. See Hemo-, and Thorax.](Med.)An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura. 1913 Webster]
Hemp(h, n.[OE. hemp, AS. henep, h\'91nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. ; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.]1.(Bot.)A plant of the genus Cannabis (Cannabis sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. 1913 Webster]
2.The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. 1913 Webster]
African hemp,
Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring. --
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina. --
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. --
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset. --
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (Galeopsis Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family. --
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a. --
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis. --
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan. --
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea). --
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth. 1913 Webster]
Hemp"en(-'n), a.1.Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord. 1913 Webster]
2.Like hemp. \'bdBeat into a hempen state.\'b8 Cook. 1913 Webster]
Hemp"y(?), a.Like hemp. [R.] Howell.
Hem*self"(?), Hem*selve"(, Hem*selv"en(, pron. pl.[See Hem, pron.]Themselves; -- used reflexively. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hem"stitch(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hemstitched(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hemstitching.][Hem + stitch.]To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief. 1913 Webster]
Hem"stitched(?), a.Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief. 1913 Webster]
He"muse(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The roebuck in its third year. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Hen(?), n.[AS. henn, hen, h\'91n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h, Dan. h\'94na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.](Zo\'94l.)The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen. 1913 Webster]
hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen. 1913 Webster]
Hen clam. (Zo\'94l.)(a)A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See Surf clam.(b)A California clam of the genus Pachydesma. --
Hen driver. See Hen harrier (below). --
Hen harrier(Zo\'94l.), a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk, henharm, henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, marsh hawk. See Marsh hawk. --
Hen hawk(Zo\'94l.), one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), and the goshawk. 1913 Webster]
Hen"bane`(?), n.[Hen + bane.](Bot.)A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (Hyoscyamus niger). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade, from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus. 1913 Webster]
Hen"bit`(?), n.(Bot.)A weed of the genus Lamium (Lamium amplexicaule) with deeply crenate leaves. 1913 Webster]
Hence(h, adv.[OE. hennes, hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; cf. -wards), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinn\'ben, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See He.]1.From this place; away. \'bdOr that we hence wend.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Arise, let us go hence.John xiv. 31. 1913 Webster]
I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.Acts xxii. 21. 1913 Webster]
2.From this time; in the future; as, a week hence. \'bdHalf an hour hence.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
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3.From this reason; therefore; -- as an inference or deduction. 1913 Webster]
Hence, perhaps, it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
4.From this source or origin. 1913 Webster]
All other faces borrowed hence Suckling. 1913 Webster]
Whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your lusts?James. iv. 1. 1913 Webster]
Hence is used, elliptically and imperatively, for go hence; depart hence; away; be gone. \'bdHence with your little ones.\'b8 Shak. -- From hence, though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the usage of good writers.<-- raus! --> 1913 Webster]
An ancient author prophesied from hence.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Expelled from hence into a world Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hence(?), v. t.To send away. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Hence`forth"(?), adv.From this time forward; henceforward. 1913 Webster]
I never from thy side henceforth to stray.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hence`for"ward(?), adv.From this time forward; from now into the indefinite future; henceforth. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hench"boy`(h, n.A page; a servant. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hench"man(h, n.; pl.-men(-m.[OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.]An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term. 1913 Webster]
Hen"coop`(?), n.A coop or cage for hens. 1913 Webster]
Hende(?), a.[OE., near, handy, kind, fr. AS. gehende near, fr. hand hand. See Handy.]1.Skillful; dexterous; clever. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hen*dec"a*gon(?), n.[Gr. hend\'82cagone.](Geom.)A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles.[Written also endecagon.] 1913 Webster]
Hen"de*cane(?), n.[Gr. "e`ndeka eleven.](Chem.)A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; -- so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane, undecane. 1913 Webster]
Hen*dec`a*syl*lab"ic(?), a.Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables. 1913 Webster]
Hen*dec"a*syl`la*ble(?), n.[L. hendecasyllabus, Gr. hend\'82casyllabe.]A metrical line of eleven syllables.J. Warton. 1913 Webster]
Hen*dec`a*to"ic(?), a.[See Hendecane.](Chem.)Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane; as, hendecatoic acid. 1913 Webster]
Hen*di"a*dys(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Gram.)A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold, for golden cups. 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (Lawsonia alba). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the nails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Com.)The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them. 1913 Webster]
Hen"ner*y(?), n.An inclosed place for keeping hens. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Hen`no*tan"nic(?), a.[Henna + tannic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as, hennotannic acid.
{ He*nog"e* ny(?), Hen`o*gen"e*sis(?), }n.[Gr. e"i`s, masc., "e`n, neut., one + root of (Biol.)Same as Ontogeny. 1913 Webster]
Hen"o*the*ism(?), n.[Gr. e"i`s, "enos`, one + E. theism.]Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest. [R.] 1913 Webster]
v.1.; -- said of a bothering her husband or . Syn. -- hiccough, make a hiccup. WordNet 1.5]
hen"peck`, hen"-peck`(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Henpecked(?); p. pr. & vb.Henpecking.]To bother persistently with trivial complaints; to subject to petty authority; -- said of a woman who thus treats her male companion, especially of wives who thus dominate their husbands. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively); as, henpecked for years, he finally left her. 1913 Webster +PJC]
hen-of-the-woodsn.A large grayish-brown edible fungus (Polyporus frondosus) forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees that somewhat resembles a hen. Syn. -- hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus. WordNet 1.5]
Hen`ri*et"ta cloth`(?). A fine wide wooled fabric much used for women's dresses. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hen"roost`(?), n.A place where hens roost. 1913 Webster]
Hen"ry(?), n.; pl.Henrys.[From Joseph Henry, an American physicist.]The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one amp\'8are a second. 1913 Webster]
Hent(h, v. t.[imp.Hente; p. p.Hent.][OE. hente, henten, fr. AS. hentan, gehentan, to pursue, take, seize; cf. Icel. henda, Goth. hinpan (in compos.), and E. hunt.]To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
But all that he might of his friendes hente Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hen"ware`(?), n.(Bot.)A coarse, blackish seaweed. See Badderlocks. 1913 Webster]
hep(h, n.See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose. 1913 Webster]
hep(h, a.Same as Hip, a., but older and now less frequently used. PJC]
hep(h, interj.A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during marching; used identically to hut and hup. PJC]
hep"cat`(h, n.1.One who performs jazz music. [slang] PJC]
2.A person who is hep or hip; same as hipster; -- an older term becoming dated and less used. [slang] PJC]
\'d8He"par(?), n.[L. hepar, hepatis, the liver, Gr. 1.(Old Chem.)Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris(. 1913 Webster]
2.Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar sulphuris calcareum ( 1913 Webster]
Hepar antimonii( (Old Chem.), a substance, of a liver-brown color, obtained by fusing together antimony sulphide with alkaline sulphides, and consisting of sulphantimonites of the alkalies; -- called also liver of antimony. 1913 Webster]
He*pat"ic(?), a.[L. hepaticus, Gr. jecur, Skr. yak: cf. F. h\'82patique.]1.Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases. 1913 Webster]
2.Resembling the liver in color or in form; as, hepatic cinnabar. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)Pertaining to, or resembling, the plants called Hepatic\'91, or scale mosses and liverworts. 1913 Webster]
Hepatic duct(Anat.), any biliary duct; esp., the duct, or one of the ducts, which carries the bile from the liver to the cystic and common bile ducts. See Illust., under Digestive. --
Hepatic cinnabar. See under Cinnabar. 1913 Webster]
\'d8He*pat"i*ca(?), n.; pl.Hepatic\'91(#).[NL. See Hepatic. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup. 1913 Webster]
2.(bot.)Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepatic\'91; -- called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepatic\'91, in the Supplement. 1913 Webster]
He*pat"ic*al, a.Hepatic. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hep"a*tite(?; 277), n.[L. hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Gr. h\'82patite.](Min.)A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hep`a*ti"tis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. -itis.](Med.)Inflammation of the liver. 1913 Webster]
Hep`a*ti*za"tion(?), n.1.(Chem.)Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. F. h\'82patisation.](Med.)Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air. 1913 Webster]
Hep"a*tize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hepatized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hepatizing(?).][Gr. hepatite, and (for sense 2) F. h\'82patiser.]1.To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly called hepatic gas. 1913 Webster]
On the right . . . were two wells of hepatized water.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs. 1913 Webster]
He*pat"o*cele(?), n.[Gr. (Med.)Hernia of the liver. 1913 Webster]
Hep`a*to*cys"tic(?), a.[Hepatic + cystic.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts. 1913 Webster]
{ Hep`a*to*gen"ic(?), Hep`a*tog"e*nous(?), }a.[Gr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + root of gi`gnesthai to be born](Med.)Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as, hepatogenic jaundice. 1913 Webster]
Hep`a*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + -logy.]The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver. 1913 Webster]
Hep"a*to-pan"cre*as(?), n.[Gr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + E. pancreas.](Zo\'94l.)A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates. 1913 Webster]
Hep`a*to*re"nal(?), a.[Hepatic + renal.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament. 1913 Webster]
Hep`a*tos"co*py(?), n.[Gr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + h\'82patoscopie.]Divination by inspecting the liver of animals. 1913 Webster]
Hep"per(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)A young salmon; a parr. 1913 Webster]
Hep"pel*white(?), a.(Furniture)Designating a light and elegant style developed in England under George III., chiefly by Messrs. A. Heppelwhite & Co. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hep"ta(?). [See Seven.]A combining form from Gr. "epta`, seven. 1913 Webster]
Hep"ta*chord(?), n.[Gr. "epta`chordos seven-stringed; "epta` seven + chordh` chord: cf. F. heptacorde. See Seven, and Chord.]1.(Anc. Mus.)(a)A system of seven sounds.(b)A lyre with seven chords. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anc. Poet.)A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.Moore (Encyc. of Music). 1913 Webster]
Hep"tad(?), n.[L. heptas the number seven. Gr. "epta` seven.](Chem.)An atom which has a valence of seven, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, seven monad atoms or radicals; as, iodine is a heptad in iodic acid. Also used as an adjective. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tade(?), n.[Cf. F. heptade. See Heptad.]The sum or number of seven. 1913 Webster]
Hep"ta*glot(?), n.[Gr. "epta` seven + 3, A book in seven languages. 1913 Webster]
Hep"ta*gon(?), n.[Gr. "epta` seven + heptagone.](Geom.)A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven angles. 1913 Webster]
Hep*tag"o*nal(?), a.[Cf. F. heptagonal.]Having seven angles or sides. 1913 Webster]
Heptagonal numbers(Arith.), the numbers of the series 1, 7, 18, 34, 55, etc., being figurate numbers formed by adding successively the terms of the arithmetical series 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hep`ta*gyn"i*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven + heptagunie.](Bot.)A Linn\'91an order of plants having seven pistils.
{ Hep`ta*gyn"i*an(?), Hep*tag"y*nous(?), }a.[Cf. F. heptagyne.](Bot.)Having seven pistils. 1913 Webster]
Hep`ta*he"dron(?), n.[Hepta- + Gr. hepta\'8adre.](Geom.)A solid figure with seven sides. 1913 Webster]
Hep*tam"er*ous(?), a.[Hepta- + Gr. (Bot.)Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of sevens.Gray. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hep*tan"dri*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven + heptandrie.](Bot.)A Linn\'91an class of plants having seven stamens.
{ Hep*tan"dri*an(?), Hep*tan"drous(?), }a.[Cf. F. heptandre.](Bot.)Having seven stamens. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tane(?), n.[Gr. "epta` seven.](Chem.)Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); -- so called because the molecule has seven carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hep*taph"yl*lous(?), a.[Hepta- + Gr. heptaphylle.](Bot.)Having seven leaves. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tarch(?), n.Same as Heptarchist. 1913 Webster]
Hep*tar"chic(?), a.[Cf. F. heptarchique.]Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting of a heptarchy.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tarch*ist(?), n.A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.[Written also heptarch.] 1913 Webster]
Hep"tarch*y(?), n.[Hepta- + -archy: cf. F. heptarchie.]A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers. 1913 Webster]
heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex), the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland. 1913 Webster]
Hep`ta*sper"mous(?), a.[Hepta- + Gr. (Bot.)Having seven seeds. 1913 Webster]
Hep"ta*stich(?), n.[Hepta- + Gr. sti`chos line, verse.](Pros.)A composition consisting of seven lines or verses. 1913 Webster]
Hep"ta*teuch(?), n.[L. heptateuchos, Gr. "epta` seven + heptateuque.]The first seven books of the Testament. 1913 Webster]
Hep*tav"a*lent(?), a.[Hepta- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.](Chem.)Having seven units of attractive force or affinity; -- said of heptad elements or radicals. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tene(?), n.[Gr. "epta` seven.](Chem.)Same as Heptylene. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tine(?), n.[Heptane + -ine.](Chem.)Any one of a series of unsaturated metameric hydrocarbons, C7H12, of the acetylene series. 1913 Webster]
Hep*to"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, heptane; as, heptoic acid. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tone(?), n.[Gr. "epta` seven.](Chem.)A liquid hydrocarbon, C7H10, of the valylene series. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tyl(?), n.[Hepta- + -yl.](Chem.)A compound radical, C7H15, regarded as the essential radical of heptane and a related series of compounds. 1913 Webster]
Hep"tyl*ene(?), n.(Chem.)A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of the ethylene series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene. 1913 Webster]
Hep*tyl"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane; as, heptylic alcohol. Cf. . 1913 Webster]
Her(?), pron. & a.[OE. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat. sing., AS. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of h\'82o she. from the same root as E. he. See He.]The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out. 1913 Webster]
her takes the form hers when the noun with which in agrees is not given, but implied. \'bdAnd what his fortune wanted, hers could mend.\'b8Dryden.
Her, Here(, pron. pl.[OE. here, hire, AS. heora, hyra, gen. pl. of h. See He.]Of them; their. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
On here bare knees adown they fall.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
He*rac"le*on*ite(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church. 1913 Webster]
He*rak"line(?), n.[Gr. A picrate compound, used as an explosive in blasting. 1913 Webster]
Her"ald(?), n.[OE. herald, heraud, OF. heralt, heraut, herault, F. h\'82raut, LL. heraldus, haraldus, fr. (assumed) OHG. heriwalto, hariwaldo, a (civil) officer who serves the army; hari, heri, army + waltan to manage, govern, G. walten; akin to E. wield. See Harry, Wield.]1.(Antiq.)An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character. 1913 Webster]
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2.In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms. 1913 Webster]
3.A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger. 1913 Webster]
It was the lark, the herald of the morn.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Any messenger. \'bdMy herald is returned.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Heralds' College, in England, an ancient corporation, dependent upon the crown, instituted or perhaps recognized by Richard III. in 1483, consisting of the three Kings-at-Arms and the Chester, Lancaster, Richmond, Somerset, Windsor, and York Heralds, together with the Earl Marshal. This retains from the Middle Ages the charge of the armorial bearings of persons privileged to bear them, as well as of genealogies and kindred subjects; -- called also College of Arms. 1913 Webster]
Her"ald(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Heralded; p. pr. & vb. n.Heralding.][Cf. OF. herauder, heraulder.]To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in.Shak. 1913 Webster]
heraldedadj.widely publicized; as, the royal couple's much heralded world tour. WordNet 1.5]
He*ral"dic(?), a.[Cf. F. h\'82raldique.]Of or pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as, heraldic blazoning; heraldic language.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
He*ral"dic*al*ly(?), adv.In an heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry. 1913 Webster]
heraldistadj.of or pertaining to heraldry. Syn. -- heraldic. WordNet 1.5]
Her"ald*ry(?), n.1.The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies. 1913 Webster]
2.A coat of arms or some other heraldic device or collection of heraldic symbols. PJC]
Her"ald*ship, n.The office of a herald.Selden. 1913 Webster]
Her"a*path*ite(?), n.[Named after Dr. Herapath, the discoverer.](Chem.)The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing in thin plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light. 1913 Webster]
Herb(or h, n.[OE. herbe, erbe, OF. herbe, erbe, F. herbe, L. herba; perh. akin to Gr. forbh` food, pasture, fe`rbein to feed.]1.A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering. 1913 Webster]
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2.Grass; herbage. 1913 Webster]
And flocks herb.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Herb bennet. (Bot.)See Bennet. --
Herb Christopher(Bot.), an herb (Act\'91a spicata), whose root is used in nervous diseases; the baneberry. The name is occasionally given to other plants, as the royal fern, the wood betony, etc. --
Herb Gerard(Bot.), the goutweed; -- so called in honor of St. Gerard, who used to be invoked against the gout.Dr. Prior. --
Herb grace, or
Herb of grace. (Bot.)See Rue. --
Herb Margaret(Bot.), the daisy. See Marguerite. --
Herb Paris(Bot.), an Old World plant related to the trillium (Paris quadrifolia), commonly reputed poisonous. --
Herb Robert(Bot.), a species of Geranium (Geranium Robertianum.) 1913 Webster]
Her*ba"ceous(?), a.[L. herbaceus grassy. See Herb.]Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous stem. 1913 Webster]
Herb"age(?; 48), n.[F. See Herb.] 1913 Webster]
1.Herbs collectively; green food beasts; grass; pasture. \'bdThin herbage in the plaims.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law.)The liberty or right of pasture in the forest or in the grounds of another man.Blount. 1913 Webster]
Herb"aged(?), a.Covered with grass.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Herb"al(?), a.Of or pertaining to herbs.Quarles. 1913 Webster]
Herb"al(?), n.1.A book containing the names and descriptions of plants.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved; a hortus siccus; an herbarium.Steele. 1913 Webster]
Herb"al*ism(?), n.The knowledge of herbs. 1913 Webster]
Herb"al*ist, n.One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs. 1913 Webster]
Her*ba"ri*um(?), n.; pl. E. Herbariums(#), L. Herbaria(#).[LL., fr. L. herba. See Herb, and cf. Arbor, Herbary.]1.A collection of dried specimens of plants, systematically arranged.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.A book or case for preserving dried plants. 1913 Webster]
Herb"a*rize(?), v. t.See Herborize. 1913 Webster]
Herb"a*ry(?), n.[See Herbarium.]A garden of herbs; a cottage garden.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
Herb"er(?), n.[OF. herbier, LL. herbarium. See Herbarium.]A garden; a pleasure garden. [Obs.] \'bdInto an herber green.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Her*bes"cent(?), a.[L. herbescens, p. pr. of herbescere.]Growing into herbs. 1913 Webster]
Herb"id(?), a.[L. herbidus.]Covered with herbs. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Her*bif"er*ous(?), a.[Herb + -ferous: cf. F. herbif\'82re.]Bearing herbs or vegetation. 1913 Webster]
Herb"ist(?), n.A herbalist. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Her*biv"o*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. herba herb + vorare to devour.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly included the Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla, but by later writers it is generally restricted to the two latter groups (Ungulata). They feed almost exclusively upon vegetation. 1913 Webster]
Her"bi*vore(?), n.[Cf. F. herbivore.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Herbivora.P. H. Gosse. 1913 Webster]
Her*biv"o*rous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Eating plants; of or pertaining to the Herbivora. 1913 Webster]
Herb"less(?), a.Destitute of herbs or of vegetation.J. Warton. 1913 Webster]
Her`bo*ri*za"tion(?), n.[F. herborisation.]1.The act of herborizing. 1913 Webster]
2.The figure of plants in minerals or fossils. 1913 Webster]
Her"bo*rize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Herborized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Herborizing(?).][F. herboriser, for herbariser, fr. L. herbarium. See Hebrarium.]To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them. 1913 Webster]
He herborized as he traveled.W. Tooke. 1913 Webster]
Her"bo*rize, v. t.To form the figures of plants in; -- said in reference to minerals. See Arborized. 1913 Webster]
Herborized stones contain fine mosses.Fourcroy (Trans.) 1913 Webster]
Her"bor*ough(?), n.[See Harborough, and Harbor.]A harbor. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
{ Her*bose"(?), Herb"ous(?), }a.[L. herbosus: cf. F. herbeux.]Abounding with herbs. \'bdFields poetically called herbose.\'b8 Byrom. 1913 Webster]
Herb"-wom`an(?), n.; pl.Herb-women(.A woman that sells herbs. 1913 Webster]
Herb"y(?), a.Having the nature of, pertaining to, or covered with, herbs or herbage. \'bdHerby valleys.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Her*cog"a*mous(?), a.[Gr. (Bot.)Not capable of self-fertilization; -- said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy. 1913 Webster]
Her*cu"le*an(?), a.[L. herculeus, fr. Hercules: cf. F. hercul\'82en. See Hercules.] 1913 Webster]
1.Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task. 1913 Webster]
Her"cu*les(?), n.1.(Gr. Myth.)A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or \'bdlabors.\'b8 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. 1913 Webster]
Hercules' beetle(Zo\'94l.), any species of Dynastes, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. Dynastes hercules of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. --
Hercules powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting. 1913 Webster]
Hercules'-club, Hercules'-club, Hercules-clubprop. n.1.(Bot.)A densely spiny ornamental tree (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) of the rue family, growing in southeast U. S. and West Indies.[wns=1]It belongs to the same genus as one of the trees (Zanthoxylum Americanum) called prickly ash. Syn. -- Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.A small, prickly, deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub (Aralia spinosa) of eastern U.S.; also called Angelica tree and prickly ash.[wns=2] Syn. -- American angelica tree, devil's walking stick, Aralia spinosa. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3.A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. 1913 Webster]
Her*cyn"i*an(?), a.[L. Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus, the Hercynian forest; cf. Gr. Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains. 1913 Webster]
1.A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. 1913 Webster]
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when driven to market, is called a drove. 1913 Webster]
2.A crowd of low people; a rabble. 1913 Webster]
But far more numerous was the herd of such Dryden. 1913 Webster]
You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Herd's grass(Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass. 1913 Webster]
Herd, n.[OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde, heorde; akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hirir, Sw. herde, Dan. hyrde, Goth. ha\'a1rdeis. See 2d Herd.]One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Herd, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Herded; p. pr. & vb. n.Herding.][See 2d Herd.]1.To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills. 1913 Webster]
2.To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. 1913 Webster]
I'll herd among his friends, and seem Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Herd, v. t.To form or put into a herd. 1913 Webster]
Herd"book`(?), n.A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of choice breeds of cattle; -- also called herd record, or herd register. 1913 Webster]
Herd"er(?), n.A herdsman. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Her"der*ite(?), n.[Named after Baron von Herder, who discovered it.](Min.)A rare fluophosphate of glucina, in small white crystals. 1913 Webster]
Herd"ess(?), n.A shepherdess; a female herder.Sir P. Sidney.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Her; hers. See Her. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Here(h, adv.[OE. her, AS. h; akin to OS. h, D. hier, OHG. hiar, G. hier, Icel. & Goth. h, Dan. her, Sw. h\'84r; fr. root of E. he. See He.]1.In this place; in the place where the speaker is; -- opposed to there. 1913 Webster]
He is not here, for he is risen.Matt. xxviii. 6. 1913 Webster]
2.In the present life or state. 1913 Webster]
Happy here, and more happy hereafter.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See Thither. 1913 Webster]
Here comes Virgil.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Thou led'st me here.Byron. 1913 Webster]
4.At this point of time, or of an argument; now. 1913 Webster]
The prisoner here made violent efforts to rise.Warren. 1913 Webster]
Here, in the last sense, is sometimes used before a verb without subject; as, Here goes, for Now (something or somebody) goes; -- especially occurring thus in drinking healths. \'bdHere's [a health] to thee, Dick.\'b8Cowley. 1913 Webster]
Here and there, in one place and another; in a dispersed manner; irregularly. \'bdFootsteps here and there.\'b8 Longfellow. --
It is neither, here nor there, it is neither in this place nor in that, neither in one place nor in another; hence, it is to no purpose, irrelevant, nonsense.<-- mostly used to mean "irrelevant" --> Shak.
{ Here"a-bout`(?), Here"a*bouts`(?), }adv.1.About this place; in this vicinity. 1913 Webster]
2.Concerning this. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Here*aft"er(?), adv.[AS. h.]In time to come; in some future time or state. 1913 Webster]
Hereafter he from war shall come.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Here*aft"er, n.A future existence or state.
<-- Syn. afterlife, the life to come, future life, eternal bliss, eternal reward, --> 1913 Webster]
'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Here-at"(?), adv.At, or by reason of, this; as, he was offended hereat.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Here*by"(?), adv.1.By means of this. 1913 Webster]
And hereby we do know that we know him.1 John ii. 3. 1913 Webster]
2.Close by; very near. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
He*red`i*ta*bil"i*ty(?), n.State of being hereditable.Brydges. 1913 Webster]
He*red"i*ta*ble(?), a.[LL. hereditabilis, fr. hereditare to inherit, fr. L. hereditas heirship inheritance, heres heir: cf. OF. hereditable. See Heir, and cf. Heritable.]1.Capable of being inherited. See Inheritable.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.Qualified to inherit; capable of inheriting. 1913 Webster]
Her`e*dit"a*ment(?), n.[LL. hereditamentum. See Hereditable.](Law)Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements, anything corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed, that may descend to an heir.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
corporeal hereditament is visible and tangible; an incorporeal hereditament is not in itself visible or tangible, being an hereditary right, interest, or obligation, as duty to pay rent, or a right of way. 1913 Webster]
He*red"i*ta*ri*ly(?), adv.By inheritance; in an hereditary manner.Pope. 1913 Webster]
He*red"i*ta*ry(?), a.[L. hereditarius, fr. hereditas heirship, inheritance, fr. heres heir: cf. F. h\'82r\'82ditaire. See Heir.]1.Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown. 1913 Webster]
2.Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.
He*red"i*ty(?), n.[L. hereditas heirship.](Biol.)Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See Pangenesis. 1913 Webster]
Her"e*ford(?), n.One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire, England. The Herefords are good working animals, and their beef-producing quality is excellent. 1913 Webster]
Her`e*mit"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to a hermit; solitary; secluded from society.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Her"en(?), a.Made of hair. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Here*of"(?), adv.Of this; concerning this; from this; hence. 1913 Webster]
Hereof comes it that Prince Harry is valiant.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Here*on"(?), adv.On or upon this; hereupon. 1913 Webster]
Here*out"(?), adv.Out of this. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Her"e*si*arch(?; 277), n.[L. haeresiarcha, Gr. h\'82r\'82siarque.]A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
Her"e*si*arch`y(?), n.A chief or great heresy. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The book itself [the Alcoran] consists of heresiarchies against our blessed Savior.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Her`e*si*og"ra*pher(?), n.[See Heresiography.]One who writes on heresies. 1913 Webster]
Her`e*si*og"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. -graphy: cf. F. h\'82r\'82siographie.]A treatise on heresy. 1913 Webster]
Her"e*sy(?), n.; pl.Heresies(#).[OE. heresie, eresie, OF. heresie, iresie, F. h\'82r\'82sie, L. haeresis, Gr. 1913 Webster]
<-- p. 688 -->
1.An opinion held in opposition to the established or commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a division or party, as in politics, literature, philosophy, etc.; -- usually, but not necessarily, said in reproach. 1913 Webster]
New opinions heresies, Shak. 1913 Webster]
After the study of philosophy began in Greece, and the philosophers, disagreeing amongst themselves, had started many questions . . . because every man took what opinion he pleased, each several opinion was called a heresy; which signified no more than a private opinion, without reference to truth or falsehood.Hobbes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)Religious opinion opposed to the authorized doctrinal standards of any particular church, especially when tending to promote schism or separation; lack of orthodox or sound belief; rejection of, or erroneous belief in regard to, some fundamental religious doctrine or truth; heterodoxy. 1913 Webster]
Doubts 'mongst divines, and difference of texts, heresies by God abhor'd.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Deluded people! that do not consider that the greatest heresy in the world is a wicked life.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained. 1913 Webster]
A second offense is that of heresy, which consists not in a total denial of Christianity, but of some its essential doctrines, publicly and obstinately avowed.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
heresy, I refer to the force of the Greek Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Her"e*tic(?), n.[L. haereticus, Gr. h\'82r\'82tique. See Heresy.]1.One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion. 1913 Webster]
A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject.Titus iii. 10. 1913 Webster]
2.(R. C. Ch.)One who having made a profession of Christian belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the articles of faith \'bddetermined by the authority of the universal church.\'b8Addis & Arnold.
Syn. -- Heretic, Schismatic, Sectarian.A heretic is one whose errors are doctrinal, and usually of a malignant character, tending to subvert the true faith. A schismatic is one who creates a schism, or division in the church, on points of faith, discipline, practice, etc., usually for the sake of personal aggrandizement. A sectarian is one who originates or is an ardent adherent and advocate of a sect, or distinct organization, which separates from the main body of believers. 1913 Webster]
He*ret"i*cal(?), a.Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by, heresy. 1913 Webster]
He*ret"i*cal*ly, adv.In an heretical manner. 1913 Webster]
He*ret"i*cate(?), v. t.[LL. haereticatus, p. p. of haereticare.]To decide to be heresy or a heretic; to denounce as a heretic or heretical.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
And let no one be minded, on the score of my neoterism, to hereticate me.Fitzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
He*ret`i*fi*ca"tion(?), n.The act of hereticating or pronouncing heretical.London Times. 1913 Webster]
Here*to"(?), adv.To this; hereunto.Hooker.
{ Her"e*toch(?), Her"e*tog(?), }n.[AS. heretoga, heretoha; here army + te\'a2n to draw, lead; akin to OS. heritogo, OHG. herizogo, G. herzog duke.](AS. Antiq.)The leader or commander of an army; also, a marshal.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Here`to*fore"(?), adv.Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Here`un*to"(?), adv.Unto this; up to this time; hereto. 1913 Webster]
Her"ie(?), v. t.[See Hery.]To praise; to worship. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Her"i*ot(?), n.[AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.](Eng. Law)Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant.Blackstone. Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Heriot custom, a heriot depending on usage. --
Heriot service(Law), a heriot due by reservation in a grant or lease of lands.Spelman. Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Her"i*ot*a*ble(?), a.Subject to the payment of a heriot.Burn. 1913 Webster]
Her"is*son(?), n.[F. h\'82risson, prop., hedgehog.](fort.)A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; -- used to block up a passage. 1913 Webster]
Her`it*a*bil"i*ty(?), n.The state of being heritable. 1913 Webster]
Her"it*a*ble(?), a.[OF. h\'82ritable. See Heritage, Hereditable.]1.Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable. 1913 Webster]
2.Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance. 1913 Webster]
This son shall be legitimate and heritable.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Heritable rights(Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to land or whatever may be intimately connected with land; realty.Jacob (Law Dict.). 1913 Webster]
Her"it*age(?), a.[OE. heritage, eritage, OF. heritage, eritage, F. h\'82ritage, fr. h\'82riter to inherit, LL. heriditare. See Hereditable.]1.That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance. 1913 Webster]
Part of my heritage, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Script.)A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.Joel iii. 2.1 Peter v. 3. 1913 Webster]
Her*maph"ro*dism(?), n.[Cf. F. hermaphrodisme.](Biol.)See Hermaphroditism. 1913 Webster]
Her*maph"ro*dite(?), n.[L. hermaphroditus, Gr. Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, when bathing, became joined in one body with Salmacis, the nymph of a fountain in Caria: cf. F. hermaphrodite.](Biol.)An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helminths. 1913 Webster]
Her*maph"ro*dite, a.Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal or flower. 1913 Webster]
Hermaphrodite brig. (Naut.)See under Brig.Totten.
{ Her*maph`ro*dit"ic(?), Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al(?), }a.1.(Biol.)Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes; having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal; characterized by hermaphroditism. Opposite of dioecious.[wns=1]-- Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al*ly, adv. Syn. -- monoecious, monecious, hermaphrodite. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.Specifically:(Botany)having pistils and stamens in the same flower. Opposite of diclinous.[wns=2] Syn. -- monoclinous. WordNet 1.5]
Her*maph"ro*dit*ism(?), n.(Biol.)The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one individual.
{ Her`me*neu"tic(?), Her`me*neu"tic*al(?), }a.[Gr. herm\'82neutique.]Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase. 1913 Webster]
Her`me*neu"tic*al*ly, adv.According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically. 1913 Webster]
Her`me*neu"tics(?), n.[Gr. The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.Schaff-Herzog Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Her"mes(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. 1.(Myth.)See Mercury. 1913 Webster]
Hermes Trismegistus [Gr. 'Ermh^s trisme`gistos, lit., Hermes thrice greatest] was a late name of Hermes, especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He was the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch\'91ology)Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Terminal.
{ Her*met"ic(?), Her*met"ic*al(?), }a.[F. herm\'82tique. See Note under Hermes, 1.]1.Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. \'bdDelusions of the hermetic art.\'b8 Burke. 1913 Webster]
The alchemists, as the people were called who tried to make gold, considered themselves followers of Hermes, and often called themselves Hermetic philosophers.A. B. Buckley. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the system which explains the causes of diseases and the operations of medicine on the principles of the hermetic philosophy, and which made much use, as a remedy, of an alkali and an acid; as, hermetic medicine. 1913 Webster]
3.Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically. 1913 Webster]
Hermetic art, alchemy. --
Hermetic books. (a)Books of the Egyptians, which treat of astrology.(b)Books which treat of universal principles, of the nature and orders of celestial beings, of medicine, and other topics. 1913 Webster]
Her*met"ic*al*ly, adv.1.In an hermetical manner; chemically.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure. 1913 Webster]
hermetically sealed when it is closed completely against the passage of air or other fluid by fusing the extremity; -- sometimes less properly applied to any air-tight closure. 1913 Webster]
Her"mit(?), n.[OE. ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F. hermite, ermite, L. eremita, Gr. Eremite.]1.A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives. 1913 Webster]
He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious reign, took on him the habit of a hermit, and retired into this solitary spot.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [Obs.] \'bdWe rest your hermits.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Cookery)A spiced molasses cookie, often containing chopped raisins and nuts. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hermit crab(Zo\'94l.), a marine decapod crustacean of the family Pagurid\'91. The species are numerous, and belong to many genera. Called also soldier crab. The hermit crabs usually occupy the dead shells of various univalve mollusks. See Illust. of Commensal. --
Hermit thrush(Zo\'94l.), an American thrush (Turdus Pallasii), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song. --
Hermit warbler(Zo\'94l.), a California wood warbler (Dendroica occidentalis), having the head yellow, the throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks. 1913 Webster]
Her"mit*age(?; 48), n.[OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage, ermitage. See Hermit.]1.The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence.
<-- (Capitalized) The name given by Catherine II to a part of the Czars' Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, now an art museum with a very large collection of old master paintings --> 1913 Webster]
Some forlorn and naked hermitage, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.[F. Vin de l'Hermitage.]A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Dr\'93me. 1913 Webster]
Her"mit*a*ry(?), n.[Cf. LL. hermitorium, eremitorium.]A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Her*mit"i*cal(?), a.Pertaining to, or suited for, a hermit.Coventry. 1913 Webster]
Her`mo*dac"tyl(?), n.[NL. hermodactylus, lit., Hermes' finger; fr. Gr. (med.)A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic. 1913 Webster]
Her`mo*ge"ni*an(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)A disciple of Hermogenes, an heretical teacher who lived in Africa near the close of the second century. He held matter to be the fountain of all evil, and that souls and spirits are formed of corrupt matter. 1913 Webster]
Hern(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A heron; esp., the common European heron. \'bdA stately hern.\'b8 Trench. 1913 Webster]
Her*na"ni(?), n.A thin silk or woolen goods, for women's dresses, woven in various styles and colors. 1913 Webster]
Lurking in hernes and in lanes blind.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Her"ni*a(?), n.; pl. E. Hernias(#), L. Herni\'91(#).[L.](Med.)A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture. 1913 Webster]
Strangulated hernia, a hernia so tightly compressed in some part of the channel through which it has been protruded as to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia, but is more common in the latter. 1913 Webster]
Her"ni*al(?), a.Of, or connected with, hernia. 1913 Webster]
Her`ni*ot"o*my(?), n.[Hernia + Gr. (Med.)A surgical procedure for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy. 1913 Webster]
He"ro(?), n.; pl.Heroes(#).[F. h\'82ros, L. heros, Gr. 1.(Myth.)An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. 1913 Webster]
2.A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person. 1913 Webster]
Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
3.The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and \'92neas in the \'92neid. 1913 Webster]
The shining quality of an epic hero.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. 1913 Webster]
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Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
He*ro"di*an(?), n.(Jewish Hist.)One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ. 1913 Webster]
\'d8He*ro`di*o"nes(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii. -- He*ro`di*o"nine(#), a. 1913 Webster]
He*ro"ic(?), a.[F. h\'82ro\'8bque, L. hero\'8bcus, Gr. 1.Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. 1913 Webster]
2.Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. 1913 Webster]
3.(Sculpture & Painting)Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure. 1913 Webster]
Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. --
Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. --
Heroic treatmentor
Heroic remedies(Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. --
Heroic verse(Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter.
{ He`ro*i*com"ic(?), He`ro*i*com"ic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. h\'82ro\'8bcomigue. See Heroic, and Comic.]Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem. 1913 Webster]
her"o*in(h, n.(Chem.)a morphine derivative, diacetyl morphine, used to relieve severe pain and as a sedative. It is highly addictive, and its use is strictly controlled in the U.S. by federal law. It is a popular strong narcotic drug of abuse, in part because it is more soluble than morphine. It is sometimes included as one of the components of Brompton's mixture, used to control pain in terminallly ill patients. Syn. -- diacetyl morphine, H, horse, junk, scag, shit, smack. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Her"o*ine(?), n.[F. h\'82ro\'8bne, L. heroina, Gr. Hero.]1.A woman of an heroic spirit. 1913 Webster]
The heroine assumed the woman's place.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story. 1913 Webster]
Her"o*ism(?; 277), n.[F. h\'82ro\'8bsme.]The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities. 1913 Webster]
Heroism is the self-devotion of genius manifesting itself in action.Hare.
Syn. -- Heroism, Courage, Fortitude, Bravery, Valor, Intrepidity, Gallantry.Courage is generic, denoting fearlessness or defiance of danger; fortitude is passive courage, the habit of bearing up nobly under trials, danger, and sufferings; bravery is courage displayed in daring acts; valor is courage in battle or other conflicts with living opponents; intrepidity is firm courage, which shrinks not amid the most appalling dangers; gallantry is adventurous courage, dashing into the thickest of the fight. Heroism may call into exercise all these modifications of courage. It is a contempt of danger, not from ignorance or inconsiderate levity, but from a noble devotion to some great cause, and a just confidence of being able to meet danger in the spirit of such a cause. Cf. Courage. 1913 Webster]
Her"on(?), n.[OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF. hairon, F. h\'82ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan. heire, Sw. h\'84ger, and also G. h\'84her jay, jackdaw, OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G. reiher, AS. hr. Cf. Aigret, Egret.](Zo\'94l.)Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeid\'91. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons. 1913 Webster]
Ardea herodias); the little blue (Ardea c\'d2rulea); the green (Ardea virescens); the snowy (Ardea candidissima); the night heron or qua-bird (Nycticorax nycticorax). The plumed herons are called egrets. 1913 Webster]
Heron's bill(Bot.), a plant of the genus Erodium; -- so called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the head and beak of the heron. 1913 Webster]
Her"on*er(?), n.A hawk used in hunting the heron. \'bdHeroner and falcon.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Her"on*ry(?), n.A place where herons breed. 1913 Webster]
Her"on*shaw(?), n.[OF. heroncel, dim. of h\'82ron. See Heron.](Zo\'94l.)A heron.[Written variously hernshaw, harnsey, etc.] 1913 Webster]
He`ro*\'94l"o*gist(?), n.[Gr. One who treats of heroes. [R.] T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
He"ro*ship(?), n.The character or personality of a hero. \'bdThree years of heroship.\'b8 Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Her"pes(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. "e`rphs, fr. "e`rpein to creep.](Med.)An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected, caused by a herpesvirus infection; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Her"pes simp`lex(?), n.(Med.)either of two forms of herpesvirus infection, distinguished as being caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which causes mostly sores and eruptions around the mouth (cold sores and fever blisters) and at other points above the waist, and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), causing genital herpes. HSV-1 is also known in some cases to cause genital herpes infections. PJC]
Herpestesn.A genus of carnivores including the mongooses. Syn. -- genus Herpestes. WordNet 1.5]
Her"pes*vir`us(?), n.(Med.)any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family Herpetoviridae, including among them such human-disease-causing agents as Herpes simplex virus causing oral and genital herpes, varicella-zoster virus (Herpes zoster virus) causing shingles and chickenpox (varicella), Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) causing infectious mononucleosis, and Cytomegalovirus. PJC]
Her"pes zos`ter(?), n.(Med.)same as shingles; -- a form of herpes caused by the varicella-zoster virus. PJC]
Her"pes zos`ter vir*us(?), n.(Med.)same as varicella-zoster virus. PJC]
Her*pet"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. herp\'82tique.]Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the nature of herpes; as, herpetic eruptions. 1913 Webster]
Her"pe*tism(?), n.[See Herpes.](Med.)See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous.
{ Her*pet`o*log"ic(?), Her*pet`o*log"ic*al(?), }a.Pertaining to herpetology. 1913 Webster]
Her`pe*tol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles. 1913 Webster]
Her`pe*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Written also, but less properly, erpetology.][Gr. -logy: cf. F. herp\'82tologie.]The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zo\'94logy which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits. 1913 Webster]
Her`pe*tot"o*mist(?), n.One who dissects, or studies the anatomy of, reptiles. 1913 Webster]
Her`pe*tot"o*my(?), n.[Gr. The anatomy or dissection of reptiles. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Herr(?), n.A title of respect given to gentlemen in Germany, equivalent to the English Mister. 1913 Webster]
Her"ren*volk(h, n.[German.]a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others; -- referred to especially in NAZI racial theories. Syn. -- master race. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Her"ren*haus`(h, n.[G., House of Lords.]See Legislature, Austria, Prussia. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Her"ring(h, n.[OE. hering, AS. h\'91ring; akin to D. haring, G. h\'84ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.](Zo\'94l.)One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities. 1913 Webster]
Herring gull(Zo\'94l.), a large gull which feeds in part upon herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and Larus cachinnans in England. See Gull. --
Herring hog(Zo\'94l.), the common porpoise. --
King of the herrings. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The chim\'91ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U. K. See Chim\'91ra.(b)The opah. 1913 Webster]
Her"ring*bone`(h, a.Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions. 1913 Webster]
Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly used in flannel.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Herrn"hut*er(h, n.(Eccl. Hist.)One of the Moravians; -- so called from the settlement of Herrnhut (the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at the invitation of Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf, upon his estate in the circle of Bautzen. 1913 Webster]
Hers(h, pron.See the Note under Her, pron. 1913 Webster]
Her*sche"li*an(?), a.Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope. 1913 Webster]
Herse(h, n.[F. herse harrow, portcullis, OF. herce, LL. hercia, L. hirpex, gen. hirpicis, and irpex, gen. irpicis, harrow. The LL. hercia signifies also a kind of candlestick in the form of a harrow, having branches filled with lights, and placed at the head of graves or cenotaphs; whence herse came to be used for the grave, coffin, or chest containing the dead. Cf. Hearse.]1.(Fort.)A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered, to impede the advance of an enemy.Farrow. 1913 Webster]
2.See Hearse, a carriage for the dead. 1913 Webster]
Herse, v. t.Same as Hearse, v. t.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Her*self"(?), pron.1.An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself. 1913 Webster]
2.Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now herself again; she has come to herself. 1913 Webster]
By herself, alone; apart; unaccompanied. 1913 Webster]
Her"sil*lon(?), n.[F., fr. herse a harrow. See Herse, n.](Fort.)A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach impassable. 1913 Webster]
Her"te*ly, a. & adv.Hearty; heartily. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Her"y(?), v. t.[AS. herian.]To worship; to glorify; to praise. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hertz(?), n.[from the German physicist Heinrich Hertz.]a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second; it is abbreviated Hz. It is commonly used to specify the frequency of radio waves, and also the clock frequencies in digital computers. For these applications, kilohertz and megahertz are the most commonly used units, derived from hertz. PJC]
Hertz"i*an(?), a.Of or pert. to the German physicist Heinrich Hertz. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hertzian telegraphy, telegraphy by means of the Hertzian waves; wireless telegraphy. --
H. waves, electric waves; -- so called because Hertz was the first to investigate them systematically. His apparatus consisted essentially in an oscillator for producing the waves, and a resonator for detecting them. The waves were found to have the same velocity as light, and to undergo reflection, refraction, and polarization. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Her"zog(?), n.[G., akin to AS. heretoga, lit., army leader. See Harry, and Duke.]A member of the highest rank of nobility in Germany and Austria, corresponding to the British duke. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hes"i*tan*cy(?), n.[L. haesitantia a stammering.]1.The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates. 1913 Webster]
2.A stammering; a faltering in speech. 1913 Webster]
Hes"i*tant(?), a.[L. haesitans, p. pr. of haesitare: cf. F. h\'82sitant. See Hesitate.]1.Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating. 1913 Webster]
2.Unready in speech.Baxter. 1913 Webster]
Hes"i*tant*ly, adv.With hesitancy or doubt. 1913 Webster]
Hes"i*tate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hesitated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hesitating.][L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare, intens. fr. haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast. Cf. Aghast, Gaze, Adhere.] 1913 Webster]
1.To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hesp(?), n.[Cf. Icel. hespa a hasp, a wisp or skein. See Hasp.]A measure of two hanks of linen thread. [Scot.] [Written also hasp.]Knight. 1913 Webster]
Hes*per"e*tin(?), n.(Chem.)A white, crystalline substance having a sweetish taste, obtained by the decomposition of hesperidin, and regarded as a complex derivative of caffeic acid. 1913 Webster]
Hes*pe"ri*an(?), a.[L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the evening star, Gr. Vesper.]Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hes*pe"ri*an, n.A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] J. Barlow. 1913 Webster]
Hes*pe"ri*an, a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperid\'91, or skippers. -- n.Any one of the numerous species of Hesperid\'91; a skipper. 1913 Webster]
Hes"per*id(?), a. & n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as 3d Hesperian. 1913 Webster]
Hes*per"i*dene(?), n.[See Hesperidium.](Chem.)An isomeric variety of terpene from orange oil. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hes*per"i*des(?), n. pl.[L., fr. Gr. 1913 Webster]
1.(Class. Myth.)The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides. 1913 Webster]
2.The garden producing the golden apples. 1913 Webster]
It not love a Hercules, Hesperides?Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hes*per"i*din(?), n.[See Hesperidium.](Chem.)A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hes`pe*rid"i*um(?), n.[NL. So called in allusion to the golden apples of the Hesperides. See Hesperides.](Bot.)A large berry with a thick rind, as a lemon or an orange. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hes`pe*ror"nis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several species are known. See Illust. in Append. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hes"pe*rus(?), n.[L. See Hesper.]1.Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper. 1913 Webster]
2.Evening. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
The Sun was sunk, and after him the Star Hesperus.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hes"sian(?), a.Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. 1913 Webster]
Hessian boots, or
Hessians, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front.Thackeray. --
Hessian cloth, or
Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for sacking. --
Hessian crucible. See under Crucible. --
Hessian fly(Zo\'94l.), a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor). Its larv\'91 live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution. 1913 Webster]
Hes"sian, n.1.A native or inhabitant of Hesse. 1913 Webster]
2.A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
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3.pl.See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a. 1913 Webster]
Hess"ite(?), n.[After H. Hess.](Min.)A lead-gray sectile mineral. It is a telluride of silver. 1913 Webster]
Hest(h, n.[AS. h, fr. h to call, bid. See Hight, and cf. Behest.]Command; precept; injunction. [Archaic] See Behest. \'bdAt thy hest.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Let him that yields obey the victor's hest.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Yet I thy hest will all perform, at full.Tennyson.
{ Hes"tern(?), Hes*ter"nal(?), }a.[L. hesternus; akin to heri yesterday.]Pertaining to yesterday. [Obs.] See Yester, a.Ld. Lytton. 1913 Webster]
Hes"y*chast(?), n.[Gr. One of a mystical sect of the Greek Church in the fourteenth century; a quietist.Brande & C.
{ \'d8He*t\'91"ra(?), \'d8He*tai"ra(?) }, n.; pl. -r\'91(#). [NL. See Hetairism.](Gr. Antiq.)A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*t\'91"ric, He*tai"ric(#), a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ He*tair"ism(?), Het"a*rism(?), }n.[Gr. A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women of a tribe were held in common.H. Spencer. -- Het`a*ris"tic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hetch"el(?), v. t.Same as Hatchel. 1913 Webster]
Hete(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Hete, later Het.]Variant ofHote. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
But one avow to greate God I hete.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*a*canth(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*arch`y(?), n.[Hetero- + -archy.]The government of an alien. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*raux*e"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o-(?). [Gr. "e`teros other.]A combining form signifying other, other than usual, different; as, heteroclite, heterodox, heterogamous. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*car"pism(?), n.[Hetero- + Gr. (Bot.)The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in Amphicarp\'91a, in which besides the usual pods, there are others underground. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*car"pous(?), a.(Bot.)Characterized by heterocarpism. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*ceph"a*lous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Bot.)Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain composite plants. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*roc"e*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk moths, which have the antenn\'91 variable in form. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*cer"cal(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Anat.)Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks. 1913 Webster]
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Het"er*o*cer`cy(?), n.[Hetero- + Gr. (Anat.)Unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the possession of a heterocercal tail. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*chro"mous(?; 277), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Bot.)Having the central florets of a flower head of a different color from those of the circumference.
{ Het`er*och"ro*nism(?), Het`er*och"ro*ny(?), }n.[Gr. (Biol.)In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*clite, a.[L. heteroclitus, Gr. h\'82t\'82roclite.]Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*clite, n.1.(Gram.)A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is irregular in declension. 1913 Webster]
2.Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or from common forms.Howell.
{ Het`er*o*clit"ic(?), Het`er*o*clit"ic*al(?), }a.[See Heteroclite.]Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*cyst(?), n.[Hetero- + cyst.](Bot.)A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain alg\'91 related to nostoc. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*dac"tyl(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Heterodactylous. -- n.One of the Heterodactyl\'91. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*ro*dac"ty*l\'91(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A group of birds including the trogons. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*dac"tyl*ous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*dont(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Anat.)Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*dont, n.(Zo\'94l.)Any animal with heterodont dentition. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*dox(?), a.[Gr. h\'82t\'82rodoxe.]1.Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects. 1913 Webster]
Raw and indigested, heterodox, preaching.Strype. 1913 Webster]
2.Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical; -- said of persons.Macaulay.
-- Het"er*o*dox`ly, adv. -- Het"er*o*dox`ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*dox, n.An opinion opposed to some accepted standard. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*dox`y(?), n.[Gr. h\'82t\'82rodoxie.]An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy.Bp. Bull. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*od"ro*mous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. 1.(Bot.)Having spirals of changing direction.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*\'d2"cious(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Bot.)Passing through the different stages in its life history on an alternation of hosts, as the common wheat-rust fungus (Puccinia graminis), and certain other parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with aut\'d2cious. -- Het`er*\'d2"cism(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Het`er*og"a*mous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. ga`mos marriage: cf. F. h\'82t\'82rogame.](Bot. & Biol.)(a)The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster.(b)Characterized by heterogamy. 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)The process of fertilization in plants by an indirect or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)That form of alternate generation in which two kinds of sexual generation, or a sexual and a parthenogenetic generation, alternate; -- in distinction from metagenesis, where sexual and asexual generations alternate.Claus & Sedgwick. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*gan"gli*ate(?), a.[Hetero- + gangliate.](Physiol.)Having the ganglia of the nervous system unsymmetrically arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*ge*ne"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. h\'82t\'82rog\'82n\'82it\'82.]The state of being heterogeneous; contrariety. 1913 Webster]
The difference, indeed the heterogeneity, of the two may be felt.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous(?), a.[Gr. kin: cf. F. h\'82t\'82rog\'8ane.]Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of which it is made up. -- Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Heterogeneous nouns(Gram.), nouns having different genders in the singular and plural numbers; as, hic locus, of the masculine gender in the singular, and hi loci and h\'91c loca, both masculine and neuter in the plural; hoc c\'91lum, neuter in the singular; hi c\'91li, masculine in the plural. --
Heterogeneous quantities(Math.), such quantities as are incapable of being compared together in respect to magnitude, and surfaces and solids. --
Heterogeneous surds(Math.), surds having different radical signs. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*gen"e*sis(?), n.[Hetero- + genesis.]1.(Biol.)Spontaneous generation, so called. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)That method of reproduction in which the successive generations differ from each other, the parent organism producing offspring different in habit and structure from itself, the original form, however, reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to homogenesis, or gamogenesis. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*ge*net"ic(?), a.(Biol.)Relating to heterogenesis; as, heterogenetic transformations. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*og"e*nist(?), n.(Biol.)One who believes in the theory of spontaneous generation, or heterogenesis.Bastian. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*og"e*nous(?), a.(Biol.)Of or pertaining to heterogenesis; heterogenetic. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*og"o*nous(?), a.(Bot.)Characterized by heterogony. -- Het`er*og"o*nous*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*og"o*ny(?), n.[Hetero- + Gr. (Bot.)The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*graph"ic(?), a.[See Heterography.]Employing the same letters to represent different sounds in different words or syllables; -- said of methods of spelling; as, the ordinary English orthography is heterographic. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*og"ra*phy(?), n.[Hetero- + -graphy.]That method of spelling in which the same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*og"y*nous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Having females very unlike the males in form and structure; -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the females wingless. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*ol"o*gous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. 1913 Webster]
Heterologous stimulus. (Physiol.)See under Stimulus. --
Heterologous tumor(Med.), a tumor differing in structure from the normal tissues of the body. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Hetero- + -logy.]1.(Biol.)The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; variation in structure from the normal form; -- opposed to homology. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)The connection or relation of bodies which have partial identity of composition, but different characteristics and properties; the relation existing between derivatives of the same substance, or of the analogous members of different series; as, ethane, ethyl alcohol, acetic aldehyde, and acetic acid are in heterology with each other, though each in at the same time a member of a distinct homologous series. Cf. Homology. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*rom"e*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A division of Coleoptera, having heteromerous tarsi. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*om"er*ous(?), a.[See Heteromera.]1.(Chem & Crystallog.)Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are hom\'d2morphous, but heteromerous. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)With the parts not corresponding in number. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Having the femoral artery developed as the principal artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the cotingas and pipras.(b)Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*mor"phic(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. morfh` form.](Biol.)Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individuals of the same species; -- applied especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having more than one form of flower.
{ Het`er*o*mor"phism(?), Het`er*o*mor"phy(?), }n.(Biol.)The state or quality of being heteromorphic. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*ro*my*a"ri*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A division of bivalve shells, including the marine mussels, in which the two adductor muscles are very unequal. See Dreissena, and Illust. under Byssus. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*ro*ne*re"is(?), n.[NL. See Hetero-, and Nereis.](Zo\'94l.)A free-swimming, dimorphic, sexual form of certain species of Nereis. 1913 Webster]
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Het`er*on"o*mous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. no`mos law.]Subject to the law of another.Krauth-Fleming. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*on"o*my(?), n.1.Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed to autonomy. 1913 Webster]
2.(Metaph.)A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires.Krauth-Fleming. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*nym(?), n.That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*on"y*mous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. "o`nyma, for "o`noma a name.]Having different names or designations; standing in opposite relations.J. Le Conte.
-- Het"er*on"y*mous*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*ou`si*an(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. Having different essential qualities; of a different nature. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*ou"si*an(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)One of those Arians who held that the Son was of a different substance from the Father. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*path"ic(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. Of or pertaining to the method of heteropathy; allopathic. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*op"a*thy(?), n.[See Heteropathic.](Med.)That mode of treating diseases, by which a morbid condition is removed by inducing an opposite morbid condition to supplant it; allopathy. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*pel"mous(?), a.[Hetero- + Gr. (Anat.)Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes. See Illust. in Append. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*roph"a*gi(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Altrices. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*oph"e*mist(?), n.One liable to the fault of heterophemy. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*oph"e*my(?), n.[Hetero- + Gr. The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness.<-- Freudian slip --> R. G. White. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*oph"o*ny(?), n.[Hetero- + Gr. (Med.)An abnormal state of the voice.Mayne. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*oph"yl*lous(?), a.[Gr. h\'82t\'82rophylle.](Bot.)Having leaves of more than one shape on the same plant. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*plasm(?), n.[Hetero- + Gr. An abnormal formation foreign to the economy, and composed of elements different from those are found in it in its normal condition.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*plas"tic(?), a.[Hetero- + -plastic.](Biol.)Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone.Haeckel. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*pod(?), n.[Cf. F. h\'82t\'82ropode.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Heteropoda. -- a.Heteropodous. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*rop"o*da(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. -poda.](Zo\'94l.)An order of pelagic Gastropoda, having the foot developed into a median fin. Some of the species are naked; others, as Carinaria and Atlanta, have thin glassy shells. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*op"o*dous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Heteropoda. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*op"ter(?), n.One of the Heteroptera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*rop"te*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., from Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*os"cian(?), n.[Gr. h\'82t\'82roscien.]One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one northward, the other southward). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*ro"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: \'bdWhat is life to such as me?\'b8Aytoun. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Het`e*ro*so"ma*ti(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole, etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes on one side. Called also Heterosomata, Heterosomi.
{ Het`er*o*spor"ic(?), Het`er*o*spor"ous(?), }a.[Hetero- + spore.](Bot.)Producing two kinds of spores unlike each other. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*styled(?), a.(Bot.)Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*sty"lism(?), n.(Bot.)The condition of being heterostyled. 1913 Webster]
Het`er*o*tac"tous(?), a.(Biol.)Relating to, or characterized by, heterotaxy. 1913 Webster]
Het"er*o*tax`y(?), n.[Hetero- + Gr. (Biol.)Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or typical arrangement.
{ Het`er*ot"o*pism(?), Het`er*ot"o*py(?), }n.[Hetero- + Gr. h\'82t\'82rotopie.]1.(Med.)A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Het`e*rot"ri*cha(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine cilia all over the body, and a circle of larger ones around the anterior end.
Het`er*ot"ro*pal(?), Het`er*ot"ro*pous(, a.[Gr. "etero`tropos turning another way; h\'82t\'82rotrope.](Bot.)Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Het"man(?), n.; pl.Hetmans(#).[Pol. hetman. Cf. Ataman.]A Cossack headman or general. The title of chief hetman is now held by the heir to the throne of Russia. 1913 Webster]
Heucheran.A genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers. Syn. -- genus Heuchera. WordNet 1.5]
Heugh(?), n.[Cf. Hogh.]1.A crag; a cliff; a glen with overhanging sides. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.A shaft in a coal pit; a hollow in a quarry. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Heuk(?), n.Variant of Huke. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Heu"land*ite(?), n.[After Heuland, an English mineralogist.](Min.)A mineral of the Zeolite family, often occurring in amygdaloid, in foliated masses, and also in monoclinic crystals with pearly luster on the cleavage face. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. 1913 Webster]
Heu*ris"tic(h, a.[Gr. e"yri`skein to discover.]1.Serving to promote discovery or learning; -- used especially of thories or paradigms which stimulate new ideas for discovering facts in experimental sciences. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.Serving to stimulate people to learn and discover on their own, especially by encouraging experimental and trial-and-error methods for solving problems. PJC]
3.Pertaining to or based on trial-and-error and experimental methods of learning and evaluation. PJC]
4.(Computers)Based on the use of an efficient trial-and error method to search a space of possible solutions to a problem, or to find an acceptable approximate solution, when an exact algorithmic method is unavailable or too time-consuming. PJC]
Heu*ris"tic(h, n.1.A heuristic method; a specific heuristic procedure. PJC]
2.A theory or approach which serves to promote discovery or learning by encouraging experimentation. PJC]
heu*ris"ti*cal*ly(h, n.In a heuristic manner; by using a heuristic method; by serving as a heuristic method; as, a heuristically guided search technique; a heuristically valuable theory. PJC]
Heveaprop. n.A small genus of South American trees yielding latex. It includes the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, originally found in South America, but now used for production of rubber world-wide. Syn. -- genus Hevea. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hew(h, v. t.[imp.Hewed(h; p. p.Hewed or Hewn(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hewing.][AS. he\'a0wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. h\'94ggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to hammer, forge. Cf. Hay cut grass, Hoe.]1.To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. 1913 Webster]
Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn.Is. li. 1. 1913 Webster]
Rather polishing old works than hewing out new.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. 1913 Webster]
Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hew, n.Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hewe(?), n.[Cf. Hind a peasant.]A domestic servant; a retainer. [Obs.] \'bdFalse homely hewe.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hew"er(?), n.One who hews. 1913 Webster]
Hew"hole`(?), n.[Cf. Hickwall.](Zo\'94l.)The European green woodpecker. See Yaffle. 1913 Webster]
Hewn(?), a.1.Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs. 1913 Webster]
2.Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone.
Hex-(?), Hex"a(#). [Gr. "e`x six. See Six.]A prefix or combining form, used to denote six, sixth, etc.; as, hexatomic, hexabasic. 1913 Webster]
Hex`a*ba"sic(?), a.[Hexa- + basic.](Chem.)Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of being replaced or saturated by bases; -- said of acids; as, mellitic acid is hexabasic. 1913 Webster]
Hex`a*cap"su*lar(?), a.[Hexa- + capsular.](Bot.)Having six capsules or seed vessels. 1913 Webster]
Hex"a*chord(?), n.[Hexa- + Gr. hexacorde.](Mus.)A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones. 1913 Webster]
Hex`ac"id(?), a.[Hex- + acid.](Chem.)Having six atoms or radicals capable of being replaced by acids; hexatomic; hexavalent; -- said of bases; as, mannite is a hexacid base. 1913 Webster]
Hex*ac`ti*nel"lid(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having six-rayed spicules; belonging to the Hexactinellin\'91. 1913 Webster]
Hex*ac`ti*nel"line(?), a.[From NL. Hexactinellin\'91, fr. Gr. "e`x six + a dim. of (Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the Hexactinellin\'91, a group of sponges, having six-rayed siliceous spicules. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hex`ac*tin"i*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Hex-, and Actinia.](Zo\'94l.)The Anthozoa. 1913 Webster]
Hex"ad(?), n.[L. hexas, hexadis, the number six, Gr. "e`x six.](chem.)An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, six monad atoms or radicals; as, sulphur is a hexad in sulphuric acid. Also used as an adjective. 1913 Webster]
Hex`a*dac"tyl*ous(?), a.[Gr. "e`x six + hexadactyle.](Zo\'94l.)Having six fingers or toes. 1913 Webster]
Hex"ade(?), n.[See Hexad.]A series of six numbers. 1913 Webster]
Hex"a*gram(?), n.[Hexa- + -gram.]A figure of six lines; specif.: (a)A figure composed of two equal triangles intersecting so that each side of one triangle is parallel to a side of the other, and the six points coincide with those of a hexagon.(b)In Chinese literature, one of the sixty-four figures formed of six parallel lines (continuous or broken), forming the basis of the I Ching (Yih King), or \'bdBook of Changes.\'b8S. W. Williams. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Hex`a*gyn"i*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + gynh^ a woman, female: cf. F. hexagynie.](Bot.)A Linn\'91an order of plants having six pistils.
Hex`a*gyn"i*an(?), Hex*ag"y*nous(, a.[Cf. F. hexagyne.](Bot.)Having six pistils. 1913 Webster]
Hex`a*he"dral(?), a.In the form of a hexahedron; having six sides or faces. 1913 Webster]
Hex`a*he"dron(?), n.; pl. E. Hexahedrons(#), L. Hexahedra(#).[Hexa- + Gr. hexa\'8adre.](Geom.)A solid body of six sides or faces. 1913 Webster]
Regular hexahedron, a hexagon having six equal squares for its sides; a cube. 1913 Webster]
Hex`a*hem"er*on(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + hexa\'89meron, Gr. 1913 Webster]
1.A term of six days.Good. 1913 Webster]
2.The history of the six day's work of creation, as contained in the first chapter of Genesis. 1913 Webster]
Hex*am"er*ous(?), a.[Hexa- + Gr. (Bot.)In six parts; in sixes. 1913 Webster]
Hex*am"e*ter(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. "e`x six + hexam\'8atre. See Six, and Meter.](Gr. & Lat. Pros.)A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are composed the Iliad of Homer and the \'92neid of Virgil. In English hexameters accent takes the place of quantity. 1913 Webster]
Leaped like the | roe when he | hears in the | woodland the | voice of the | huntsman.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Strongly it | bears us a- | long on | swelling and | limitless | billows, Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Hex*am"e*ter, a.Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees.Holland.
{ Hex`a*met"ric(?), Hex`a*met"ric*al(?), }a.Consisting of six metrical feet. 1913 Webster]
Hex*am"e*trist(?), n.One who writes in hexameters. \'bdThe Christian hexametrists.\'b8 Milman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hex*an"dri*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + hexandrie.](Bot.)A Linn\'91an class of plants having six stamens.
{ Hex*an"dri*an(?), Hex-an"drous(?), }a.[Cf. F. hexandre.](Bot.)Having six stamens. 1913 Webster]
Hex"ane(?), n.[Gr. "e`x six.](Chem.)Any one of five hydrocarbons, C6H14, of the paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so called because the molecule has six carbon atoms. 1913 Webster]
Hex*an"gu*lar(?), a.[Hex- + angular. Cf. Sexangular.]Having six angles or corners. 1913 Webster]
Hex`a*pet"al*ous(?), a.[Hexa- + petal: cf. F. hexap\'82tale.](Bot.)Having six petals. 1913 Webster]
Hex*aph"yl*lous(?), a.[Hexa- + Gr. hexaphylle.](Bot.)Having six leaves or leaflets. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hex"a*pla(?), n.Etym. pl., but syntactically sing.[NL., fr. Gr. A collection of the Holy Scriptures in six languages or six versions in parallel columns; particularly, the edition of the Old Testament published by Origen, in the 3d century. 1913 Webster]
Hex"a*pod(?), a.[Gr. "e`x six + hexapode.]Having six feet. -- n.(Zo\'94l.)An animal having six feet; one of the Hexapoda. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hex*ap"o*da(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + -poda.](Zo\'94l.)The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than myriapods and arachnids. 1913 Webster]
Insecta.
The Hexapoda are divided into several orders. 1913 Webster]
Hex*ap"o*dous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda. 1913 Webster]
Hex*ap"ter*ous(?), a.[Hexa- + Gr. (Bot.)Having six processes.Gray.
{ Hex"a*stich(?), \'d8Hex*as"ti*chon(?), }n.[L. hexastichus of six rows, lines, or verses, Gr. "e`x six + sti`chos row, line, verse.]A poem consisting of six verses or lines. 1913 Webster]
Hex"a*style(?), a.[Gr. "e`x six + column: cf. F. hexastyle.](Arch.)Having six columns in front; -- said of a portico or temple. -- n.A hexastyle portico or temple. 1913 Webster]
Hex"a*teuch`(?), n.[Hexa- + The first six books of the Old Testament. 1913 Webster]
Hex`a*tom"ic(?), a.[Hex- + atomic.](Chem.)(a)Having six atoms in the molecule. [R.] (b)Having six replaceable radicals. 1913 Webster]
Hex*av"a*lent(?), a.[Hexa- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.](Chem.)Having a valence of six; -- said of hexads. 1913 Webster]
Hex`de*cyl"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, hexdecyl or hecdecane; as, hexdecylic alcohol. 1913 Webster]
Hex*ei"ko*sane(?), n.[Hex- + eikosane.](chem.)A hydrocarbon, C26H54, resembling paraffine; -- so called because each molecule has twenty-six atoms of carbon.[Written also hexacosane.] 1913 Webster]
Hex"ene(?), n.[Gr. "e`x six.](Chem.)Same as Hexylene. 1913 Webster]
Hex`i*col"ogy(?), n.[Gr. -logy.]The science which treats of the complex relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
<-- = ecology --> St. George Mivart. 1913 Webster]
Hex"ine(?), n.[Gr. "e`x six.](Chem.)A hydrocarbon, C6H10, of the acetylene series, obtained artificially as a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid; -- called also hexoylene. 1913 Webster]
Hex*o"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, hexane; as, hexoic acid. 1913 Webster]
Hex"o*kin"ase(?), n.[Hexose + -kinase.](Biochem.)an enzyme catalyzing the transfer of a phosphate residue from ATP to a hexose, as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose. PJC]
Hex"one(?), n.[Hex- + -one.](Chem.)A liquid hydrocarbon, C6H8, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums. 1913 Webster]
Hex"ose(?), n.[Hexa- + -ose.](Chem.)Any member of a group of sugars containing six carbon atoms in the molecule. Some are widely distributed in nature, esp. in ripe fruits. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hex"yl(?), n.[Hex- + -yl.](chem.)A univalent organic radical, C6H13-, regarded as the essential residue of hexane, and a related series of compounds. 1913 Webster]
Hex"yl*ene(?), n.[Hex- + -yl + ethlene.](Chem.)A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of hexylene proper. Called also hexene. 1913 Webster]
Hex*yl"ic(?), a.(chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, hexyl or hexane; as, hexylic alcohol. 1913 Webster]
Hey(?), interj.[OE. hei; cf. D. & G. hei.]1.An exclamation of joy, surprise, or encouragement.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A cry to set dogs on.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hey"day`(?), interj.[Cf. G. heida, or hei da, D. hei daar. Cf. Hey, and There.]An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Hey"day`(?), n.[Prob. for. high day. See High, and Day.]The time of triumph and exultation; hence, joy, high spirits, frolicsomeness; wildness. 1913 Webster]
The heyday in the blood is tame.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In the heyday of their victories.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Hey"de*guy(?), n.[Perh. fr. heyday + guise.]A kind of country-dance or round. [Obs.] Spenser.
Hi*a"tion(?), n.[See Hiatus.]Act of gaping. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Hi*a"tus(?), n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses(#).[L., fr. hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn.]1.An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hibbertian.A genus of evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar, Australasia, and Polynesia. Syn. -- genus Hibbertia. WordNet 1.5]
Hi*ber"na*cle(?), n.[L. hibernaculum a winter residence, pl. hibernacula winter quarters: cf. F. hibernacle. See Hibernate.]That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant.Martyn. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hi`ber*nac"u*lum(?), n.[See Hibernacle.]1.(Bot.)A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closely overlapping scales. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A little case in which certain insects pass the winter. 1913 Webster]
3.Winter home or abiding place.J. Burroughs. 1913 Webster]
Hi*ber"nal(?), a.[L. hibernalis, from the root of hiems winter; akin to Gr. hima cold, winter, snow: cf. F. hibernal.]Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Hi"ber*nate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hibernated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hibernating(?).][L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernus wintry. See Hibernal.]To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. 1913 Webster]
Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain.Southey. 1913 Webster]
hibernatingadj.in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep most of the winter. [prenominal] Syn. -- dormant, torpid. WordNet 1.5]
Hi`ber*na"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. hibernation.]The act or state of hibernating.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Hi*ber"ni*an(?), a.[L. Hibernia, Ireland.]Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish. -- n.A native or an inhabitant of Ireland.
{ Hi*ber"ni*cism(?), Hi*ber"ni*an*ism(?), }n.An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.Todd. 1913 Webster]
Hi*ber"no-Celt"ic(?), n.The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj. 1913 Webster]
Hi*bis"cus(?), n.[L., marsh mallow; cf. Gr. (Bot.)A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe. 1913 Webster]
Hic"ci*us doc"ti*us(?). [Corrupted fr. L. hic est doctus this is a learned man.]A juggler. [Cant]<-- = hocus pocus? --> Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
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Hic"cough(?; 277), n.[OE. hickup, hicket, hickock; prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. & Dan. hik, Sw. hicka, Armor. hak, hik, W. ig, F. hoquet.](Physiol.)A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough.[Written also hickup or hiccup.] 1913 Webster]
Hic"cough(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hiccoughed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hiccoughing.]To have a hiccough or hiccoughs. 1913 Webster]
hickn.A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture; a hayseed. Syn. -- yokel, rube, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon. WordNet 1.5]
hickadj.1.rural. Opposite of urban. WordNet 1.5]
2.characteristic of rural people, especially those not knowledgeable about matters outside their locality; as, hick ideas; a hick town. Syn. -- bumpkinly, rustic, unsophisticated. WordNet 1.5]
hick"ey, hick"ien.1.(Elec.)A device used to adapt a lighting fixture for mounting in an outlet box, or on a pipe. PJC]
2.A red mark on the skin, caused by a passionate, sucking kiss at that location. [slang] PJC]
3.a doohickey. [informal] PJC]
Hick"o*ry(?), n.[North American Indian pawcohiccora (Capt. J. Smith) a kind of milk or oily liquor pressed from pounded hickory nuts. \'bdPohickory\'b8 is named in a list of Virginia trees, in 1653, and this was finally shortened to \'bdhickory.\'b8 J. H. Trumbull.](Bot.)An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the Carya alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the Carya glabra. The swamp hickory is Carya amara, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter. 1913 Webster]
Hickory shad. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The mattowacca, or fall herring.(b)The gizzard shad. 1913 Webster]
Hicks"ite(?), n.A member or follower of the \'bdliberal\'b8 party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827. 1913 Webster]
Hick"up(?), n. & v. i.See Hiccough.
{ Hick"wall`(?), Hick"way`(?), }n.[OE., also hyghwhele, highawe.]The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) of Europe. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Hid(?), imp. & p. p. of Hide. See Hidden. 1913 Webster]
Hid"age(?), n.[From hide a quantity of land.](O. Eng. Law.)A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land.[Written also hydage.] 1913 Webster]
Hi*dal"go(?), n.[Sp., contr. fr. hijo de algo, i. e., son of something; hijo son (fr. LL. filius) + algo something, fr. L. aliquod. Cf. Fidalgo.]A title, denoting a Spanish nobleman of the lower class. 1913 Webster]
Hid"den(?), p. p. & a.from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. 1913 Webster]
Hidden fifthsor
Hidden octaves(Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied in the parallel motion of two parts towards a fifth or an octave.
Syn. -- Hidden, Secret, Covert.Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden disease; or intentionally concealed; as, a hidden purpose of revenge. Secret denotes that the thing is known only to the party or parties concerned; as, a secret conspiracy. Covert literally denotes what is not open or avowed; as, a covert plan; but is often applied to what we mean shall be understood, without openly expressing it; as, a covert allusion. Secret is opposed to known, and hidden to revealed. 1913 Webster]
Bring to light the hidden things of darkness.1 Cor. iv. 5. 1913 Webster]
My heart, which by a secret harmony Milton. 1913 Webster]
By what best way, covert guile, Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hid"den*ite(?), n.[After W. E. Hidden.](Min.)An emerald-green variety of spodumene found in North Carolina; lithia emerald, -- used as a gem. 1913 Webster]
Hid"den*ly(?), adv.In a hidden manner. 1913 Webster]
Hide(h, v. t.[imp.Hid(h; p. p.Hidden(h, Hid; p. pr. & vb. n.Hiding(h.][OE. hiden, huden, AS. h; akin to Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard.]1.To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete. 1913 Webster]
A city that is set on an hill can not be hid.Matt. v. 15. 1913 Webster]
If circumstances lead me, I will find hid.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing. 1913 Webster]
Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To remove from danger; to shelter. 1913 Webster]
In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion.Ps. xxvi. 5. 1913 Webster]
To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. \'bdA prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself.\'b8 Prov. xxii. 3. --
To hide the face, to withdraw favor. \'bdThou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.\'b8 Ps. xxx. 7. --
To hide the face from. (a)To overlook; to pardon. \'bdHide thy face from my sins.\'b8 Ps. li. 9.(b)To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.
Syn. -- To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal. 1913 Webster]
Hide, v. i.To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation. 1913 Webster]
Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hide and seek, a play of children, in which some hide themselves, and others seek them.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hide, n.[AS. h\'c6d, earlier h\'c6ged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. h\'c6wan, h\'c6gan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant.](O. Eng. Law.)(a)An abode or dwelling.(b)A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres.[Written also hyde.] 1913 Webster]
Hide, n.[OE. hide, hude, AS. h; akin to D. huid, OHG. h, G. haut, Icel. h, Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. ky`tos; and cf. Gr. sky`tos skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. 1.The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.The human skin; -- so called in contempt. 1913 Webster]
O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide!Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hide(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hided; p. pr. & vb. n.Hiding.]To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
hide-and-seek, hide and go seekn.A game played by children, in which one child (who is \'bdit\'b8) covers his eyes for a short time while the other players hide, and then the one who is \'bdit\'b8 tries to find the others. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hideawayn.a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws. Syn. -- hideout, den. WordNet 1.5]
2.an area where one can be alone and undisturbed. Syn. -- retreat. WordNet 1.5]
Hide"bound`(?), a.1.Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal. 1913 Webster]
2.(Hort.)Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative.Milton. Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Hid"e*ous(h, a.[OE. hidous, OF. hidous, hidos, hidus, hisdos, hisdous, F. hideux: cf. OF. hide, hisde, fright; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egid\'c6 horror, or L. hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E. hispid.]1.Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks. \'bdA piteous and hideous spectacle.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise. \'bdHideous cries.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Hateful; shocking. \'bdSure, you have some hideous matter to deliver.\'b8 Shak.
-- Hid"e*ous*ly, adv. -- Hid"e*ous*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
hide"out(h, n.a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws. Syn. -- hideaway, den. WordNet 1.5]
Hid"er(?), n.One who hides or conceals. 1913 Webster]
Hid"ing, n.The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment. 1913 Webster]
There was the hiding of his power.Hab. iii. 4. 1913 Webster]
Hid"ing, n.A flogging. [Colloq.] Charles Reade. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hi*dro"sis(?), n.[Written also, but incorrectly, idrosis.][NL., fr. Gr. 1.(Physiol.)Excretion of sweat; perspiration. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Med.)Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease characterized by abnormal perspiration. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hi*drot"ic(?), a.[Gr. (Med.)Causing perspiration; diaphoretic or sudorific. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hi*drot"ic, n.A medicine that causes perspiration; a diaphoretic or a sudorific. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hie(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hied(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hying.][OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf. L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. cite.]To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun. [Rare, except in poetry] \'bdMy husband hies him home.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
The youth, returning to his mistress, hies.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hi"e*ra*pi"cra(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "iero`s sacred + (med.)A warming cathartic medicine, made of aloes and canella bark.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Hi"er*arch(h, n.[LL. hierarcha, Gr. "iero`s sacred (akin to Skr. ishiras vigorous, fresh, blooming) + hi\'82rarque.]One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs.Milton.
{ Hi"er*arch`al(?), Hi`er*arch"ic(?), }a.Pertaining to a hierarch. \'bdThe great hierarchal standard.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
hi`er*arch"ic, hi`er*arch"ic*al(?), a.[Cf. F. hi\'82rarchique.]Of or pertaining to a hierarchy; ordered in a hierarchy. -- Hi`er*arch`ic*al*ly, adv.Syn. -- hierarchical, hierarchal. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to a transitive relation between objects by which they may be ordered into a hierarchy; as, a hierarchical relation. PJC]
Hi"er*arch`ism(?), n.The principles or authority of a hierarchy. 1913 Webster]
The more dominant hierarchism of the West.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Hi"er*arch`y(h, n.; pl.Hierarchies(h.[Gr. 'ierarchi`a: cf. F. hi\'82rarchie.]1.Dominion or authority in sacred things. 1913 Webster]
2.A body of officials disposed organically in ranks and orders each subordinate to the one above it; a body of ecclesiastical rulers. 1913 Webster]
3.A form of government administered in the church by patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, and, in an inferior degree, by priests.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
4.A rank or order of holy beings. 1913 Webster]
Standards and gonfalons . . . for distinction serve hierarchies, of orders, and degrees.Milton.
5.(Math., Logic, Computers)Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it; also, the entire set of ordering relations between such objects. The ordering relation between each object and the one above is called a hierarchical relation.Classification schemes, as in biology, usually form hierarchies. PJC]
Hi`er*at"ic(?), a.[L. hieraticus, Gr. "ieratiko`s; akin to "iero`s sacred: cf. F. hi\'82ratique.]Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests. 1913 Webster]
Hieratic character, a mode of ancient Egyptian writing; a modified form of hieroglyphics, tending toward a cursive hand and formerly supposed to be the sacerdotal character, as the demotic was supposed to be that of the people. 1913 Webster]
It was a false notion of the Greeks that of the three kinds of writing used by the Egyptians, two -- for that reason called hieroglyphic and hieratic -- were employed only for sacred, while the third, the demotic, was employed for secular, purposes. No such distinction is discoverable on the more ancient Egyptian monuments; bur we retain the old names founded on misapprehension.W. H. Ward (Johnson's Cyc.). 1913 Webster]
Hi`er*oc"ra*cy(?), n.[Gr. "iero`s sacred + Government by ecclesiastics; a hierarchy.Jefferson.
{ Hi"er*o*glyph(?), Hi`er*o*glyph"ic(?), }n.[Cf. F. hi\'82roglyphe. See Hieroglyphic, a.] 1913 Webster]
1.A sacred character; a character used in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a. 1913 Webster]
2.Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark. [Colloq.]
{ Hi`er*o*glyph"ic(?), Hi`er*o*glyph"ic*al(?), }a.[L. hieroglyphicus, Gr. "iero`s sacred + gly`fein to carve: cf. F. hi\'82roglyphique.] 1913 Webster]
1.Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters, pictures, or figures; as, hieroglyphic writing; a hieroglyphic obelisk. 1913 Webster]
Pages no better than blanks to common minds, to his, hieroglyphical of wisest secrets.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
2.Resembling hieroglyphics; not decipherable. \'bdAn hieroglyphical scrawl.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.of or pertaining to hieroglyphs.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
Hi`er*og"ly*phist(?; 277), n.One versed in hieroglyphics.Gliddon. 1913 Webster]
Hi"er*o*gram(?), n.[Gr. "iero`s sacred + -gram.]A form of sacred or hieratic writing. 1913 Webster]
Hi`er*o*gram"mat"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. hi\'82rogrammatique.]Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing.Bp. Warburton. 1913 Webster]
Hi`er*o*gram"ma*tist(?), n.[Cf. F. hi\'82rogrammatiste.]A writer of hierograms; also, one skilled in hieroglyphics.Greenhill.
{ Hi`er*o*graph"ic(?), Hi`er*o*graph"ic*al(?), }a.[L. hierographicus, Gr. hi\'82rographique.]Of or pertaining to sacred writing. 1913 Webster]
Hi`er*ol"a*try(?), n.[Gr. "iero`s sacred + The worship of saints or sacred things. [R.] Coleridge.
{ Hi`er*o*log"ic(?), Hi`er*o*log"ic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. hi\'82rologique.]Pertaining to hierology. 1913 Webster]
Hi`er*ol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in, or whostudies, hierology. 1913 Webster]
Hi`er*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. "iero`s sacred + hi\'82rologie.]A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science which treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the Egyptians, or a treatise on that science. 1913 Webster]
Hi"er*o*man`cy(?), n.[Gr. "iero`s sacred + hi\'82romantie.]Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice. 1913 Webster]
Hi"er*o*mar`tyr(?), n.[Gr. "iero`s sacred + E. martyr.]A priest who becomes a martyr. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hi`e*rom*ne"mon(?), n.[NL., from Gr. "iero`s sacred + (Gr. Antiq.)1.The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.Liddel & Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.A magistrate who had charge of religious matters, as at Byzantium.Liddel & Scott. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hi"er*on(?), n.[Gr. "iero`n.]A consecrated place; esp., a temple. 1913 Webster]
Hi`er*on"y*mite(?), n.[From St. Hieronymus, or Jerome.](Eccl.)See Jeronymite. 1913 Webster]
Hi*er"o*phant(hor h, n.[L. hierophanta, hierophantes, Gr. "ierofa`nths; "iero`s sacred + fai`nein to show, make known: cf. F. hi\'82rophante.]The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries;hence,one who teaches the mysteries and duties of a religion or an arcane discipline; an expositor; as, In his television series \'bdCosmos\'b8, Carl Sagan became the foremost hierophant of modern cosmology..Abp. Potter. Syn. -- mystagogue.
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2.an advocate or spokesperson. PJC]
Hi`er*o*phan"tic(?), a.[Gr. "ierofantiko`s.]Of or relating to hierophants or their teachings. 1913 Webster]
Hi`er*os"co*py(?), n.[Gr. "ieroskopi`a divination; "iero`s sacred + Divination by inspection of entrails of victims offered in sacrifice. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hi`er*o*the"ca(?), n.; pl.-c\'91(#).[NL., fr. Gr. "iero`s sacred + A receptacle for sacred objects. 1913 Webster]
Hi"er*our`gy(?), n.[Gr. "iero`s sacred + A sacred or holy work or worship. [Obs.] Waterland. 1913 Webster]
hifi, hi-fi[shortening of high fidelity.]n.An electronic device that plays phonograph records, reproducing the original sound with a high degree of fidelity. It superseded the older phonographs, and itself is being displaced in popularity by CD players. Syn. -- hi-fi, high fidelity sound system. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hig"gle(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Higgled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Higgling(?).][Cf. Haggle, or Huckster.]1.To hawk or peddle provisions. 1913 Webster]
2.To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle. 1913 Webster]
A person accustomed to higgle about taps.Jeffry. 1913 Webster]
To truck and higgle for a private good.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
High(?), v. i.[See Hie.]To hie. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Men must high them apace, and make haste.Holland. 1913 Webster]
High(?), a.[Compar.Higher(?); superl.Highest.][OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he\'a0h, h; akin to OS. h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h, G. hoch, Icel. h, Sw. h\'94g, Dan. h\'94i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h\'81gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.]1.Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high. 1913 Webster]
2.Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection; as --
(a)Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; pre\'89minent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. \'bdThe highest faculty of the soul.\'b8 Baxter.
(b)Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles. 1913 Webster]
He was a wight of high renown.Shak.
(c)Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
(d)Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. \'bdWith rather a high manner.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.Ps. lxxxix. 13. 1913 Webster]
Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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(e)Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble. 1913 Webster]
Both meet to hear and answer such high things.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Plain living and high thinking are no more.Wordsworth.
(f)Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price. 1913 Webster]
If they must be good at so high a rate, they know they may be safe at a cheaper.South.
(g)Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense. 1913 Webster]
An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.Prov. xxi. 4. 1913 Webster]
His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
3.Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc. 1913 Webster]
High time it is this war now ended were.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.Baker. 1913 Webster]
4.(Cookery)Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mus.)Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note. 1913 Webster]
6.(Phon.)Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
High admiral, the chief admiral. --
High altar, the principal altar in a church. --
High and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached. --
High and mightyarrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.] --
High art, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all meretricious display. --
High bailiff, the chief bailiff. --
High Church, Low Church, two ecclesiastical parties in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See Broad Church. --
High constable(Law), a chief of constabulary. See Constable, n., 2. --
High commission court, a court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse of its powers it was abolished in 1641. --
High day(Script.), a holy or feast day.John xix. 31. --
High festival(Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full ceremonial. --
High German, or
High Dutch. See under German. --
High jinks, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry; wild sport. [Colloq.] \'bdAll the high jinks of the county, when the lad comes of age.\'b8 F. Harrison. --
High latitude(Geog.), one designated by the higher figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator. --
High life, life among the aristocracy or the rich. --
High liver, one who indulges in a rich diet. --
High living, a feeding upon rich, pampering food. --
High Mass. (R. C. Ch.)See under Mass. --
High milling, a process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding. --
High noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian. --
High place(Script.), an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. --
High priest. See in the Vocabulary. --
High relief. (Fine Arts)See Alto-rilievo. --
High school. See under School.
High seas(Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty, usually distant three miles or more from the coast line.Wharton. --
High steam, steam having a high pressure. --
High steward, the chief steward. --
High tea, tea with meats and extra relishes. --
High tide, the greatest flow of the tide; high water. --
High time. (a)Quite time; full time for the occasion.(b)A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal. [Slang] --
High treason, treason against the sovereign or the state, the highest civil offense. See Treason. 1913 Webster]
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High water, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also, the time of such elevation. --
High-water mark. (a)That line of the seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water.(b)A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of fresh water, as in time of freshet. --
High-water shrub(Bot.), a composite shrub (Iva frutescens), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. --
High wine, distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol; -- usually in the plural. --
To be on a high horse, to be on one's dignity; to bear one's self loftily. [Colloq.] --
With a high hand. (a)With power; in force; triumphantly. \'bdThe children of Israel went out with a high hand.\'b8 Ex. xiv. 8.(b)In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. \'bdThey governed the city with a high hand.\'b8 Jowett (Thucyd. ).
High(?), adv.In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. \'bdAnd reasoned high.\'bd Milton. \'bdI can not reach so high.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
High is extensively used in the formation of compound words, most of which are of very obvious signification; as, high-aimed, high-arched, high-aspiring, high-bearing, high-boasting, high-browed, high-crested, high-crowned, high-designing, high-engendered, high-feeding, high-flaming, high-flavored, high-gazing, high-heaped, high-heeled, high-priced, high-reared, high-resolved, high-rigged, high-seated, high-shouldered, high-soaring, high-towering, high-voiced, and the like. 1913 Webster]
High and low, everywhere; in all supposable places; as, I hunted high and low. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
High, n.1.An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. 1913 Webster]
2.People of rank or high station; as, high and low. 1913 Webster]
3.(Card Playing)The highest card dealt or drawn. 1913 Webster]
High, low, jack, and the game, a game at cards; -- also called all fours, old sledge, and seven up. --
In high and low, utterly; completely; in every respect. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
On high, aloft; above. 1913 Webster]
The dayspring from on high hath visited us.Luke i. 78.
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The Most High, the Supreme Being; God. 1913 Webster]
High(?), v. i.To rise; as, the sun higheth. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
high-and-mightya.conceited and arrogant; imperious. PJC]
high"ball`(h, n.1.An alcoholic beverage having a liquor such as whiskey mixed with water or a carbonated beverage, and usually served with ice in a tall glass.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
2.(Railroads)A railroad track signal permitting the engineer to proceed at full speed. PJC]
High"bind`er(?), n.A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
High"-blown`(?), a.Inflated, as with conceit. 1913 Webster]
highboardn.a high diving board. WordNet 1.5]
High"born`(?), a.Of noble or aristocratic birth. Contrasted with lowborn and common.Shak. Syn. -- aristocratic, blue-blooded, coroneted, gentle, patrician, titled, wellborn, upper-class. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
High"boy`, n.1.One who lives high; also, in politics, a highflyer. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A kind of tall chest of drawers, with drawers up to near or above eye level and fouyr legs at the base; it is often divided into lower and upper sections, with the lower section somewhat wider than the upper; also called a tallboy. Compare lowboy. [U. S.] \'bdMahogany highboys glittering with brass handles.\'b8 K. L. Bates. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
High"-bred`(?), a.Bred in high life; of pure blood.Byron. 1913 Webster]
high"brow`n.a person of intellectual or erudite tastes; an intellectual. WordNet 1.5]
highbrowhighbrowedadj.highly cultured or educated; pertaining to highly educated people; as, highbrow events such as the ballet or opera. [informal] WordNet 1.5]
The high-built elephant his castle rears.Creech. 1913 Webster]
high"chair`, high" chair`n.a chair designed for feeding a very young child, having four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray, which rests in front of the child, holds the food, and also serves as a restraint, to keep the child from falling out of the chair. Syn. -- feeding chair. WordNet 1.5]
High"-church`(?), a.Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a. 1913 Webster]
High"-church`ism(?), n.The principles of the high-church party. 1913 Webster]
High"-church`man(?), n.; pl.-men(.One who holds high-church principles. 1913 Webster]
High"-church`man-ship, n.The state of being a high-churchman.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
High"-col`ored(?), a.1.Having a strong, deep, or glaring color; flushed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; hence, exaggerated; as, high-colored description. 1913 Webster]
High`-en"er*gy phys`ics(?), n.the branch of particle physics which studies collisions of particles accelerated to such high energy that new fundamental particles are generated in the process. The creation of new particles of very high energy is required to permit the study of the most fundamental relations between forms of matter, so as to understand the fundamental nature of matter. The high energies also reproduce the high-temperature conditions at the earliest phase of the big bang, allowing generation of some data relevant to understanding the nature and evolution of the universe. PJC]
higheradj. prenom.1.advanced in complexity or elaboration; as, higher mathematics. WordNet 1.5]
2.of or pertaining to education beyond the secondary level; as, higher education; higher learning. WordNet 1.5]
High"er crit"i*cism. Criticism which includes the study of the contents, literary character, date, authorship, etc., of any writing; as, the higher criticism of the Pentateuch. Called also historical criticism.
The comparison of the Hebrew and Greek texts . . . introduces us to a series of questions affecting the composition, the editing, and the collection of the sacred books. This class of questions forms the special subject of the branch of critical science which is usually distinguished from the verbal criticism of the text by the name of higher, or historical, criticism.W. Robertson Smith. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
In ever highering eagle circles.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Higher National Diploman.(Education)A certificate awarded for completing a course of vocational education beyond secondary school, preparing the student for a career in business or certain practical arts. It is a term used in the United Kingdom. [United Kingdom] PJC]
higher programming languagen.(Computers)A computer programming language with an instruction set allowing one instruction to code for several assembly language instructions.The aggregation of several assembly-language instructions into one instruction allows much greater efficiency in writing computer programs. Most programs are now written in some higher programming language, such as BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, C, C++, PROLOG, or JAVA. PJC]
higher-rankingadj.having a rank above that of another. Syn. -- ranking(prenominal), superior. WordNet 1.5]
high"er-up", n.A superior officer or official; a person having greater rank or station or quality than others; -- used chiefly in pl. [Slang] Syn. -- superior, superordinate. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Higher thought. See New thought, below. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
high`fa*lu"tin, high`fa*lu"ting(?), n.[Perh. a corruption of highflighting.]High-flown, bombastic language.[Written also hifalutin.] [Jocular, U. S.] Lowell. 1913 Webster]
High"-fin`ished(?), a.Finished with great care; polished. 1913 Webster]
High five. 1.See Cinch (the game). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.pl.a celebratory or mutually congratulatory gesture between two persons performed by each slapping the other's raised right hand. Also used as a verb. PJC]
High"fli`er(?), n.1.One who is extravagant in pretensions, opinions, or manners; one who is highfaluting.Swift. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.a person of great ability and ambition.[wns=1] Syn. -- highflyer. WordNet 1.5]
High"fly`ing(?), a.1.Extravagant in opinions or ambition. \'bdHighflying, arbitrary kings.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Flying at a high altitude; -- of airplanes. PJC]
3.Having an excessively high cost or perceived value; temporarily very successful; -- of objects with respect to a market and people in their occupations; as, highflying internet stocks; highflying executives moving between companies. PJC]
High"-go`(?), n.A spree; a revel. [Low] 1913 Webster]
highjackn.Same as highjacking. Syn. -- hijack. WordNet 1.5]
highjackingn.The seizure of control of a vehicle while it is in transit, either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination. Syn. -- hijacking. WordNet 1.5]
High"land(?), n.Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland. 1913 Webster]
Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe. 1913 Webster]
highlandadj.of, located in, or characteristic of high or hilly country. Contrasted to lowland. [prenominal] [Narrower terms: alpestrine, subalpine ; alpine; mountain(prenominal) ; mountainous ] Syn. -- upland. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
High"land*er(?), n.1.a soldier in a Scottish Highland regiment.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
2.An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of Scotland.[wns=2] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
highlightv. t.1.To emphasize or call attention to, by moving into the foreground or otherwise making more prominent. Syn. -- foreground, spotlight, play up. WordNet 1.5]
2.To make (part of a text or image) more prominent, especially by making it of a lighter hue or of a different color than the remaining part. PJC]
highlightn.The part of an image that has the most intense light. PJC]
2.The most memorable or enjoyable part; -- of events or activities; as, the highlight of our trip was the tour of the Vatican. PJC]
High"ly, adv.In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed. 1913 Webster]
highly-developedadj.1.very complex or intricate; -- used especially of technology. Syn. -- advanced. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.having most of its industrial production in the most modern state; -- used of countries and societies. Contrasted with undeveloped or developing. Syn. -- industrialized, advanced, industrial. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
highly-sexedadj.having unusually intense sexual desire or appeal. Syn. -- oversexed. WordNet 1.5]
High"men(?), n. pl.Loaded dice so contrived as to turn up high numbers. [Obs] Sir J. Harrington. 1913 Webster]
High"-met`tled(?), a.Having abundance of mettle; ardent; full of fire; as, a high-mettled steed. 1913 Webster]
2.capable of a high degree of magnification; -- used of optical instruments such as microscopes or telescopes.a high-powered microscope WordNet 1.5]
High"-pres`sure(?; 135), a.1.Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or social life. 1913 Webster]
3.Using intense psychological pressure or other incentives to convince others to do things; aggressively persistent; as, high-pressure salesmen; high-pressure tactics. PJC]
High-pressure engine, an engine in which steam at high pressure is used. It may be either a condensing or a noncondensing engine. Formerly the term was used only of the latter. See Steam engine. 1913 Webster]
High" priest`(?). (Eccl.)A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood. 1913 Webster]
High"-priest`hood(?), n.The office, dignity, or position of a high priest. 1913 Webster]
2.Elated with great ideas or hopes.Milton. 1913 Webster]
High"-reach`ing(?), a.Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring.Shak. 1913 Webster]
High"-red`(?), a.Of a strong red color. 1913 Webster]
High"road`(?), n.A highway; a much traveled or main road. [Mostly British] Syn. -- trunk road. 1913 Webster]
high roadn.The most ethical and honest method; -- used mostly in the phrase to take the high road (as in an election campaign). Contrasted with low road. PJC]
highschool, high schooln.a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; as, he goes to the neighborhood highschool. Syn. -- senior high school, senior high, high, high school. WordNet 1.5]
High"-sea`soned(?), a.Enriched with spice and condiments; hence, exciting; piquant. 1913 Webster]
Hight(?), v. t. & i.[imp.Hight, Hot(, p. p.Hight, Hote (Hoten (Hote.][OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. h to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also h is called, was called; akin to G. heissen to call, be called, bid, Goth. haitan to call, in the passive, to be called.]1.To be called or named. [Archaic & Poetic.] 1913 Webster]
hight, it is used in a passive sense as a present, meaning is called or named, also as a preterite, was called or named. This form has also been used as a past participle. See Hote. 1913 Webster]
The great poet of Italy, highte Dante.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight.Surrey. 1913 Webster]
Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher. hight, and he was, in the parish.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Childe Harold was he hight.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.To command; to direct; to impel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
But the sad steel seized not where it was hight Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.To commit; to intrust. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Yet charge of them was to a porter hight.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.To promise. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He had hold his day, as he had hight.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hight"en*er(?), n.That which heightens. 1913 Webster]
Highth(h, n.Variant of Height. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
High"-toned`(?), a.1.High in tone or sound. 1913 Webster]
high-upn.an important or influential person. Syn. -- very important person, VIP, dignitary, panjandrum. WordNet 1.5]
High"way`(?), n.A road or way open to the use of the public, especially a paved main road or thoroughfare between towns; in the latter sense it contrasts with local street; as, on the highways and byways.
Syn. -- Way; road; path; course. 1913 Webster]
High"way`man(?), n.; pl.Highwaymen(.One who robs on the public road; a highway robber. 1913 Webster]
High"way` rob"ber*y(?), n.1.Robbery committed on the public roads. PJC]
2.An excessively high price or fee; -- used especially in situations where the buyer has little or no choice but to buy the item offered. PJC]
high-voltageadj.1.having, operating on, or powered by high voltage; as, a high-voltage generator; a high-voltage line. Syn. -- high-tension. WordNet 1.5]
2.same as high-powered. Syn. -- high-octane, high-powered, high-power. WordNet 1.5]
highwater, high watern.1.the tide when the water is highest; high tide.[wns=1] Syn. -- high tide, high water. WordNet 1.5]
2.Water at its highest level, as in a river during a flood. PJC]
high-watera.Pertaining to water at its highest achieved level; of or pertaining to high water; as, the high-water marks on the walls after a flood. PJC]
High"-wrought`(?), a.1.Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate. [Obs.] Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought passion. \'bdA high-wrought flood.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hig"-ta`per(?), n.[Cf. Hag-taper.](Bot.)A plant of the genus Verbascum (Verbascum Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.]
Hij"e*ra(?), Hij"ra(, n.See Hegira. 1913 Webster]
Hike(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hiked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hiking.][Cf. Hitch.]1.To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Dial. or Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To raise with a quick movement. PJC]
3.To raise (a price) quickly or significantly in a single step.They hiked gasoline prices twenty cents in less than a week. PJC]
4.(Football)To pass (the ball) from the center to the quarterback at the start of the play; to snap (the ball). PJC]
Hike(?), v. i.1.To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. [Dial. or Colloq.] \'bdIf you persist in heaving and hiking like this.\'b8 Kipling.
It's hike, hike, hike (march) till you stick in the mud, and then you hike back again a little slower than you went.Scribner's Mag. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.to take a long walk, especially for pleasure or exercise. PJC]
Hike, n.1.The act of hiking. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure or exercise; a tramp; a march.[wns=1] PJC]
With every hike there's a few laid out with their hands crossed.Scribner's Mag. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.an increase in cost, rate, etc.; as, there was a dramatic hike in gasoline prices; a hike in the interest rates.[wns=2] Syn. -- rise, boost. WordNet 1.5]
4.Hence:the amount a salary is increased; as, he got a wage hike.[wns=3] Syn. -- raise, rise. WordNet 1.5]
Hi"lal(?), a.Of or pertaining to a hilum. 1913 Webster]
Hi"lar(?), a.(Bot.)Belonging to the hilum. 1913 Webster]
Hi*la"ri*ous(?), a.[L. hilaris, hilarus, Gr. Mirthful; noisy; merry. 1913 Webster]
Hi*lar"i*ty(?; 277), n.[L. hilaritas: cf. F. hilarit\'82. See Hilarious.]Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the former, produced by social pleasure, drinking, etc., which rouse the animal spirits, is more demonstrative.
Hil"a*ry term`(?). Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common law in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the thirty-first of the same month, in each year; -- so called from the festival of St. Hilary, January 13th. 1913 Webster]
Mozley & W. 1913 Webster]
Hil"ding(?), n.[Prob. a corruption of hindling, dim. of hind, adj. Cf. Prov. E. hilderling, hinderling. See Hinderling.]A base, menial wretch. -- a.Base; spiritless. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hile(?), v. t.To hide. See Hele. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hile(?), n.(Bot.)Same as Hilum. 1913 Webster]
Hill(?), n.[OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d Holm.]1.A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain. 1913 Webster]
Every mountain and hill shall be made low.Is. xl. 4. 1913 Webster]
2.The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See Hill, v. t. 1913 Webster]
3.A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Hill ant(Zo\'94l.), a common ant (Formica rufa), of Europe and America, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its nests. --
Hill myna(Zo\'94l.), one of several species of birds of India, of the genus Gracula, and allied to the starlings. They are easily taught to speak many words. [Written also hill mynah.] See Myna. --
Hill partridge(Zo\'94l.), a partridge of the genus Aborophila, of which numerous species in habit Southern Asia and the East Indies. --
Hill tit(Zo\'94l.), one of numerous species of small Asiatic singing birds of the family Leiotrichid\'91. Many are beautifully colored. 1913 Webster]
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Hill(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hilled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hilling.]To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn. 1913 Webster]
Showing them how to plant and hill it.Palfrey. 1913 Webster]
Hill"i*ness(?), n.The state of being hilly. 1913 Webster]
Hill"ing, n.The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants. 1913 Webster]
Hill"ock(?), n.A small hill.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hill"side`(?), n.The side or declivity of a hill. 1913 Webster]
Hill"top`(?), n.The top of a hill. 1913 Webster]
Hill"y(?), a.1.Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country. \'bdHilly steep.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hilt(?), n.[AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G. hilze, Icel. hjalt.]1.A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Hilt"ed, a.Having a hilt; -- used in composition; as, basket-hilted, cross-hilted. 1913 Webster]
Hi"lum(?), n.[L., a little thing, trifle.]1.(Bot.)The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; -- called also hile. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hi"lus(?), n.[NL.](Anat.)Same as Hilum, 2. 1913 Webster]
Him(h, pron.Them. See Hem. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Him, pron.[AS. him, dat. of h. He.]The objective case of he. See He. 1913 Webster]
Him that is weak in the faith receive.Rom. xiv. 1. 1913 Webster]
Friends who have given him the most sympathy.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
his and him were respectively the genitive and dative forms of it as well as of he. This use is now obsolete. Poetically, him is sometimes used with the reflexive sense of himself. 1913 Webster]
I never saw but Humphrey, duke of Gloster, him like a noble gentleman.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hi*ma"la*yan(?), a.[Skr. him\'belaya, prop., the abode of snow.]Of or pertaining to the Himalayas, the great mountain chain in Asia. 1913 Webster]
Himantoglossumn.A small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region. Syn. -- genus Himantoglossum. WordNet 1.5]
Himantopusn.one of two genera of stilts; they are similar to avocets but with straight bills. Syn. -- genus Himantopus. WordNet 1.5]
Him*self"(?), pron.1.An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself. 1913 Webster]
But he himself returned from the quarries.Judges iii. 19. 1913 Webster]
David hid himself in the field.1 Sam. xx. 24. 1913 Webster]
The Lord himself shall give you a sign.Is. vii. 14. 1913 Webster]
Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people.Titus ii. 14. 1913 Webster]
With shame remembers, while himself was one himself the same had done.Denham. 1913 Webster]
Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him. 1913 Webster]
It comprehendeth in himself all good.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come to himself. 1913 Webster]
By himself, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as, he sits or studies by himself. --
To leave one to himself, to withdraw from him; to let him take his own course.
Him*self"(?), Him*selve"(, Him*selv"en (pron. pl. Themselves. See Hemself. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Him*selve"(?), pron.See 1st Himself. [Obs.]
{ Him*yar"ic(?), Him`ya*rit"ic(?), }a.Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or to his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters, language, etc.; applied esp. to certain ancient inscriptions showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic, still spoken in Southern Arabia.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Hin(h, n.[Heb. h\'c6n.]A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts, one pint, one gill, English measure.W. H. Ward. 1913 Webster]
Hinayanan.1.a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts. WordNet 1.5]
2.one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through one's own efforts; chiefly in Sri Lanka (Ceylon); Myanmar (Burma); Thailand; Cambodia. WordNet 1.5]
Hinayanistn.an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism. WordNet 1.5]
Hind(h, n.[AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hin to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. kema`s a young deer.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The female of the red deer, of which the male is the stag. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as Epinephelus apua of Bermuda, and Epinephelus Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John Paw, spotted hind. 1913 Webster]
Hind, n.[OE. hine, AS. h\'c6ne, h\'c6na, orig. gen. pl. of h\'c6wan domestics; akin to Icel. hj man and wife, domestics, family, Goth. heiwafrauja master of the house, G. heirath marriage; cf. L. civis citizen, E. city or E. home. Cf. Hide a measure of land.]1.A domestic; a servant. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
The hind, that homeward driving the slow steer Trench. 1913 Webster]
Hind, a.[Compar.Hinder(?); superl.Hindmost(?), or Hindermost(.][OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See Hinder, a.]In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession. 1913 Webster]
Hind"ber*ry(?), n.[AS. hindberie; akin to OHG. hintberi, G. himbeere. So called because hinds or stags are fond of them. See 1st Hind, and Berry.]The raspberry. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Hind"brain`(?), n.[Hind, adj. + brain.](Anat.)The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only. 1913 Webster]
Hind"er(?), a.[OE. hindere, AS. hinder, adv., behind; akin to OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth. hindar; orig. a comparative, and akin to AS. hine hence. See Hence, He, and cf. Hind, a., Hindmost.]Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse. 1913 Webster]
He was in the hinder part of the ship.Mark iv. 38. 1913 Webster]
Hin"der(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hindered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hindering.][OE. hindren, hinderen, AS. hindrian, fr. hinder behind; akin to D. hinderen, G. hindern, OHG. hintar, Icel. & Sw. hindra, Dan. hindre. See Hinder, a.]1.To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going. 1913 Webster]
Them that were entering in ye hindered.Luke xi. 52. 1913 Webster]
I hinder you too long.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out. 1913 Webster]
What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of families, from having the same right?Locke.
Hin"der, v. i.To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance. 1913 Webster]
This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some commander . . . may be written.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hin"der*ance(?). n.Same as Hindrance. 1913 Webster]
Hin"der*er(?), n.One who, or that which, hinders. 1913 Webster]
Hind"er*est(?), a.Hindermost; -- superl. of Hind, a. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hind"er*ling(?), n.[AS. hinderling one who comes behind his ancestors, fr. AS. hinder behind. See Hinder, a., and cf. Hilding.]A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal. [Obs.] Callander.
{ Hind"er*most`, Hind"most` }(?), a.[The superlative of hind. See Hind, a.][Cf. AS. hindema (akin to Goth. hindumists), a superlative from the same source as the comparative hinder. See Hinder, a., and cf. Aftermost.]Furthest in or toward the rear; last. \'bdRachel and Joseph hindermost.\'b8 Gen. xxxiii. 2. 1913 Webster]
Hind"gut`(?), n.[Hind, a. + gut.](Anat.)The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also. 1913 Webster]
Hin"di(?), n.[Prop. a Per. adj. meaning, Indian, Hindoo.]The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindus. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written.Whitworth. 1913 Webster]
Hind"ley"s screw`(?). (Mech.)A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into the teeth of which the screw is intended to work. It is named from the person who first used the form.
{ Hin"doo, Hin"du }(?; 277), n.; pl.Hindoos(#)orHindus.[Per. Hind\'d4, fr. Hind, Hind\'d4st\'ben, India. Cf. Indian.]A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is restricted to followers of the Veda.
{Hin"doo calendarorHindu calendar }. A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted after every month in which two new moons occur (once in three years).The intercalary month has the name of the one which precedes it. The year usually commences about April 11. The months are follows:
{ Hin"doo*ism, Hin"du*ism }(?), n.The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindus; Brahmanism.
{ Hin"doo*sta"nee, Hin"doo*sta"ni, Hin"du*sta"ni }(?), a.[Hind. Hind\'d4st\'ben\'c6 an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hind\'d4st\'ben India.]Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. -- n.The language of Hindustan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words. 1913 Webster]
Hindostanin.Same as Hindustani. See Hindoostanee. Syn. -- Hindustani, Hindoostani. WordNet 1.5]
hindquartern.the back half of a side of meat, from about the twelfth rib back. WordNet 1.5]
hindquartersn.1.the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip, on which a person sits; teh buttocks. Syn. -- buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass. WordNet 1.5]
2.the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks. Syn. -- croup, croupe, rump. WordNet 1.5]
Hin"drance(?), n.[See Hinder, v. t.]1.The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered. 1913 Webster]
2.That which hinders; an impediment. 1913 Webster]
What various hindrances we meet.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Something between a hindrance and a help.Wordsworth.
hindshankn.a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg. WordNet 1.5]
hindsightn.understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight. WordNet 1.5]
20-20 hindsight,
twenty-twenty hindsightPerfect understanding of an event after it has happened; -- a term usually used with sarcasm in response to criticism of one's decision, implying that the critic is unfairly judging the wisdom of the decision in light of information that was not available when the decision was made. PJC]
Hin"du(?), n.Same as Hindoo. This is now the more commonly used spelling. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hinduismn.1.the dominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system anud belief in reincarnation. Syn. -- Hindooism. WordNet 1.5]
2.a complex of beliefs and values and customs including worship of many gods, especially the Trimurti composed of Brahma the Creator; Vishnu the preserver; and Shiva the destroyer. Syn. -- Hindooism. WordNet 1.5]
Hindustann.northern region of India where Hinduism predominates. WordNet 1.5]
Hindustaniadj.of or pertaining to Hindustan or its inhabitants. WordNet 1.5]
Hindustanin.1.a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India. Syn. -- Hindu, Hindoo. WordNet 1.5]
2.a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi. See Hindoostanee. Syn. -- Hindoostani, Hindoostanee, Hindostani. WordNet 1.5]
Hine(?), n.[See Hind a servant.]A servant; a farm laborer; a peasant; a hind. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bailiff, herd, nor other hine.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hinge(?), n.[OE. henge, heeng; akin to D. heng, LG. henge, Prov. E. hingle a small hinge; connected with hang, v., and Icel. hengja to hang. See Hang.] 1913 Webster]
1.The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather, which serves as a joint to turn on. 1913 Webster]
The gate self-opened wide, hinges turning.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned. 1913 Webster]
3.One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south. [R.] 1913 Webster]
When the moon is in the hinge at East.Creech. 1913 Webster]
Nor slept the winds . . . but rushed abroad.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hinge joint. (a)(Anat.)See Ginglymus.(b)(Mech.)Any joint resembling a hinge, by which two pieces are connected so as to permit relative turning in one plane. --
To be off the hinges, to be in a state of disorder or irregularity; to have lost proper adjustment.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Hinge, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hinged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hinging(?).]1.To attach by, or furnish with, hinges. 1913 Webster]
2.To bend. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hinge(?), v. i.To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point.I. Taylor 1913 Webster]
Hinged(?), a.Furnished with hinges. 1913 Webster]
Hinge"less(?), a.Without a hinge or joint. 1913 Webster]
Hin"ny, n.; pl.Hinnies(#).[L. hinnus, cf. Gr. A hybrid between a stallion and an ass; -- correlative of the mule. 1913 Webster]
Hin"ny, n.A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Hint(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hinted; p. pr. & vb. n.Hinting.][OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. Hent.]To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion. 1913 Webster]
Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.Pope.
Syn. -- To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply. 1913 Webster]
Hint, v. i.To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. 1913 Webster]
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.
Syn. -- To allude; refer; glance; touch. 1913 Webster]
Hint, n.A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive. 1913 Webster]
Our hint of woe Shak. 1913 Webster]
The hint malevolent, the look oblique.Hannah More.
Syn. -- Suggestion; allusion. See Suggestion. 1913 Webster]
hin"ter*land`(?), n.[G.; hinter behind + land land.]a remote and undeveloped area; originally, the land or region lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called
doctrine of the hinterland, sometimes advanced, that occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the coast. Syn. -- backwoods, back country, boondocks. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Hint"ing*ly(?), adv.In a hinting manner. 1913 Webster]
Hip(?), n.[OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h\'81fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h\'94ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. kumpis ham.] 1913 Webster]
1.The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions. 1913 Webster]
3.(Engin)In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.Waddell. 1913 Webster]
Hip bone(Anat.), the innominate bone; -- called also haunch bone and huckle bone. --
Hip girdle(Anat.), the pelvic girdle. --
Hip joint(Anat.), the articulation between the thigh bone and hip bone. --
Hip knob(Arch.), a finial, ball, or other ornament at the intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge. --
Hip molding(Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof, covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing. --
Hip rafter(Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof. --
Hip roof,
Hipped roof(Arch.), a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides. See Hip, n., 2., and Hip, v. t., 3. --
Hip tile, a tile made to cover the hip of a roof. --
To catch upon the hip, or
To have on the hip, to have or get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from wresting.Shak. --
To smite hip and thigh, to overthrow completely; to defeat utterly.Judg. xv. 8. 1913 Webster]
Hip, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hipped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hipping.]1.To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side. 1913 Webster]
2.To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock). 1913 Webster]
3.To make with a hip or hips, as a roof. 1913 Webster]
Hipped roof. See Hip roof, under Hip. 1913 Webster]
Hip(?), n.[OE. hepe, AS. he\'a2pe; cf. OHG. hiufo a bramble bush.](Bot.)The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina); called also rose hip.[Written also hop, hep.] 1913 Webster]
Hip tree(Bot.), the dog-rose. 1913 Webster]
Hip, interj.Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!
Hip, orHipps(, n.See Hyp, n. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
hip, a.1.Aware of the latest ideas, trends, fashions, and developments in popular music and entertainment culture; not square; -- same as hep. Syn. -- tuned in. PJC]
2.Aware of the latest fashions and behaving as expected socially, especially in clothing style and musical taste; exhibiting an air of casual sophistication; cool; with it; -- used mostly among young people in the teens to twenties. PJC]
hipbonen.Either of two large flaring bones, each forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis. Syn. -- innominate bone. WordNet 1.5]
{Hipe(?), n. Also Hype }. [Etym. uncertain.](Wrestling)A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh from the back with the knee, and throws him on his back. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hipe, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Hiped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hiping(?).](Wrestling)To throw by means of a hipe. -- Hip"er(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
hip"flask`n.A small portable flask, usually made of metal, used to hold liquor. Syn. -- pocket flask. WordNet 1.5]
Hip"halt`(?), a.Lame in the hip. [R.] Gower.
hiplessadj.having hips which are not prominent; seeming to have no hips; as, slim and hipless; -- of people. Opposite of broad-hipped WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hiplinen.1.the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part. WordNet 1.5]
2.the line formed by the lower edge of hiplength garment. WordNet 1.5]
Hip lock. (Wrestling)A lock in which a close grip is obtained and a fall attempted by a heave over the hip. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Hip"pa(?), Hip"pe(?), }n.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hip*pa"ri*on(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)An extinct genus of Tertiary mammals allied to the horse, but three-toed, having on each foot a small lateral hoof on each side of the main central one. It is believed to be one of the ancestral genera of the Horse family.
hippeastrumn.An amaryllis of tropical America (Hippeastrum puniceum) often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers. Syn. --Hippeastrum puniceum. WordNet 1.5]
When we are hipped or in high spirits.R. L. Stevenson. 1913 Webster]
hippedadj.1.having hips; or, having hips of a specified type; -- used in combination; as, wide-hipped.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
2.(Architecture)peaked and having sloping ends rather than gables; -- of roofs; as, a hipped roof has sloping ends rather than gables.[wns=2] Syn. -- hip-roofed. WordNet 1.5]
hip"pien.Someone who rejects the established culture, dresses casually, and advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle. Used especially of those in the late 1960's, mostly in their late teens and early twenties, who conspicuously rejected traditional culture by dressing casually, if male wore their hair long, and wore folksy or used clothing adorned with beads, headbands, and often flowers; they emphasized the importance of love and direct personal relations rather than success-oriented businesslike behavior, strove for spontaneity, sometimes lived communally, and in some cases tried to expand their consciousness by various psychological techniques such as meditation, or through the use of consciousness-altering drugs such as marijuana or LSD. By the end of the Vietnam war in the 1970's, the numbers of people living a visibly hippie lifestyle had dramatically decreased, though some people continue to develop similar views and live with the same outlook. Syn. -- hippy, flower child. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hip"pon.Same as hippopotamus. Syn. -- hippopotamus, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibius. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hip`po*bos"ca(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + (Zo\'94l.)A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse tick. -- Hip`po*bos"can(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hippoboscidaen.A natural family of winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies. Syn. -- family Hippoboscidae. WordNet 1.5]
Hip"po*camp(?), n.See Hippocampus. 1913 Webster]
Hip`po*cam"pal(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the hippocampus. 1913 Webster]
Hip`po*cam"pus(?), n.[L., the sea horse, Gr. "i`ppos horse + 1.(Class. Myth.)A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those of a horse; -- called also sea horse. 1913 Webster]
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3.(Zo\'94l.)A name applied to either of two ridges of white matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also ergot and calcar. 1913 Webster]
Hip`po*cen"taur(?), n.[L. hippocentaurus, Gr. "i`ppos horse + (Myth.)Same as Centaur. 1913 Webster]
Hip"po*cras(?), n.[F. hippocras, hypocras, NL. vinum hippocraticum, lit., wine of Hippocrates.]A cordial made of spiced wine, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hip*poc"ra*tes(?), n.A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 b. c. 1913 Webster]
Hippocrates' sleeve, a conical strainer, made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth, esp. flannel of linen. 1913 Webster]
Hip"po*crat"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Hippocrates, or to his teachings. 1913 Webster]
Hippocratic face[L. facies Hippocratica], the change produced in the countenance by death, or long sickness, excessive evacuations, excessive hunger, and the like. The nose is pinched, the eyes are sunk, the temples hollow, the ears cold and retracted, the skin of the forehead tense and dry, the complexion livid, the lips pendent, relaxed, and cold; -- so called, as having been described by Hippocrates.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Hippocratic oath, An oath said to have been dictated by Hippocrates to his disciples. Such an oath is still administered to candidates for graduation in medicine. PJC]
Hip*poc"ra*tism(?), n.The medical philosophy or system of Hippocrates. 1913 Webster]
Hip"po*crene(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + A fountain on Mount Helicon in B\'d2otia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration.Keats. 1913 Webster]
Nor maddening draughts of Hippocrene.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Hip"po*crep"i*an(?), n.[See Hippocrepiform.](Zo\'94l.)One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See Phylactol\'91ma. 1913 Webster]
Hip`po*crep`i*form(?), a.[Gr. "i`ppos horse + -form.](Bot.)Shaped like a horseshoe. 1913 Webster]
Hip"po*drome(?), n.[L. hippodromos, Gr. "i`ppos horse + hippodrome.]1.(Gr. Antiq.)A place set apart for equestrian and chariot races. 1913 Webster]
2.An arena for equestrian performances; a circus. 1913 Webster]
3.(Sports)A fraudulent contest with a predetermined winner. [Slang, U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hip"po*drome, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hippodromed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hippodroming.](Sports)To arrange contests with predetermined winners. [Slang, U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hip"po*griff(?), n.[F. hippogriffe; cf. It. ippogrifo. See Hippopotamus, Griffon.](Myth.)A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hip"po*lith(?), n.[Gr. "i`ppos horse + -lith.]A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of the horse. 1913 Webster]
Hip`po*pa*thol`o*gy(?), n.[Gr. "i`ppos horse + E. pathology: cf. F. hippopathologie.]The science of veterinary medicine; the pathology of the horse. 1913 Webster]
Hip*poph"a*gi(?), n. pl.[NL. See Hippophagous.]Eaters of horseflesh. 1913 Webster]
Hip*poph"a*gist(?), n.One who eats horseflesh. 1913 Webster]
Hip*poph"a*gous(?), a.[Gr. "i`ppos horse + hippophage.]Feeding on horseflesh; -- said of certain nomadic tribes, as the Tartars. 1913 Webster]
Hip*poph"a*gy(?), n.[Cf. F. hippophagie.]The act or practice of feeding on horseflesh. 1913 Webster]
Hip"po*phile(?), n.[Gr. "i`ppos horse + One who loves horses.Holmes. 1913 Webster]
Hip`po*pot"a*mus(?), n.; pl. E. Hippopotamuses(#), L. Hippopotami(#).[L., from Gr."i`ppos horse + Equine.](Zo\'94l.)A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of tropical Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and river horse. A smaller species (Hippopotamus Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa.<-- pigmy hippopotamus? --> 1913 Webster]
Hip*pot"o*my(?), n.[Gr. "i`ppos horse + hippotomie.]Anatomy of the horse. 1913 Webster]
Hip*pu"ric(?), a.[Gr. "i`ppos horse + o"y`ron urine: cf. F. hippurique.](Physiol. Chem.)Obtained from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hippuric acid, a white crystalline substance, containing nitrogen, present in the urine of herbivorous animals, and in small quantity in human urine. By the action of acids, it is decomposed into benzoic acid and glycocoll. 1913 Webster]
Hip"pu*rite(?), n.[Gr. "i`ppos horse + hippurite.](Paleon.)A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks. 1913 Webster]
Hip"-roofed`(?), a.Having a hip roof. 1913 Webster]
Hip"shot`(?), a.[Hip + shot.]Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
hip"ster(?), n.[from Hipa. + -ster.]A person who is hip{2}, a.. Syn. -- hepcat{2}. PJC]
Hip" tree`(?). (Bot.)The dog-rose. 1913 Webster]
Hir(?), pron. [Obs.] See Here, pron.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hir"cic(?), a.[Cf. F. hircique. See Hircin.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; -- applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that substance. The substance has also been called hircin.Watts. 1913 Webster]
Hir"cin(?), n.[L. hircus, he-goat, buck: cf. F. hircine.](Chem.)Hircic acid. See Hircic. [R.]
{ Hir"cine(?), Hir"ci*nous(?), }a.[L. hircinus, fr. hircus hegoat: cf. F. hircin.]1.Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats. 1913 Webster]
2.Of a strong goatish smell. 1913 Webster]
Hire(h, pron. [Obs.] See Here, pron.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hire(h, n.[OE. hire, hure, AS. h; akin to D. huur, G. heuer, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra.]1.The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay. 1913 Webster]
The laborer is worthy of his hire.Luke x. 7. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law.)A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward.Story.
Hire, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hired(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hiring.][OE. hiren, huren, AS. h; akin to D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See Hire, n.] 1913 Webster]
1.To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire money. 1913 Webster]
2.To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as, to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate. 1913 Webster]
3.To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time. 1913 Webster]
They . . . have hired out themselves for bread.1 Sam. ii. 5. 1913 Webster]
hiredadj.performing work for pay; as, hired hands.used in contrast with the owner or family members who work in an enterprise WordNet 1.5]
Hire"less, a.Without hire.Davenant. 1913 Webster]
Hire"ling(h, n.[AS. h. See Hire, n., and -ling.]One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary. \'bdLewd hirelings.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hire"ling, a.Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. \'bdHireling mourners.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
{ Hire purchase, or, more fully, Hire purchase agreement, orHire and purchase agreement}. (Law)A contract (more fully called contract of hire with an option of purchase) in which a person hires goods for a specified period and at a fixed rent, with the added condition that if he shall retain the goods for the full period and pay all the installments of rent as they become due the contract shall determine and the title vest absolutely in him, and that if he chooses he may at any time during the term surrender the goods and be quit of any liability for future installments upon the contract. In the United States such a contract is generally treated as a conditional sale, and the term hire purchase is also sometimes applied to a contract in which the hirer is not free to avoid future liability by surrender of the goods. In England, however, if the hirer does not have this right the contract is a sale. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hir*sute"(?), a.[L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf. Horrid.]1.Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy. 1913 Webster]
2.Rough and coarse; boorish. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Cynical and hirsute in his behavior.Life of A. Wood. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs.Gray. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds. 1913 Webster]
Hir*sute"ness, n.Hairiness.Burton. 1913 Webster]
Hir*tel"lous(?), a.[Dim., fr. L. hirtus hairy.](Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Pubescent with minute and somewhat rigid hairs. 1913 Webster]
Hi*ru"dine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the leeches. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hir`u*din"e*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. hirudo, hirudinis, a leech.](Zo\'94l.)An order of Annelida, including the leeches; -- called also Hirudinei. 1913 Webster]
hirudineann.Any of a number of carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end. Syn. -- leech, bloodsucker. WordNet 1.5]
Hirundinidaen.A natural family of birds including the swallows and martins. Syn. -- family Hirundinidae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hi*ru"do(?), n.[L., a leech.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech. 1913 Webster]
Hi*run"dine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the swallows. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hi*run"do(?), n.[L., swallow.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of birds including the swallows and martins. 1913 Webster]
His(h, pron.[AS. his of him, his, gen. masc. & neut. of h, neut. hit. See He.]1.Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete. 1913 Webster]
No comfortable star did lend his light.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Who can impress the forest, bid the tree his earth-bound root?Shak. 1913 Webster]
his son.\'b8 Shak. \'bdBy young Telemachus his blooming years.\'b8 Pope. This his is probably a corruption of the old possessive ending -is or -es, which, being written as a separate word, was at length confounded with the pronoun his. 1913 Webster]
2.The possessive of he; as, the book is his. \'bdThe sea is his, and he made it.\'b8 Ps. xcv. 5. 1913 Webster]
His"ing*er*ite(?), n.[Named after W. Hisinger, a Swedish mineralogist.](Min.)A soft black, iron ore, nearly earthy, a hydrous silicate of iron. 1913 Webster]
His*pan"ic(?), a.[L. Hispanicus.]Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words. 1913 Webster]
His*pan"i*cism, n.A Spanish idiom or mode of speech.Keightley. 1913 Webster]
His*pan"i*cize(?), v. t.To give a Spanish form or character to; as, to Hispanicize Latin words. 1913 Webster]
Hispaniolanadj.of or pertaining to Haiti. Syn. -- Haitian. WordNet 1.5]
His"pid(?), a.[L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide.] 1913 Webster]
1.Rough with bristles or minute spines. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Beset with stiff hairs or bristles. 1913 Webster]
His*pid"u*lous(?), a.[Dim. of hispid.](Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Minutely hispid. 1913 Webster]
Hiss(h. v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hissed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hissing.][AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hissen, OD. hisschen.]1.To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval. 1913 Webster]
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee.Ezek. xxvii. 36. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew. 1913 Webster]
Shod with steel, hissed along the polished ice.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Hiss, v. t.1.To condemn or express contempt for by hissing. 1913 Webster]
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as he pleased and displeased them.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Malcolm. What is the newest grief? Ros. That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To utter with a hissing sound. 1913 Webster]
The long-necked geese of the world that are ever hissing dispraise.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hiss, n.1.A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt. 1913 Webster]
\'bdHiss\'b8 implies audible friction of breath consonants.H. Sweet. 1913 Webster]
A dismal, universal hiss, the sound Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Any sound resembling that above described; as: (a)The noise made by a serpent. 1913 Webster]
But hiss for hiss returned with forked tongue.Milton.
(b)The note of a goose when irritated.(c)The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove.
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Hiss"ing, n.1.The act of emitting a hiss or hisses. 1913 Webster]
2.The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
I will make this city desolate, and a hissing.Jer. xix. 8. 1913 Webster]
Hiss"ing*ly, adv.With a hissing sound. 1913 Webster]
Hist(?), interj.[Cf. Dan. hys. Hush, Whist.]Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence.Milton. 1913 Webster]
His`ti*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + -logy.]Same as Histology. 1913 Webster]
His`to*gen"e*sis(?), n.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + E. genesis.](Biol.)(a)The formation and development of organic tissues; histogeny; -- the opposite of histolysis.(b)Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of cells.Haeckel. 1913 Webster]
His`to*ge*net"ic(?), a.[See Histogeny.](Biol.)Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and development of the organic tissues. 1913 Webster]
His*tog"e*ny(?), n.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + root of (Biol.)Same as Histogenesis.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
His*tog"ra*pher(?), n.One who describes organic tissues; an histologist. 1913 Webster]
His"to*graph"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to histography. 1913 Webster]
His*tog"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + -graphy.]A description of, or treatise on, organic tissues. 1913 Webster]
His`to*h\'91m"a*tin(?), n.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + E. h\'91matin.](Physiol.)One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction. 1913 Webster]
His"toid(?), a.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + -oid.]Resembling the normal tissues; as, histoid tumors.
{ His`to*log"ic(?), His`to*log"ic*al }a.(Biol.)Pertaining to histology, or to the microscopic structure of the tissues of living organisms. -- His`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
His*tol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in histology. 1913 Webster]
His*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + -logy.]That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; -- called also histiology. 1913 Webster]
\'d8His*tol"y*sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "isto`s tissue + (Biol.)The decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood. 1913 Webster]
His`to*lyt"ic(?), a.(Biol.)Of or pertaining to histolysis, or the degeneration of tissues. 1913 Webster]
His*ton"o*my(?), n.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + The science which treats of the laws relating to organic tissues, their formation, development, functions, etc. 1913 Webster]
His*toph"y*ly(?), n.[Gr. "isto`s tissue + Gr. (Biol.)The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly.Haeckel. 1913 Webster]
His*to"ri*al(?), a.[L. historialis: cf. F. historial.]Historical. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
His*to"ri*an(?), n.[F. historien.]1.A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist. 1913 Webster]
Even the historian takes great liberties with facts.Sir J. Reynolds. 1913 Webster]
2.One versed or well informed in history. 1913 Webster]
Great captains should be good historians.South. 1913 Webster]
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{ his*tor"ic(h, his*tor"ic*al(h, }a.[L. historicus, Gr. "istoriko`s: cf. F. historique. See History.]Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. -- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty(#), n. 1913 Webster]
There warriors frowning in historic brass.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.having once lived, existed, or taken place in the real world; -- contrasted with legendary; as, the historical Jesus; doubt that a historical Camelot every existed; actual historical events. WordNet 1.5]
3.Belonging to the past; as, historical (or historic) times; a historical character. WordNet 1.5]
4.Within the period of time recorded in written documents; as, within historic times. Opposite of prehistoric. Syn. -- diachronic. WordNet 1.5]
5.(Linguistics)Same as diachronic.synchronic WordNet 1.5]
Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. --
Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was written. --
The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent the unity and significance of a past era or age. 1913 Webster]
His*tor"ic*al*ly(?), adv.In the manner of, or in accordance with, history. 1913 Webster]
His*tor"i*cize(?), v. t.To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle. [R.] 1913 Webster]
His"to*ried(?), a.Related in history. 1913 Webster]
\'d8His`to*ri*ette"(?), n.[F., dim. of histoire a history.]Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a story.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
His*tor"i*fy(?), v. t.[History + -fy.]To record in or as history. [R.] Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Thy conquest meet to be historified.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
His*to`ri*og"ra*pher(h, n.[L. historiographus, Gr. "istoriogra`fos; "istori`a history + gra`fein to write: cf. F. historiographe.]An historian; a writer of history; especially, one appointed or designated to write a history; also, a title bestowed by some governments upon historians of distinction. 1913 Webster]
His*to`ri*og"ra*pher*ship, n.The office of an historiographer.Saintsbury. 1913 Webster]
His*to`ri*og"ra*phy(?), n.The art of employment of an historiographer. 1913 Webster]
His*to`ri*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy.]A discourse on history.Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
His*to`ri*on"o*mer(?), n.[Gr. One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws controlling them. 1913 Webster]
And historionomers will have measured accurately the sidereal years of races.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
His"to*rize(?), v. t.To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize. [R.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
His"to*ry(?), n.; pl.Histories(#).[L. historia, Gr. 'istori`a history, information, inquiry, fr. 'istwr, "istwr, knowing, learned, from the root of wit. See Wit, and cf. Story.] 1913 Webster]
1.A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill. 1913 Webster]
2.A systematic, written account of events, particularly of those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a romance; -- distinguished also from annals, which relate simply the facts and events of each year, in strict chronological order; from biography, which is the record of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history composed from personal experience, observation, and memory. 1913 Webster]
Histories are as perfect as the historian is wise, and is gifted with an eye and a soul.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
For aught that I could ever read, history.Shak. 1913 Webster]
What histories of toil could I declare!Pope. 1913 Webster]
History piece, a representation in painting, drawing, etc., of any real event, including the actors and the action. --
Natural history, a description and classification of objects in nature, as minerals, plants, animals, etc., and the phenomena which they exhibit to the senses.
Syn. -- Chronicle; annals; relation; narration. -- History, Chronicle, Annals. History is a methodical record of important events which concern a community of men, usually so arranged as to show the connection of causes and effects, to give an analysis of motive and action etc. A chronicle is a record of such events, conforming to the order of time as its distinctive feature. Annals are a chronicle divided up into separate years. By poetic license annals is sometimes used for history. 1913 Webster]
Justly C\'91sar scorns the poet's lays; history he trusts for praise.Pope. 1913 Webster]
No more yet of this; chronicle of day by day, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Many glorious examples in the annals of our religion.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
His"to*ry, v. t.To narrate or record. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
His*tot"o*my(?), n.[Gr. The dissection of organic tissues. 1913 Webster]
His"to*zyme(?), n.[Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)A soluble enzyme occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to be due. 1913 Webster]
His"tri*on(?), n.[L. histrio: cf. F. histrion.]A player. [R.] Pope.
{ His`tri*on"ic(?), His`tri*on"ic*al(?) }, a.[L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See Histrion.]1.Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical. 1913 Webster]
2.Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; -- sometimes used in a bad sense. -- His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Tainted with false and histrionic feeling.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.Insincere, exaggeratedly emotional or overly dramatical speech or behavior performed to create an impression rather than as an expression of true feeling; feigned emotion. PJC]
His"tri*o*nism(?), n.Theatrical representation; acting; affectation.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
His"tri*o*nize(?), v. t.To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically.Urquhart. 1913 Webster]
Hit(?), pron.It. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hit, 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hit(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hit; p. pr. & vb. n.Hitting.][OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.]1.To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at). 1913 Webster]
I think you have hit the mark.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit. 1913 Webster]
Birds learning tunes, and their endeavors to hit the notes right.Locke. 1913 Webster]
There you hit him; . . . that argument never fails with him.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Whose saintly visage is too bright hit the sense of human sight.Milton. 1913 Webster]
He scarcely hit my humor.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To guess; to light upon or discover. \'bdThou hast hit it.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Backgammon)To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point. 1913 Webster]
To hit off, to describe with quick characteristic strokes; as, to hit off a speaker.Sir W. Temple. --
To hit out, to perform by good luck. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hit(?), v. i.1.To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on. 1913 Webster]
If bodies be extension alone, how can they move and hit one against another?Locke. 1913 Webster]
Corpuscles, meeting with or hitting on those bodies, become conjoined with them.Woodward. 1913 Webster]
2.To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck. 1913 Webster]
And oft it hits Shak. 1913 Webster]
And millions miss for one that hits.Swift. 1913 Webster]
To hit onor
To hit upon, to light upon; to come to by chance; to discover unexpectedly; as, he hit on the solution after days of trying. \'bdNone of them hit upon the art.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Hit, n.1.A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything. 1913 Webster]
So he the famed Cilician fencer praised, hit, with wonder seems amazed.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit;esp.A performance, as a musical recording, movie, or play, which achieved great popularity or acclaim; also used of books or objects of commerce which become big sellers; as, the new notebook computer was a big hit with business travellers. 1913 Webster +PJC]
What late he called a blessing, now was wit, hit.Pope.
3.A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit. 1913 Webster]
4.A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon. 1913 Webster]
5.(Baseball)A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit. 1913 Webster]
6.An act of murder performed for hire, esp. by a professional assassin. PJC]
Base hit,
Safe hit,
Sacrifice hit. (Baseball)See under Base, Safe, etc.
Hit.adj.Having become very popular or acclaimed; -- said of entertainment performances; as, a hit song, a hit movie. PJC]
Hitch(h, v. t.[Cf. Scot. hitch a motion by a jerk, and hatch, hotch, to move by jerks, also Prov. G. hiksen, G. hinken, to limp, hobble; or E. hiccough; or possibly akin to E. hook.]1.To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling. 1913 Webster]
Atoms . . . which at length hitched together.South. 1913 Webster]
2.To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded. 1913 Webster]
Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme.Pope. 1913 Webster]
To ease themselves . . . by hitching into another place.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
3.To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere. [Eng.] Halliwell.
Hitch, v. i.To hitchhike; -- mostly used in the phrase to hitch a ride; as, he hitched his way home; he hitched a ride home. PJC]
Hitch, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hitched(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hitching.]1.To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter; hitch your wagon to a star. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer. 1913 Webster]
To hitch up. (a)To fasten up.(b)To pull or raise with a jerk; as, a sailor hitches up his trousers.(c)To attach, as a horse, to a vehicle; as, hitch up the gray mare. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hitch, n.1.A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of catching, as on a hook, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance. 1913 Webster]
4.A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc. 1913 Webster]
6.(Geol.)A small dislocation of a bed or vein. 1913 Webster]
Hitch"el(?), n. & v. t.See Hatchel. 1913 Webster]
hitch"hike`(h, v. i.To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; as, to hitchhike across the country. WordNet 1.5]
hitchhikern.a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles; one who hitchhikes. WordNet 1.5]
Hithe(h, n.[AS. h. Cf. Hide to conceal.]A port or small haven; -- used in composition; as, Lambhithe, now Lambeth.Pennant. 1913 Webster]
Hith"er(?), adv.[OE. hider, AS. hider; akin to Icel. h, Dan. hid, Sw. hit, Goth. hidr; cf. L. citra on this side, or E. here, he. He.] 1913 Webster]
1.To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither; as, to come or bring hither. 1913 Webster]
2.To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc.; -- in a sense not physical. 1913 Webster]
Hither we refer whatsoever belongeth unto the highest perfection of man.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Hither and thither, to and fro; backward and forward; in various directions. \'bdVictory is like a traveller, and goeth hither and thither.\'b8 Knolles. 1913 Webster]
Hith"er, a.1.Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than. 1913 Webster]
And on the hither side, or so she looked, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
To the present generation, that is to say, the people a few years on the hither and thither side of thirty, the name of Charles Darwin stands alongside of those of Isaac Newton and Michael Faraday.Huxley. 1913 Webster]
Hith"er*most`(?), a.Nearest on this side.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Hith"er*to`(?), adv.1.To this place; to a prescribed limit. 1913 Webster]
Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further.Job xxxviii. 11. 1913 Webster]
2.Up to this time; as yet; until now. 1913 Webster]
The Lord hath blessed me hitherto.Josh. xvii. 14. 1913 Webster]
Hith"er*ward(?), adv.[AS. hiderweard.]Toward this place; hither. 1913 Webster]
Marching hitherward in proud array.Shak. 1913 Webster]
hit it offv. i.To get along well together; to be compatible; to work well together; -- of people in interactive situations; as, the new chemist hit it off immediately with his supervisor. [Colloq.] PJC]
Hitlerianadj.of or pertaining to Adolf Hitler; resembling the policies of Hitler. WordNet 1.5]
hitlessadj.1.(Baseball)Having no hits scored; -- of a baseball game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; as, a hitless game. Syn. -- no-hit. WordNet 1.5]
2.Having no points scored. Syn. -- scoreless, goalless. WordNet 1.5]
hit mann.1.A professional murderer, esp. one working for a criminal organization; also called torpedo. [Colloq.] PJC]
2.A slanderer working for political purposes to damage the reputation of an opponent; a hatchet man. PJC]
hit onv. t.To make sexual advances toward; -- usually of men making advances to women. [Colloq.] PJC]
hit-or-missadj.performed without care or close attention; slipshod; careless; -- of the manner of performing a task. Opposite of careful, conscientious or methodical. Syn. -- haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy. WordNet 1.5]
Hit"ter(?), n.1.One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter. 1913 Webster]
2.(Baseball)The batter; as, there are two strikes on the hitter. PJC]
heavy hitter1.A baseball player who gets many extra-base hits.2.A person who is very important or is very effective at his profession. PJC]
hittingn.[vb. n. from hit, v.]The act of striking one thing against another; as, repeated hitting raised a large bruise Syn. -- hit, striking. WordNet 1.5]
Hit"tite(?), n.[From Heb. Khitt\'c6m Hittites.]A member of an ancient people (or perhaps group of peoples) whose settlements extended from Armenia westward into Asia Minor and southward into Palestine. They are known to have been met along the Orontes as early as 1500 b. c., and were often at war with the Egyptians and Assyrians. Especially in the north they developed a considerable civilization, of which numerous monuments and inscriptions are extant. Authorities are not agreed as to their race. While several attempts have been made to decipher the Hittite characters, little progress has yet been made. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hit"torf rays(?). (Elec.)Rays (chiefly cathode rays) developed by the electric discharge in Hittorf tubes. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hit"torf tube. (Elec.)(a)A highly exhausted glass tube with metallic electrodes nearly in contact so as to exhibit the insulating effects of a vacuum. It was used by the German physicist W. Hittorf (b. 1824).(b)A Crookes tube. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hive(?), n.[OE. hive, huve, AS. h.]1.A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. 1913 Webster]
The hive of Roman liars.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hive bee(Zo\'94l.), the honeybee. 1913 Webster]
Hive, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hived(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hiving.]1.To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees. 1913 Webster]
2.To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store. 1913 Webster]
Hiving wisdom with each studious year.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Hive, v. i.To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hive"less, a.Destitute of a hive.Gascoigne. 1913 Webster]
Hiv"er(?), n.One who collects bees into a hive. 1913 Webster]
Hives(?), n.[Scot.; perh. akin to E. heave.](Med.)(a)The croup.(b)An eruptive disease (Varicella globularis), allied to the chicken pox. 1913 Webster]
Hizz(?), v. i.To hiss. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
HMOn.[acronym for Health Maintenance Organization.]A health maintenance organization; a form of group health insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians. [acronym] Syn. -- health maintenance organization. WordNet 1.5]
H. M. S.n.A prefix used in the names of British warships, meaning His Majesty's Ship or Her Majesty's Ship; as, H. M. S. Pinafore. PJC]
HNn.a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile, poisonous, and foul-smelling. Syn. -- hydrazoic acid, azoimide. WordNet 1.5]
Ho(?), pron.Who. [Obs.] In some Chaucer MSS.
{ Ho, Hoa }(?), n.[See Ho, interj., 2.]A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace. 1913 Webster]
There is no ho with them.Decker.
Ho(?), prop. n.(Chem.)The chemical symbol for Holmium. PJC]
{ Ho, Hoa }(h, interj.[Cf. F. & G. ho.]1.Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. \'bdWhat noise there, ho?\'b8 Shak. \'bdHo! who's within?\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.[Perhaps corrupted fr. hold; but cf. F. hau stop! and E. whoa.]Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything.[Written also whoa, and, formerly, hoo.] 1913 Webster]
The duke . . . pulled out his sword and cried \'bdHoo!\'b8Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
An herald on a scaffold made an hoo.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
hoactzinn.A crested ill-smelling South American bird (Opisthocomus hoazin) whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings. Syn. -- hoatzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin. WordNet 1.5]
hoagie, hoagyn.a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the U. S., such as hero, grinder, and submarine. Syn. -- bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep. WordNet 1.5]
Hoar(?), a.[OE. hor, har, AS. h\'ber; akin to Icel. h\'berr, and to OHG. h illustrious, magnificent; cf. Icel. Hei brightness of the sky, Goth. hais torch, Skr. k light, torch. Cf. Hoary.]1.White, or grayish white; as, hoar frost; hoar cliffs. \'bdHoar waters.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Gray or white with age; hoary. 1913 Webster]
Whose beard with age is hoar.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Old trees with trunks all hoar.Byron. 1913 Webster]
3.Musty; moldy; stale. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hoar, n.Hoariness; antiquity. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Covered with the awful hoar of innumerable ages.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Hoar, v. t.[AS. h\'berian to grow gray.]To become moldy or musty. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hoard(?), n.See Hoarding, 2.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Hoard, n.[OE. hord, AS. hord; akin to OS. hord, G. hort, Icel. hodd, Goth. huzd; prob. from the root of E. hide to conceal, and of L. custos guard, E. custody. See Hide to conceal.]A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid up; a hidden supply; a treasure; as, a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money. 1913 Webster]
Hoard, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hoarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Hoarding.][AS. hordian.]To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain. 1913 Webster]
Hoard, v. i.To lay up a store or hoard, as of money. 1913 Webster]
To hoard for those whom he did breed.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hoard"er(?), n.One who hoards. 1913 Webster]
Hoard"ing(?), n.[From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle, fence, G. horde, h\'81rde; akin to E. hurdle. Hurdle.]1.(Arch.)A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Posted on every dead wall and hoarding.London Graphic. 1913 Webster]
2.A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something. 1913 Webster]
The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding, the space within which was divided into compartments by sheets of tin.Tyndall. 1913 Webster]
Hoar"frost`(?), n.The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white frost.[Written also horefrost. See Hoar, a.] 1913 Webster]
He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.Ps. cxlvii. 16. 1913 Webster]
Hoar"hound`(?), n.Same as Horehound. 1913 Webster]
Hoar"i*ness(?), n.[From Hoary.]The state of being hoary.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hoarse(?), a.[Compar.Hoarser(?), superl.Hoarsest.][OE. hors, also hos, has, AS. h\'bes; akin to D. heesch, G. heiser, Icel. h\'bess, Dan. h\'91s, Sw. hes. Cf. Prov. E. heazy.]1.Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven. 1913 Webster]
The hoarse resounding shore.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound. 1913 Webster]
Hoarse"ly, adv.With a harsh, grating sound or voice. 1913 Webster]
Hoars"en(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hoarsened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoarsening.]To make hoarse. 1913 Webster]
I shall be obliged to hoarsen my voice.Richardson. 1913 Webster]
Hoarse"ness(?), n.Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords. 1913 Webster]
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Hoar"stone`(h, n.A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Hoar"y(?), a.1.White or whitish. \'bdThe hoary willows.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.White or gray with age; hoar; as, hoary hairs. 1913 Webster]
Reverence the hoary head.Dr. T. Dwight. 1913 Webster]
3. Hence, remote in time past; as, hoary antiquity. 1913 Webster]
6.(Bot.)Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs; canescent. 1913 Webster]
Hoary bat(Zo\'94l.), an American bat (Atalapha cinerea), having the hair yellowish, or brown, tipped with white. 1913 Webster]
Ho"at*zin(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Hoazin. 1913 Webster]
Hoax(?), n.[Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.]A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hoax, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hoaxed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoaxing.]To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively.Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Hoax"er(?), n.One who hoaxes. 1913 Webster]
Hoa"zin(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A remarkable South American bird (Opisthocomus cristatus); the crested touraco. By some zo\'94logists it is made the type of a distinct order (Opisthocomi). 1913 Webster]
Hob(?), n.[Prob. akin to hump. Cf. Hub. ] 1913 Webster]
1.The hub of a wheel. See Hub.Washington. 1913 Webster]
2.The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.Smart. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mech.)A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.A peg, pin, or mark used as a target in some games, as an iron pin in quoits; also, a game in which such a target is used. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hob, n.[Orig. an abbrev. of Robin, Robert; Robin Goodfellow a celebrated fairy, or domestic spirit. Cf. Hobgoblin, and see Robin.]1.A fairy; a sprite; an elf. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . . Beau. & FL. 1913 Webster]
2.A countryman; a rustic; a clown. [Obs.] Nares.
Hob, n.(Zo\'94l.)The male ferret. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Hob"a*nob`(?), Hob"and*nob`, }v. i.Same as Hobnob.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hob"bism(?), n.The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English materialist (1588-1679); esp., his political theory that the most perfect form of civil government is an absolute monarchy with despotic control over everything relating to law, morals, and religion. 1913 Webster]
Hob"bist(?), n.One who accepts the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes. 1913 Webster]
Hob"ble(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hobbled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hobbling(?).][OE. hobelen, hoblen, freq. of hoppen to hop; akin to D. hobbelen, hoblen, hoppeln. See Hop to jump, and cf. Hopple ]1.To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches. 1913 Webster]
The friar was hobbling the same way too.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing.Prior. 1913 Webster]
The hobbling versification, the mean diction.Jeffreys. 1913 Webster]
Hob"ble, v. t.1.To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. \'bd They hobbled their horses.\'b8 Dickens 1913 Webster]
2.To perplex; to embarrass. 1913 Webster]
Hob"ble, n.1.An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hob"ble*bush`(?), n.(Bot.)A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long, straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern United States. Called also shinhopple. 1913 Webster]
{ Hob"ble*de*hoy`(?), Hob"ble*te*hoy`(?), }n.[Written also hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy, hobdehoy.][ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of to-day.]A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow . [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm.Dickens. . 1913 Webster]
Hob"bler(?), n.One who hobbles. 1913 Webster]
Hob"bler, n.[OE. also hobeler, OF. hobelier, LL. hobellarius. See Hobby a horse.](Eng. Hist.)One who by his tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.Hallam. Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
Hob"ble skirt. A woman's skirt so scant at the bottom as to restrain freedom of movement after the fashion of a hobble. -- Hob"ble-skirt`ed, a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hob"bling*ly(?), adv.With a limping step. 1913 Webster]
Hob"bly(?), a.Rough; uneven; causing one to hobble; as a hobbly road. 1913 Webster]
Hob"by(?), n.; pl.Hobbies(#).[OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe, hob\'82, F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober to move, stir. Cf. Hobby a horse.](Zo\'94l.)A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking.
{ Hob"by(?), Hob"by*horse`(?), }n.[OE. hobin a nag, OF. hobin hobby; cf. hober to stir, move; prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hoppe a mare, dial. Sw. hoppa; perh. akin to E. hop to jump.]1.A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride.[ Usually under the form hobbyhorse.] 1913 Webster]
3.A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion.[Usually under the form hobby.] 1913 Webster]
Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hob`by*hors"ic*al(?), n.Pertaining to, or having, a hobby or whim; eccentric; whimsical.[Colloq.] Sterne. 1913 Webster]
Hob"gob`lin(?), n.[See 2d Hob, and Goblin.]A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hob"i*ler(?), n.[See 2d Hobbler.]A light horseman. See 2d Hobbler. [Obs.] Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Ho"bit(?), n.[See Howitzer.](Mil.)A small mortar on a gun carriage, in use before the howitzer. 1913 Webster]
Hob"nail`(?), n.[1st hob + nail.]1.A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes. 1913 Webster]
2.A clownish person; a rustic.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hobnail liver(Med.), a disease in which the liver is shrunken, hard, and covered with projections like hobnails; one of the forms of cirrhosis of the liver. 1913 Webster]
Hob"nail`, v. t.To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes. 1913 Webster]
Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hob"nailed`(?), a.See with hobnails, as a shoe. 1913 Webster]
Hob"nob`(?), adv.[AS. habban to have + habban to have not; ne not + habban to have. See Have, and cf. Habnab.]1.Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.At random; hit or miss. (Obs.)Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
Hob"nob`, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hornobbed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hornobbing.]1.To drink familiarly (with another).[ Written also hob-a-nob.] 1913 Webster]
2.To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms; as, to hobnob with the political elite. 1913 Webster]
Hob"nob`, n.Familiar, social intercourse.W. Black. 1913 Webster]
Ho"bo(?), n.; pl. Hobos or Hoboes(#). [Of uncertain origin.]A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging for a living. [U. S.] -- Ho"bo*ism(#), n. Syn. -- tramp, bum. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hob"or*nob`(?), adv.See Hobnob. 1913 Webster]
Ho"boy(?), n.A hautboy or oboe. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hob"son's choice"(?). A choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing. 1913 Webster]
Hobson, at Cambridge, England, who let horses, and required every customer to take in his turn the horse which stood next the stable door. 1913 Webster]
Hoc"co(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The crested curassow; -- called also royal pheasant. See Curassow. 1913 Webster]
Hock(?), n.[So called from Hochheim, in Germany.]A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.
Hock, Hough(, n.[ AS. h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h\'besinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h\'84chse, LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. Heel.]1.(a)The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.(b)A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot. 1913 Webster]
2.The popliteal space; the ham. 1913 Webster]
Hock, v. t.1.To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough. 1913 Webster]
2.To pawn; as, to hock one's jewelry. PJC]
Hock, n.1.The state of having been pawned; usually preceded by in; as, all her jewelry is in hock. PJC]
2.The state of being in debt; as, it took him two years to get out of hock. PJC]
Hock"day`(?), n.[Cf. AS. h mockery, scorn.]A holiday commemorating the expulsion of the Danes, formerly observed on the second Tuesday after Easter; -- called also hocktide. [Eng.] [Written also hokeday.] 1913 Webster]
Hock"ey(?), n.[From Hook, n.]1.A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals. 1913 Webster]
2.The stick used by the players.[Written also hookey and hawkey.]
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Hock"herb`(?), n.(Bot.)The mallow. 1913 Webster]
Hoc"kle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hockled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hockling(?).][From 2d Hock.]1.To hamstring; to hock; to hough.Hanmer. 1913 Webster]
2.To mow, as stubble.Mason. 1913 Webster]
Ho"cus(?), v. t.[See Hocus-pocus.]1.To deceive or cheat.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
2.To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused for the purpose of stupefying the drinker.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
3.To stupefy with drugged liquor.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Ho"cus, n.1.One who cheats or deceives.South. 1913 Webster]
2.Drugged liquor. 1913 Webster]
Ho"cus-po"cus(?), n.[Prob. invented by jugglers in imitation of Latin. Cf. Hoax, Hocus.]1.A term used by magicians or conjurers in pretended incantations. 1913 Webster]
2.A juggler or trickster. [Archaic] Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
3.A magician's trick; a cheat; nonsense.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
4.Obfuscating talk or elaborate but meaningless activity intended to hide a deception or to obscure what is actually happening; verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way. Syn. -- trickery, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ho"cus-po"cus, v. t.To cheat. [Colloq.] L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Hod(h, n.[Prov. E. for hold, i. e., that which holds. See Hold.]1.A kind of wooden tray with a handle, having V-shaped trough, made of wood or metal, attached to a long handle and usually carried over the shoulder; it is a tool used by construction workers for carrying bricks or mortar. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle. 1913 Webster]
hod" car`ri*er(hocr/d" kn.A construction worker whose main function is to carry construction materials in a hod{1}. PJC]
Hod"den*gray`(?), a.[Perh. akin to E. hoiden rustic, clownish.]Applied to coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scotch peasants. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Hod"dy(?), n.[Prob. for hooded.](Zo\'94l.)See Dun crow, under Dun, a. 1913 Webster]
Hod"dy*dod`dy(?), n.[Prob. E. also hoddypeke, hoddypoule, hoddymandoddy.]An awkward or foolish person. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Hodge"podge`(?), n.A mixed mass; a medley. See Hotchpot.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Hodg`kin's dis*ease"(?). (Med.)A morbid condition characterized by progressive an\'91mia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands; -- first described by Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician.
{ Ho"di*ern(?), Ho`di*er"nal(?), }a.[L. hodiernus, fr. hodie today.]Of this day; belonging to the present day. [R.] Boyle. Quart. Rev. 1913 Webster]
Hod"man(?), n.; pl.Hodmen( A man who carries a hod; a mason's tender. 1913 Webster]
Hod"man*dod(?), n. [Obs.] See Dodman.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Hod"o*graph(?), n.[Gr.graph.](Math.)A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; -used in investigations respecting central forces. 1913 Webster]
ho*dom"e*ter(h, n.[Gr. "odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; "odo`s way, path, road + me`tron measure: cf. F. odom\'82tre, hodom\'82tre. See also odometer.]A device for measuring the length of a path, consisting of a wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the hand, and pushed along a surface, which is usually the ground or a floor. The number of times the wheel makes a complete circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the length of the path traversed. It may be used to measure distances on curved as well as straight paths. A variant which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes used by surveyors. PJC + 1913 Webster]
Hodrprop. n.1.A blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe. Syn. -- Hoth, Hothr, Hoder. WordNet 1.5]
Hoe(?), n.[OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See Hew to cut.]1.A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The horned or piked dogfish. See Dogfish. 1913 Webster]
Dutch hoe, one having the blade set for use in the manner of a spade. --
Horse hoe, a kind of cultivator. 1913 Webster]
Hoe, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hoed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoeing.][Cf. F. houer.]To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn. 1913 Webster]
To hoe one's row, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hoe, v. i.To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe. 1913 Webster]
Hoe"cake`(?), n.A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the fire or in the ashes; -- so called because often cooked on a hoe. [Southern U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Hoe"moth`er(?), n.[A local Orkney name; cf. Icel. h\'ber.](Zo\'94l.)The basking or liver shark; -- called also homer. See Liver shark, under Liver. 1913 Webster]
Hog(h, n.[Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. Haggis, Hogget, and Hoggerel.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suid\'91; esp., the domesticated varieties of Sus scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow. 1913 Webster]
Sus Indicus. 1913 Webster]
2.A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.] 1913 Webster]
3.A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.Totten. 1913 Webster]
5.(Paper Manuf.)A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made. 1913 Webster]
Bush hog,
Ground hog, etc.. See under Bush, Ground, etc. --
Hog caterpillar(Zo\'94l.), the larva of the green grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See Hawk moth. --
Hog cholera, an epidemic contagious fever of swine, attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery.Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.) --
Hog deer(Zo\'94l.), the axis deer. --
Hog gum(Bot.), West Indian tree (Symphonia globulifera), yielding an aromatic gum. --
Hog of wool, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year. --
Hog peanut(Bot.), a kind of earth pea. --
Hog plum(Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus Spondias (Spondias lutea), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies. --
Hog's bean(Bot.), the plant henbane. --
Hog's bread.(Bot.)See Sow bread. --
Hog's fennel. (Bot.)See under Fennel. --
Mexican hog(Zo\'94l.), the peccary. --
Water hog. (Zo\'94l.)See Capybara. 1913 Webster]
Hog, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hogged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hogging.]1.To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a horse.Smart. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom. 1913 Webster]
Hog, v. i.(Naut.)To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form. 1913 Webster]
hogann.An earth-covered Navajo lodge; it is traditionally built with the entrance facing east. WordNet 1.5]
Hog"back`(?), n.1.(Arch.)An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of camber. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)See Hogframe. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geol.)A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides. 1913 Webster]
Hog"chain`(?), n.A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel from hogging. 1913 Webster]
Hog"chok`er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An American sole (Achirus lineatus syn. Achirus achirus), related to the European sole, but of no market value. 1913 Webster]
Hog"cote`(?), n.A shed for swine; a sty. 1913 Webster]
Hog"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A large West Indian and Florida food fish (Lachnol\'91mus).(b)The pigfish or sailor's choice.(c)An American fresh-water fish; the log perch.(d)A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorp\'91na scrofa). 1913 Webster]
Hog"frame`(?), n.(Steam Vessels)A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging frame, and hogback. 1913 Webster]
Hogged(?), a.(Naut.)Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends. See Hog, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Hog"ger(?), n.A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work. 1913 Webster]
Hog"ger*el(?), n.[From the same source as hog; prob. orig., a sheep clipped the first year. See Hog.]A sheep of the second year. [Written also hogrel.]Ash. 1913 Webster]
Hog"ger-pipe`(h, n.(Mining)The upper terminal pipe of a mining pump.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
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Hog"ger-pump"(h, n.(Mining)The top pump in the pit.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Hog"ger*y(?), n.Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness. 1913 Webster]
Crime and shame hoggery.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Hog"get(?), n.[See Hog, and Hoggerel.]1.A young boar of the second year. 1913 Webster]
2.A sheep or colt alter it has passed its first year. 1913 Webster]
Hog"ging(?), n.(Naut.)Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging. 1913 Webster]
Hog`ma*nay"(, n.The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Hog"nose`snake"(?). (Zo\'94l.)A harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, esp. Heterodon platyrhynos; -- called also puffing adder, blowing adder, and sand viper. 1913 Webster]
Hog"nut`(?), n.(Bot.)(a)The pignut. See Hickory. (b)In England, the Bunium flexuosum, a tuberous plant. 1913 Webster]
Ho"go(?), n.[Corrupted from F. haut go\'96t.]High flavor; strong scent. [Obs.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Hog"pen`(?), n.A pen or sty for hogs. 1913 Webster]
Hog"reeve`(?), n.[See Reeve.]A civil officer charged with the duty of impounding hogs running at large. [New Eng.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Hog"ring`er(?), n.One who puts rings into the snouts of hogs. 1913 Webster]
Hog"score`(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Curling)A distance line drawn across the rink or course between the middle line and the tee. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Hogs"head(?), n.[D. okshoofd; akin to Sw. oxhufvud, Dan. oxehoved, G. oxhoft; apparently meaning orig., ox head, but it is not known why this name was given. Cf. Ox, Head.]1.An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52 1913 Webster]
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2.A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Hog"skin`(?), n.Leather tanned from a hog's skin. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
Hog"sty`(?), n.; pl.Hogsties(.A pen, house, or inclosure, for hogs. 1913 Webster]
Hog"wash`(?), n.1.Swill.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.Meaningless talk; nonsense; balderdash; bunk; -- also used as an interjection, expressing scornful disbelief. PJC]
Hog"weed`(?), n.(Bot.)(a)A common weed (Ambrosia artemisi\'91ge). See Ambrosia, 3.(b)In England, the Heracleum Sphondylium. 1913 Webster]
Hoi"den(?), n.[OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D. heide. See Heathen, Heath.][Written also hoyden.]1.A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.A rude, bold girl; a romp.H. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Hoi"den, v. i.To romp rudely or indecently.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hoi"den*hood(?), n.State of being a hoiden. 1913 Webster]
Hoi"den*ish, a.Like, or appropriate to, a hoiden. 1913 Webster]
Hoise(?), v. t.[See Hoist.]To hoist. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
They . . . hoised up the mainsail to the wind.Acts xxvii. 40. 1913 Webster]
Hoist(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hoisted; p. pr. & vb. n.Hoisting.][OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.]To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight. 1913 Webster]
They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hoisting him into his father's throne.South. 1913 Webster]
Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist. 1913 Webster]
Hoist, n.1.That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of hoisting; a lift. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)(a)The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff.(b)The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Hoist bridge, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside. 1913 Webster]
Hoist, p. p.Hoisted. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
'T is the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hoist"a*way`(?), n.A mechanical lift. See Elevator. 1913 Webster]
Hoist"way`(?), n.An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a wareroom. 1913 Webster]
Hoit(?), v. i.[Gf. W. hoetian to dally, dandle.]To leap; to caper; to romp noisily. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Hoi"ty-toi`ty(?), a.[From Hoit.]Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt. 1913 Webster]
Hoity-toity! What have I to do with dreams?Congreve. 1913 Webster]
Hok*kai"do(h, prop. n.[Jap.]The northernmost of the main islands of Japan. Together with the islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku it forms the bulk of the land area of Japan. PJC]
Hol"arc*tic(?), a.[Holo- + arctic.]Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif. (Zo\'94geography), designating a realm or region including the northern parts of the Old and the New World. It comprises the Palearctic and Nearctic regions or subregions. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hol`as*pid"e*an(?), a.[Holo- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds. 1913 Webster]
Hol"cad(?), n.[Gr. 'olka`s, -a`dos, a ship which is towed, a ship of burden, fr. 'e`lkein to draw. Gf. Hulk.]A large ship of burden, in ancient Greece.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
Hold(h, n.[D. hol hole, hollow. See Hole.](Naut.)The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed. 1913 Webster]
Hold, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Held(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Holding. Holden(, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.][OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h\'86lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf. Avast, Halt, Hod.] 1913 Webster]
1.To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. 1913 Webster]
The loops held one curtain to another.Ex. xxxvi. 12. 1913 Webster]
Thy right hand shall hold me.Ps. cxxxix. 10. 1913 Webster]
They all hold swords, being expert in war.Cant. iii. 8. 1913 Webster]
In vain he seeks, that having can not hold.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . . . hold.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend. 1913 Webster]
We mean to hold what anciently we claim Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office. 1913 Webster]
This noble merchant held a noble house.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute.Knolles. 1913 Webster]
And now the strand, and now the plain, they held.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. 1913 Webster]
We can not hold mortality's strong hand.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Death! what do'st? O, hold thy blow.Grashaw. 1913 Webster]
He had not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
5.To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain. 1913 Webster]
Hold not thy peace, and be not still.Ps. lxxxiii. 1. 1913 Webster]
Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, hold their course.Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service. 1913 Webster]
I would hold more talk with thee.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for. 1913 Webster]
Broken cisterns that can hold no water.Jer. ii. 13. 1913 Webster]
One sees more devils than vast hell can hold.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain. 1913 Webster]
Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught.2 Thes. ii.15. 1913 Webster]
But still he held his purpose to depart.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
9.To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge. 1913 Webster]
I hold him but a fool.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I shall never hold that man my friend.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.Ex. xx. 7. 1913 Webster]
10.To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high. 1913 Webster]
Let him hold his fingers thus.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To hold a wager, to lay or hazard a wager.Swift. --
To hold forth, (a)v. t.to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. \'bdThe propositions which books hold forth and pretend to teach.\'b8 Locke.(b)v. i.To talk at length; to harangue. --
To held in, to restrain; to curd. --
To hold in hand, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to have in one's power. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, hold a lady in hand.Beaw. & Fl.
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To hold in play, to keep under control; to dally with.Macaulay. --
To hold off, to keep at a distance. --
To hold on, to hold in being, continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on. --
To hold one's day, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.] Chaucer. --
To hold one's own. To keep good one's present condition absolutely or relatively; not to fall off, or to lose ground; as, a ship holds her own when she does not lose ground in a race or chase; a man holds his own when he does not lose strength or weight. --
To hold one's peace, to keep silence.-
To hold out. (a)To extend; to offer. \'bdFortune holds out these to you as rewards.\'b8 B. Jonson.(b)To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. \'bdHe can not long hold out these pangs.\'b8 Shak. --
To hold up. (a)To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head.(b)To support; to sustain. \'bdHe holds himself up in virtue.\'b8Sir P. Sidney.(c)To exhibit; to display; as, he was held up as an example.(d)To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold up your horses.(e)to rob, usually at gunpoint; -- often with the demand to \'bdhold up\'b8 the hands.(f)To delay. --
To hold water. (a)Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as, his statements will not hold water. [Colloq.] (b)(Naut.)To hold the oars steady in the water, thus checking the headway of a boat. 1913 Webster]
Hold, v. i.In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: 1913 Webster]
1.Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the imperative. 1913 Webster]
And damned be him that first cries, \'bdHold, enough!\'b8Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued. 1913 Webster]
Our force by land hath nobly held.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist. 1913 Webster]
While our obedience holds.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The rule holds in land as all other commodities.Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for. 1913 Webster]
He will hold to the one and despise the other.Matt. vi. 24 1913 Webster]
5.To restrain one's self; to refrain. 1913 Webster]
His dauntless heart would fain have held Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.To derive right or title; -- generally with of. 1913 Webster]
My crown is absolute, and holds of none.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
His imagination holds immediately from nature.Hazlitt. 1913 Webster]
Hold on!
Hold up!wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] --
To hold forth, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.L'Estrange. --
To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in. --
To hold off, to keep at a distance. --
To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. \'bdThe trade held on for many years,\'b8 Swift. --
To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain one's self; not to yield or give way. --
To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date. --
To hold toor
To hold with, to take sides with, as a person or opinion. --
To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain in union.Dryden.Locke. --
To hold up. (a)To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken; as, to hold up under misfortunes.(b)To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.Hudibras.(c)To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.Collier. 1913 Webster]
Hold(h, n.1.The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; grip; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay. 1913 Webster]
Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Thou should'st lay hold upon him.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
My soul took hold on thee.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Take fast hold of instruction.Pror. iv. 13. 1913 Webster]
2.The authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 1913 Webster]
The law hath yet another hold on you.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Binding power and influence. 1913 Webster]
Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest hold of.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
4.Something that may be grasped; means of support. 1913 Webster]
If a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
5.A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard. 1913 Webster]
They . . . put them in hold unto the next day.Acts. iv. 3. 1913 Webster]
King Richard, he is in the mighty hold Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
New comers in an ancient holdTennyson. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mus.)A character [thus pause, and corona. 1913 Webster]
hold"all`(h, n.a capacious bag or basket. Syn. -- carryall, tote, tote bag. WordNet 1.5]
The only holdback is the affection . . . that we bear to our wealth.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
2.The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part of the harness so used. 1913 Webster]
Hold"er, ( n.One who is employed in the hold of a vessel. 1913 Webster]
Hold"er, n.1.One who, or that which, holds. 1913 Webster]
2.One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant. 1913 Webster]
3.(Com.)The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it. 1913 Webster]
Holder is much used as the second part of a compound; as, shareholder, officeholder, stockholder,etc. 1913 Webster]
Hold"er-forth`(?), n.One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher. See hold forth(b) under hold.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Hold"fast`(?), n.1.Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long flat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. \'bdHis holdfast was gone.\'b8 Bp. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture. 1913 Webster]
Hold"ing, n.1.The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. 1913 Webster]
2.A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. 1913 Webster]
3.That which holds, binds, or influences.Burke. 1913 Webster]
4.The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Holding note(Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move. 1913 Webster]
holding companyn.(Finance)A company that controls other independently incorporated companies by ownership of most or all of their stock, but does not directly control the daily operations of those companies. PJC]
holdoutn.1.a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms after most other participants have signed an agreement; as, their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks. WordNet 1.5]
2.a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal. WordNet 1.5]
3.the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later. WordNet 1.5]
holdovern.Any person or thing remaining from a previous period of use, tenure, etc;Specifically:an official who remains in office after his term. Syn. -- hangover. WordNet 1.5]
Hold"up(h, n.1.a robbery, usually at gunpoint. PJC]
2.a delay. \'bdWhat's the holdup?\'b8 PJC]
3.highway robbery{2}. PJC]
Hold up(h, v. t.1.To rob, usually at gunpoint or knifepoint. PJC]
2.To delay; as, bad weather held up the satellite launch for two days. PJC]
Hole(h, a.Whole. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hole(h, n.[OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan. huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. h\'86l, Icel. hola; prob. from the root of AS. helan to conceal. See Hele, Hell, and cf. Hold of a ship.]1.A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure. 1913 Webster]
The holes where eyes should be.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The blind walls holes.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
The priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid.2 Kings xii. 9. 1913 Webster]
2.An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The foxes have holes, . . . but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.Luke ix. 58.
3.(Games)(a)A small cavity used in some games, usually one into which a marble or ball is to be played or driven; hence, a score made by playing a marble or ball into such a hole, as in golf.(b)(Fives)At Eton College, England, that part of the floor of the court between the step and the pepperbox. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hole and corner, clandestine, underhand. [Colloq.] \'bdThe wretched trickery of hole and corner buffery.\'b8 Dickens. --
Hole board(Fancy Weaving), a board having holes through which cords pass which lift certain warp threads; -- called also compass board. 1913 Webster]
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Hole(?), v. t.[AS. holian. See Hole, n.]1.To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball. 1913 Webster]
Hole, v. i.To go or get into a hole.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Hole in the air. (A\'89ronautics)same as Air hole, above; an air pocket. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hol*eth"nic(?), a.Of or pertaining to a holethnos or parent race. 1913 Webster]
The holethnic history of the Arians.London Academy. 1913 Webster]
Hol*eth"nos(?), n.[Holo + Gr. A parent stock or race of people, not yet divided into separate branches or tribes. 1913 Webster]
holeyadj.having pores or holes. Syn. -- porous. WordNet 1.5]
Hol"i*dam(?), n. [Obs.] See Halidom. 1913 Webster]
Hol"i*day(?), n.[Holy + day.]1.A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See Holyday. 1913 Webster]
2.A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day. 1913 Webster]
And young and old come forth to play holiday.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday. 1913 Webster]
legal holidays, so called, are determined by law, commonly by the statutes of the several States. The holidays most generally observed are: the 22d day of February (Washington's birthday), the 30th day of May (Memorial day), the 4th day of July (Independence day), the 25th day of December (Christmas day). In most of the States the 1st day of January is a holiday. When any of these days falls on Sunday, usually the Monday following is observed as the holiday. In many of the States a day in the spring (as Good Friday, or the first Thursday in April), and a day in the fall (as the last Thursday in November) are now regularly appointed by Executive proclamation to be observed, the former as a day of fasting and prayer, the latter as a day of thanksgiving and are kept as holidays. In England, the days of the greater church feasts (designated in the calendar by a red letter, and commonly called red-letter days) are observed as general holidays. Bank holidays are those on which, by act of Parliament, banks may suspend business. Although Sunday is a holiday in the sense of a day when business is legally suspended, it is not usually included in the general term, the phrase \'bdSundays and holidays\'b8 being more common. 1913 Webster]
The holidays, any fixed or usual period for relaxation or festivity; especially, Christmas and New Year's day with the intervening time. 1913 Webster]
Hol`i*day, a.1.Of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion. 1913 Webster]
Courage is but a holiday kind of virtue, to be seldom exercised.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
holier-than-thouadj.being excessively or hypocritically pious while condemning others as being less virtuous than oneself. Syn. -- pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ho"li*ly(?), adv.[From Holy.]1.Piously; with sanctity; in a holy manner. 1913 Webster]
2.Sacredly; inviolably. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ho"li*ness, n.[AS. h.]1.The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence. 1913 Webster]
Who is like thee, glorious in holiness!Ex. xv. 11. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness. 1913 Webster]
Israel was holiness unto the Lord.Jer.ii.3. 1913 Webster]
His holiness, a title of the pope; -- formerly given also to Greek bishops and Greek emperors.
Hol"ing(?), n.[See Hole a hollow.](Mining)Undercutting in a bed of coal, in order to bring down the upper mass.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Hol"la(?), interj.[F. hola; ho ho + l\'85 there, fr. L. illac that way, there. Cf. Hollo.]Hollo. 1913 Webster]
Hol"la, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hollaed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hollaing.]See Hollo, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Hol"land(?), n.A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands. 1913 Webster]
{ Hol`lan*daise" sauce, orHol`lan*daise" }(?), n.[F. hollandaise, fem. of hollandais Dutch.](Cookery)A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hol"land*er(?), prop. n.1.A native or one of the people of Holland; a Dutchman. 1913 Webster]
2.A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which will not absorb water; -- called also, Dutch clinker.Wagner. 1913 Webster]
Hol"land*ish, a.Relating to Holland; Dutch. 1913 Webster]
Hol"lands(?), n.1.Gin made in Holland. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.See Holland. 1913 Webster]
Hol*lo"(?), interj. & n.[See Halloo, and cf. Holla.]Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo. 1913 Webster]
And every day, for food or play, hollo.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Hol"lo(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Holloed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Holloing.][See Hollo, interj., and cf. Halloo.]To call out or exclaim; to halloo. 1913 Webster]
Hol*loa"(?), interj., n. & v. i.Same as Hollo. 1913 Webster]
Hol"low(?), a.[OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. Hole.]1.Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. 1913 Webster]
Hollow with boards shalt thou make it.Ex. xxvii. 8. 1913 Webster]
With hollow eye and wrinkled brow.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hollow newel(Arch.), an opening in the center of a winding staircase in place of a newel post, the stairs being supported by the wall; an open newel; also, the stringpiece or rail winding around the well of such a staircase. --
Hollow quoin(Engin.), a pier of stone or brick made behind the lock gates of a canal, and containing a hollow or recess to receive the ends of the gates. --
Hollow root. (Bot.)See Moschatel. --
Hollow square. See Square. --
Hollow ware, hollow vessels; -- a trade name for cast-iron kitchen utensils, earthenware, etc.
Hol"low(?), n.1.A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree. 1913 Webster]
2.A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel. 1913 Webster]
Forests grew hollows.Prior. 1913 Webster]
I hate the dreadful hollow behind the little wood.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hol"low, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hollowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hollowing.]To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate. \'bdTrees rudely hollowed.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hol"low, adv.Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
The more civilized so-called Caucasian races have beaten the Turks hollow in the struggle for existence.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
holloware, hollowwaren.serving dishes of silver having some depth in the bowl; contrasted with flatware. WordNet 1.5]
Hol"lus*chick`ie(?), n. sing. & pl.[Prob. of Russ. goluishka bare of possessions, offspring, etc., fr. golui naked.](Zo\'94l.)A young male fur seal, esp. one from three to six years old; -- called also bachelor, because prevented from breeding by the older full-grown males.
holluschickie are the seals that may legally be killed for their skins.
But he'll lie down on the killing grounds where the holluschickie go.Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hol"ly(h, n.[OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st Holm, Hulver.]1.(Bot.)A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aquifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas. 1913 Webster]
holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative and emetic. The American holly is the Ilex opaca, and is found along the coast of the United States, from Maine southward.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The holm oak. See 1st Holm. 1913 Webster]
Holly-leaved oak(Bot.), the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak. --
Holly rose(Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia). --
Sea holly(Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium. 1913 Webster]
hollygrapen.An ornamental evergreen shrub (Mahonia aquifolium) of the Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries. Syn. -- Oregon grape, Oregon holly grape, mountain grape, holly-leaves barberry, Mahonia aquifolium. WordNet 1.5]
Hol"ly*hock(?), n.[OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See Holy.](Bot.)A species of Alth\'91a (Alth\'91a rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; -- called also rose mallow.Rose mallow is listed as a variety of Hibiscus, not Hollyhock in several Web pages. Name change??? 1913 Webster +PJC]
Holm(h, n.[OE., prob. from AS. holen holly; as the holly is also called holm. See Holly.](Bot.)A common evergreen oak, of Europe (Quercus Ilex); -- called also ilex, and holly. 1913 Webster]
Holm(h, n.[AS. holm, usually meaning, sea, water; akin to Icel. h, holmr, an island, Dan. holm, Sw. holme, G. holm, and prob. to E. hill. Cf. Hill.] 1913 Webster]
1.An islet in a river.J. Brand. 1913 Webster]
2.Low, flat land.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
The soft wind blowing over meadowy holms.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Holm thrush(Zo\'94l.), the missel thrush. 1913 Webster]
Holmesn.Sherlock Holmes, a fictitious detective in novels by A. Conan Doyle. Syn. -- Sherlock Holmes. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hol"mi*a(?), n.[NL.](Chem.)An oxide of holmium. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hol"mi*um(?), n.[NL., from Stockholm.](Chem.)A rare element of atomic number 67 said to be contained in gadolinite. Chemical symbol Ho. Atomic weight 164.93. Valence +3. It was detected by spectral absorption bands in 1878 by the Delafontaine and Soret, who called it "Element X". Later the Swedish chemist Cleve independently discovered it in erbia, and named it after his native city Stockholm. The first preparation of pure Holmia, the yellow oxide, was not made until 1911.HCP61 -- Hol"mic(#), a. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8Hol"mos(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Greek & Etrus. Antiq.)A name given to a vase having a rounded body; esp.: (a)A closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal.Fairholt.(b)A drinking cup having a foot and stem. 1913 Webster]
Hol"o-(?). A combining form fr. Gr. "o`los whole. 1913 Webster]
Hol"o*blast(?), n.[Holo + -blast.](Biol.)an ovum composed entirely of germinal matter. See Meroblast. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*blas"tic(?), a.(Biol.)Undergoing complete segmentation; composed entirely of germinal matter, the whole of the yolk undergoing fission; -- opposed to meroblastic. 1913 Webster]
Hol"o*caust(?), n.[L. holocaustum, Gr. "o'los whole + kaysto`s burnt, fr. kai`ein to burn (cf. Caustic): cf. F. holocauste.]1.A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Sacrifice or loss of many lives, as by the burning of a theater or a ship.[An extended use not authorized by careful writers.] 1913 Webster]
3.Specifically:The mass killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis during the period from 1933 to 1945 in Germany and German-occupied lands; usually referred to as The Holocaust. In Hebrew, the same event is referred to by the word Shoah. PJC]
Holocenen.1.The geological period comprising approximately the last 10,000 years. Syn. -- Holocene epoch, Recent epoch. WordNet 1.5]
Holocentridaeprop. n.A natural family of fish including the squirrelfishes and soldierfishes. Syn. -- family Holocentridae. WordNet 1.5]
Holocentrusprop. n.The type genus of the family Holocentridae, comprising some of the squirrelfishes. Syn. -- genus Holocentrus. WordNet 1.5]
holocephalann.A member of the Holocephali, fish with high compressed heads and a bodies tapering off into a long tail. See also Hoocephali. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hol`o*ceph"a*li(?), n. pl.[NL., from Gr. "o`los whole + kefalh` head.](Zo\'94l.)An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living species, only the chim\'91ras; -- called also Holocephala. See Chim\'91ra; also Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*cryp"tic(?), a.[Holo- + Gr. kry`ptein to conceal.]Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being deciphered. 1913 Webster]
Holocryptic cipher, a cipher so constructed as to afford no clew to its meaning to one ignorant of the key. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*crys"tal*line(?), a.[Holo + crystalline.](Min.)Completely crystalline; -- said of a rock like granite, all the constituents of which are crystalline.
Holstein-Friesiann.A breed of dairy cattle from North Holland and Friesland; they have a black and white color to their fur. Syn. -- Friesian, Holstein. WordNet 1.5]
hol"o*gram(?), n.A photographic image giving the observer a seemingly three-dimensional view of the represented object. The three-dimensional effect is produced by exposing a photographic recording medium to an interference pattern generated by a coherent beam of light (as from a laser) reflected from the subject, interacting with a beam directly from the source. The full three-dimensional effect requires illumination of the image with coherent light, but less perfect three-dimensional visual effects may also be observed when the hologram is illuminated with white light. PJC]
Hol"o*graph(?), n.[L. holographus entirely autograph, Gr. "olo`grafos; "o`los whole + gra`fein to write: cf. F. holographe, olographe.]1.A document, as a letter, deed, or will, wholly in the handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds and whose act it purports to be. 1913 Webster]
hol"o*graph(?), v. t.To produce a holographic image of, by holography. PJC]
Hol`o*graph"ic(?), a.1.Of the nature of a holograph; pertaining to holographs. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to holography or holograms; produced by holography. PJC]
ho*log"ra*phy(?), v. t.The process of producing holograms, usually requiring a source of coherent light, as from a laser. PJC]
Hol`o*he"dral(?), a.[Holo- + Gr. (Crystallog.)Having all the planes required by complete symmetry, -- in opposition to hemihedral. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*hem`i*he"dral(?), a.[Holo- + hemihedral.](Crystallog.)Presenting hemihedral forms, in which all the sectants have halt the whole number of planes.Dana. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hol`o*me*tab"o*la(?), n. pl.[NL. See Holo-, and Metabola.](Zo\'94l.)Those insects which have a complete metamorphosis; metabola. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*met`a*bol"ic(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a complete metamorphosis; -- said of certain insects, as the butterflies and bees. 1913 Webster]
Ho*lom"e*ter(?), n.[Holo + -meter: cf. F. holometre.]An instrument for making all kinds of angular measurements. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*phan"er*ous(?), a.[Holo + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Same as Holometabolic. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*pho"tal(?), a.[Holo + Gr. (Opt.)Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss. 1913 Webster]
Hol"o*phote(?), n.A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction; -- used in lighthouses. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*phras"tic(?), a.[Holo + Gr. holophrastique.]Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America. Syn. -- polysynthetic, agglutinative. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*phyt"ic(?), a.[Holo + Gr. Wholly or distinctively vegetable. 1913 Webster]
Holophytic nutrition(, that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic acid, ammonia, and nitrates are absorbed as food, in distinction from the animal mode of nutrition, by the ingestion of albuminous matter. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*rhi"nal(?), a.[Holo + Gr. (Anat.)Having the nasal bones contiguous. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*sid"er*ite(?), n.[Holo + siderite.](Min.)Meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of metallic iron without stony matter. 1913 Webster]
Ho*los"te*an(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to the Holostei. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ho*los"te*i(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + (Zo\'94l.)An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*ster"ic(?), a.[Holo + Gr.stereo`s solid.]Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the use of liquids, as the aneroid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hol`o*stom"a*ta(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + sto`ma, -atos, mouth.](Zo\'94l.)An artificial division of gastropods, including those that have an entire aperture. 1913 Webster]
Ho*los"to*mate(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Holostomatous. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*stom"a*tous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having an entire aperture; -- said of many univalve shells. 1913 Webster]
Hol"o*stome(?), n.[Holo + Gr. sto`ma mouth.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Holostomata. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ho*los"tra*ca(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + (Zo\'94l.)A division of phyllopod Crustacea, including those that are entirely covered by a bivalve shell. 1913 Webster]
Hol"o*thure(?), n.[L. holothuria, pl., a sort of water polyp, Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A holothurian. 1913 Webster]
Hol`o*thu"ri*an(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n.One of the Holothurioidea. 1913 Webster]
sea cucumbers, sea slugs, trepang, and b\'88che de m\'8ar. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese. See Trepang. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hol`o*thu`ri*oi"de*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Holothure, and -oid.](Zo\'94l.)One of the classes of echinoderms.They have a more or less elongated body, often flattened beneath, and a circle of tentacles, which are usually much branched, surrounding the mouth; the skin is more or less flexible, and usually contains calcareous plates of various characteristic forms, sometimes becoming large and scalelike. Most of the species have five bands (ambulacra) of sucker-bearing feet along the sides; in others these are lacking. In one group (Pneumonophora) two branching internal gills are developed; in another (Apneumona) these are wanting. Called also Holothurida, Holothuridea, and Holothuroidea. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8\'d8Ho*lot"ri*cha(h, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + qri`x, tricho`s, a hair.](Zo\'94l.)A group of ciliated Infusoria, having cilia all over the body. 1913 Webster]
Hol"stein(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of a breed of cattle, originally from Schleswig-Holstein, valued for the large amount of milk produced by the cows. The color is usually black and white in irregular patches. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hol"ster(?), n.[D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den, cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth. hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. Hele to cover, Hell, and cf. Housing, Houss.]A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle, or worn on the person suspended from a belt or shoulder strap. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Holt(?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Holt, n.[AS. holt; akin to LG. holt, D. hout, G. holz. Icel. holt; cf Gael. & Ir. coill wood, Gr. 1.A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. \'bdEvery holt and heath.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
She sent her voice though all the holt Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place. \'bd The fox has gone to holt.\'b8 C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Ho"ly(?), a.[Compar.Holier(?); superl.Holiest.][OE. holi, hali, AS. h\'belig, fr. h\'91l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h\'bel whole, well; akin to OS. h, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See Whole, and cf. Halibut, Halidom, Hallow, Hollyhock.]1.Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood. \'bdHoly rites and solemn feasts.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God. 1913 Webster]
Now through her round of holy thought Keble. 1913 Webster]
Holy Alliance(Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia, Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe, except the pope and the king of England. --
Holy bark. See Cascara sagrada. --
Holy Communion. See Eucharist. --
Holy family(Art), a picture in which the infant Christ, his parents, and others of his family are represented. --
Holy Father, a title of the pope. --
Holy Ghost(Theol.), the third person of the Trinity; the Comforter; the Paraclete. --
Holy Grail. See Grail. --
Holy grass(Bot.), a sweet-scented grass (Hierochloa borealis and Hierochloa alpina). In the north of Europe it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and western parts of the United States. Called also vanilla grassorSeneca grass. --
Holy Innocents' day, Childermas day. --
Holy Land, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity. --
Holy office, the Inquisition. --
Holy of holies(Script.), the innermost apartment of the Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and where no person entered, except the high priest once a year. --
Holy One. (a)The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. \'bd The Holy One of Israel.\'b8 Is. xliii. 14.(b)One separated to the service of God. --
Holy orders. See Order. --
Holy rood, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed, in churches. over the entrance to the chancel. --
Holy rope, a plant, the hemp agrimony. --
Holy Saturday(Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter. --
Holy Spirit, same as Holy Ghost (above). --
Holy Spirit plant. See Dove plant. --
Holy thistle(Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under Thistle. --
Holy Thursday. (Eccl.)(a)(Episcopal Ch.)Ascension day.(b)(R. C. Ch.)The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday. --
Holy war, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of the holy places.<-- now used mostly for the Moslem jihad --> --
Holy water(Gr. & R. C. Churches), water which has been blessed by the priest for sacred purposes. --
Holy-water stoup, the stone stoup or font placed near the entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water. --
Holy Week(Eccl.), the week before Easter, in which the passion of our Savior is commemorated. --
Holy writ, the sacred Scriptures. \'bd Word of holy writ.\'b8 Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Ho"ly cross"(?; 115). The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion. 1913 Webster]
Congregation of the Holy Cross(R. C. Ch.), a community of lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States, engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in similar work.Addis & Arnold. --
Holy-cross day, the fourteenth of September, observed as a church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our Savior's cross. 1913 Webster]
Ho"ly*day`(?), n.1.A religious festival. 1913 Webster]
2.A secular festival; a holiday. 1913 Webster]
Holiday is the preferable and prevailing spelling in the second sense. The spelling holy day or holyday in often used in the first sense. 1913 Webster]
Ho"ly*stone`(?), n.(Naut.)A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Ho"ly*stone`, v. t.(Naut.)To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel. 1913 Webster]
Hom"a*canth(?), a.[Homo + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes. 1913 Webster]
Hom"age(?), n.[OF. homage, homenage, F. hommage, LL. hominaticum, homenaticum, from L. homo a man, LL. also, a client, servant, vassal; akin to L. humus earth, Gr.groom in bridegroom. Cf. Bridegroom, Human.]1.(Feud. Law)A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal; profession of fealty to a sovereign. 1913 Webster]
2.Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid by external action; obeisance. 1913 Webster]
All things in heaven and earth do her [Law] homage.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
I sought no homage from the race that write.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Reverence directed to the Supreme Being; reverential worship; devout affection.Chaucer.
Syn. -- Fealty; submission; reverence; honor; respect. -- Homage, Fealty. Homage was originally the act of a feudal tenant by which he declared himself, on his knees, to be the hommage or bondman of the lord; hence the term is used to denote reverential submission or respect. Fealty was originally the fidelity of such a tenant to his lord, and hence the term denotes a faithful and solemn adherence to the obligations we owe to superior power or authority. We pay our homage to men of pre\'89minent usefulness and virtue, and profess our fealty to the principles by which they have been guided. 1913 Webster]
Go, go with homage yon proud victors meet ! Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Man, disobeying, fealty, and sins Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hom"age, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Homaged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Homaging.][Cf. OF. hommager.]1.To pay reverence to by external action. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to pay homage. [Obs.] Cowley. 1913 Webster]
Hom"age*a*ble(?), a.[Cf. OF. hommageable.]Subject to homage.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Hom"a*ger(?), n.[From Homage: cf. F. hommager.]One who does homage, or holds land of another by homage; a vassal.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Hom`a*lo*graph"ic(?), a.Same as Homolographic.
{ Hom"a*loid(h, Hom`a*loid"al(-loid", }a.[Gr. "omalo`s even + -oid.](Geom.)Flat; even; -- a term applied to surfaces and to spaces, whether real or imagined, in which the definitions, axioms, and postulates of Euclid respecting parallel straight lines are assumed to hold true. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hom"a*rus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "omarh`s well adjusted.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of decapod Crustacea, including the common lobsters. -- Hom"a*roid(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mat"ro*pine(?), n.[Homo- + atropine.](Med.)An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same purpose. 1913 Webster]
Hom`ax*o"ni*al(?), a.[Homo- + Gr. an axle, axis.](Biol.)Relating to that kind of homology or symmetry, the mathematical conception of organic form, in which all axes are equal. See under Promorphology. 1913 Webster]
hombren.[Sp.: a man.]an informal term for a youth or man. Syn. -- guy. WordNet 1.5]
hom"burgn.[from Homburg, Germany, the place of first manufacture.]A felt hat with a crown that is creased lengthwise, and a brim that is slightly curled upward at the edge. Syn. -- fedora, felt hat, trilby. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Home(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)See Homelyn. 1913 Webster]
Home(h, n.[OE. hom, ham, AS. h\'bem; akin to OS. h, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k\'89mas, and perh. to Gr. kw`mh village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf. Skr. ksh abode, place of rest, security, kshi to dwell. 1.One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. 1913 Webster]
The disciples went away again to their own home.John xx. 10. 1913 Webster]
Home is the sacred refuge of our life.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt. \'bdOur old home [England].\'b8 Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
3.The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. 1913 Webster]
He entered in his house -- his home no more, home.Byron. 1913 Webster]
4.The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine. 1913 Webster]
Her eyes are homes of silent prayer.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Flandria, by plenty made the home of war.Prior. 1913 Webster]
5.A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul. 1913 Webster]
Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets.Eccl. xii. 5. 1913 Webster]
6.(Baseball)The home base; as, he started for home. 1913 Webster]
At home.(a)At one's own house, or lodgings.(b)In one's own town or country; as, peace abroad and at home.(c)Prepared to receive callers. --
Home department, the department of executive administration, by which the internal affairs of a country are managed. [Eng.]
To be at home on any subject, to be conversant or familiar with it. --
To feel at home, to be at one's ease. --
To make one's self at home, to conduct one's self with as much freedom as if at home.
Home(?), a.1.Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. 1913 Webster]
2.Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. 1913 Webster]
3.(Games)In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal; as: (a)(Baseball)The plate at which the batter stands; same as home base and home plate.(b)(Lacrosse)The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Home baseor
Home plate(Baseball), the base at which the batter stands when batting, and which is the last base to be reached in scoring a run. --
Home farm,
grounds, etc., the farm, grounds, etc., adjacent to the residence of the owner. --
Home lot, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home stands. [U. S.] --
Home rule, rule or government of an appendent or dependent country, as to all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of Parliament. --
Home ruler, one who favors or advocates home rule. --
Home stretch(Sport.), that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post. --
Home thrust, a well directed or effective thrust; one that wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal attack. 1913 Webster]
Home, adv.1.To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home. 1913 Webster]
2.Close; closely. 1913 Webster]
How home the charge reaches us, has been made out.South. 1913 Webster]
They come home to men's business and bosoms.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home. 1913 Webster]
Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Home is often used in the formation of compound words, many of which need no special definition; as, home-brewed, home-built, home-grown, etc. 1913 Webster]
To bring home. See under Bring. --
To come home.(a)To touch or affect personally. See under Come.(b)(Naut.)To drag toward the vessel, instead of holding firm, as the cable is shortened; -- said of an anchor. --
To haul home the sheets of a sail(Naut.), to haul the clews close to the sheave hole.Totten. 1913 Webster]
home(h, v. i.1.To return home. PJC]
2.To proceed toward an object or location intended as a target; -- of missiles which can change course in flight under internal or external control; usually used with in on; as, the missile homed in on the radar site. PJC]
3. [fig.] To arrive at or get closer to an object sought or an intended goal; used with in on; as, the repairman quickly homed in on the cause of the malfunction. PJC]
home"bod`yn.a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel. Syn. -- stay-at-home. WordNet 1.5]
Home"born`(h, a.1.Native; indigenous; not foreign.Donne.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the home or family. 1913 Webster]
Kepeth this child, al be it foul or fayr, hoom-cominge.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A social event, usually held annually at colleges and universities, to welcome visiting alumni; a type of school reunion for graduates.[wns=1] PJC]
Home"-driv`en(?), a.Driven to the end, as a nail; driven close. 1913 Webster]
Home"-dwell`ing(?), a.Keeping at home. 1913 Webster]
Home"-felt`(-f, a.Felt in one's own breast; inward; private. \'bdHome-felt quiet.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Home"field`(-f, n.A field adjacent to its owner's home.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
homegrown, home-grownadj.1.grown or produced at home or in a specific locality; -- of plants or animals.[wns=1] Syn. -- local. WordNet 1.5]
2.Originating in a particular place or region; as, homegrown talent; -- applied broadly, to people (especially people with specific skills), products of manufacture, etc. PJC]
Home"-keep`ing(-k, a.Staying at home; not gadding. 1913 Webster]
Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Home"-keep`ing, n.A staying at home. 1913 Webster]
Home"less, a.[AS. h\'bemleas.]Destitute of a home.
-- Home"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
home"less, n. pl.Those people who have no permanent residence, especially those who live outdoors due to poverty; usually used in the definite phrase the homeless.
homelessnessn.the state or condition of having no home, especially of living in the streets. WordNet 1.5]
Home"like`(?), a.Like a home; comfortable; cheerful; cozy; friendly; as, a homelike atmosphere. 1913 Webster]
3.Plainness; want of elegance or beauty. 1913 Webster]
4.Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the homeliness of manners, or language.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Home"ling(?), n.A person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; a native; as, a word which is a homeling.Trench. 1913 Webster]
Home"ly, a.[Compar.Homelier(?); superl.Homeliest.][From Home, n.]1.Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
With all these men I was right homely, and communed with, them long and oft.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Their homely joys, and destiny obscure.Gray. 1913 Webster]
2.Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners. 1913 Webster]
Now Strephon daily entertains homeliest strains.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; ugly; -- usually used of people, especially women; -- contrary to handsome. 1913 Webster]
None so homely but loves a looking-glass.South. 1913 Webster]
Home"lyn(?), n.[Scot. hommelin.](Zo\'94l)The European sand ray (Raia maculata); -- called also home, mirror ray, and rough ray. 1913 Webster]
Home"made`(?), a.Made at home; of domestic manufacture; made either in a private family or in one's own country.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Ho"me*o*path(?), n.[Cf. F. hom\'82opathe.]A practitioner of homeopathy.[Written also hom\'d2opath.] 1913 Webster]
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Ho`me*o*path"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. hom\'82opathique.]Of or pertaining to homeopathy; according to the principles of homeopathy.[Also hom\'d2pathic.] 1913 Webster]
Ho`me*o*path"ic*al*ly(?), adv.According to the practice of homeopathy.[Also hom\'d2opathically.] 1913 Webster]
Ho`me*op"a*thist(?), n.A believer in, or practitioner of, homeopathy.[Written also hom\'d2opathist.] 1913 Webster]
Ho*me*op"a*thy(?), n.[Gr. Same) + hom\'82opathie. See Pathos.](Med.)The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory and its practice that disease is cured (tuto, cito, et jucunde) by remedies which produce on a healthy person effects similar to the symptoms of the complaint under which the patient suffers, the remedies being usually administered in minute doses. This system was founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, and is opposed to allopathy, or heteropathy.[Written also hom\'d2opathy.] 1913 Webster]
home-schooleda.Receiving or having received formal education, especially primary or secondary education, at home rather than in a school. The instruction at home may be accomplished by parents or by professionals who come to the home; as, home-schooled students often get higher test scores than those educated in schools. PJC]
home"school`ing(hn.The practise of providing formal education, especially primary or secondary education, at home rather than in a school. PJC]
homeostasisn.The ability and tendency of certain systems to maintain a relatively constant internal state in spite of changes in external conditions; this ability is achieved by the presence of feedback mechanisms which can adjust the state of the system to compensate for changes in the state caused by the external environment. It is exemplified in homeothermal biological systems, such as animals which maintain relatively constant blood temperature and composition in spite of variations in external temperature or the composition of the food ingested. PJC]
homeostatica.Of or pertaining to homeostasis; exhibiting homeostasis. PJC]
homeothermal, homeothermicadj.(Biol.)having constant and relatively high body temperature; warm-blooded; same as homoiothermal; -- of birds and mammals. Contrasted to poikilothermal. Syn. -- homoiothermic, homoiothermal, homothermic, homothermal. WordNet 1.5]
homeothermism, homeothermyn.(Biol.)The process or state of being homoiothermal. Syn. -- homoiothermism, homoiothermy. PJC]
Hom"er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mer, n.[Heb. kh\'d3mer.]A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts.[Written also chomer, gomer.] 1913 Webster]
Ho"mer(?), n.(Baseball)Same as Home run. PJC]
Home" run`(?), n.(Baseball)a complete circuit of the bases made by the batter without being put out and without an error on the play; also, the hit on which the batter makes such a circuit; a four-base hit.Most home runs are made when the batter hits a fair ball out of the playing area on a fly, when the ball cannot be played by the defending team; if a batter circuits the bases while the ball is still inside the playing field, it is an inside-the-park home run. PJC]
Ho*mer"ic(?), a.[L. Homericus, Gr. "Omhriko`s.]Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer. 1913 Webster]
Homeric verse, hexameter verse; -- so called because used by Homer in his epics. 1913 Webster]
Home"sick`(?), a.Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition. -- Home"sick`ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Home"-speak`ing(?), n.Direct, forcible, and effective speaking.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Home"spun(?), a.1.Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. \'bdHomespun country garbs.\'b8 W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
2.Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. \'bdOur homespun English proverb.\'b8 Dryden. \'bdOur homespun authors.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Home"spun, n.1.Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun. 1913 Webster]
Home"stall`(?), n.[AS. h\'bemsteall.]Place of a home; homestead.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Home"stead(?), n.[AS. h\'bemstede.]1.The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The home or seat of a family; place of origin. 1913 Webster]
We can trace them back to a homestead on the Rivers Volga and Ural.W. Tooke. 1913 Webster]
3.(Law)The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family. 1913 Webster]
Homestead law. (a)A law conferring special privileges or exemptions upon owners of homesteads; esp., a law exempting a homestead from attachment or sale under execution for general debts. Such laws, with limitations as to the extent or value of the property, exist in most of the States. Called also homestead exemption law.(b)Also, a designation of an Act of Congress authorizing and regulating the sale of public lands, in parcels of 160 acres each, to actual settlers. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Home"stead*er(?), n.One who has entered upon a portion of the public land with the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of the homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a homestead in this manner. [Local, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
homestretchn.1.the straight segment of a racetrack leading to the finish line.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
2.Hence: [fig.] The last or concluding part of any extended activity that has a definite conclusion; the final phase of any activity; as, the election was neck-and-neck in the homestretch. PJC]
hometown, home townn.the town (or city) where a person was born or grew up or has his principal residence; as, he never went back to his hometown again. WordNet 1.5]
Home"ward(?), a.Being in the direction of home; as, the homeward way.
{ Home"ward(?), Home"wards(?), }adv.[AS. h\'bemweard.]Toward home; in the direction of one's house, town, or country. 1913 Webster]
Homeward bound, bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet. 1913 Webster]
homeworkn.1.preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home). Syn. -- prep, preparation. WordNet 1.5]
2.Hence: [fig.] Studies or other preparatory work done prior to some activity; -- usually used of preparations for activities of significance or consequence for the performer; as, the candidate didn't do her homework well and was outclassed in the debate. PJC]
3.Paid work done at home, especially piecework. PJC]
homeworkern.A person who works at home for pay. PJC]
hom"ey(h, adj.having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; as, the homey everyday atmosphere; a restaurant with a homey atmosphere. Syn. -- homelike, homely, homy. WordNet 1.5]
Hom"i*ci`dal(?), a.Pertaining to homicide; tending to homicide; murderous; as, a homicidal maniac. 1913 Webster]
Hom"i*cide(?), n.[F., fr. L. homicidium, fr. homicida a man slayer; homo man + caedere to cut, kill. See Homage, and cf. Concise, Shed, v. t.]1.The killing of one human being by another. 1913 Webster]
Homicide is of three kinds: justifiable, as when the killing is performed in the exercise of a right or performance of a duty; excusable, as when done, although not as duty or right, yet without culpable or criminal intent; and felonious, or involving what the law terms malice; the latter may be either manslaughter or murder. Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
2.One who kills another; a manslayer.Chaucer. Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hom"i*form(?), a.[L. homo man + -form.]In human form. [Obs.] Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
Hom"i*lete(?), n.A homilist.
{ Hom`i*let"ic(?), Hom`i*let"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. homil\'82tique. See Homily.]1.Of or pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; affable; conversable; companionable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
His virtues active, chiefly, and homiletical, not those lazy, sullen ones of the cloister.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to homiletics; hortatory. 1913 Webster]
Hom`i*let"ics(?), n.[Cf. F. homil\'82tique.]The art of preaching; that branch of theology which treats of homilies or sermons, and the best method of preparing and delivering them. 1913 Webster]
Hom"i*list(?), n.One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a congregation. 1913 Webster]
Hom"i*lite(?), n.[From Gr. (Min.)A borosilicate of iron and lime, near datolite in form and composition. 1913 Webster]
Hom"i*ly(?), n.; pl.Homilies(#).[LL. homilia, Gr. hom\'82lie. See Same.]1.A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life. 1913 Webster]
As I have heard my father homilies.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Book of Homilies. A collection of authorized, printed sermons, to be read by ministers in churches, esp. one issued in the time of Edward VI., and a second, issued in the reign of Elizabeth; -- both books being certified to contain a \'bdgodly and wholesome doctrine.\'b8 1913 Webster]
hominaladj.Of humankind as a species; as, the hominal kingdom. WordNet 1.5]
Hom"ing(h, p. a.Home-returning; -- used specifically of carrier pigeons. 1913 Webster]
Homing pigeon, any pigeon trained to return home from a distance. Also called carrier pigeon. Most are bred from the domestic pigeon Columba livia. Homing pigeons are used for sending back messages or for flying races. By carrying the birds away and releasing them at gradually increasing distances from home, they may be trained to return with more or less certainty and promptness from distances up to four or five hundred miles. The birds typically do not stop on their way home, and may average as much as 60 miles per hour on their return trip. If the distance is increased much beyond 400 miles, the birds are unable to cover it without stopping for a prolonged rest, and their return becomes doubtful. The record for returnig from a distance is close to 1,200 miles. Homing pigeons are not bred for fancy points or special colors, but for strength, speed, endurance, and intelligence or homing instinct. Although used since ancient times, homing pigeons have been largely displaced for practical purposes by radio and electronic communications, but they are still used in some special situations at the end of the 20th century. They were used in military operations as recently as in World War II. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
hominianhominidadj.characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapienssapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures. [Narrower terms: human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet 1.5]
hominian, hominidn.Any animal of the family Hominidae, including modern man as well as extinct species of the genera Homo and Australopithecus. Syn. -- homonid. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hominidaeprop. n.The natural family of primates including modern man and the extinct immediate ancestors of man. Syn. -- family Hominidae. WordNet 1.5]
hominineadj.characteristic of humankind. WordNet 1.5]
Hominoideaprop. n.A superfamily of mammals including anthropoid apes and human beings. Syn. -- superfamily Hominoidea. WordNet 1.5]
Hom"i*ny(?), n.[From North American Indian auh\'a3minea parched corn.]Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water. [U.S.] [Written also homony.] 1913 Webster]
Hom"ish(?), a.Like a home or a home circle. 1913 Webster]
Quiet, cheerful, homish hospital life.E. E. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Hom"mock(?), n.A small eminence of a conical form, of land or of ice; a knoll; a hillock. See Hummock.Bartram. 1913 Webster]
Hom"mock*y(?), a.Filled with hommocks; piled in the form of hommocks; -- said of ice. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo-(?). A combining form from Gr. "omo`s, one and the same, common, joint. 1913 Webster]
Homobasidiomycetesn.A category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes. Syn. -- subclass Homobasidiomycetes. WordNet 1.5]
Ho`mo*cat`e*gor"ic(?), a.[Homo- + categoric.](Biol.)Belonging to the same category of individuality; -- a morphological term applied to organisms so related. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*cen"tric(?), a.[Gr. homocentrique.]Having the same center. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*cer"cal(?), a.[Homo- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Having the tail nearly or quite symmetrical, the vertebral column terminating near its base; -- opposed to heterocercal. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo*cer`cy(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The possession of a homocercal tail. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*cer`e*brin(?), n.[Homo- + rebrin.](Physiol. Chem.)A body similar to, or identical with, cerebrin. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*chro"mous(?), a.[Homo- + Gr. (Bot.)Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same color. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*dem"ic(?), a.[Homo- + 1st deme, 2.](Biol.)A morphological term signifying development, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same unit deme or unit of the inferior orders of individuality. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*der"mic(?), a.(Biol.)Relating to homodermy; originating from the same germ layer. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo*der`my(?), n.[Homo- + -derm.](Biol.)Homology of the germinal layers. 1913 Webster]
Hom"o*dont(?), a.[Homo- + Gr. (Anat.)Having all the teeth similar in front, as in the porpoises; -- opposed to heterodont.
{ Ho*mod"ro*mal(?), Ho*mod"ro*mous(?), }a.[Homo- + Gr. 1.(Bot.)Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*dy"na*mous(?), a.(Biol.)Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy; as, successive or homodynamous parts in plants and animals. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*dy"na*my(?), n.[Gr. (Biol.)The homology of metameres. See Metamere.Gegenbaur. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ho`m\'d2*o*me"ri*a(?), n.[L., from Gr. The state or quality of being homogeneous in elements or first principles; likeness or identity of parts.
{ Ho`m\'d2*o*mer"ic(?), Ho`m\'d2*o*mer"ic*al(?), }a.Pertaining to, or characterized by, sameness of parts; receiving or advocating the doctrine of homogeneity of elements or first principles. 1913 Webster]
Ho`m\'d2*om"er*ous(?), a.(Anat.)Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic nerve; -- said of certain birds. 1913 Webster]
Ho`m\'d2*om"e*ry(?), n.[Gr. -metry.]Same as Hom\'d2omeria. [Obs.] Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
Ho`m\'d2*o*mor"phism(?), n.[See Hom\'d2omorphous.]A near similarity of crystalline forms between unlike chemical compounds. See Isomorphism. 1913 Webster]
Ho`m\'d2*o*zo"ic(?), a.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to, or including, similar forms or kinds of life; as, hom\'d2ozoic belts on the earth's surface.E. Forbes. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mog"a*mous(?), a.[Gr. (Bot.)Having all the flowers alike; -- said of such composite plants as Eupatorium, and the thistels. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mog"a*my(?), n.(Bot.)The condition of being homogamous. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*gan"gli*ate(?), a.[Homo- + gangliate.](Zo\'94l.)Having the ganglia of the nervous system symmetrically arranged, as in certain invertebrates; -- opposed to heterogangliate. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo*gene(?), a.[Cf. F. homog\'8ane.]Homogeneous. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*ge*ne"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. homog\'82n\'82it\'82.]Same as Homogeneousness. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*ge"ne*ous(?), a.[Gr. homog\'8ane. See Same, and Kin.]1.Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, elements, or principles; homogeneous bodies. 1913 Webster]
2.(Alg.)Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*ge"ne*ous*ness, n.Sameness 9kind or nature; uniformity of structure or material. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*gen"e*sis(?), n.[Homo- + genesis.](Biol.)That method of reproduction in which the successive generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*ge*net"ic(?), a.(Biol.)Homogenous; -- applied to that class of homologies which arise from similarity of structure, and which are taken as evidences of common ancestry. 1913 Webster]
homogenizev. t.1.To blend (a collection of unlike elements) together so as to make the whole uniform in character, composition, or function. PJC]
2.Specifically:To blend separated liquids together so as to form a uniform emulsion which does not separate out into its original constituents on standing; -- used especially of milk; as, most milk sold in cartons is pasteurized and homogenized. PJC]
homogenizedadj.1.formed by blending unlike elements, especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance.homogeneous WordNet 1.5]
2.rendered homogeneous. WordNet 1.5]
Ho*mog"e*nous(?), a.(Biol.)Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; -- applied both to animals and plants. See Homoplastic. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)The correspondence of common descent; -- a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced correspondence of position and structure in parts embryonically distinct (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus, there is homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and the wing of a bird; but the right and left ventricles of the heart in both are only in homoplasy with each other, these having arisen independently since the divergence of both groups from a univentricular ancestor. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mog"o*nous, a.[Gr. Homogeneous.](Bot.)Having all the flowers of a plant alike in respect to the stamens and pistils. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mog"o*ny(?), n.(Bot.)The condition of having homogonous flowers. 1913 Webster]
Hom"o*graph(?), n.[Gr. "omo`grafos with the same letters; "omo`s the same + gra`fein to write.](Philol.)One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*graph"ic(?), a.1.Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound; -- said of certain methods of spelling words. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)Possessing the property of homography. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mog"ra*phy(?), n.1.That method of spelling in which every sound is represented by a single character, which indicates that sound and no other. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)A relation between two figures, such that to any point of the one corresponds one and but one point in the other, and vise versa. Thus, a tangent line rolling on a circle cuts two fixed tangents of the circle in two sets of points that are homographic. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ho*moi`op*to"ton(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally. 1913 Webster]
Ho*moi`o*ther"mal, Ho*moi`o*therm"ic(?), a.[Gr. thermal.](Physiol.)Maintaining a uniform body temperature, usually above the ambient temperature; h\'91matothermal; homothermic; warm-blooded; -- applied to warm-bodied animals such as birds and mammals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium. Syn. -- homeothermal, homeothermic, homothermal, homothermic, homoiothermic. 1913 Webster]
homoiothermism, homoiothermyn.(Biol.)The process or state of being homoiothermal. Syn. -- homeothermism, homeothermy. PJC]
Ho`moi*ou"si*an(?), n.[Gr. "o`moios + o'ysi`a the substance, being, essence.](Eccl. Hist.)One of the semi-Arians of the 4th century, who held that the Son was of like, but not the same, essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoousian. 1913 Webster]
Ho`moi*ou"si*an, a.Of or pertaining to Homoiousians, or their belief. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mol"o*gate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Homologated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Homologating.][LL. homologatus, p. p. of homologare to homologate; Gr. Homologous.](Civ. Law)To approve; to allow; to confirm; as, the court homologates a proceeding.Wheaton. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mol`o*ga"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. homologation.](Civ. & Scots Law)Confirmation or ratification (as of something otherwise null and void), by a court or a grantor. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*log"ic*al(?), a.Pertaining to homology; having a structural affinity proceeding from, or base upon, that kind of relation termed homology. -- Ho`mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mol`o*gin"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or characterized by, homology; as, homologinic qualities, or differences. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mol"o*gize(?), v. t.(Biol.)To determine the homologies or structural relations of. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hom`o*lo*gou"me*na(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. Homologous.]Those books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church; -- distinguished from antilegomena. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mol"o*gous(?), a.[Gr. Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure. Especially: (a)(Geom.)Corresponding in relative position and proportion. 1913 Webster]
In similar polygons, the corresponding sides, angles, diagonals, etc., are homologous.Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).
(b)(Alg.)Having the same relative proportion or value, as the two antecedents or the two consequents of a proportion.(c)(Chem.)Characterized by homology; belonging to the same type or series; corresponding in composition and properties. See Homology, 3.(d)(Biol.)Being of the same typical structure; having like relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the hand of man and the fore foot of a horse are homologous that correspond in their structural relations, that is, in their relations to the type structure of the fore limb in vertebrates. 1913 Webster]
Homologous stimulus. (Physiol.)See under Stimulus. 1913 Webster]
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Hom`o*lo*graph"ic(?), a.[Homo- + Gr. "o`los whole + -graph + -ic; but cf. F. homalographique, Gr. Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion. 1913 Webster]
Homolographic projection, a method of constructing geographical charts or maps, so that the surfaces, as delineated on a plane, have the same relative size as the real surfaces; that is, so that the relative actual areas of the different countries are accurately represented by the corresponding portions of the map. 1913 Webster]
Hom"o*logue(?), n.[Cf. F. homologue. See Homologous.]That which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. Homologous.]1.The quality of being homologous; correspondence; relation; as, the homologyof similar polygons. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Correspondence or relation in type of structure in contradistinction to similarity of function; as, the relation in structure between the leg and arm of a man; or that between the arm of a man, the fore leg of a horse, the wing of a bird, and the fin of a fish, all these organs being modifications of one type of structure. 1913 Webster]
Homology indicates genetic relationship, and according to Haeckel special homology should be defined in terms of identity of embryonic origin. See Homotypy, and Homogeny. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)The correspondence or resemblance of substances belonging to the same type or series; a similarity of composition varying by a small, regular difference, and usually attended by a regular variation in physical properties; as, there is an homology between methane, CH4, ethane, C2H6, propane, C3H8, etc., all members of the paraffin series. In an extended sense, the term is applied to the relation between chemical elements of the same group; as, chlorine, bromine, and iodine are said to be in homology with each other. Cf. Heterology. 1913 Webster]
General homology(Biol.), the higher relation which a series of parts, or a single part, bears to the fundamental or general type on which the group is constituted.Owen. --
Serial homology(Biol.), representative or repetitive relation in the segments of the same organism, -- as in the lobster, where the parts follow each other in a straight line or series.Owen. See Homotypy. --
Special homology(Biol.), the correspondence of a part or organ with those of a different animal, as determined by relative position and connection.Owen. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mom"al*lous(?), a.[Homo- + Gr. (Bot.)Uniformly bending or curving to one side; -- said of leaves which grow on several sides of a stem.
{ Ho`mo*mor"phic(?), Ho`mo*mor"phous(?), }a.[Gr. Characterized by homomorphism. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*mor"phism(?), n.[See Homomorphous.]1.(Biol.)Same as Homomorphy. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The possession, in one species of plants, of only one kind of flowers; -- opposed to heteromorphism, dimorphism, and trimorphism. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The possession of but one kind of larv\'91 or young, as in most insects.
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Ho"mo*mor`phy(?), n.[Homo- + Gr. morfh` form.](Biol.)Similarity of form; resemblance in external characters, while widely different in fundamental structure; resemblance in geometric ground form. See Homophyly, Promorphology. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mon"o*mous(?), a.(Biol.)Of or pertaining to homonomy. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mon"o*my(?), n.[Homo- + Gr. (Biol.)The homology of parts arranged on transverse axes.Haeckel. 1913 Webster]
Hom"o*nym(?), n.[Cf. F. homonyme. See Homonymous.]A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear.[Written also homonyme.] 1913 Webster]
Ho*mon"y*mous(?), a.[L. homonymus, Gr. name.]1.Having the same name or designation; standing in the same relation; -- opposed to heteronymous. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mon"y*mous*ly, adv.1.In an homonymous manner; so as to have the same name or relation. 1913 Webster]
2.Equivocally; ambiguously. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mon"y*my(?), n.[Gr. homonymie.]1.Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Homonymy may be as well in place as in persons.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.Sameness of name or designation of things or persons which are different; ambiguity. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*\'94r"gan(?). [Homo- + organ.]Same as Homoplast. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*ou"si*an(?), n.[Gr. (Eccl. Hist.)One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*ou"si*an, a.Of or pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they held. 1913 Webster]
hom`o*pho"bi*a(?), n.A strong dislike or fear of homosexuals, especially to an unreasonable degree. PJC]
hom`o*pho"bic(?), a.Disliking or fearing homosexuals to an unreasonable degree. PJC]
Hom"o*phone(?), n.[Cf. F. homophone. See Homophonous.]1.A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another.Gliddon. 1913 Webster]
2.A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright.
{ Ho`mo*phon"ic(?), Ho*moph"o*nous(?), }a.[Gr. homophone.]1.(Mus.)(a)Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic.(b)Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody. 1913 Webster]
2.Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey. 1913 Webster]
ho*moph"o*nousadj.Of or pertaining to a homophone or homophony; as, homophonous words. WordNet 1.5]
Ho*moph"o*ny(?), n.[Gr. homophonie.]1.Sameness of sound. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)(a)Sameness of sound; unison.(b)Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony. See Homophonous. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*phyl"ic(?), a.(Biol.)Relating to homophily. 1913 Webster]
Ho*moph"y*ly(?), n.[Homo- + Gr. (Biol.)That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting.Haeckel. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo*plas`my(?), n.[Homo- + Gr. (Biol.)Resemblance between different plants or animals, in external shape, in general habit, or in organs, which is not due to descent from a common ancestor, but to similar surrounding circumstances. 1913 Webster]
Hom"o*plast(?), n.(Biol.)One of the plastids composing the idorgan of Haeckel; -- also called homo\'94rgan. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*plas"tic(?), a.[Homo- + plastic.]Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo*plas`ty(?), n.[Homo- + plasty.](Biol.)The formation of homologous tissues. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mop"la*sy(?), n.[Homo- + Gr. (Biol.)See Homogeny. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*pol"ic(?), a.[Homo- + pole.](Biol.)In promorphology, pertaining to or exhibiting that kind of organic form, in which the stereometric ground form is a pyramid, with similar poles. See Promorphology. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mop"ter(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Homoptera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ho*mop"te*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mop"ter*ous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Homoptera. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo*styled(?), a.[Homo- + style.](Bot.)Having only one form of pistils; -- said of the flowers of some plants.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Ho`mo*sys*tem"ic(?), a.[Homo- + systemic.](Biol.)Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit (gastrula or plant enbryo) differentiates. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ho`mo*tax"i*a(?), n.[NL.]Same as Homotaxis.
{ Ho`mo*tax"i*al(?), Ho`mo*tax"ic(?), }a.(Biol.)Relating to homotaxis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ho`mo*tax"is(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)Similarly in arrangement of parts; -- the opposite of heterotaxy. 1913 Webster]
Ho*mot"o*nous(?), a.[L. homotonus, Gr. Of the same tenor or tone; equable; without variation.
{ Ho*mot"ro*pal(?), Ho*mot"ro*pous(?), }a.[Gr. homotrope.]1.Turned in the same direction with something else. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Having the radicle of the seed directed towards the hilum. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo*ty`pal(?), a.(Biol.)Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype; as, homotypal parts. 1913 Webster]
Hom"o*type(?), n.[Homo- + -type.](Biol.)That which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else; thus, the right arm is the homotype of the right leg; one arm is the homotype of the other, etc.Owen.
{ Ho`mo*typ"ic(?), Ho`mo*typ"ic*al(?), }a.(Biol.)Same as Homotypal. 1913 Webster]
Ho"mo*ty`py(?), n.[See Homotype.](Biol.)A term suggested by Haeckel to be instead of serial homology. See Homotype. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ho*mun"cu*lus(?), n.; pl.Homunculi(#).[L., dim. of homo man.]A little man; a dwarf; a manikin.Sterne. 1913 Webster]
Hond(?), n.Hand. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hone(?), v. i.[Cf. F. honger to grumble. To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hone, n.[Cf. Icel. h a knob.]A kind of swelling in the cheek. 1913 Webster]
Hone, n.[AS. h\'ben; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf. Skr. \'87\'be, also \'87\'d3, \'87i, to sharpen, and E. cone. A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Hone slateSee Polishing slate. --
Hone stone, one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See Novaculite. 1913 Webster]
Hone, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Honed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Honing.]1.To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor. 1913 Webster]
2.to render more precise or more effective; as, to hone one's skills. PJC]
Hon"est(?), a.[OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F. honn\'88te, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See Honor.]1.Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession. 1913 Webster]
An honest man's the noblest work of God.Pope. 1913 Webster]
An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
Look ye out among you seven men of honest report.Acts vi. 3. 1913 Webster]
Provide things honest in the sight of all men.Rom. xii. 17. 1913 Webster]
3.Open; frank; as, an honest countenance. 1913 Webster]
Hon"est, v. t.[L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. [Obs.] Abp. Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Hon`es*ta"tion(?), n.The act of honesting; grace; adornment. [Obs.] W. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
2.In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly.Shak. 1913 Webster]
To come honestly by. (a)To get honestly.(b)A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity. 1913 Webster]
Hon"es*ty(?), n.[OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honest\'82, onest\'82 (cf. F. honn\'88tet\'82), L. honestas. See Honest, a.]1.Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile. 1913 Webster]
That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.1 Tim. ii. 2. 1913 Webster]
3.Chastity; modesty.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; Lunaria rediva is perennial honesty.
Hone"wort`(?), n.(Bot.)An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison (Sison Amomum); -- so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey(h, n.[OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h\'86ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko`nis dust, Skr. ka grain.]1.A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey. 1913 Webster]
The honey of his language.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Sweet one; -- a term of endearment.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust. 1913 Webster]
Honey ant(Zo\'94l.), a small ant (Myrmecocystus melliger), found in the Southwestern United States, and in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey, their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the honey and feed the rest. --
Honey badger(Zo\'94l.), the ratel. --
Honey bear. (Zo\'94l.)See Kinkajou. --
Honey buzzard(Zo\'94l.), a bird related to the kites, of the genus Pernis. The European species is Pernis apivorus; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is Pernis ptilorhyncha. They feed upon honey and the larv\'91 of bees. Called also bee hawk, bee kite. --
Honey guide(Zo\'94l.), one of several species of small birds of the family Indicatorid\'91, inhabiting Africa and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also honeybird, and indicator. --
Honey harvest, the gathering of honey from hives, or the honey which is gathered.Dryden. --
Honey locust(Bot.), a North American tree (Gleditschia triacanthos), armed with thorns, and having long pods with a sweet pulp between the seeds. --
Honey month. Same as Honeymoon. --
Honey weasel(Zo\'94l.), the ratel. 1913 Webster]
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Hon"ey(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Honeyed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Honeying.]To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. \'bdHoneying and making love.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Rough to common men, honey at the whisper of a lord.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey, v. t.To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with, honey. 1913 Webster]
Canst thou not honey me with fluent speech?Marston. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey-bag`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The receptacle for honey in a honeybee.Shak. Grew. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey*bee`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (Apis ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (Apis fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey*ber`ry(?), n.; pl. -berries.The fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries: (a) An Old World hackberry (Celtis australis). (b) In the West Indies, the genip (Melicocca bijuga). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hon"ey*comb`(?), n.[AS. hunigcamb. See Honey, and 1st Comb.]1.A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs. 1913 Webster]
2.Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey*combed`(?), a.Formed or perforated like a honeycomb. 1913 Webster]
Each bastion was honeycombed with casements.Motley. 1913 Webster]
honeycreeper, honey creepern.1.Any of a number of small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands belonging to the subfamily Drepanidae. Syn. -- Hawaiian honeycreeper. WordNet 1.5]
2.any of numerous species of small, bright, colored, passerine birds of the family C\'d2rebid\'91, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, abundant in Central and South America; they are songbirds with a curved bill for sucking nectar. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Hon"ey*dew`(?), n.1.A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses. 1913 Webster]
3.A honeydew melon. PJC]
Hon"ey*dew` mel"on(?), n.A type of winter melon (Cucumis meloinodorus) related to the muskmelon (Cucumis meloreticulatus), but having a smooth pale yellowish-green rind and sweet, juicy, light green flesh. It is slightly ovoid in shape, commonly about 8 to 10 inches long on the long axis. PJC]
Hon"eyed(?), a.1.Covered with honey. 1913 Webster]
2.Sweet, as, honeyed words.Milton. 1913 Webster]
honey eater, honey-eatern.One of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family Meliphagid\'91 having tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar, abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker. Syn. -- honeysucker. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
honeyflower, honey flowern.1.(Bot.)An erect bushy shrub (Lambertia formosa) of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar. Syn. -- mountain devil, Lambertia formosa. WordNet 1.5]
3.(Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey*less(?), a.Destitute of honey.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey*moon`(?), n.1.The first month after marriage.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A vacation taken together by a newly married couple, usually including a trip away from home. PJC]
3.Hence: [fig.] Any initial period of harmony after two or more people or organizations begin working together; as, the usual honeymoon for a newly elected president was cut short by resumption of partisan sniping over the budget. PJC]
Hon"ey-mouthed`(?), a.Soft to sweet in speech; persuasive.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey*suc`kle(?), n.[Cf. AS. hunis privet. See Honey, and Suck.](Bot.)One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance. 1913 Webster]
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and Lonicera Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is Lonicera Xylosteum; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle, under French. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey*suc`kled(?), a.Covered with honeysuckles. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey-sweet`(?), a.Sweet as honey.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ey*wort`(?), n.(Bot.)A European plant of the genus Cerinthe, whose flowers are very attractive to bees.Loudon. 1913 Webster]
Hong(?), n.[Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile house, factory.]A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage. 1913 Webster]
Hong merchant, one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners. 1913 Webster]
Hong(?), v. t. & i.To hang. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hon"ied(h, a.See Honeyed. 1913 Webster]
Hon"i*ton lace`(?). A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures; -- so called because chiefly made in Honiton, England. 1913 Webster]
Honk(h, n.[Of imitative origin.](Zo\'94l.)The cry of a wild goose. -- Honk"ing, n. 1913 Webster]
Honk(h, n.1.To make a sound like the honk of a goose. PJC]
2.Specifically:To sound the horn on an automobile or other motor vehicle. PJC]
honk"er(h, n.1.The nose; -- an informal terms used in the U. S.[wns=1] [informal] Syn. -- beak, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle. WordNet 1.5]
2.Something that honks. PJC]
3.Specif.The common grayish-brown wild goose (Branta canadensis) of North America; the Canada goose.[wns=2] Syn. -- Canada goose, Canadian goose, Branta canadensis. WordNet 1.5]
honkyn.1.A white (caucasian) person; -- a term used by some African-Americans, intended to be disparaging and often taken as offensive.[Also spelled honkie and honkey.] Syn. -- whitey. WordNet 1.5]
honky-tonkn.1.a cheap drinking and dancing establishment; a cheap and tawdry nightclub. Syn. -- barrelhouse. WordNet 1.5]
2.A district in which honky-tonks{1} are found. PJC]
honky-tonka.Pertaining to or resembling a honky-tonk. PJC]
2.(Music)Pertaining to a style of ragtime piano music having a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, accompanied by a bass in strict two-four or four-four time. It is often played on an upright piano having its strings muffled to produce a tinny sound; as, a honky-tonk piano.RHUD PJC]
Hon"or(, n.[OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.][Written also honour.]1.Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence. 1913 Webster]
A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country.Matt. xiii. 57. 1913 Webster]
2.That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness. 1913 Webster]
Godlike erect, with native honor clad.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Purity; chastity; -- a term applied mostly to women, but becoming uncommon in usage. 1913 Webster + PJC]
If she have forgot Honor and virtue.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege; integrity; uprightness; trustworthness. 1913 Webster]
Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
I could not love thee, dear, so much, honor more.Lovelace. 1913 Webster]
5.That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank. \'bdRestored me to my honors.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor.1 Kings iii. 13. 1913 Webster]
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty.Ps. civ. 1. 1913 Webster]
6.Fame; reputation; credit. 1913 Webster]
Some in their actions do woo, and affect honor and reputation.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
If my honor is meant anything distinct from conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the censure and esteem of the world.Rogers. 1913 Webster]
7.A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors. \'bdTheir funeral honors.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
8.A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation. 1913 Webster]
9.A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable. 1913 Webster]
10.(Feud. Law)A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.Cowell. 1913 Webster]
11.pl.Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics. 1913 Webster]
12.pl.(Whist)The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors.R. A. Proctor. 1913 Webster]
Affair of honor, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the duel itself. --
Court of honor, a court or tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in their nature. --
Debt of honor, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by betting or gambling, considered more binding than if recoverable by law. --
Honor bright! An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.] --
Honor court(Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory. --
Honor point. (Her.)See Escutcheon. --
Honors of war(Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying. --
Law of honoror
Code of honor, certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation.Paley. --
Maid of honor, (a)a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend the queen when she appears in public.(b)the bride's principle attendant at a wedding, if unmarried. If married, she is referred to as the
matron of honor. --
On one's honor, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their honor. --
Point of honor, a scruple or nice distinction in matters affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor. --
To do the honors, to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as host or hostess at an entertainment. \'bdTo do the honors and to give the word.\'b8 Pope. --
To do one honor, to confer distinction upon one. --
To have the honor, to have the privilege or distinction. --
Word of honor, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of honor. 1913 Webster]
Hon"or, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Honored(; p. pr. & vb. n.Honoring.][OE. honouren, onouren, OF. honorer, honourer, F. honorer, fr. L. honorare, fr. honor, n.]1.To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship. 1913 Webster]
Honor thy father and thy mother.Ex. xx. 12. 1913 Webster]
That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father.John v. 23. 1913 Webster]
It is a custom honor'd in the breach than the observance.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility. 1913 Webster]
Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighten to honor.Esther vi. 9. 1913 Webster]
The name of Cassius honors this corruption.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Com.)To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange. 1913 Webster]
Hon"or*a*ble(, a.[F. honorable, L. honorabilis.]1.Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. 1913 Webster]
Thy name and honorable family.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. 1913 Webster]
3.Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive. 1913 Webster]
Is this proceeding just and honorable?Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds. 1913 Webster]
Honorable wounds from battle brought.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude. 1913 Webster]
Marriage is honorable in all.Heb. xiii. 4. 1913 Webster]
6.Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial. 1913 Webster]
7.Of reputable association or use; respectable. 1913 Webster]
Let her descend: my chambers are honorable.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman. 1913 Webster]
Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English usage upon the younger children of earls and all the children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor, lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage, it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those who hold, or have held, any of the higher public offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or of the Senate, mayors, and often also extended to lower officials, such as city council members. 1913 Webster]
Right honorable. See under Right. 1913 Webster]
Hon"or*a*ble*ness, n.1.The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. 1913 Webster]
2.Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness. 1913 Webster]
Hon"or*a*bly(?), adv.1.In an honorable manner; in a manner showing, or consistent with, honor. 1913 Webster]
The reverend abbot . . . honorably received him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Why did I not more honorably starve?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Decently; becomingly. [Obs.] \'bdDo this message honorably.\'b8 Shak.
{ \'d8Hon`o*ra"ri*um(?), Hon"or*a*ry(?), }n.[L. honorarium (sc. donum), fr. honorarius. See Honorary, a.]1.A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars.S. Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price.Heumann. 1913 Webster]
Hon"or*a*ry, a.[L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf. F. honoraire.]1.Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree. \'bdHonorary arches.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society. 1913 Webster]
honoredadj.1.of high repute; -- of people. Syn. -- esteemed, prestigious, respected. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
honoreen.1.a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments. Correlative of honorer or conferrer. WordNet 1.5]
Hon"or*er(?), n.One who honors. 1913 Webster]
Hon`or*if"ic(?), a.[See Honor, -fy, and -ic.]Conferring honor; tending to honor.London Spectator. 1913 Webster]
Hon"or*less(?), a.Destitute of honor; not honored.Bp. Warburton. 1913 Webster]
honourn. & v.Same as honor; -- chiefly British usage. [Brit.] PJC]
honoursn.A university degree with honors; -- a term used in Great Britain. [Brit.] Syn. -- honours degree. WordNet 1.5]
Hon"shuprop. n.[Jap.]the main island of Japan. Together with the islands of Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku it forms the bulk of the land area of Japan. WordNet 1.5]
Hont(h, n. & v.See under Hunt. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hon"v\'82d(?), n.[Hung. honv\'c7d; hon home + v\'c7d defense.]1.The Hungarian army in the revolutionary war of 1848-49. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.same as Honv\'82ds\'82g. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Hon"v\'82d*s\'82g`(?), n.[Hung. honv\'c7ds\'c7g; honv\'c7d + s\'c7g, an abstract or collective suffix.](Hungary)See Army organization, above. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Military Slang)A living quarters;especially:a thatched hut in Southeast Asia, or any living quarters where a serviceman lives together with a local woman. PJC]
-hood(?). [OE. hod, had, hed, hede, etc., person, rank, order, condition, AS. h\'bed; akin to OS. h\'c7d, OHG. heit, G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf. Skr. k\'c7tu brightness, cit to appear, be noticeable, notice. -head.]A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the form -head. 1913 Webster]
Hood(?), n.[OE. hood, hod, AS. h\'d3d; akin to D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed. 1.State; condition. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
How could thou ween, through that disguised hood Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially: (a)A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed.(b)A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. \'bdAll hoods make not monks.\'b8 Shak.(c)A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.(d)An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.(e)A covering for a horse's head.(f)(Falconry)A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as: (a)The top or head of a carriage.(b)A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind.(c)A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue.(d)The top of a pump.(e)(Ord.)A covering for a mortar.(f)(Bot.)The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also helmet.Gray.(g)(Naut.)A covering or porch for a companion hatch. 1913 Webster]
4.(Shipbuilding)The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern. 1913 Webster]
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Hood(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hooded(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hooding.]1.To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage. 1913 Webster]
The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To cover; to hide; to blind. 1913 Webster]
While grace is saying, I'll hood mine eyes Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hooding end(Shipbuilding), the end of a hood where it enters the rabbet in the stem post or stern post. 1913 Webster]
Hood(?), n.1.[shortened from hoodlum.]Same as hoodlum. [Colloq.] PJC]
2.[shortened from neighborhood.]Same as neighborhood. [slang] PJC]
Hood"cap`, n.See Hooded seal, under Hooded. 1913 Webster]
Hood"ed, a.1.Covered with a hood. 1913 Webster]
2.Furnished with a hood or something like a hood. 1913 Webster]
3.Hood-shaped;esp.(Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of paper; cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.(b)Having a hoodlike crest or prominence on the head or neck; as, the hooded seal; a hooded snake. 1913 Webster]
Hooded crow, a European crow (Corvus cornix); -- called also hoody, dun crow, and royston crow. --
Hooded gull, the European black-headed pewit or gull. --
Hooded merganser. See Merganser. --
Hooded seal, a large North Atlantic seal (Cystophora cristata). The male has a large, inflatible, hoodlike sac upon the head. Called also hoodcap. --
Hooded sheldrake, the hooded merganser. See Merganser. --
Hooded snake. See Cobra de capello, Asp, Haje, etc. --
Hooded warbler, a small American warbler (Sylvania mitrata). 1913 Webster]
Hood"less, a.Having no hood. 1913 Webster]
Hood"lum(?), n.A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow; colloquially, called also hood. [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Just tell your hoodlum friends outside Yakety-Yak (Song) PJC]
Hood"man(?), n.The person blindfolded in the game called hoodman-blind. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hood"man-blind`(?), n.An old term for blindman's buff.Shak.
{ Hood" mold`ingHood" mould`ing }(?). (Arch.)A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also hood mold. 1913 Webster]
Hoo"doo(h, n.[Perh. a var. of voodoo.]1.One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
2.Same as voodoo. PJC]
3.Bad luck. PJC]
Hoo"doo, v. t.To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch. [Colloq., U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hoo"doo, n.A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western U. S.] \'bdI watched for hours as the shadows moved through the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon park.\'b8 Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
hoodooismn.Voodoo, a form of religion practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (esp. Haiti); it involves witchcraft and animistic deities. Syn. -- voodoo, vodoun, voodooism. WordNet 1.5]
Hood"wink(h, v. t.[Hood + wink.]1.To blind by covering the eyes. 1913 Webster]
We will blind and hoodwink him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To cover; to hide. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. \'bdHoodwinked with kindness.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Hood"y(h, n.(Zo\'94l.)The hooded crow; also, in Scotland, the hooded gull. 1913 Webster]
Hoof(h, n.; pl.Hoofs(h, very rarely Hooves(h.[OE. hof, AS. h\'d3f; akin to D. hoef, G. huf, OHG. huof, Icel. h\'d3fr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. \'87apha. 1.The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc. 1913 Webster]
On burnished hooves his war horse trode.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.A hoofed animal; a beast. 1913 Webster]
Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind.Ex. x. 26. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geom.)See Ungula. 1913 Webster]
Hoof, v. i.1.To walk as cattle. [R.] William Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
To hoof it, to foot it. --
On the hoof, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered. --
beef on the hoof, live cattle. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hoof"bound`(?), a.(Far.)Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness. 1913 Webster]
Hoofed(?), a.Furnished with hoofs.Grew. 1913 Webster]
hoof"ern.a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer. [Show business slang] WordNet 1.5]
hoofingn.a dance in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures. Syn. -- step dancing. WordNet 1.5]
Hoof"less(?), a.Destitute of hoofs. 1913 Webster]
hooflikeadj.resembling a hoof. WordNet 1.5]
hoofmark, hoofprintn.a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal. WordNet 1.5]
Hook(h, n.[OE. hok, AS. h\'d3c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h\'beko, h\'bego, h\'beggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. Arquebuse, Hagbut, Hake, Hatch a half door, Heckle.]1.A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns. 1913 Webster]
3.An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook. 1913 Webster]
Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.(Steam Engin.)See Eccentric, and V-hook. 1913 Webster]
5.A snare; a trap. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.A field sown two years in succession. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
7.pl.The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also hook bones. 1913 Webster]
8.(Geog.)A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook in New Jersey. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
9.(Sports)The curving motion of a ball, as in bowling or baseball, curving away from the hand which threw the ball; in golf, a curving motion in the direction of the golfer who struck the ball. PJC]
10.(Computers)A procedure within the encoding of a computer program which allows the user to modify the program so as to import data from or export data to other programs. PJC]
By hook or by crook, one way or other; by any means, direct or indirect.Milton. \'bdIn hope her to attain by hook or crook.\'b8 Spenser. --
Off the hook, freed from some obligation or difficulty; as, to get off the hook by getting someone else to do the job. [Colloq.] --
Off the hooks, unhinged; disturbed; disordered. [Colloq.] \'bdIn the evening, by water, to the Duke of Albemarle, whom I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not gone out of the river.\'b8 Pepys.<-- = out of joint --> --
On one's own hook, on one's own account or responsibility; by one's self. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. --
To go off the hooks, to die. [Colloq.] Thackeray. --
Bid hook, a small boat hook. --
Chain hook. See under Chain. --
Deck hook, a horizontal knee or frame, in the bow of a ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests. --
Hook and eye, one of the small wire hooks and loops for fastening together the opposite edges of a garment, etc. --
Hook bill(Zo\'94l.), the strongly curved beak of a bird. --
Hook ladder, a ladder with hooks at the end by which it can be suspended, as from the top of a wall. --
Hook motion(Steam Engin.), a valve gear which is reversed by V hooks. --
Hook squid, any squid which has the arms furnished with hooks, instead of suckers, as in the genera Enoploteuthis and Onychteuthis. --
Hook wrench, a wrench or spanner, having a hook at the end, instead of a jaw, for turning a bolthead, nut, or coupling. 1913 Webster]
Hook, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hooked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hooking.]1.To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout. 1913 Webster]
Hook him, my poor dear, . . . at any sacrifice.W. Collins. 1913 Webster]
2.To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore. 1913 Webster]
3.To steal. [Colloq. Eng. & U.S.] 1913 Webster]
To hook on, to fasten or attach by, or as by, hook. 1913 Webster]
Hook(?), v. i.1.To bend; to curve as a hook. 1913 Webster]
2.To move or go with a sudden turn;hence [Slang or Prov. Eng.], to make off; to clear out; -- often with it. \'bdDuncan was wounded, and the escort hooked it.\'b8 Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hook"ah(h, n.[Per. or Ar. huqqa a round box or casket, a bottle through which the fumes pass when smoking tobacco.]A pipe with a long, flexible stem, so arranged that the smoke is cooled by being made to pass through water. Also called narghile and water pipe. The hubble-bubble is a simple form of this device. 1913 Webster +PJC]
hook"-and-lad"der com"pa*ny(?), n.A company of firefighters who operate a hook-and-ladder truck; a fire company; called also ladder company. PJC]
hook"-and-lad"der truck, hook" and lad"der truck, hook" and lad"der(?), n.A firefighting truck equipped with a ladder extendable to great length, for access to the upper stories of buildings; it also carries other firefighting equipment; called also ladder truck. PJC]
hook"-billed`(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a strongly curved bill. 1913 Webster]
Hooked(?), a.1.Having the form of a hook; curvated; as, the hooked bill of a bird. 1913 Webster]
2.Provided with a hook or hooks. \'bdThe hooked chariot.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hook"ed*ness(?), n.The state of being bent like a hook; incurvation. 1913 Webster]
Hook"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, hooks. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)(a)A Dutch vessel with two masts.(b)A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.(c)A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft. 1913 Webster]
Hooke's" gear"ing(?). [So called from the inventor.](Mach.)Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle. 1913 Webster]
Hooke's joint(?). [So called from the inventor.](Mach.)A universal joint. See under Universal. 1913 Webster]
Hook"ey(?), n.1.See Hockey. 1913 Webster]
2.Same as hooky, n.. 1913 Webster]
Hook"let(?), n.A little hook. 1913 Webster]
Hook"-nosed`(?), a.Having a hooked or aquiline nose.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hook"y(h, a.Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks. 1913 Webster]
Hook"y(h, n.[Written also hookey.][Cf. Hook, v. t., 3.]A word used only in the expression to play hooky, to be truant, to run away; -- used mostly of youths absent from school without a valid reason and without the knowledge of their parents. Also (figuratively and jocosely), to be absent from duty for frivolous reasons. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
This talk about boys . . . playing ball, and \'bdhooky,\'b8 and marbles, was all moonshine.F. Hopkinson Smith. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hool(?), a.Whole. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hoo"lock(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small black gibbon (Hylobates hoolock), found in the mountains of Assam. 1913 Webster]
Hoom(?), n.Home.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hoo"noo*maun(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An Indian monkey. See Entellus.[Written also hoonuman.] 1913 Webster]
Hoop(?), n.[OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.]1.A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese. 1913 Webster]
3.A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural. 1913 Webster]
Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of whale.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
5.An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks. [Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Bulge hoop,
Chine hoop,
Quarter hoop, the hoop nearest the middle of a cask, that nearest the end, and the intermediate hoop between these two, respectively. --
Flat hoop, a wooden hoop dressed flat on both sides. --
Half-round hoop, a wooden hoop left rounding and undressed on the outside. --
Hoop iron, iron in thin narrow strips, used for making hoops. --
Hoop lock, the fastening for uniting the ends of wooden hoops by notching and interlocking them. --
Hoop skirt, a framework of hoops for expanding the skirts of a woman's dress; -- called also hoop petticoat. --
Hoop snake(Zo\'94l.), a harmless snake of the Southern United States (Abaster erythrogrammus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it curves itself into a hoop, taking its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with great velocity. --
Hoop tree(Bot.), a small West Indian tree (Melia sempervirens), of the Mahogany family. 1913 Webster]
Hoop, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hooped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hooping.]1.To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or puncheon. 1913 Webster]
2.To clasp; to encircle; to surround.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hoop(?), v. i.[OE. houpen; cf. F. houper to hoop, to shout; -- a hunting term, prob. fr. houp, an interj. used in calling. Cf. Whoop.]1.To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.[Usually written whoop.] 1913 Webster]
2.To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop. 1913 Webster]
Hoop, v. t.[Written also whoop.]1.To drive or follow with a shout. \'bdTo be hooped out of Rome.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To call by a shout or peculiar cry. 1913 Webster]
Hoop, n.1.A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The hoopoe. See Hoopoe. 1913 Webster]
Hoop"er(?), n.[See 1st Hoop.]One who hoops casks or tubs; a cooper. 1913 Webster]
Hoop"er(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)[So called from its note.]The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); -- called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk.
{ Hoop"oe(?), Hoop"oo(?) }, n.[So called from its cry; cf. L. upupa, Gr. hop, F. huppe; cf. also G. wiedenhopf, OHG. wituhopfo, lit., wood hopper.](Zo\'94l.)A European bird of the genus Upupa (Upupa epops), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure, and a slender down-curving bill. Called also hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera.
hoopsn.The game of basketball. [Slang] PJC]
hoopskirtn.a skirt stiffened with hoops. Syn. -- crinoline. WordNet 1.5]
hoop"stern.A basketball player. [slang] PJC]
hoosegow, hoosgown.[from Mexican Sp. jusgado jail, from Sp. juzgado court of justice.]a jail. [U. S. western slang] WordNet 1.5]
Hoo"sier(?), n.A nickname given to an inhabitant of the State of Indiana. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Hoo"sier State. Indiana; -- a nickname of obscure origin. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hoot(h, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hooted; p. pr. & vb. n.Hooting.][OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta, Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj., begone! cf. also W. hwt off! off with it! away! hoot!]1.To cry out or shout in contempt. 1913 Webster]
Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To make the peculiar cry of an owl. 1913 Webster]
The clamorous owl that nightly hoots.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hoot, v. t.To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts. 1913 Webster]
Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hoot, n.1.A derisive cry or shout.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
2.The cry of an owl. 1913 Webster]
3.A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot. PJC]
Hoot owl(Zo\'94l.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl. --
not give a hootnot care at all. 1913 Webster]
Hoot down, v. t.To shout down; to cause (a speaker) to cease trying to speak by loud derisive shouts. PJC]
hoot"en*an*nyn.1.An informal social gathering or concert featuring mostly folk songs, sometimes dancing, and where the audience often participates in the singing. [PJC]
2.Same as whatchamacallit; a thingumbob. [Obsolescent, chiefly dial.] PJC]
3.A woman's breast, especially one that is large. [vulgar slang] PJC]
Hoove(?), n.[Allied to heave, hove.]A disease in cattle consisting in inflammation of the stomach by gas, ordinarily caused by eating too much green food; tympany; bloating.
{ Hoov"en(?), Ho"ven(?), }a.Affected with hoove; as, hooven, or hoven, cattle. 1913 Webster]
Hoovern.[a trademark.]a kind of vacuum cleaner. WordNet 1.5]
hooverv. t.to clean with a vacuum cleaner. [slang] Syn. -- vacuum, vacuum-clean. WordNet 1.5]
Hop(h, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hopped(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hopping(h.][OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h\'81pfen.]1.To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do. 1913 Webster]
[Birds] hopping from spray to spray.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To walk lame; to limp; to halt.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To dance.Smollett. 1913 Webster]
Hop, n.1.A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. 1913 Webster]
2.A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hop, skip and jump,
Hop, step and a jumpor
Hop, step and jump, 1.a game or athletic sport in which the participants cover as much ground as possible by a hop, stride, and jump in succession.2.a short distance.Addison. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hop, n.[OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]1.(Bot.)A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops). 1913 Webster]
2.The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste. 1913 Webster]
3.The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip. 1913 Webster]
Hop back. (Brewing)See under 1st Back. --
Hop clover(Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and Trifolium procumbens). --
Hop flea(Zo\'94l.), a small flea beetle (Haltica concinna), very injurious to hops. --
Hop fly(Zo\'94l.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very injurious to hop vines. --
Hop froth fly(Zo\'94l.), an hemipterous insect (Aphrophora interrupta), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does great damage to hop vines. --
Hop hornbeam(Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya (Ostrya Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European species (Ostrya vulgaris). --
Hop moth(Zo\'94l.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the larval state is very injurious to hop vines. --
Hop picker, one who picks hops. --
Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines. --
Hop tree(Bot.), a small American tree (Ptelia trifoliata), having broad, flattened fruit in large clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops. --
Hop vine(Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. 1913 Webster]
Hop, v. t.To impregnate with hops.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Hop, v. i.To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.]
{ Hop"bine`(?), Hop"bind`(?), }n.The climbing stem of the hop.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Hope(?), n.[Cf. Icel. h\'d3p a small bay or inlet.]1.A sloping plain between mountain ridges. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A small bay; an inlet; a haven. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Hope, n.[AS., akin to D. hoop, hope, Sw. hopp, Dan. haab, MHG. hoffe. Hope in forlorn hope is different word. See Forlorn hope, under Forlorn.]1.A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy. 1913 Webster]
The hypocrite's hope shall perish.Job vii. 13. 1913 Webster]
He wished, but not with hope.Milton. 1913 Webster]
New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven.Keble. 1913 Webster]
2.One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good. 1913 Webster]
The Lord will be the hope of his people.Joel iii. 16. 1913 Webster]
A young gentleman of great hopes, whose love of learning was highly commendable.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is hoped for; an object of hope. 1913 Webster]
Lavina is thine elder brother's hope.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hope, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hoped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoping.][AS. hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hoppan, Dan. haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd Hope.]1.To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for. \'bdHope for good success.\'b8 Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
But I will hope continually.Ps. lxxi. 14. 1913 Webster]
2.To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in. \'bdI hope in thy word.\'b8 Ps. cxix. 81. 1913 Webster]
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God.Ps. xlii. 11. 1913 Webster]
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Hope(h, v. t.1.To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of. 1913 Webster]
We hope no other from your majesty.Shak. 1913 Webster]
[Charity] hopeth all things.1 Cor. xiii. 7. 1913 Webster]
2.To expect; to fear. [Obs.] \'bdI hope he will be dead.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hope is often used colloquially regarding uncertainties, with no reference to the future. \'bdI hope she takes me to be flesh and blood.\'b8Mrs. Centlivre. 1913 Webster]
hoped-foradj.expected and desired. Contrasted with unexpected. Syn. -- anticipated, awaited(predicate), prospective. WordNet 1.5]
Hope"ful(?), a.1.Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant. 1913 Webster]
Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect. \'bdHopeful scholars.\'b8 Addison.
-- Hope"ful*ly, adv. -- Hope"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Hope"ful*ly(?), adv.1.In a hopeful manner. PJC]
2.I hope; if all goes well; as, hopefully, the dress will be ready before the party.Some prescriptivists object to this usage as being ungrammatical, but it is very common and well understood. It is usually used to begin a sentence describing a desired future event. PJC]
Hope"ite(?), n.[Named after Professor Hope, of Edinburgh.](Min.)A hydrous phosphate of zinc in transparent prismatic crystals. 1913 Webster]
Hope"less, a.1.Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing. 1913 Webster]
I am a woman, friendless, hopeless.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause. 1913 Webster]
The hopelessword of \'bdnever to return\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Unhoped for; despaired of. [Obs.] Marston.
-- Hope"less*ly, adv. -- Hope"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Hop"er(?), n.One who hopes.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hop"ing*ly, adv.In a hopeful manner.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Hopped(?), p. a.Impregnated with hops. 1913 Webster]
Hop"per(?), n.[See 1st Hop.]1.One who, or that which, hops. 1913 Webster]
2.A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel-shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as to a machine; as, the wooden box with its trough through which grain passes into a mill by joining or shaking, or a funnel through which fuel passes into a furnace, or coal, etc., into a car. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)See Grasshopper, 2. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.A game. See Hopscotch.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)(a)See Grasshopper, and Frog hopper, Grape hopper, Leaf hopper, Tree hopper, under Frog, Grape, Leaf, and Tree.(b)The larva of a cheese fly. 1913 Webster]
6.(Naut.)A vessel for carrying waste, garbage, etc., out to sea, so constructed as to discharge its load by a mechanical contrivance; -- called also dumping scow. 1913 Webster]
Bell and hopper(Metal.), the apparatus at the top of a blast furnace, through which the charge is introduced, while the gases are retained. --
Hopper boy, a rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls. --
Hopper closet, a water-closet, without a movable pan, in which the receptacle is a funnel standing on a draintrap. --
Hopper cock, a faucet or valve for flushing the hopper of a water-closet. 1913 Webster]
Hop"per*doz`er(?), n.[Hopper (as in grasshopper) + doze or dose; because conceived as putting insects to sleep or as dosing them with poison.](Agric.)An appliance for the destruction of insects, consisting of a shallow iron box, containing kerosene or coated with tar or other sticky substance, which may be mounted on wheels. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hop"per*ings(?), n.(Gold Washing)Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle. 1913 Webster]
Hop`pes*tere"(?), a.An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships. By some it is defined as \'bddancing (on the wave)\'b8; by others as \'bdopposing,\'b8 \'bdwarlike.\'b8T. R. Lounsbury. 1913 Webster]
Hop"pet(?), n.1.A hand basket; also, a dish used by miners for measuring ore. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.An infant in arms. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Hop"ping(?), n.The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing. 1913 Webster]
Hopping Dick(Zo\'94l.), a thrush of Jamaica (Merula leucogenys), resembling the English blackbird in its familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage. 1913 Webster]
Hop"ping, n.[See 3rd Hop.]A gathering of hops. 1913 Webster]
Hop"ple(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hoppled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoppling(?).][From Hop; cf. Hobble.]1.To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple an unruly or straying horse. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To entangle; to hamper.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Hop"ple, n.A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural. 1913 Webster]
Hop"ple*bush`(?), n.Same as Hobblebush. 1913 Webster]
Hop"po(?), n.(a)A collector of customs, as at Canton; an overseer of commerce.(b)A tribunal or commission having charge of the revenue derived from trade and navigation. [China] 1913 Webster]
Hoppo men, Chinese customhouse officers. 1913 Webster]
hopsackingn.a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen, used in clothing. Syn. -- hopsack. WordNet 1.5]
Hop"scotch`(?), n.A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground; -- called also hoppers. 1913 Webster]
Hop"yard`(?), n.A field where hops are raised. 1913 Webster]
Ho"ral(?), a.[L. horalis, fr. hora hour. See Hour.]Of or pertaining to an hour, or to hours.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Ho"ra*ly(?), adv.Hourly. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ho"ra*ry(?), a.[LL. horarius, fr. L. hora hour: cf. F. horaire. See Hour.]1.Of or pertaining to an hour; noting the hours.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
2.Occurring once an hour; continuing an hour; hourly; ephemeral. 1913 Webster]
Horary, or soon decaying, fruits of summer.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Horary circles. See Circles. 1913 Webster]
Ho*ra"tian(?), a.Of or pertaining to Horace, the Latin poet, or resembling his style. 1913 Webster]
Horde(h, n.[F. horde (cf. G. horde), fr. Turk. ord, ord\'c6, camp; of Tartar origin.]1.A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Any large group of people or animals, especially one wandering or moving about; as, the movie star was surrounded by a horde of screaming fans. PJC]
Hor*de"ic(?), a.[L. hordeum barley.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hor"de*in(?), n.[L. hordeum barley.](Chem.)A peculiar starchy matter contained in barley. It is a complex mixture. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hor*de"o*lum(?), n.[NL., fr. L. hordeolus, dim. of hordeum barley.](Med.)A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty. 1913 Webster]
Hor"dock`(?), n.An unidentified plant mentioned by Shakespeare, perhaps equivalent to burdock. 1913 Webster]
Hore(?), a.Hoar. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hore"hound`(?), n.[OE. horehune, AS. h\'berhune; h\'ber hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species of organum, Gr. kn to smell.](Bot.)1.A plant of the genus Marrubium (Marrubium vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc.[Written also hoarhound.] 1913 Webster]
2.A lozenge or tablet, usually sweetened, containing extract of horehound, used as a remedy for a cough or a sore throat. PJC]
Fetid horehound, or
Black horehound, a disagreeable plant resembling horehound (Ballota nigra). --
Water horehound, a species of the genus Lycopus, resembling mint, but not aromatic. 1913 Webster]
Ho*ri"zon(?), n.[F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. 1.The line which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky. 1913 Webster]
And when the morning sun shall raise his car horizon.Shak. 1913 Webster]
All the horizon round Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)(a)A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible horizon.(b)A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place, and passing through the earth's center; -- called also rational horizonorcelestial horizon.(c)(Naut.)The unbroken line separating sky and water, as seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being visible. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geol.)The epoch or time during which a deposit was made. 1913 Webster]
The strata all over the earth, which were formed at the same time, are said to belong to the same geological horizon.Le Conte. 1913 Webster]
4.(Painting)The chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon corresponds with this line. 1913 Webster]
5.The limit of a person's range of perception, capabilities, or experience; as, children raised in the inner city have limited horizons. PJC]
6. [fig.] A boundary point or line, or a time point, beyond which new knowledge or experiences may be found; as, more powerful computers are just over the horizon. PJC]
Apparent horizon. See under Apparent. --
Artificial horizon, a level mirror, as the surface of mercury in a shallow vessel, or a plane reflector adjusted to the true level artificially; -- used chiefly with the sextant for observing the double altitude of a celestial body. --
Celestial horizon. (Astron.)See def. 2, above. --
Dip of the horizon(Astron.), the vertical angle between the sensible horizon and a line to the visible horizon, the latter always being below the former. --
Rational horizon, and
Sensible horizon. (Astron.)See def. 2, above. --
Visible horizon. See definitions 1 and 2, above. 1913 Webster]
Hor`i*zon"tal(?), a.[Cf. F. horizontal.]1.Pertaining to, or near, the horizon. \'bdHorizontal misty air.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface. 1913 Webster]
3.Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance. 1913 Webster]
Horizontal drill, a drilling machine having a horizontal drill spindle. --
Horizontal engine, one the piston of which works horizontally. --
Horizontal fire(Mil.), the fire of ordnance and small arms at point-blank range or at low angles of elevation. --
Horizontal force(Physics), the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic force. --
Horizontal line(Descriptive Geometry & Drawing), a constructive line, either drawn or imagined, which passes through the point of sight, and is the chief line in the projection upon which all verticals are fixed, and upon which all vanishing points are found. --
Horizontal parallax. See under Parallax. --
Horizontal plane(Descriptive Geometry), a plane parallel to the horizon, upon which it is assumed that objects are projected. See Projection. It is upon the horizontal plane that the ground plan of the buildings is supposed to be drawn. --
Horizontal projection, a projection made on a plane parallel to the horizon. --
Horizontal range(Gunnery), the distance in a horizontal plane to which a gun will throw a projectile. --
Horizontal water wheel, a water wheel in which the axis is vertical, the buckets or floats revolving in a horizontal plane, as in most turbines. 1913 Webster]
Hor`i*zon*tal"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. horizontalit\'82.]The state or quality of being horizontal.Kirwan. 1913 Webster]
Hor`i*zon"tal*ly, adv.In a horizontal direction or position; on a level; as, moving horizontally. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hor`mo*go*ni"um(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)A chain of small cells in certain alg\'91, by which the plant is propagated. 1913 Webster]
Hor*mon"al(h, a.of, pertaining to, or affected by, hormones. PJC]
Hor"mone(h, n.[From Gr. "orma`ein to excite.]1.(Physiological Chem.)A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on which it exerts a specific effect on cells at a distance from the producing cells; thus, pituitary hormones produced in the brain may have effects on cells in distant parts of the body.. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
2.(Physiological Chem.)a chemical substance, whether natural or synthetic, that functions like a hormone in a living organism. Thus, synthetic steroid hormones may be more effective than their natural counterparts. PJC]
3.(Bot.)A substance that controls growth rate or differentiation in plants; also called phytohormone. The most well-known are the auxins that stimulate growth at the growing tips of plants, and control root formation and the dropping of leaves; and the gibberellins, which are used in agriculture to promote plant growth. PJC]
Horn(h, n.[AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha\'a3rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke`ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. \'87iras head. Cf. Carat, Corn on the foot, Cornea, Corner, Cornet, Cornucopia, Hart.]1.A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and the like. The hollow horns of the Ox family consist externally of true horn, and are never shed. 1913 Webster]
2.The antler of a deer, which is of bone throughout, and annually shed and renewed. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Any natural projection or excrescence from an animal, resembling or thought to resemble a horn in substance or form;esp.:(a)A projection from the beak of a bird, as in the hornbill.(b)A tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, as in the horned owl.(c)A hornlike projection from the head or thorax of an insect, or the head of a reptile, or fish.(d)A sharp spine in front of the fins of a fish, as in the horned pout. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias). 1913 Webster]
5.Something made of a horn, or in resemblance of a horn; as: (a)A wind instrument of music; originally, one made of a horn (of an ox or a ram); now applied to various elaborately wrought instruments of brass or other metal, resembling a horn in shape. \'bdWind his horn under the castle wall.\'b8 Spenser. See French horn, under French. (b)A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of the horns of cattle. \'bdHorns of mead and ale.\'b8 Mason.(c)The cornucopia, or horn of plenty. See Cornucopia. \'bdFruits and flowers from Amalth\'91a's horn.\'b8 Milton.(d)A vessel made of a horn; esp., one designed for containing powder; anciently, a small vessel for carrying liquids. \'bdSamuel took the hornof oil and anointed him [David].\'b8 1 Sam. xvi. 13.(e)The pointed beak of an anvil.(f)The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.(g)(Arch.)The Ionic volute.(h)(Naut.)The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc.(i)(Carp.)A curved projection on the fore part of a plane.(j)One of the projections at the four corners of the Jewish altar of burnt offering. \'bdJoab . . . caught hold on the horns of the altar.\'b8 1 Kings ii. 28. 1913 Webster]
6.One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp., an extremity or cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped. 1913 Webster]
The moon horns.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mil.)The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form. 1913 Webster]
Sharpening in mooned horns Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are composed, being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous, with some phosphate of lime; also, any similar substance, as that which forms the hoof crust of horses, sheep, and cattle; as, a spoon of horn. 1913 Webster]
9.(Script.)A symbol of strength, power, glory, exaltation, or pride. 1913 Webster]
The Lord is . . . the horn of my salvation.Ps. xviii. 2. 1913 Webster]
10.An emblem of a cuckold; -- used chiefly in the plural. \'bdThicker than a cuckold's horn.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
11.the telephone; as, on the horn. [slang] PJC]
12.a body of water shaped like a horn; as, the Golden Horn in Istanbul. PJC]
Horn block, the frame or pedestal in which a railway car axle box slides up and down; -- also called horn plate. --
Horn of a dilemma. See under Dilemma. --
Horn distemper, a disease of cattle, affecting the internal substance of the horn. --
Horn drum, a wheel with long curved scoops, for raising water. --
Horn lead(Chem.), chloride of lead. --
Horn maker, a maker of cuckolds. [Obs.] Shak. --
Horn mercury. (Min.)Same as Horn quicksilver (below). --
Horn poppy(Bot.), a plant allied to the poppy (Glaucium luteum), found on the sandy shores of Great Britain and Virginia; -- called also horned poppy.Gray. --
Horn pox(Med.), abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chicken pox. --
Horn quicksilver(Min.), native calomel, or bichloride of mercury. --
Horn shell(Zo\'94l.), any long, sharp, spiral, gastropod shell, of the genus Cerithium, and allied genera. --
Horn silver(Min.), cerargyrite. --
Horn slate, a gray, siliceous stone. --
To pull in one's horns,
To haul in one's horns, to withdraw some arrogant pretension; to cease a demand or withdraw an assertion. [Colloq.] --
To raise the horn, or
To lift the horn(Script.), to exalt one's self; to act arrogantly. \'bd'Gainst them that raised thee dost thou lift thy horn?\'b8 Milton. --
To take a horn, to take a drink of intoxicating liquor. [Low]
<-- blow one's own horn. To call attention to one's own accomplishments. opposed to "hide one's light under a bushel" --> 1913 Webster]
Horn(?), v. t.1.To furnish with horns; to give the shape of a horn to. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to wear horns; to cuckold. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Horn"beak`(?), n.A fish. See Hornfish. 1913 Webster]
Horn"beam`(?), n.[See Beam.](Bot.)A tree of the genus Carpinus (Carpinus Americana), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and is also called ironwood. The English hornbeam is Carpinus Betulus. The American is called also blue beech and water beech. 1913 Webster]
Hop hornbeam. (Bot.)See under Hop. 1913 Webster]
Horn"bill`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any bird of the family Bucerotid\'91, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals. 1913 Webster]
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Horn"blende`(?), n.[G., fr. horn horn + blende blende.](Min.)The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See Amphibole.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species. 1913 Webster]
Hornblende schist(Geol.), a hornblende rock of schistose structure. 1913 Webster]
Horn*blend"ic(?), a.Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to hornblende. 1913 Webster]
Horn"blow`er(?), n.[AS. hornbl\'bewere.]One who, or that which, blows a horn. 1913 Webster]
Horn"book`(?), n.1.The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer. \'bdHe teaches boys the hornbook.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook. 1913 Webster]
Horn"bug`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as Lucanus capreolus, and Lucanus dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees. 1913 Webster]
Horned(?), a.Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. 1913 Webster]
The horned moon with one bright star Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Horned bee(Zo\'94l.), a British wild bee (Osmia bicornis), having two little horns on the head. --
Horned dace(Zo\'94l.), an American cyprinoid fish (Semotilus corporialis) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub. See Illust. of Chub. --
Horned frog(Zo\'94l.), a very large Brazilian frog (Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns arising from the eyelids. --
Horned grebe(Zo\'94l.), a species of grebe (Colymbus auritus), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense tufts of feathers on the head. --
Horned horse(Zo\'94l.), the gnu. --
Horned lark(Zo\'94l.), the shore lark. --
Horned lizard(Zo\'94l.), the horned toad. --
Horned owl(Zo\'94l.), a large North American owl (Bubo Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl, eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared. --
Horned poppy. (Bot.)See Horn poppy, under Horn. --
Horned pout(Zo\'94l.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish; the bullpout. --
Horned rattler(Zo\'94l.), a species of rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder. --
Horned ray(Zo\'94l.), the sea devil. --
Horned screamer(Zo\'94l.), the kamichi. --
Horned snake(Zo\'94l.), the cerastes. --
Horned toad(Zo\'94l.), any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called also horned lizard. --
Horn"ed*ness(?), n.The condition of being horned. 1913 Webster]
Horn"el(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European sand eel. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Horneophytonn.A genus of Devonian fossil plants considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; it is similar to genus Rhynia but smaller. Syn. -- genus Horneophyton. WordNet 1.5]
Horn"er(?), n.1.One who works or deal in horn or horns. [R.] Grew. 1913 Webster]
2.One who winds or blows the horn. [Obs.] Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
3.One who horns or cuckolds. [Obs.] Massinger. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)The British sand lance or sand eel (Ammodytes lanceolatus). 1913 Webster]
Hor"net(?), n.[AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.](Zo\'94l.)A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet (Vespa maculata) is larger and has similar habits. 1913 Webster]
Hornet fly(Zo\'94l.), any dipterous insect of the genus Asilus, and allied genera, of which there are numerous species. They are large and fierce flies which capture bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and suck their blood. Called also hawk fly, robber fly. --
To stir up a hornet's nest, to provoke the attack of a swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Horn"fish`(?), n.[AS. hornfisc.](Zo\'94l.)The garfish or sea needle. 1913 Webster]
Horn"i*fy(?), v. t.[Horn + -fy.]To horn; to cuckold. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Horn"ing, n.Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.J. Gregory. 1913 Webster]
Letters of horning(Scots Law), the process or authority by which a person, directed by the decree of a court of justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply therewith.Mozley & W. 1913 Webster]
Horn"ish, a.Somewhat like horn; hard. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hor*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. 1913 Webster]
Horn"pipe`(?), n.(Mus.)(a)An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn.(b)A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing. 1913 Webster]
Many a hornpipe he tuned to his Phyllis.Sir W. Raleigh.
(c) A dance performed, usually by one person, to such a tune, and popular among sailors.<-- = sailor's hornpipe --> 1913 Webster]
Horn"pout`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)See Horned pout, under Horned. 1913 Webster]
Horn"snake`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A harmless snake (Farancia abacura), found in the Southern United States. The color is bluish black above, red below. 1913 Webster]
Horn"stone`(?), n.(Min.)A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert. 1913 Webster]
Horn"tail`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of family (Urocerid\'91) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larv\'91 bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females. 1913 Webster]
Horn"work`(?), n.(Fort.)An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings. 1913 Webster]
Horn"y-hand`ed(?), a.Having the hands horny and callous from labor. 1913 Webster]
Horn"y*head`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any North American river chub of the genus Hybopsis, esp. Hybopsis biguttatus. 1913 Webster]
Ho*rog"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. -graphy: cf. F. horographie.]1.An account of the hours.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.The art of constructing instruments for making the hours, as clocks, watches, and dials. 1913 Webster]
Hor"o*loge(?), n.[OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF. horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr. Hour, and Logic.]1.A servant who called out the hours. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ho*rol"o*ger(?), n.A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in horology. 1913 Webster]
Hor`o*log"ic*al(?), a.[L. horologicus, Gr. Relating to a horologe, or to horology. 1913 Webster]
Hor`o*lo`gi*og"ra*pher(?), n.[See Horologiography.]A maker of clocks, watches, or dials. 1913 Webster]
Hor`o*lo`gi*o*graph"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to horologiography.Chambers. 1913 Webster]
Hor`o*lo`gi*og"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. -graphy.]1.An account of instruments that show the hour. 1913 Webster]
2.The art of constructing clocks or dials; horography. 1913 Webster]
Ho*rol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in horology. 1913 Webster]
Ho*rol"o*gy(?), n.[See Horologe.]The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc. 1913 Webster]
Ho*rom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter.]An instrument for measuring time. 1913 Webster]
Hor`o*met"ric*al(?), a.Belonging to horometry. 1913 Webster]
Ho*rom"e*try(?), n.[Cf. F. horom\'82trie. See Horometer.]The art, practice, or method of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions. \'bdThe horometry of antiquity.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Ho*rop"ter(?), n.[Gr. (Opt.)The line or surface in which are situated all the points which are seen single while the point of sight, or the adjustment of the eyes, remains unchanged. 1913 Webster]
The sum of all the points which are seen single, while the point of sight remains unchanged, is called the horopter.J. Le Conte. 1913 Webster]
Hor`op*ter"ic(?), a.(Opt.)Of or pertaining to the horopter. 1913 Webster]
Hor"o*scope(?), n.[F. horoscope, L. horoscopus, fr. Gr. n., a horoscope; Hour, and -scope.]1.(Astrol.)(a)The representation made of the aspect of the heavens at the moment of a person's birth, by which the astrologer professed to foretell the events of the person's life; especially, the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at such a moment.(b)The diagram or scheme of twelve houses or signs of the zodiac, into which the whole circuit of the heavens was divided for the purposes of such prediction of fortune. 1913 Webster]
2.The planisphere invented by Jean Paduanus. 1913 Webster]
3.A table showing the length of the days and nights at all places.Heyse.
{ Hor"o*sco`per(?), Ho*ros"co*pist(?), }n.One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer. 1913 Webster]
Ho*ros"co*py(?), n.1.The art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction events. 1913 Webster]
2.Aspect of the stars at the time of a person's birth. 1913 Webster]
Hor*ren"dous(?), a.[L. horrendus.]Fearful; frightful. [Obs.] I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
Hor"rent(?), a.[L. horrens, p. pr. of horrere to bristle. See Horror.]Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling. 1913 Webster]
Rough and horrent with figures in strong relief.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
With bright emblazonry and horrent arms.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hor"ri*ble(?), a.[OE. horrible, orrible, OF. horrible, orrible, F. horrible, fr. L. horribilis, fr. horrere. See Horror.]Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder. 1913 Webster]
Hor"rid*ly, adv.In a horrid manner.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hor"rid*ness, n.The quality of being horrid. 1913 Webster]
Hor*rif"ic(?), a.[L. horrifieus; horrere to be horrible + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. horrifique. See Horror, -fy.]Causing horror; frightful. 1913 Webster]
Let . . . nothing ghastly or horrific be supposed.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Hor`ri*fi*ca"tion(?), n.That which causes horror. [R.] Miss Edgeworth. 1913 Webster]
Hor"ri*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Horrified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Horrifying(?).][L. horrificare. See Horrific.]To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders.E. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Hor*rip`i*la"tion(?), n.[L. horripilatio, fr. horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair: cf. F. horripilation.](Med.)A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hor*ris"o*nous(?), a.[L. horrisonus; horrere to be horrible + sonus a sound.]Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Hor"ror(?), n.[Formerly written horrour.][L. horror, fr. horrere to bristle, to shiver, to tremble with cold or dread, to be dreadful or terrible; cf. Skr. h to bristle.]1.A bristling up; a rising into roughness; tumultuous movement. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Such fresh horror as you see driven through the wrinkled waves.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.A shaking, shivering, or shuddering, as in the cold fit which precedes a fever; in old medical writings, a chill of less severity than a rigor, and more marked than an algor. 1913 Webster]
3.A painful emotion of fear, dread, and abhorrence; a shuddering with terror and detestation; the feeling inspired by something frightful and shocking. 1913 Webster]
How could this, in the sight of heaven, without horrors of conscience be uttered?Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.That which excites horror or dread, or is horrible; gloom; dreariness. 1913 Webster]
Breathes a browner horror on the woods.Pope. 1913 Webster]
The horrors, delirium tremens. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
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Hor"ror-stick`en(?), a.Struck with horror; horrified. 1913 Webster]
Blank and horror-stricken faces.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hors` de com`bat"(?). [F.]Out of the combat; disabled from fighting; out of action. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8Hors` d'\'d2uvre"(?); pl. Hors d'\'d2uveres(#). [F., lit., outside of work.]1.Something unusual or extraordinary. [R.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A dish served as a relish, usually at the beginning of a meal. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Horse(h, n.[AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. Walrus.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (Equus caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility, courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes. 1913 Webster]
Equus) are known from the later Tertiary formations of Europe and America. The fossil species of other genera of the family Equid\'91 are also often called horses, in general sense. 1913 Webster]
2.The male of the genus Equus, in distinction from the female or male; usually, a castrated male. 1913 Webster]
3.Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished from foot. 1913 Webster]
The armies were appointed, consisting of twenty-five thousand horse and foot.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc. 1913 Webster]
5.A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers were made to ride for punishment. 1913 Webster]
6.Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a horse; a hobby. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mining)A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse -- said of a vein -- is to divide into branches for a distance. 1913 Webster]
8.(Naut.)(a)See Footrope, a.(b)A breastband for a leadsman.(c)An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon.(d)A jackstay.W. C. Russell.Totten. 1913 Webster]
9.(Student Slang)(a)A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination; -- called also trot, pony, Dobbin.(b)Horseplay; tomfoolery. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
10.heroin. [slang] PJC]
11.horsepower. [Colloq. contraction] PJC]
Horse is much used adjectively and in composition to signify of, or having to do with, a horse or horses, like a horse, etc.; as, horse collar, horse dealer or horsehorsehoe, horse jockey; and hence, often in the sense of strong, loud, coarse, etc.; as, horselaugh, horse nettle or horse-nettle, horseplay, horse ant, etc. 1913 Webster]
Black horse,
Blood horse, etc. See under Black, etc. --
Horse aloes, caballine aloes. --
Horse ant(Zo\'94l.), a large ant (Formica rufa); -- called also horse emmet. --
Horse artillery, that portion of the artillery in which the cannoneers are mounted, and which usually serves with the cavalry; flying artillery. --
Horse balm(Bot.), a strong-scented labiate plant (Collinsonia Canadensis), having large leaves and yellowish flowers. --
Horse bean(Bot.), a variety of the English or Windsor bean (Faba vulgaris), grown for feeding horses. --
Horse boat, a boat for conveying horses and cattle, or a boat propelled by horses. --
Horse bot. (Zo\'94l.)See Botfly, and Bots. --
Horse box, a railroad car for transporting valuable horses, as hunters. [Eng.] --
Horse breakeror
Horse trainer, one employed in subduing or training horses for use. --
Horse car. (a)A railroad car drawn by horses. See under Car.(b)A car fitted for transporting horses. --
Horse cassia(Bot.), a leguminous plant (Cassia Javanica), bearing long pods, which contain a black, catharic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse medicine. --
Horse cloth, a cloth to cover a horse. --
Horse conch(Zo\'94l.), a large, spiral, marine shell of the genus Triton. See Triton. --
Horse courser. (a)One that runs horses, or keeps horses for racing.Johnson.(b)A dealer in horses. [Obs.] Wiseman. --
Horse crab(Zo\'94l.), the Limulus; -- called also horsefoot, horsehoe crab, and king crab. --
Horse crevall\'82(Zo\'94l.), the cavally.<-- a type of fish --> --
Horse emmet(Zo\'94l.), the horse ant. --
Horse finch(Zo\'94l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] --
Horse gentian(Bot.), fever root. --
Horse iron(Naut.), a large calking iron. --
Horse latitudes, a space in the North Atlantic famous for calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds of higher latitudes and the trade winds.Ham. Nav. Encyc. --
Horse mackrel. (Zo\'94l.)(a)The common tunny (Orcynus thunnus), found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the Mediterranean.(b)The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).(c)The scad.(d)The name is locally applied to various other fishes, as the California hake, the black candlefish, the jurel, the bluefish, etc. --
Horse marine(Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang] --
Horse mussel(Zo\'94l.), a large, marine mussel (Modiola modiolus), found on the northern shores of Europe and America. --
Horse nettle(Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the Solanum Carolinense. --
Horse parsley. (Bot.)See Alexanders. --
Horse purslain(Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical America (Trianthema monogymnum). --
Horse race, a race by horses; a match of horses in running or trotting. --
Horse racing, the practice of racing with horses. --
Horse railroad, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States, called a tramway. --
Horse run(Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power. --
Horse sense, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.] --
Horse soldier, a cavalryman. --
Horse sponge(Zo\'94l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge (Spongia equina). --
Horse stinger(Zo\'94l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.] --
Horse sugar(Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the United States (Symplocos tinctoria), whose leaves are sweet, and good for fodder. --
Horse tick(Zo\'94l.), a winged, dipterous insect (Hippobosca equina), which troubles horses by biting them, and sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, horse louse, and forest fly. --
Horse vetch(Bot.), a plant of the genus Hippocrepis (Hippocrepis comosa), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; -- called also horsehoe vetch, from the peculiar shape of its pods. --
Iron horse, a locomotive. [Colloq.] --
Salt horse, the sailor's name for salt beef. --
To look a gift horse in the mouth, to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit.Lowell. --
To take horse. (a)To set out on horseback.Macaulay.(b)To be covered, as a mare.(c)See definition 7 (above). 1913 Webster]
Horse(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Horsed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Horsing.][AS. horsion.]1.To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on, or as on, a horse. \'bdBeing better horsed, outrode me.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To sit astride of; to bestride.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To mate with (a mare); -- said of the male. 1913 Webster]
4.To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a deer.S. Butler. 1913 Webster]
5.To place on the back of another, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment. 1913 Webster]
Horse, v. i.To get on horseback. [Obs.] Shelton. 1913 Webster]
Horse"back`(?), n.1.The back of a horse. 1913 Webster]
2.An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders, in a half-stratified condition.Agassiz. 1913 Webster]
On horseback, on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on a horse or horses; in the saddle. 1913 Webster]
The long journey was to be performed on horseback.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
horsebeann.1.The seed of the broad-bean plant. Syn. -- broad bean, fava bean. WordNet 1.5]
2.A large shrub or shrubby tree (Parkinsonia aculeata) having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; originating in tropical America but naturalized in the Southern U. S. Syn. -- Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata. WordNet 1.5]
horseboxn.a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses. WordNet 1.5]
horsebriern.a very prickly woody vine (Smilax rotundifolia) of eastern U. S. growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries. Syn. -- bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia. WordNet 1.5]
horse"cart`n.1.A heavycart drawn by a horse, used for farm work. WordNet 1.5]
Horse`-chest"nut, Horse`chest"nut(?), n.1.(Bot.)The large nutlike seed of a species of \'92sculus (\'92sculus Hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to horses, whence the name. The seed is not considered edible by humans.[wns=2] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.(Bot.)The tree itself (Aesculus hippocastanum), which was brought from Constantinople in the beginning of the sixteenth century, and is now common in the temperate zones of both hemispheres; it has palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds. The native American species is also called buckeye and conker.[wns=1] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
horseclothn.a cloth for the trapping of a horse. WordNet 1.5]
Horse"-drench`(?), n.1.A dose of physic for a horse.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The appliance by which the dose is administered. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The Limulus or horseshoe crab. 1913 Webster]
Horse" Guards`(?). (Mil.)A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign. 1913 Webster]
The Horse Guards, a name given to the former headquarters of the commander in chief of the British army, at Whitehall in London. 1913 Webster]
Horse"hair`(?), n.A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively;Specifically:a black shiny fabric made of such hairs, used commonly in the 1800's as a covering for stuffed furniture such as chairs and couches. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Horsehair worm(Zo\'94l.), the hair worm or gordius. 1913 Webster]
Horse"hide`(?), n.1.The hide of a horse. 1913 Webster]
2.Leather made of the hide of a horse. 1913 Webster]
Horse"-jock`ey(?), n.1.A professional rider and trainer of race horses. 1913 Webster]
2.A trainer and dealer in horses. 1913 Webster]
Horse"knop`(?), n.(Bot.)Knapweed. 1913 Webster]
Horse"laugh`(?), n.A loud, boisterous laugh; a guffaw.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Horse"-leech`(?), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)A large blood-sucking leech (H\'91mopsis vorax), of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses. 1913 Webster]
2.A farrier; a veterinary surgeon. 1913 Webster]
Horse"-leech`er*y(?), n.The business of a farrier; especially, the art of curing the diseases of horses. 1913 Webster]
Horse"less, a.Being without a horse; specif., not requiring a horse; -- said of certain vehicles in which horse power has been replaced by electricity, steam, etc.; as, a horseless carriage or truck. It was used primarily in the term \'bdhorseless carriage\'b8, to refer to automobiles. By the 1930's when automobiles had become more common than horses for transportation, the term had lost its currency. [archaic, except in a historical context.] Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Horse"-lit`ter(?), n.A carriage hung on poles, and borne by and between two horses.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Horse"man(?), n.; pl.Horsemen(.1.A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)A mounted soldier; a cavalryman. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly.(b)A West Indian fish of the genus Eques, as the light-horseman (Eques lanceolatus). 1913 Webster]
Horse"man*ship, n.The act or art of riding, and of training and managing horses; manege. 1913 Webster]
horsemeatn.The flesh of horses used as food. Syn. -- horseflesh. WordNet 1.5]
Horse"mint`(?), n.(Bot.)(a)A coarse American plant of the Mint family (Monarda punctata).(b)In England, the wild mint (Mentha sylvestris). 1913 Webster]
Horse"nail`(?), n.A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horsehoe to the hoof; a horsehoe nail. 1913 Webster]
Too much given to horseplay in his raillery.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Horse"pond`(?), n.A pond for watering horses. 1913 Webster]
Horse" pow`er(?). 1.The power which a horse exerts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute; hence, it is the power that must be exerted in lifting 33,000 pounds at the rate of one foot per minute, or 550 pounds at the rate of one foot per second, or 55 pounds at the rate of ten feet per second, etc. 1913 Webster]
horse power. 1913 Webster]
Brake horse power, the net effective power of a prime mover, as a steam engine, water wheel, etc., in horse powers, as shown by a friction brake. See Friction brake, under Friction. --
Indicated horse power, the power exerted in the cylinder of an engine, stated in horse powers, estimated from the diameter and speed of the piston, and the mean effective pressure upon it as shown by an indicator. See Indicator. --
Nominal horse power(Steam Engine), a term still sometimes used in England to express certain proportions of cylinder, but having no value as a standard of measurement. 1913 Webster]
3.A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery; a horse motor. 1913 Webster]
Horse"-rad`ish(?), n.(Bot.)A plant of the genus Nasturtium (Nasturtium Armoracia), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine.Gray. 1913 Webster]
horse"show`, horse" show`n.a competitive exhibition of horses. WordNet 1.5]
Horse"shoe`(?), n.1.A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything shaped like a horsehoe, such as a U-shaped bend in a river. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The Limulus or horsehoe crab. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.A game in which horseshoes or horseshoe-shaped objects (usually made of metal) are thrown at either of two stakes fixed in the ground at a distance of 30 to 40 feet apart. The player stands at or near one stake and throws several the horseshoes at the other stake. Points are scored when the player throws the horseshoe so that it surrounds the stake; fewer points are scored if the horseshoe is close to but not surrounding the stake. The players take turns and the first player to achieve the target score wins; as, \'bdalmost\'b8 only counts with hand grenades or in horseshoes. PJC]
Horsehoe head(Med.), an old name for the condition of the skull in children, in which the sutures are too open, the coronal suture presenting the form of a horsehoe.Dunglison. --
Horsehoe magnet, an artificial magnet in the form of a horsehoe. --
Horsehoe nail. See Horsenail. --
Horsehoe nose(Zo\'94l.), a bat of the genus Rhinolophus, having a nasal fold of skin shaped like a horsehoe. 1913 Webster]
Horse"shoe`ing(?), n.The act or employment of shoeing horses. 1913 Webster]
Horse"sho`er(?), n.One who shoes horses. 1913 Webster]
Horse"tail`(?), n.1.(Bot.)A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum. 1913 Webster]
Hors"y(?), a.Pertaining to, or suggestive of, a horse, or of horse racing; as, horsy manners; garments of fantastically horsy fashions. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hor*ta"tion(?), n.[L. hortatio, fr. hortari to incite, exhort, fr. hori to urge.]The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hor"ta*to*ry(?), a.[L. hortatorius.]Giving exhortation or advise; encouraging; exhortatory; inciting; as, a hortatory speech.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Hor*ten"sial(?), a.[L. hortensius, hortensis, fr. hortus garden; akin to E. yard an inclosure.]Fit for a garden. [Obs.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Hor"ti*cul`tor(?), n.[NL., fr. L. hortus garden + cultor a cultivator, colere to cultivate.]One who cultivates a garden. 1913 Webster]
Hor`ti*cul"tur*al(?), a.[Cf. F. horticultural.]Of or pertaining to horticulture, or the culture of gardens or orchards. 1913 Webster]
Hor"ti*cul`ture(?), n.[L. hortus garden + cultura culture: cf. F. horticulture. See Yard an inclosure, and Culture.]The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards. 1913 Webster]
Hor`ti*cul"tur*ist(?), n.One who practices horticulture. 1913 Webster]
Hor"tu*lan(?), a.[L. hortulanus; hortus garden.]Belonging to a garden. [Obs.] Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hor"tus sic"cus(?). [L., a dry garden.]A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved, and arranged systematically; an herbarium. 1913 Webster]
Hort"yard(?), n.An orchard. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ho*san"na(h, n.; pl.Hosannas(-n.[Gr. h\'d3sh\'c6'\'beh nn\'besave now, save, we pray, h\'d3sh\'c6a' to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of y\'besha') + n\'be, a particle.]A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings. \'bdHosanna to the Highest.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hosanna to the Son of David.Matt. xxi. 9. 1913 Webster]
Hose(h, n.; pl.Hose, formerly Hosen(h.[AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches, OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking; cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]1.Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee. 1913 Webster]
These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments.Dan. iii. 21. 1913 Webster]
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings. 1913 Webster]
3.A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine. 1913 Webster]
Hose carriage,
Hose cart, or
Hose truck, a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires. --
Hose company, a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.] --
Hose coupling, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting hose, end to end. --
Hose wrench, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite or disconnect them. 1913 Webster]
Ho"sen(?), n. pl.See Hose. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
hosepipen.A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas. Syn. -- hose. WordNet 1.5]
Ho"sier(?), n.One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose. 1913 Webster]
Ho"sier*y(?), n.1.The business of a hosier. 1913 Webster]
2.Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pice(?), n.[F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger, guest. See Host a landlord.]A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pi*ta*ble(?), a.[Cf. OF. hospitable, LL. hospitare to receive as a guest. See Host a landlord.]1.Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites. 1913 Webster]
To where you taper cheers the vale hospitable ray.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pi*ta*ble*ness, n.The quality of being hospitable; hospitality.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.In a hospitable manner. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pi*tage(?), n.[LL. hospitagium, for L. hospitium. See Hospice.]Hospitality. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pi*tal(?), n.[OF. hospital, ospital, F. h\'93pital, LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital.]1.A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for. 1913 Webster]
Hospital ship, a vessel fitted up for a floating hospital. --
Hospital Sunday, a Sunday set apart for simultaneous contribution in churches to hospitals; as, the London Hospital Sunday. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pi*tal*er(?), n.[Written also hospitaller.][F. hospitalier. See Hospital, and cf. Hostler.]1.One residing in a hospital, for the purpose of receiving the poor, the sick, and strangers. 1913 Webster]
2.One of an order of knights who built a hospital at Jerusalem for pilgrims, A. D. 1042. They were called Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and after the removal of the order to Malta, Knights of Malta. 1913 Webster]
hospitalisation, hospitalizationn.medical care in a hospital; also, the period during which one receives care in a hospital. Syn. -- hospital care. WordNet 1.5]
hospitalisation insurancen.A form of medical insurance that pays for all or part of the fees for a person's residence and treatment in a hospital. PJC]
hos"pi*tal*ise(?), v. t.To place (a person) in a hospital in order to receive medical treatment, for observation, or for rest. [Chiefly Brit.] Syn. -- hospitalize. PJC]
Hos"pi*tal*ism(?), n.(Med.)A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital. 1913 Webster]
Hos`pi*tal"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Hospitalities(#).[L. hospitalitas: cf. F. hospitalit\'82.]The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality. 1913 Webster]
Given to hospitality.Rom. xii. 13. 1913 Webster]
And little recks to find the way to heaven hospitality.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pi*tal*ize(?), v. t.1.(Med.)To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by long continued use as a hospital. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
2.To place (a person) in a hospital in order to receive medical treatment, observation, or for rest. Syn. -- hospitalise. PJC]
Hos"pi*tate(?), v. i.[L. hospitatus, p. p. of hospitari to be a guest, fr. hospes guest.]To receive hospitality; to be a guest. [Obs.] Grew. 1913 Webster]
Hos"pi*tate, v. t.To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hos*pi"ti*um(?), n.[L. See Hospice.]1.An inn; a lodging; a hospice. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)An inn of court. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hos"po*dar`(?), n.[A Slav. word; cf. Russ. gospodare lord, master.]A title borne by the princes or governors of Moldavia and Wallachia before those countries were united as Rumania. 1913 Webster]
Host(h, n.[LL. hostia sacrifice, victim, from hostire to strike.](R. C. Ch.)The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration. 1913 Webster]
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Host(h, n.[OE. host, ost, OF. host, ost, fr. L. hostis enemy, LL., army. See Guest, and cf. Host a landlord.]1.An army; a number of men gathered for war. 1913 Webster]
A host so great as covered all the field.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Any great number or multitude; a throng. 1913 Webster]
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God.Luke ii. 13. 1913 Webster]
All at once I saw a crowd, host, of golden daffodils.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Host(h, n.[OE. host, ost, OF. hoste, oste, F. h\'93te, from L. hospes a stranger who is treated as a guest, he who treats another as his guest, a hostl prob. fr. hostis stranger, enemy (akin to E. guest a visitor) + potis able; akin to Skr. pati master, lord. See Host an army, Possible, and cf. Hospitable, Hotel.]1.One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.Chaucer. \'bdFair host and Earl.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Time is like a fashionable host, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Any animal or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a tree is a host of an air plant growing upon it. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Host, v. t.To give entertainment to. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Host, v. i.To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Obs.] \'bdWhere you shall host.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hostaprop. n.A genus of robust East Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in the family Hostaceae. Syn. -- genus Hosta, Funka, genus Funka. WordNet 1.5]
Hostaceaeprop. n.One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta. Syn. -- family Hostaceae, Funkaceae, family Funkaceae. WordNet 1.5]
Hos"tage(?), n.[OE. hostage, OF. hostage, ostage, F. \'93tage, LL. hostaticus, ostaticum, for hospitaticum, fr. L. hospes guest, host. The first meaning is, the state of a guest, hospitality; hence, the state of a hostage (treated as a guest); and both these meanings occur in Old French. See Host a landlord.]A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released. 1913 Webster]
Your hostages I have, so have you mine; Shak. 1913 Webster]
He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Hos"tel(?), n.[OE. hostel, ostel, OF. hostel, ostel, LL. hospitale, hospitalis, fr. L. hospitalis. See Hospital, and cf. Hotel.]1.An inn. [Archaic] Poe. 1913 Webster]
So pass I hostel, hall, and grange.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge. [Obs.] Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
Hos"tel*er(?), n.[See Hostel, and cf. Hostler.]1.The keeper of a hostel or inn. 1913 Webster]
2.A student in a hostel, or small unendowed collede in Oxford or Cambridge. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Hos"tel*ry(?), n.[OE. hostelrie, hostelrye, ostelrie, OF. hostelerie, fr. hostel. See Hostel.]An inn; a lodging house. [Archaic] Chaucer. \'bdHomely brought up in a rude hostelry.\'b8 B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Come with me to the hostelry.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Host"ess(?), n.[OE. hostesse, ostesse. See Host a landlord.]1.A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Host"ess-ship, n.The character, personality, or office of a hostess.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hos"tie(?), n.[F. See 1st Host.]The consecrated wafer; the host. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
Hos"tile(?), a.[L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F. hostile. See Host an army.]Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change.
Hos"tile, n.An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the whites; -- commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] P. H. Sheridan. 1913 Webster]
Hos"tile*ly, adv.In a hostile manner. 1913 Webster]
hostile takeovern.(Finance)the purchase of a controlling interest in a publicly-traded company against the wishes of the current management.A person who is the main principal in performing such a buyout is called a corporate raider. Syn. -- hostile buyout. PJC]
hostilitiesn. pl.1.a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration, during which the international rules of war apply. Syn. -- war, state of war, hot war. WordNet 1.5]
We have showed ourselves generous adversaries . . . and have carried on even our hostilities with humanity.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
2.acts of overt warfare. Syn. -- belligerency. WordNet 1.5]
Hos*til"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Hostilities(#).[L. hostilitas: cf. F. hostilit\'82.]1.State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity. 1913 Webster]
Hostility being thus suspended with France.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
2.An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy. See hostilities 1913 Webster]
He who proceeds to wanton hostility, often provokes an enemy where he might have a friend.Crabb.
Hos"til*ize(?), v. t.To make hostile; to cause to become an enemy. [Obs.] A. Seward. 1913 Webster]
Host"ing(?), n.[From Host an army.] [Obs.] 1.An encounter; a battle. \'bdFierce hosting.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.A muster or review.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hos"tler(?), n.[OE. hosteler, osteler, innkeeper, OF. hostelier, F. h\'93telier. See Hostel, and cf. Hospitaler, Hosteler.]1.An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler. 1913 Webster]
2.The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person. 1913 Webster]
3.(Railroad)The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip. 1913 Webster]
Host plant. (Agric.)A plant which aids, shelters, or protects another plant in its growth, as those which are used for nurse crops. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Host"ry(?), n.[OE. hosterie, osterie, OF. hosterie. See Host a landlord.]1.A hostelry; an inn or lodging house. [Obs.] Marlowe. 1913 Webster]
2.A stable for horses. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Hot(?), imp. & p. p. of Hote. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hot(?), a.[Compar.Hotter(?); superl.Hottest(?).][OE. hot, hat, AS. h\'bet; akin to OS. h\'c7t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heit\'d3 fever, hais torch. Cf. Heat.]1.Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. \'bdA hotvenison pasty.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. 1913 Webster]
Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
There was mouthing in hot haste.Byron. 1913 Webster]
3.Lustful; lewd; lecherous.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard. 1913 Webster]
Hot bed(Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool. --
Hot wall(Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit. --
Hot well(Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump. --
In hot water (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.]
Hot"bed`(?), n.1.(Gardening)A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics. 1913 Webster]
2.A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition. 1913 Webster]
Hotch"kiss gun(?)[After Benjamin B. Hotchkiss (1826-85), American inventor.]A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It is made in France. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Hotch"pot`(?), Hotch"potch`(?), }n.[F. hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen, to shake. See Hustle, and Pot, and cf. Hodgepodge.]1.A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various ingredients; a hodgepodge. 1913 Webster]
A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A blending of property for equality of division, as when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were, after the death of the ancestor, blended with the lands descending to her and to her sisters from the same ancestor, and then divided in equal portions among all the daughters. In modern usage, a mixing together, or throwing into a common mass or stock, of the estate left by a person deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular child or children, for the purpose of a more equal division, or of equalizing the shares of all the children; the property advanced being accounted for at its value when given.Bouvier. Tomlins. 1913 Webster]
Story. It corresponds in a measure with collation in the civil and Scotch law. See Collation.Bouvier. Tomlins. 1913 Webster]
Hot"coc`kles(?), n.[Hot + cockle, cockle being perh. corrupt. fr. knuckle. Cf. F. main chaude (lit., hot hand) hotcockles.]A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him or his hand placed behind him. 1913 Webster]
hot" cross bun`(-b, n.A bun or cake marked with a cross of icing, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday; called also cross bun. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hote(?), v. t. & i.[pres. & imp.Hatte(?), Hot(, etc.; p. p.Hote, Hoten(, Hot, etc. See Hight, Hete.]1.To command; to enjoin. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
2.To promise. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.To be called; to be named. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
There as I was wont to hote Arcite, Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
hotei-chikun.A small bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) of Southeast China having slender culms flexuous when young. Syn. -- fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea. WordNet 1.5]
Ho*tel"(?), n.[F. h\'93tel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.]1.A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class. 1913 Webster]
2.In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth. 1913 Webster]
\'d8H\'93tel`-de-ville"(?), n.[F.]A city hall or townhouse. 1913 Webster]
2.liable to act with undue haste and without consideration. Syn. -- brainish, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(prenominal). WordNet 1.5]
Hot"house`(?), n.1.A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened. 1913 Webster]
2.A bagnio, or bathing house. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A brothel; a bagnio. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
4.(Pottery)A heated room for drying green ware. 1913 Webster]
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Hot"-liv`ered(?), a.Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hot"ly, adv.[From Hot, a.]1.In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily; as, a hotly pursued. 1913 Webster]
2.In a lustful manner; lustfully.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hot"-mouthed`(?), a.Headstrong. 1913 Webster]
That hot-mouthed beast that bears against the curb.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hot"ness, n.1.The quality or state of being hot. 1913 Webster]
2.Heat or excitement of mind or manner; violence; vehemence; impetuousity; ardor; fury.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Hot"press`(?), v. t.To apply heat to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glossy surface, or to express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress paper, linen, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hot"pressed`(?), a.Pressed while heat is applied. See Hotpress, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Hot"-short`, a.[Cf. Cold-short.](Metal.)Brittle when heated, esp. beyond a red heat; as, hot-short iron. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hot"shot`, n.a successful, self-confident person who is regarded by others as highly skilled; -- sometimes used ironically in reference to aggressive persons whose opinion of their own talents is considered exaggerated. PJC]
hot"shot`, a.1.highly talented, self-confident and successful. PJC]
2.flamboyantly displaying one's skills. PJC]
Hot"-spir`it*ed(?), a.Having a fiery spirit; hot-headed. 1913 Webster]
Hot"ten*tot(?), n.[D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.]1.(Ethnol.)One of a degraded<-- "pastoral", in MW10 --> and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.<-- = The tribes speaking Khoisan; Bushman(? any difference?) --> 1913 Webster]
2.The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds; the Khoisan language. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hottentot cherry(Bot.), a South African plant of the genus Cassine (Cassine maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers.Loudon. --
Hottentot's bread. (Bot.)See Elephant's foot(a), under Elephant. 1913 Webster]
Hot"ten*tot*ism(?), n.A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering.Tylor. 1913 Webster]
Hottonian.A genus of aquatic herbs. Syn. -- genus Hottonia. WordNet 1.5]
hot-wirev. t.to start (a car) by using a wire instead of a key, as when stealing the car; the wire is connected to points in the ignition circuit that bypass the key. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hou"dah(?), n.See Howdah. 1913 Webster]
Hough(?), n.Same as Hock, a joint. 1913 Webster]
Hough, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Houghed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Houghing.]Same as Hock, to hamstring. 1913 Webster]
Hough, n.[Cf. D. hak. Cf. Hack.]An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
Hough, v. t.To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
houheren.A small tree or shrub (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage. Syn. -- lacebark, ribbonwood, Hoheria populnea. WordNet 1.5]
Hou"let(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)An owl. See Howlet. 1913 Webster]
Hoult(?), n.A piece of woodland; a small wood. [Obs.] See Holt. 1913 Webster]
Hound(?), n.[OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. & OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz, Ir. & Gael. cu, L. canis, Gr. \'87van. Canine, Cynic, Kennel.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.(Naut.)Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on. 1913 Webster]
5.A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle. 1913 Webster]
To follow the hounds, to hunt with hounds. 1913 Webster]
Hound, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Hounding.]1.To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers.Abp. Bramhall. 1913 Webster]
2.To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Hound"fish(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (Galeus canis), of Europe and America; -- called also houndshark, and dogfish. 1913 Webster]
Scyllium canicula; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium catulus. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), and to the silver gar. 1913 Webster]
Hound"ing, n.1.The act of one who hounds. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck. 1913 Webster]
Hound's"-tongue`(?), n.[AS. hundes tunge.](Bot.)A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue. 1913 Webster]
Hour(?), n.[OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.]1.The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes. 1913 Webster]
2.The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 1913 Webster]
3.Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour. 1913 Webster]
Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come.John ii. 4. 1913 Webster]
This is your hour, and the power of darkness.Luke xxii. 53. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.(R. C. Ch.)Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers. 1913 Webster]
5.A measure of distance traveled. 1913 Webster]
Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels.J. P. Peters. 1913 Webster]
After hours, after the time appointed for one's regular labor. --
Canonical hours. See under Canonical. --
Hour angle(Astron.), the angle between the hour circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place. --
Hour circle. (Astron.)(a)Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15(b)A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension.(c)A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. --
Hour hand, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece. --
Hour line. (a)(Astron.)A line indicating the hour.(b)(Dialing)A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial. --
Hour plate, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial.Locke. --
Sidereal hour, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day. --
Solar hour, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day. --
The small hours, the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.<-- also "wee hours" --> --
To keep good hours, to be regular in going to bed early. 1913 Webster]
Hour"glass`(?), n.An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower. 1913 Webster]
half-hour glass, a half-minute glass. A three-minute glass is sometimes called an egg-glass, from being used to time the boiling of eggs.<-- also = egg timer --> 1913 Webster]
Hou"ri(?), n.; pl.Houris(#).[Per. h, h, h; akin to Ar. h, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.]A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans. 1913 Webster]
Hour"ly(?), a.Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual. 1913 Webster]
In hourly expectation of a martyrdom.Sharp. 1913 Webster]
Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hours(?), n. pl.[A translation of L. Horae (Gr. Hour.](Myth.)Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day. 1913 Webster]
Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours, Gray. 1913 Webster]
Hous"age(?), n.[From House.]A fee for keeping goods in a house. [R.] Chambers. 1913 Webster]
House(hous), n.; pl.Houses(#).[OE. hous, hus, AS. h; akin to OS. & OFries. h, D. huis, OHG. h, G. haus, Icel. h, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See Hide, and cf. Hoard, Husband, Hussy, Husting.]1.A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion. 1913 Webster]
Houses are built to live in; not to look on.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench houses driven away.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below. 1913 Webster]
3.Those who dwell in the same house; a household. 1913 Webster]
One that feared God with all his house.Acts x. 2. 1913 Webster]
4.A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel. 1913 Webster]
The last remaining pillar of their house, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
5.One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament. 1913 Webster]
6.(Com.)A firm, or commercial establishment. 1913 Webster]
7.A public house; an inn; a hotel. 1913 Webster]
8.(Astrol.)A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours. 1913 Webster]
9.A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece. 1913 Webster]
10.An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house. 1913 Webster]
11.The body, as the habitation of the soul. 1913 Webster]
This mortal house I'll ruin, Shak. 1913 Webster]
12.[With an adj., as narrow, dark, etc.]The grave. \'bdThe narrow house.\'b8 Bryant. 1913 Webster]
House is much used adjectively and as the first element of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework. 1913 Webster]
House ant(Zo\'94l.), a very small, yellowish brown ant (Myrmica molesta), which often infests houses, and sometimes becomes a great pest. --
House of bishops(Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies composing a general convertion, the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies. --
House boat, a covered boat used as a dwelling. --
House of call, a place, usually a public house, where journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng.]<-- modern name? --> Simonds. --
House car(Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides and a roof; a box car. --
House of correction. See Correction. --
House cricket(Zo\'94l.), a European cricket (Gryllus domesticus), which frequently lives in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the loud chirping or stridulation of the males. --
House dog, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house. --
House finch(Zo\'94l.), the burion. --
House flag, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a merchant vessel belongs. --
House fly(Zo\'94l.), a common fly (esp. Musca domestica), which infests houses both in Europe and America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc. --
House of God, a temple or church. --
House of ill fame. See Ill fame under Ill, a. --
House martin(Zo\'94l.), a common European swallow (Hirundo urbica). It has feathered feet, and builds its nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also house swallow, and window martin. --
House mouse(Zo\'94l.), the common mouse (Mus musculus). --
House physician, the resident medical adviser of a hospital or other public institution. --
House snake(Zo\'94l.), the milk snake. --
House sparrow(Zo\'94l.), the common European sparrow (Passer domesticus). It has recently been introduced into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in cities. Called also thatch sparrow. --
House spider(Zo\'94l.), any spider which habitually lives in houses. Among the most common species are Theridium tepidariorum and Tegenaria domestica. --
House surgeon, the resident surgeon of a hospital. --
House wren(Zo\'94l.), the common wren of the Eastern United States (Troglodytes a\'89don). It is common about houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and loud musical notes. See Wren. --
Religious house, a monastery or convent. --
The White House, the official residence of the President of the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of President.<-- also, a parliament building in Moscow --> --
To bring down the house. See under Bring. --
To keep house, to maintain an independent domestic establishment. --
To keep open house, to entertain friends at all times.
Syn. -- Dwelling; residence; abode. See Tenement. 1913 Webster]
House(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Housed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Housing.][AS. h.]1.To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle. 1913 Webster]
At length have housed me in a humble shed.Young. 1913 Webster]
House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
2.To drive to a shelter.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To admit to residence; to harbor. 1913 Webster]
Palladius wished him to house all the Helots.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
4.To deposit and cover, as in the grave.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars. 1913 Webster]
House, v. i.1.To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge. 1913 Webster]
You shall not house with me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astrol.)To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n., 8. \'bdWhere Saturn houses.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
houseboatn.a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling. WordNet 1.5]
House"bote`(?), n.[House + bote.](Law)Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See Bote. 1913 Webster]
houseboundadj.confined to the home, usually due to illness. Syn. -- homebound, shut-in. WordNet 1.5]
house"break`v. t.to train a pet to live cleanly in a house, especially by training it to defecate and urinate in designated boxes. WordNet 1.5]
House"break`er(?), n.One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking. 1913 Webster]
House"break`ing, n.The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break. 1913 Webster]
housebrokenadj.trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place, such as a litter box; as, housebroken pets; -- of pet animals. Syn. -- house-trained, housetrained. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
House"build`er(?), n.One whose business is to build houses; a housewright. 1913 Webster]
House"carl`(?), n.[OE. huscarle. See House, and Carl.](Eng. Arch\'91ol.)A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute. 1913 Webster]
housecraftn.skill in domestic management. WordNet 1.5]
housedogn.a dog trained to guard a house. WordNet 1.5]
housefathern.a man in charge of children in an institution. WordNet 1.5]
house"fly`n.1.common fly (Musca domestica) that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases. Syn. --Musca domestica. WordNet 1.5]
housefuln.as many as a house will accommodate; as, they entertained a houseful of guests. WordNet 1.5]
houseguest, house guestn.a guest entertained and staying overnight in one's house for one or more nights. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
House"hold`(?), n.1.Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family. 1913 Webster]
And calls, without affecting airs, household twice a day to prayers.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
House"hold`, a.Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs. 1913 Webster]
Household bread, bread made in the house for common use; hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.] --
Household gods(Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all objects endeared by association with home. --
Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the sovereign or his residence. 1913 Webster]
House"hold`er(?), n.The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with his family. 1913 Webster]
Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Compound householder. See Compound, a. 1913 Webster]
<-- p. 710 -->
housekeep, house-keepv. i.to take care of all household-related business. Syn. -- house-keep, maintain a household, keep house. WordNet 1.5]
House"keep`er(?), n.1.One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs. 1913 Webster]
3.One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
4.One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.] 1913 Webster]
You are manifest housekeeper.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.A house dog. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
House"keep`ing, n.1.The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder. 1913 Webster]
2.Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs. 1913 Webster]
3.Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Tell me, softly and hastily, what's in the pantry? housekeeping enough, said Ph\'d2be.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
House"keep`ing, a.Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities. 1913 Webster]
Hou"sel(?), n.[OE. housel, husel, AS. h; akin to Icel. h, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice.]The eucharist. [Archaic] Rom. of R.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hou"sel, v. t.[AS. h.]To administer the eucharist to. [Archaic] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
House"leek`(?), n.[House + leek.](Bot.)A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (Sempervivum tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen. 1913 Webster]
House"less, a.Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer. 1913 Webster]
House"less*ness, n.The state of being houseless. 1913 Webster]
House"line`(?), n.(Naut.)A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing.Totten. 1913 Webster]
House"ling`(?), a.Same as Housling. 1913 Webster]
House"maid`(?), n.A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. 1913 Webster]
Housemaid's knee(Med.), a swelling over the knee, due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; -- so called because frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon their knees. 1913 Webster]
housemann.an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience in a hospital or other medical institution. [British] Syn. -- intern, interne, internist, medical intern. WordNet 1.5]
housemastern.A teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse. WordNet 1.5]
House"mate`(?), n.One who dwells in the same house with another.R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
houseplantn.any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes. WordNet 1.5]
house-proudadj.proud of one's house or its furnishings or upkeep. WordNet 1.5]
house-raisingn.A gathering for the construction of a house by a group of neighbors, usually in a rural community, and sometimes accomplished in a single day; similar to a barn-raising. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
House"room`(?), n.Room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom. 1913 Webster]
house-to-houseadj.omitting no one; proceeding from the door of one house to that of the next; as, house-to-house canvassing. Syn. -- door-to-door. WordNet 1.5]
house"top`n.The roof of a house, especially the flat part of a roof; as, shout it from the housetops. WordNet 1.5]
house-trainedadj.same as housebroken. Syn. -- housebroken, housetrained. WordNet 1.5]
housetrainedadj.same as housebroken. Syn. -- housebroken, house-trained. WordNet 1.5]
House"warm`ing(?), n.A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
House"wife`(?), n.[House + wife. Cf. Hussy.]1.The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He a good husband, a good housewife she.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Usually pronounced [See Hussy, in this sense.]A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy.[Written also huswife.]P. Skelton. 1913 Webster]
3.A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.]Shak. 1913 Webster]
Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag.
{ House"wife`(?), House"wive`(?), }v. t.To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. 1913 Webster]
Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
House"wife`ly(?), a.Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent. 1913 Webster]
A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
House"wif`er*y(?), n.The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns. 1913 Webster]
House"work`(?), n.The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like. 1913 Webster]
House"wright`(?), n.A builder of houses. 1913 Webster]
Hous"ing(?), n.[From House. In some of its senses this word has been confused with the following word.]1.The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation. 1913 Webster]
2.That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.Fabyan. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)(a)The space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another.(b)A niche for a statue. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mach.)A frame or support for holding something in place, such as a piece of machinery, journal boxes, etc. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)(a)That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.(b)A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up.(c)A houseline. See Houseline. 1913 Webster]
Hous"ing, n.[From Houss.]1.A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings. 1913 Webster]
2.An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness. 1913 Webster]
Houss(?), n.[F. housse, LL. hulcia, fr. OHG. hulst; akin to E. holster. See Holster, and cf. 2d Housing.]A saddlecloth; a housing. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hous*to"ni*a(?), n.[NL. So named after Dr. William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.](Bot.)A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this genus. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Hou"tou(?), n.[From its note.](Zo\'94l.)A beautiful South American motmot.Waterton. 1913 Webster]
Houttuynian.A genus of plants having only one species; East Asian low-growing plant of wet places. Syn. -- genus Houttuynia. WordNet 1.5]
Houve(?), n.[AS. h.]A head covering of various kinds; a hood; a coif; a cap. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hou*yhnhnm"(?), n.One of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a race of brutes having the form and all the worst vices of men. 1913 Webster]
Hove(?), imp. & p. p. of Heave. 1913 Webster]
Hove short,
Hove to. See To heave a cable short, To heave a ship to, etc., under Heave. 1913 Webster]
Hove, v. i. & t.To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell. [Obs. or Scot.] Holland. Burns. 1913 Webster]
Hove, v. i.[OE. hoven. See Hover.]To hover around; to loiter; to lurk. [Obs.] Gower. 1913 Webster]
Hov"el(?), n.[OE. hovel, hovil, prob. a dim. fr. AS. hof house; akin to D. & G. hof court, yard, Icel. hof temple; cf. Prov. E. hove to take shelter, heuf shelter, home.]1.An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
2.A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut. 1913 Webster]
3.(Porcelain Manuf.)A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Hov"el, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hoveled(?) or Hovelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Hoveling or Hovelling.]To put in a hovel; to shelter. 1913 Webster]
To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The poor are hoveled and hustled together.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hov"el*er(?), n.One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman.[Written also hoveller.] [Prov. Eng.] G. P. R. James. 1913 Webster]
Hov"el*ing, n.A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two.[Written also hovelling.] 1913 Webster]
Ho"ven(?), obs. p. p. of Heave. 1913 Webster]
Ho"ven(?), a.Affected with the disease called hoove; as, hoven cattle. 1913 Webster]
Hov"er(?), n.[Etymol. doubtful.]A cover; a shelter; a protection. [Archaic] Carew.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Hov"er, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hovered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hovering.][OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide, linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive into one's house. See Hovel.]1.To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to be suspended in the air above something. 1913 Webster]
Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it.Addison. 1913 Webster]
A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely. 1913 Webster]
Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hovering o'er the paper with her quill.Shak. 1913 Webster]
hoyan.1.any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers. WordNet 1.5]
hov"er*craft(?), n.A vehicle that rides over water or land supported by the pressure of a stream of air generated by downward-thrusting fans, and is propelled forward by an air propeller; also called ACV and air-cushioned vehicle. [Mostly found in Great Britain] PJC]
Hov"er*er(?), n.A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm. 1913 Webster]
Hov"er*ing*ly, adv.In a hovering manner. 1913 Webster]
How(?), adv.[OE. how, hou, hu, hwu, AS. h, from the same root as hw\'be, hw\'91t, who, what, pron. interrog.; akin to OS. hw\'d3w, D. hoe, cf. G. wie how, Goth. hw\'c7 wherewith, hwaiwa how. Who, and cf. Why.]1.In what manner or way; by what means or process. 1913 Webster]
How can a man be born when he is old?John iii. 4. 1913 Webster]
2.To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality. 1913 Webster]
O, how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.Ps. cxix. 97. 1913 Webster]
By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility, and fountains, and rivers of the earth.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
3.For what reason; from what cause. 1913 Webster]
How now, my love! why is your cheek so pale?Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.In what state, condition, or plight. 1913 Webster]
How, and with what reproach, shall I return?Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.By what name, designation, or title. 1913 Webster]
How art thou called?Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.At what price; how dear. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
How a score of ewes now?Shak. 1913 Webster]
How is used in each sense, interrogatively, interjectionally, and relatively; it is also often employed to emphasize an interrogation or exclamation. \'bdHow are the mighty fallen!\'b8 2 Sam. i. 27. Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun; -- as, the how, the when, the wherefore. Shelley. 1913 Webster]
Let me beg you -- don't say \'bdHow?\'b8 for \'bdWhat?\'b8Holmes. 1913 Webster]
2.A merchant; -- so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers. 1913 Webster]
How*be"it(?), conj.[How + be + it.]Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; although; albeit; yet; but; however. 1913 Webster]
The Moor -- howbeit that I endure him not - Shak. 1913 Webster]
How"dah(?), n.[Ar. hawdaj.]A seat or pavilion, generally covered, fastened on the back of an elephant, for the rider or riders.[Written also houdah.] 1913 Webster]
How"dy(?), n.[Scot., also houdy- wife. Of uncertain origin; cf. OSw. jordgumma; or perh. fr. E. how d'ye.]A midwife. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
How"el(?), n.A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering rheir work, especially the inside of casks. 1913 Webster]
How"el, v. t.To smooth; to plane; as, to howel a cask. 1913 Webster]
How"ell, n.The upper stage of a porcelian furnace. 1913 Webster]
How*ev"er(?), adv.[Sometimes contracted into howe'er.]1.In whetever manner, way, or degree. 1913 Webster]
However yet they me despise and spite.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Howe'er the business goes, you have made fault.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.At all events; at least; in any case. 1913 Webster]
Our chief end is to be freed from all, if it may be, however from the greatest evils.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
How*ev"er, conj.Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; still; though; as, I shall not oppose your design; I can not, however, approve of it. 1913 Webster]
In your excuse your love does little say; howe'er have took a better way.Dryden.
Syn. -- However, At least, Nevertheless, Yet. These words, as here compared, have an adversative sense in reference to something referred to in the context. However is the most general, and leads to a final conclusion or decision. Thus we say, the truth, however, has not yet fully come out; i.e., such is the speaker's conclusion in view of the whole case. So also we say, however, you may rely on my assistance to that amount; i. e., at all events, whatever may happen, this is my final decision. At least is adversative in another way. It points out the utmost concession that can possibly be required, and still marks the adversative conclusion; as, at least, this must be done; whatever may be our love of peace, we must at least maintain the rights of conscience. Nevertheless denotes that though the concession be fully made, it has no bearing of the question; as, nevertheless, we must go forward. Yet signifies that however extreme the supposition or fact comceded may be, the consequence which might naturally be expected does not and will not follow; as, though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee; though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. Cf. But. 1913 Webster]
How"itz(?), n.A howitzer. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
How"itz*er(?), n.[G. haubitze, formerly hauffnitz, Bohem. haufnice, orig., a sling.](Mil.)(a)A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar. [Obs.] (b)A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges. 1913 Webster]
How"ker(?), n.(Naut.)Same as Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Howl(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Howled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Howling.][OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil\'d3n to exult, h owl, Dan. hyle to howl.]1.To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. 1913 Webster]
And dogs in corners set them down to howl.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Methought a legion of foul fiends howled in my ears.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. 1913 Webster]
Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.Is. xiii. 6. 1913 Webster]
3.To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. 1913 Webster]
Wild howled the wind.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Howling monkey. (Zo\'94l.)See Howler, 2. --
Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts.Deut. xxxii. 10. 1913 Webster]
Howl, v. t.To utter with outcry. \'bdGo . . . howl it out in deserts.\'b8 Philips. 1913 Webster]
Howl, n.1.The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound. 1913 Webster]
2.A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. 1913 Webster]
Howl"er(?), n.1.One who howls. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night. 1913 Webster]
Howl"et(?), n.[Equiv. to owlet, influenced by howl: cf. F. hulotte, OHG. h, hiuwela.](Zo\'94l.)An owl; an owlet.[Written also houlet.]R. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Howp(?), v. i.To cry out; to whoop. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
How"so(?), adv.Howsoever. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
How`so*ev"er(?), adj. & conj.[How + so + ever.]1.In what manner soever; to whatever degree or extent; however. 1913 Webster]
I am glad he's come, howsoever he comes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Howve(?), n.A hood. See Houve. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
hoyan.1.any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers. WordNet 1.5]
Hox(?), v. t.[See Hock. To hock; to hamstring. See Hock. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hoy(?), n.[D. heu, or Flem. hui.](Naut.)A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port. 1913 Webster]
The hoy went to London every week.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
hoyan.Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers. WordNet 1.5]
Hoy"den(?), n.Same as Hoiden. 1913 Webster]
Hoy"man(?), n.; pl.Hoymen(.One who navigates a hoy. 1913 Webster]
A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire.Hobart. 1913 Webster]
HQn.[acronym]Headquarters, the place from which a commander performs the functions of command. Syn. -- headquarters, military headquarters. WordNet 1.5]
hrn.[abbreviation]An abbreviation for hour, the period of time equal to 1/24th of a day. Syn. -- hour, 60 minutes. WordNet 1.5]
HS1, HSV-1, HSV-In.1.Herpes simplex 1, a herpes virus that causes oral herpes; also called type I Herpes. Syn. -- herpes simplex 1. WordNet 1.5]
HS2, HSV-2, HSV-IIn.1.Herpes simplex 2, a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes; also called type II Herpes. Syn. -- herpes simplex 2. WordNet 1.5]
Hsien(?), n.[Chin.]An administrative subdivision of a fu, or department, or of an independent chow; also, the seat of government of such a district. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
huamachiln.A common thorny tropical American tree (Pithecellobium dulce) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum. Syn. -- manila tamarind, camachile, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hua*ra"che, hua*ra"ches, \'d8Hua*ra"cho(?), n.; pl. Huarachos(#). [Amer. Sp., also guaracha, guarache, huarache, prob. of Mexican origin.]A kind of low-heeled sandal with the upper consisting of interwoven leather strips; -- usually used in pl. [Southern U. S. & Mex.] Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Huascaranprop. n.a mountain in Peru, 22,205 feet high. [proper name] WordNet 1.5]
huastoriumn.a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host. WordNet 1.5]
Hub(h, n.[See 1st Hob.]1.The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box. 1913 Webster]
2.The hilt of a weapon.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
3.A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby. 1913 Webster]
4.A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast. 1913 Webster]
5.(Diesinking)A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc. 1913 Webster]
6.A screw hob. See Hob, 3. 1913 Webster]
7.A block for scotching a wheel. 1913 Webster]
8.The central location within which activities tend to concentrate, or from which activities radiate outward; a focus of activity. PJC]
9.Hence:(Aeronautics)A large airport used as a central transfer station for an airline, permitting economic air transportation between remote locations by directing travellers through the hub, often changing planes at the hub, and thus keeping the seat occupancy rate on the airplanes high. The hub together with the feeder lines from remote locations constitute the so-called
hub and spoke system of commercial air passenger transportation. A commercial airline may have more than one such hub. PJC]
10.The city of Boston, Massachusetts referred to locally by the nickname The Hub. PJC]
Hub plank(Highway Bridges), a horizontal guard plank along a truss at the height of a wagon-wheel hub. --
Up to the hub, as far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business, like a wheel sunk in mire; deeply involved. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hub"ble-bub`ble(?), n.A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India, the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell. It is a simple type of hookah. 1913 Webster]
Hub"ble Tel"e*scope, Hub"ble Space Tel"e*scope(?), n.A large astromical optical telescope placed into orbit around the earth, from which, in the absence of absorption and distortion by the earth's atmosphere, clear high-resolution images of astronomical objects can be obtained in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths. The telescope was launched into orbit on April 24, 1990. Since then the telescope has taken thousands of images, many of them unique, recording never before seen astronomical phenomena. Service missions were performed in 1993 and 1997, during which astronauts upgraded or replaced equipment on the telescope. Link to Hubble Telescope Information. PJC]
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Hub"bub(?), n.[Cf. Whoobub, Whoop, Hoop, v. i.]A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar.Milton. 1913 Webster]
This hubbub of unmeaning words.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hub"by(?), a.Full of hubs or protuberances; as, a road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
hub"by(h, n.Husband. [informal] PJC]
H\'81b"ner(?), n.[After H\'81bner, who analyzed it.](Min.)A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or foliated masses. It is native manganese tungstate.
{ \'d8Huch(?), \'d8Hu"chen(?), }n.[G.](Zo\'94l.)A large salmon (Salmo huchoorSalvelinus hucho) inhabiting the Danube; -- called also huso, and bull trout. 1913 Webster]
Huck(?), v. i.[See Hawk to offer for sale, Huckster.]To higgle in trading. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Huck"a*back(?), n.[Perh. orig., peddler's wares; cf. LG. hukkebak pickback. Cf. Huckster.]A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings. 1913 Webster]
Huc"kle(?), n.[Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so named from its round shape. See Hook.]1.The hip; the haunch. 1913 Webster]
2.A bunch or part projecting like the hip. 1913 Webster]
Huckle bone. (a)The hip bone; the innominate bone.(b)A small bone of the ankle; astragalus. [R.] Udall. 1913 Webster]
Huc"kle*ber`ry(?), n.[Cf. Whortleberry.](Bot.)(a)The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries (Vaccinium), and formerly confused with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from Gaylussacia resinosa.(b)The shrub that bears the berries. Called also whortleberry. 1913 Webster]
Squaw huckleberry. See Deeberry. 1913 Webster]
Huck"ster(?), n.[OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster, D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h; -- the peddler being named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf. Hawk to offer for sale.]1.A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.A mean, trickish fellow.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Huck"ster, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Huckstered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Huckstering.]To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Huck"ster*age(?), n.The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling. 1913 Webster]
Ignoble huckster age of piddling tithes.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hud(?), n.[Cf. Hood a covering.]A huck or hull, as of a nut. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 1913 Webster]
Hud"dle(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Huddled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Huddling(?).][Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm; perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig. meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf. Hide to conceal.]To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd. 1913 Webster]
The cattle huddled on the lea.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Huddling together on the public square . . . like a herd of panic-struck deer.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
Hud"dle, v. t.1.To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. 1913 Webster]
Our adversary, huddling several suppositions together, . . . makes a medley and confusion.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or adverb; as, to huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle together. \'bdHuddle up a peace.\'b8 J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
Let him forescat his work with timely care, huddled when the skies are fair.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Now, in all haste, they huddle on Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hud"dle, n.A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion. \'bdA huddle of ideas.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Hud"dler(?), n.One who huddles things together. 1913 Webster]
Hudge(?), n.(Mining)An iron bucket for hoisting coal or ore.Raymond. 1913 Webster]
Hu`di*bras"tic(?), a.Similar to, or in the style of, the poem \'bdHudibras,\'b8 by Samuel Butler; in the style of doggerel verse.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hudsonian.A genus of small evergreen subshrubs of North America. Syn. -- genus Hudsonia. WordNet 1.5]
Hud*so"ni*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Hudson's Bay or to the Hudson River; as, the Hudsonian curlew. 1913 Webster]
Hue(?), n.[OE. hew, heow, color, shape, form, AS. hiw, heow; akin to Sw. hy skin, complexion, Goth. hiwi form, appearance.]1.Color or shade of color; tint; dye. \'bdFlowers of all hue.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hues of the rich unfolding morn.Keble. 1913 Webster]
2.(Painting)A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others. 1913 Webster]
Hue, n.[OE. hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF. hu an exclamation.]A shouting or vociferation. 1913 Webster]
Hue and cry(Law), a loud outcry with which felons were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it were obliged to take up, joining in the pursuit till the malefactor was taken; in later usage, a written proclamation issued on the escape of a felon from prison, requiring all persons to aid in retaking him.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
Hued(?), a.Having color; -- usually in composition; as, bright-hued; many-hued.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hue"less(?), a.[AS. hiwle\'a0s. See Hue color.]Destitute of color.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
Hu"er(?), n.One who cries out or gives an alarm; specifically, a balker; a conder. See Balker. 1913 Webster]
Huff(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Huffed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Huffing.][Cf. OE. hoove to puff up, blow; prob. of imitative origin.]1.To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.Grew. 1913 Webster]
2.To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully. 1913 Webster]
You must not presume to huff us.Echard. 1913 Webster]
3.(Draughts)To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3. 1913 Webster]
Huff, v. i.1.To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs. 1913 Webster]
2.To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense. 1913 Webster]
This senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them huff at the doctrine of repentance.South. 1913 Webster]
3.(Draughts)To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; -- so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece. 1913 Webster]
Huff, n.1.A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. \'bdLeft the place in a huff.\'b8 W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
2.A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. 1913 Webster]
Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit.South. 1913 Webster]
To take huff, to take offence.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by arrogance or petulance; easily offended. 1913 Webster]
Hug(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hugged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hugging.][Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h. Cf. Huckster.]1.To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] Palsgrave. 1913 Webster]
2.To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hug, v. t.1.To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. \'bdAnd huggen me in his arms.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. 1913 Webster]
We hug deformities if they bear our names.Glanvill. 1913 Webster]
3.(Naut.)To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind. 1913 Webster]
To hug one's self, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle. 1913 Webster]
Hug, n.A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Huge(?), a.[Compar.Huger(?); superl.Hugest(?).][OE. huge, hoge, OF. ahuge, ahoge.]Very large; enormous; immense; excessive; -- used esp. of material bulk, but often of qualities, extent, etc.; as, a huge ox; a huge space; a huge difference. \'bdThe huge confusion.\'b8 Chapman. \'bdA huge filly.\'b8 Jer. Taylor. -- Huge"ly, adv. -- Huge"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Hug"ger(?), n.One who hugs or embraces. 1913 Webster]
Hug"ger, v. t. & i.To conceal; to lurk ambush. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Hug"ger-mug`ger(?), n.[Scot. huggrie-muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen.]1.Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Many things have been done in hugger-mugger.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Hugoesqueadj.of, pertaining to, or in the style of Victor Hugo. WordNet 1.5]
Hugueninian.1.A genus having only one species, the tansy-leaved rocket. Syn. -- genus Hugueninia. WordNet 1.5]
Hu"gue*not(?), n.[F., properly a dim. of Hugues. The name is probably derived from the Christian name (Huguenot) of some person conspicuous as a reformer.](Eccl. Hist.)A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th century. 1913 Webster]
Hu"gue*not*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. huguenotisme.]The religion of the Huguenots in France. 1913 Webster]
Hu"gy(?), a.Vast. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hu"ia bird`(?). [Native name; -- so called from its cry.](Zo\'94l.)A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris), remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and straight, that of the female much longer and strongly curved. 1913 Webster]
Hui"sher(?), n. [Obs.] See Usher.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Hui"sher, v. t.To usher. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Huke(?), n.[OF. huque, LL. huca; cf. D. huik.]An outer garment worn in Europe in the Middle Ages.[Written also heuk and hyke.] [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Hulk(?), n.[OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift ship; akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho; perh. fr. LL. holcas, Gr. Wolf, Holcad.]1.The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service. \'bdSome well-timbered hulk.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A heavy ship of clumsy build.Skeat. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything bulky or unwieldly.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Shear hulk, an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or take out the masts of a ship. --
The hulks, old or dismasted ships, formerly used as prisons. [Eng.] Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Hulk(?), v. t.[Cf. MLG. holken to hollow out, Sw. h\'86lka.]To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
{ Hulk"ing, Hulk"y(?), }a.Bulky; unwiedly; of great size and bulk; ponderous. [R.] \'bdA huge hulking fellow.\'b8 H. Brooke. 1913 Webster]
Hull(?), n.[OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h\'81lle covering, husk, case, h\'81llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. Hele, v. t., Hell.]1.The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk. 1913 Webster]
2.[In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship, E. hold.](Naut.)The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging. 1913 Webster]
Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hull down, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea. 1913 Webster]
Hull, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hulled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hulling.]1.To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn. 1913 Webster]
2.To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball. 1913 Webster]
Hull, v. i.To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails. [Obs.] Shak. Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hul`la*ba*loo"(?), n.[Perh. a corruption of hurly-burly.]A confused noise; uproar; tumult. [Colloq.] Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Hulled(?), a.Deprived of the hulls. 1913 Webster]
Hulled corn, kernels of maize prepared for food by removing the hulls. 1913 Webster]
Hull"er(?), n.One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine. 1913 Webster]
Hul*lo"(?), interj.See Hollo. 1913 Webster]
Hull"y(?), a.Having or containing hulls. 1913 Webster]
Hu"lo*ist(?), n.See Hyloist. 1913 Webster]
Hu"lo*the*ism(?), n.See Hylotheism. 1913 Webster]
Hul"ver(?), n.[OE. hulfere; prob. akin to E. holly.]Holly, an evergreen shrub or tree. 1913 Webster]
Hum(h, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hummed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Humming(?).][Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. 1.To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.P. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone. 1913 Webster]
The cloudy messenger turns me his back, hums.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. Hum, interj.]To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem. 1913 Webster]
4.To express satisfaction by a humming noise. 1913 Webster]
Here the spectators hummed.Trial of the Regicides. 1913 Webster]
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5.To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition. 1913 Webster]
Hum, v. t.1.To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune. 1913 Webster]
2.To express satisfaction with by humming. 1913 Webster]
3.To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug. [Colloq. & Low] 1913 Webster]
Hum, n.1.A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. 1913 Webster]
The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Any inarticulate and buzzing sound; as: (a)The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry. 1913 Webster]
But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men.Byron.
(b)A buzz or murmur, as of approbation.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.An imposition or hoax. 1913 Webster]
4.[Cf. Hem, interj.]An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc. 1913 Webster]
These shrugs, these hums and ha's.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.[Perh. so called because strongly intoxicating.]A kind of strong drink formerly used. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Venous hum. See under Venous. 1913 Webster]
Hum, interj.[Cf. Hem, interj.]Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man(?), a.[L. humanus; akin to homo man: cf. F. humain. See Homage, and cf. Humane, Omber.]Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices. 1913 Webster]
To err is human; to forgive, divine.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man, n.A human being. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Sprung of humans that inhabit earth.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
We humans often find ourselves in strange position.Prof. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man*ate(?), a.[LL. humanatus.]Indued with humanity. [Obs.] Cranmer. 1913 Webster]
Hu*mane"(?), a.[L. humanus: cf. F. humain. See Human.]1.Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man; having a disposition to treat other human beings or animals with kindness; kind; benevolent. 1913 Webster]
Of an exceeding courteous and humane inclination.Sportswood. 1913 Webster]
-- Hu*mane"ly, adv. -- Hu*mane"ness, n. 1913 Webster]
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Hu*man"ics(?), n.The study of human nature. [R.] T. W. Collins. 1913 Webster]
Hu*man"i*fy(?), v. t.To make human; to invest with a human personality; to incarnate. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The humanifying of the divine Word.H. B. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man*ism(?), n.1.Human nature or disposition; humanity. 1913 Webster]
[She] looked almost like a being who had rejected with indifference the attitude of sex for the loftier quality of abstract humanism.T. Hardy. 1913 Webster]
2.The study of the humanities; polite learning. 1913 Webster]
3.A doctrine or ethical point of view that emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejects claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stresses the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism. PJC]
humanisationn.Same as humanization. [Chiefly Brit.] WordNet 1.5]
humanisev.Same as humanize. [Chiefly Brit.] WordNet 1.5]
Hu"man*ist, n.[Cf. F. humaniste.]1.One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.Schaff-Herzog. 1913 Webster]
2.One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature. 1913 Webster]
3.One versed in knowledge of human nature. 1913 Webster]
4.A person with a strong concern for human welfare, especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism; an adherent of humanism. PJC]
Hu`man*is"tic(?), a.1.Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion.Caird. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to polite literature.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an(?), a.1.(Theol. & Ch. Hist.)Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature. 1913 Webster]
2.(Philos.)Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid. 1913 Webster]
Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an, n.[From Humanity.]1.(Theol. & Ch. Hist.)One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human. 1913 Webster]
2.(Philos.)One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual. 1913 Webster]
3.One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of humans and human societies; a philanthropist. 1913 Webster]
Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an*ism(?), n.1.(Theol. & Ch. Hist.)The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ. 1913 Webster]
2.(Philos.)The doctrine that man's obligations are limited to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations. 1913 Webster]
Hu`ma*ni"tian(?), n.A humanist. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Hu*man"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Humanities(#).[L. humanitas: cf. F. humanit\'82. See Human.]1.The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings. 1913 Webster]
2.Mankind collectively; the human race. 1913 Webster]
But hearing oftentimes humanity.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
It is a debt we owe to humanity.S. S. Smith. 1913 Webster]
3.The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness. \'bdThe common offices of humanity and friendship.\'b8 Locke. 1913 Webster]
4.Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature. 1913 Webster]
Polished with humanity and the study of witty science.Holland. 1913 Webster]
5.pl. (With definite article) The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters. 1913 Webster]
liter\'91 humaniores, or, in English, the humanities, . . . by way of opposition to the liter\'91 divin\'91, or divinity.G. P. Marsh. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Humanized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Humanizing(?).][Cf. F. humaniser.]1.To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or civilize.[Also spelled humanise.] 1913 Webster]
Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures with compassion?Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.To give a human character or expression to. \'bdHumanized divinities.\'b8 Caird. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)To convert into something human or belonging to man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man*ize, v. i.To become or be made more humane; to become civilized; to be ameliorated. 1913 Webster]
By the original law of nations, war and extirpation were the punishment of injury. Humanizing by degrees, it admitted slavery instead of death; a further step was the exchange of prisoners instead of slavery.Franklin. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man*i`zer(?), n.One who renders humane. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man*kind`(?), n.Mankind.Pope. 1913 Webster]
humanlikeadj.resembling a human. [Narrower terms: human (vs. nonhuman) ] Syn. -- anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous. WordNet 1.5]
Hu"man*ly, adv.1.In a human manner; after the manner of men; according to the knowledge or wisdom of men; as, the present prospects, humanly speaking, promise a happy issue.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
2.Kindly; humanely. [Obs.] Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hu"man*ness, n.The quality or state of being human. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mate(?), n.[L. humus the earth, ground.](Chem.)A salt of humic acid. 1913 Webster]
Hu*ma"tion(?), n.[L. humatio, fr. humare to cover with earth, to inter, fr. humus the earth, ground. See Homage.]Interment; inhumation. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hum"bird`(?), n.Humming bird. 1913 Webster]
Hum"ble(?), a.[Compar.Humbler(?); superl.Humblest(?).][F., fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth, ground. See Homage, and cf. Chameleon, Humiliate.]1.Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage. 1913 Webster]
THy humble nest built on the ground.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
2.Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest. 1913 Webster]
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.Jas. iv. 6. 1913 Webster]
She should be humble who would please.Prior. 1913 Webster]
Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy nation.Washington. 1913 Webster]
Humble plant(Bot.), a species of sensitive plant, of the genus Mimosa (Mimosa sensitiva). --
To eat humble pie, to endure mortification; to submit or apologize abjectly; to yield passively to insult or humilitation; -- a phrase derived from a pie made of the entrails or humbles of a deer, which was formerly served to servants and retainers at a hunting feast. See Humbles.Halliwell.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Hum"ble(?), a.Hornless. See Hummel. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Hum"ble(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Humbled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Humbling(?).]1.To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate. 1913 Webster]
Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues humbled to all strokes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The genius which humbled six marshals of France.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively. 1913 Webster]
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you.1 Pet. v. 6.
Hum"bug`(?), n.[Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.]1.An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. 1913 Webster]
2.A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness. 1913 Webster]
3.One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.Sir J. Stephen. 1913 Webster]
Hum"bug`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Humbugged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Humbugging(?).]To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax. 1913 Webster]
Hum"bug`ger(?), n.One who humbugs. 1913 Webster]
Hum"bug`ger*y(?), n.The practice of imposition. 1913 Webster]
Hu*mec"tive(?), a.Tending to moisten. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hu"mer*al(?), a.[L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F. hum\'82ral.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm; brachial. 1913 Webster]
Humeral veil(R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow veil or scarf of the same material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact with the hands. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hu"me*rus(?), n.; pl.Humeri(#).[L.](Anat.)(a)The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb.(b)The part of the limb containing the humerus; the brachium. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mic(?), a.[L. humus the earth, ground: cf. F. humique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold; as, humic acid. See Humin. 1913 Webster]
Hu`mi*cu*ba"tion(?), n.[L. humus the ground + cubare to lie down.]The act or practice of lying on the ground. [Obs.] Abp. Bramhall. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mid(h, a.[L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. "ygro`s, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. v\'94kr moist, and perh. to E. ox: cf. F. humide.]Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor. 1913 Webster]
Evening cloud, or humid bow.Milton. 1913 Webster]
humidificationn.The act or process of increasing the moisture content; -- usually used of gases, especially air. Syn. -- moisturization. PJC]
humidifiern.A device that increases the moisture content of the air; -- used to avoid excessive dryness in buildings, which can cause irritation to the throat. Compare dehumidifier. Syn. -- moisturization. PJC]
humidifyv. t.to render (gases, especially air) humid or to increase the moisture content of; as, We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house. Syn. -- moisturize, make humid, make more humid. WordNet 1.5]
Hu*mid"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. humidit\'82.]1.Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically:The content of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percent of the maximum amount of water vapor that the air can hold at the given temperature; also called relative humidity. The capacity of the air to hold moisture increases with temperature, so if the temperature changes without changing the absolute content of the atmospheric moisture, the relative humidity will also change. PJC]
relative humiditySame as humidity{2}. PJC]
relative humidity of 100, and its partial saturation by smaller numbers in direct proportion to the actual content of water vapor. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mid*ness(?), n.Humidity. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mi*fuse(?), a.[L. humus ground + fusus, p. p. of fundere to spread.](Bot.)Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Hu*mil"i*ant(?), a.[L. humilians, p. pr. of humiliare.]Humiliating; humbling. \'bdHumiliant thoughts.\'b8 [R.] Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Hu*mil"i*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Humiliated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Humiliating.][L. humiliatus, p. p. of humiliare. See Humble.]To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to humble; to mortify. 1913 Webster]
We stand humiliated rather than encouraged.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
humiliatedadj.brought low in condition or status; reduced in dignity; humbled; mortified. Syn. -- broken, crushed, humbled, low, mortified. WordNet 1.5]
Hu*mil`i*a"tion(?), n.[L. humiliatio: cf. F. humiliation.]1.The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.Bp. Hopkins. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission. 1913 Webster]
The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Hu*mil"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Humilities(#).[OE. humilite, OF. humilit\'82, humelit\'82, F. humilit\'82, fr. L. humiliatis. See Humble.]1.The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness. 1913 Webster]
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind.Acts xx. 19. 1913 Webster]
2.An act of submission or courtesy. 1913 Webster]
With these humilities they satisfied the young king.Sir J. Davies.
Syn. -- Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; modesty; diffidence. -- Humility, Modesty, Diffidence. Diffidence is a distrust of our powers, combined with a fear lest our failure should be censured, since a dread of failure unconnected with a dread of censure is not usually called diffidence. It may be carried too far, and is not always, like modesty and humility, a virtue. Modesty, without supposing self-distrust, implies an unwillingness to put ourselves forward, and an absence of all over-confidence in our own powers. Humility consists in rating our claims low, in being willing to waive our rights, and take a lower place than might be our due. It does not require of us to underrate ourselves. 1913 Webster]
Hu"min(?), n.[L. humus the earth, ground.](Chem.)A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids on certain sugars and carbohydrates; -- called also humic acid, ulmin, gein, ulmic or geic acid, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hu*mi"ri(?), n.[From native name.](Bot.)A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus Humirium. 1913 Webster]
Hum"ite(?), n.[Named after Sir A. Hume.](Min.)A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and magnesia, containing fluorine. 1913 Webster]
Hum"mel(?), v. t.[Cf. Hamble.]To separate from the awns; -- said of barley. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Hum"mel, a.Having no awns or no horns; as, hummelcorn; a hummel cow. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
Hum"mel*er(?), n.[Written also hummeller.]One who, or a machine which, hummels. 1913 Webster]
Hum"mer(?), n.1.One who, or that which, hums; one who applauds by humming.Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A humming bird. 1913 Webster]
Hum"ming(?), a.Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing. 1913 Webster]
Hum"ming, n.A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum. 1913 Webster]
Hummingale, lively or strong ale.Dryden. --
Humming-bird moth(Zo\'94l.), a hawk moth. See Hawk moth, under Hawk, the bird. 1913 Webster]
hummingbird, humming birdn.(Zo\'94l.), any bird of the family Trochilid\'91, of which over one hundred genera are known, including about four hundred species. They are found only in America and are most abundant in the tropics. They are mostly of very small size with long slender bills adapted to sucking nectar from flowers, and are noted for the very brilliant iridescent colors of their plumage and their peculiar habit of hovering about flowers while vibrating their wings very rapidly with a humming noise; the wings are specialized for hovering flight, but they can also dart forward and fly quite rapidly. They feed both upon the nectar of flowers and upon small insects. The common humming bird or ruby-throat of the Eastern United States is Trochilus colubris. Several other species are found in the Western United States. See Calliope, and Ruby-throat. 1913 Webster]
Hum"mock(?), n.[Prob. a dim. of hump. See Hump.]1.A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface. 1913 Webster]
2.A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field. 1913 Webster]
3.Timbered land. See Hammock. [Southern U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Hum"mock*ing, n.The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice.Kane. 1913 Webster]
Hum"mock*y(?), a.Abounding in hummocks. 1913 Webster]
Hum"mum(?), n.[Per. or Ar. hamm\'ben.]A sweating bath or place for sweating.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor(?), n.[OE. humour, OF. humor, umor, F. humeur, L. humor, umor, moisture, fluid, fr. humere, umere, to be moist. See Humid.][Written also humour.]1.Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc. 1913 Webster]
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2.(Med.)A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin. \'bdA body full of humors.\'b8 Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
3.State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor. 1913 Webster]
Examine how your humor is inclined, Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
A prince of a pleasant humor.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
I like not the humor of lying.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims. 1913 Webster]
Is my friend all perfection, all virtue and discretion? Has he not humors to be endured?South. 1913 Webster]
5.That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness. 1913 Webster]
For thy sake I admit humor, I'd almost said wit.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
A great deal of excellent humor was expended on the perplexities of mine host.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Aqueous humor,
Crystalline humoror
Crystalline lens,
Vitreous humor. (Anat.)See Eye. --
Out of humor, dissatisfied; displeased; in an unpleasant frame of mind.
Hu"mor(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Humored(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Humoring.]1.To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; to adapt one's self to; to indulge by skillful adaptation; as, to humor the mind. 1913 Webster]
It is my part to invent, and the musician's to humor that invention.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please. 1913 Webster]
You humor me when I am sick.Pope.
Syn. -- To gratify; to indulge. See Gratify. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor*al(?), a.[Cf. F. humoral.]Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the humors; as, a humoral fever. 1913 Webster]
Humoral pathology(Med.), the pathology, or doctrine of the nature of diseases, which attributes all morbid phenomena to the disordered condition of the fluids or humors of the body.<-- antiquated --> 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor*al*ism(?), n.1.(Med.)The state or quality of being humoral. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)The doctrine that diseases proceed from the humors; humorism. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor*al*ist, n.One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor*ism(?), n.1.(Med.)The theory founded on the influence which the humors were supposed to have in the production of disease; Galenism.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
2.The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor*ist, n.[Cf. F. humoriste.]1.(Med.)One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors. [archaic] 1913 Webster]
2.One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways. 1913 Webster]
He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in all parts of his life.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll; especially, one who writes or tells jokes as a profession. 1913 Webster +PJC]
The reputation of wits and humorists.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Hu`mor*is"tic(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a humorist. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor*ize(?), v. t.To humor.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor*less, a.Destitute of humor. 1913 Webster]
Hu"mor*ous(?), a.[Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist. See Humor.]1.Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
All founts wells, all deeps humorous.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
2.Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
Hump(h, n.[Cf. D. homp a lump, LG. hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to E. heap. Cf. Hunch.]1.A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale. 1913 Webster]
3.(Railroad)a portion of a switchyard with a slanting track in which freight cars may coast without an engine and be sorted through a series of switches. PJC]
Hump(?), v. t.1.To form into a hump; to make hump-shaped; to hunch; -- often with up.
The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped up in the bushes.T. Roosvelt. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To put or carry on the (humped) back; to shoulder; hence, to carry, in general. [Slang, Australia]
Having collected a sufficient quantity, we humped it out of the bush.C. L. Money. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.To bend or gather together for strenuous effort, as in running; to do or effect by such effort; to exert; -- usually reflexively or with it; as, you must hump yourself. [Slang, U. S.]
A half dozen other negroes, some limping and all scared, were humping it across a meadow.McClure's Mag. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.(Railroad)to sort freight cars by means of a hump. PJC]
5.to engage in sexual intercourse with. [Vulgar Slang, U. S.] PJC]
Hump"back`(?), n.[Cf. Hunchback.]1.A crooked back; a humped back.Tatler. 1913 Webster]
2.A humpbacked person; a hunchback. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and Megaptera osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is Megaptera versabilis.(b)A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon. 1913 Webster]
Hump"backed`(?), a.Having a humped back. 1913 Webster]
Hump"backed` salm"on. A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hump"back` whale(?), n.the humpback{3}. PJC]
Humped(?), a.Having a hump, as the back. 1913 Webster]
Humph(?), interj.[Of imitative origin.]An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hump"less(?), a.Without a hump.Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Hump"y(?), a.Full of humps or bunches; covered with protuberances; humped. 1913 Webster]
Hum"strum`(?), n.An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed; music badly played. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hu"mu*lin(?), n.[NL. Humulus, the genus including the hop.]An extract of hops. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hu"mus(?), n.[L., the earth, ground, soil.]That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils.Graham. 1913 Webster]
Hun(?), n.[L. Hunni, also Chunni, and Chuni; cf. AS. H, H, OHG. H, G. Hunnen.]One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe. 1913 Webster]
Hunch(?), n.[Perh. akin to huckle; cf. hump, hunch, bunch, hunk.]1.A hump; a protuberance. 1913 Webster]
2.A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread. 1913 Webster]
3.A push or thrust, as with the elbow. 1913 Webster]
4.A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen; -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback. [Colloq. or Slang] \'bdGet a hunch, bet a bunch.\'b8 Syn. -- presentiment, premonition.
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Hunch, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hunched(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hunching.]1.To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly. 1913 Webster]
2.To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hunch"back`(?), n.[Cf. Humpback.]A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person. 1913 Webster]
Hunch"backed`(?), a.Having a humped back. 1913 Webster]
hunchedadj.having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; -- of people. Syn. -- round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked. WordNet 1.5]
Hun"dred(h, n.[OE. hundred, AS. hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to Goth. ga-ra to count, L. ratio reckoning, account; akin to OS. hunderod, hund, D. hondred, G. hundert, OHG. also hunt, Icel. hundra, Dan. hundrede, Sw. hundra, hundrade, Goth. hund, Lith. szimtas, Russ. sto, W. cant, Ir. cead, L. centum, Gr. "ekato`s, Skr. \'87ata. Cent, Century, Hecatomb, Quintal, and Reason.]1.The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C. 1913 Webster]
With many hundreds treading on his heels.Shak. 1913 Webster]
hundred, as well as thousand, million, etc., often takes a plural form. We may say hundreds, or many hundreds, meaning individual objects or units, but with an ordinal numeral adjective in constructions like five hundreds, or eight hundreds, it is usually intended to consider each hundred as a separate aggregate; as, ten hundreds are one thousand. 1913 Webster]
2.A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen. 1913 Webster]
Hundred court, a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. [Eng.] Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Hun"dred, a.Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars. 1913 Webster]
Hun"dred*er(?), n.1.An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A person competent to serve on a jury, in an action for land in the hundred to which he belongs. 1913 Webster]
3.One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes, a bailiff of a hundred.Blount. Cowell. 1913 Webster]
Hun"dred*fold`(?), n.A hundred times as much or as many. 1913 Webster]
He shall receive as hundredfold now in this time.Mark x. 30. 1913 Webster]
Hun"dredth(?), a.1.Coming last of a hundred successive individuals or units. 1913 Webster]
2.Forming one of a hundred equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a tenth. 1913 Webster]
Hun"dredth, n.One of a hundred equal parts into which one whole is, or may be, divided; the quotient of a unit divided by a hundred. 1913 Webster]
Hun"dred*weight`(?), n.A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton. 1913 Webster]
Hung(?), imp. & p. p. of Hang. 1913 Webster]
Hung beef, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef. 1913 Webster]
Hun*ga"ri*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Hungary or to the people of Hungary. -- n.A native or one of the people of Hungary. 1913 Webster]
Hungarian grass. See Italian millet, under Millet. 1913 Webster]
Hun"ga*ry(?), n.A country in Central Europe, formerly a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hungary water, a distilled \'bdwater,\'b8 made from dilute alcohol aromatized with rosemary flowers, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hun"ger(?), n.[AS. hungor; akin to OFries. hunger, D. honger, OS. & OHG. hungar, G. hunger, Icel. hungr, Sw. & Dan. hunger, Goth. h hunger, huggrjan to hunger.]1.An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food. 1913 Webster]
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2.Any strong eager desire. 1913 Webster]
O sacred hunger of ambitious minds!Spenser. 1913 Webster]
For hunger of my gold I die.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hun"ger, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hungered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hungering.][OE. hungren, AS. hyngrian. See Hunger, n.]1.To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger. 1913 Webster]
2.To have an eager desire; to long. 1913 Webster]
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteouness.Matt. v. 6. 1913 Webster]
Hun"ger, v. t.To make hungry; to famish.
{ Hun"ger-bit`(?), Hun"ger-bit`ten(?), }a.Pinched or weakened by hunger. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hun"gered(?), a.Hungry; pinched for food. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hun"ger*er(?), n.One who hungers; one who longs.Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Hun"gri*ly(?), adv.[From Hunger.]In a hungry manner; voraciously.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
hungrinessn.1.The state of being hungry; a need for food. Syn. -- hunger. WordNet 1.5]
2.An intense desire. PJC]
Hun"gry(?), a.[Compar.Hungrier(?); superl.Hungriest.][AS. hungrid. See Hunger.]1.Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire. 1913 Webster]
2.Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. 1913 Webster]
The cruel, hungry foam.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Cassius has a lean and hungry look.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. \'bdThe hungry beach.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hunk(?), n.[Cf. Hunch.]1.A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread. [Colloq.]
2.a sexually attractive, well-built man. PJC]
Hun"ker(?), n.Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Hun"ker down(?), v.1.to crouch or squat; to sit on one's haunches. PJC]
2.to settle in at a location for an extended period; -- also (figuratively) to maintain a position and resist yielding to some pressure, as of public opinion. PJC]
3.to take shelter, literally or figuratively; to assume a defensive position to resist difficulties. \'bdWe hunkered down to ride out the storm in an abandoned cabin.\'b8 PJC]
While many businessmen were hunkering down for another bust after the lean years of the Second World War and the Great Depression before it, Taylor and company correctly reckoned it was the dawn of an era of prosperity and growth.Richard Siklos [Shades of Black, 1995] PJC]
Hun"kers(?), n. pl.[See Hunker.]In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position; haunches. [Scot. & Local, U. S.]
Sit on your hunkers -- and pray for the bridge.Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hunks(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard. 1913 Webster]
Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an old hunks.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Hunk"y(?), a.[Perh. fr. Hunk.]All right; in a good condition; also, even; square. [Slang, U. S.]<-- hunky dory? -->
He . . . began to shoot; began to get \'bdhunky\'b8 with all those people who had been plugging at him.Stephen Crane. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hunnemannian.1.A genus with only one species, the golden cup. Syn. -- genus Hunnemania. WordNet 1.5]
Hunnisha.1.Of or pertaining to the Huns. PJC]
2.Like the Huns; barbarous, cruel, and destructive. PJC]
Hunt(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hunted; p. pr. & vb. n.Hunting.][AS. huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to follow, pursue, Goth. hin (in comp.) to seize. Hent.]1.To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer. 1913 Webster]
Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow; -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out evidence. 1913 Webster]
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.Ps. cxl. 11. 1913 Webster]
3.To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish. 1913 Webster]
4.To use or manage in the chase, as hounds. 1913 Webster]
He hunts a pack of dogs.Addison. 1913 Webster]
5.To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country. 1913 Webster]
6.(Change Ringing)To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hunt, v. i.1.To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds. 1913 Webster]
Esau went to the field to hunt for venison.Gen. xxvii. 5. 1913 Webster]
2.To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after. 1913 Webster]
He after honor hunts, I after love.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mach.)To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, or the like; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.(Change Ringing)To shift up and down in order regularly. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
To hunt counter, to trace the scent backward in hunting, as a hound to go back on one's steps. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hunt, n.1.The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase; pursuit; search. 1913 Webster]
The hunt is up; the morn is bright and gray.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The game secured in the hunt. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A pack of hounds. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.An association of huntsmen. 1913 Webster]
5.A district of country hunted over. 1913 Webster]
Every landowner within the hunt.London Field. 1913 Webster]
Hunt"-count`er(?), n.A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hunt"er(?), n.1.One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman. 1913 Webster]
2.A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting. 1913 Webster]
4.One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter. 1913 Webster]
No keener hunter after glory breathes.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting. 1913 Webster]
6.A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover. 1913 Webster]
Hunter's room, the lunation after the harvest moon. --
Hunter's screw(Mech.), a differential screw, so named from the inventor. See under Differential. 1913 Webster]
Hun*te"ri*an(?), a.Discovered or described by John Hunter, an English surgeon; as, the Hunterian chancre. See Chancre. 1913 Webster]
Hunt"ing(?), n.The pursuit of game or of wild animals.A. Smith. 1913 Webster]
Happy hunting grounds, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and feasting.Tylor. --
Hunting box. Same As Hunting lodge (below). --
Hunting cat(Zo\'94l.), the cheetah. --
Hunting cog(Mach.), a tooth in the larger of two geared wheels which makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs of teeth. --
Hunting dog(Zo\'94l.), the hyena dog. --
Hunting ground, a region or district abounding in game; esp. (pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American Indians in search of game. --
Hunting horn, a bulge; a horn used in the chase. See Horn, and Bulge. --
Hunting leopard(Zo\'94l.), the cheetah. --
Hunting lodge, a temporary residence for the purpose of hunting. --
Hunting seat, a hunting lodge.Gray. --
Hunting shirt, a coarse shirt for hunting, often of leather. --
Hunting spider(Zo\'94l.), a spider which hunts its prey, instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider. --
Hunting watch. See Hunter, 6. 1913 Webster]
Hunt"ress(?), n.A woman who hunts or follows the chase; as, the huntress Diana.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hunts"man(?), n.; pl.Huntsmen(.1.One who hunts, or who practices hunting. 1913 Webster]
2.The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Huntsman's cup(Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common American pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea). 1913 Webster]
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Hunts"man*ship(?), n.The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter.Donne. 1913 Webster]
Hunt's"-up`(?), n.A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Time plays the hunt's-up to thy sleepy head.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Hur"den(?), n.[From Hurds.]A coarse kind of linen; -- called also harden. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Hur"dle(?), n.[OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D. horde, OHG. hurt, G. h\'81rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur door, Goth. ha\'a3rds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. k to spin, c to bind, connect. Crate, Grate, n.]1.A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes. 1913 Webster]
2.In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race. 1913 Webster]
Hurdle race, a race in which artificial barriers in the form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped. 1913 Webster]
Hur"dle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hurdleed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hurdleing(?).]To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hur"dle*work`(?), n.Work after manner of a hurdle. 1913 Webster]
Hurds(?), n.[See Hards.]The coarse part of flax or hemp; hards. 1913 Webster]
Hur"dy-gur`dy(?), n.[Prob. of imitative origin.]1.A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys. 1913 Webster]
2.In California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet. 1913 Webster]
Hur*ka"ru(?), n.[Hind. hark\'bera]In India, a running footman; a messenger.[Written also hurkaroo.] 1913 Webster]
Hurl(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hurled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hurling.][OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE. hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. Hurtle.]1.To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance. 1913 Webster]
And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. Whirl.]To twist or turn. \'bdHurled or crooked feet.\'b8 [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Hurl, v. i.1.To hurl one's self; to go quickly. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another). 1913 Webster]
God shall hurl at him and not spare.Job xxvii. 22 (Rev. Ver. ). 1913 Webster]
3.To play the game of hurling. See Hurling. 1913 Webster]
Hurl, n.1.The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling.Congreve. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ly(?), n.[Cf. F. hurler to howl.]Noise; confusion; uproar. 1913 Webster]
That, with the hurly, death itself awakes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ly-bur`ly(?), n.[Reduplicated fr. OE. hurly confusion: cf. F. hurler to howl, yell, L. ululare; or cf. E. hurry.]Tumult; bustle; confusion.Shak. 1913 Webster]
All places were filled with tumult and hurly-burly.Knolles. 1913 Webster]
Hu*ro"ni*an(?), a.[Named from Lake Huron.](Geol.)Of or pertaining to certain non-fossiliferous rocks on the borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in time to the latter part of the Arch\'91an age. 1913 Webster]
Hu"ron-Ir`o*quous"(?), n.(Ethnol.)A linguistic group of warlike North American Indians, belonging to the same stock as the Algonquins, and including several tribes, among which were the Five Nations. They formerly occupied the region about Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the larger part of New York. 1913 Webster]
Hu"rons(?), n. pl.; sing.Huron.(Ethnol.)A powerful and warlike tribe of North American Indians of the Algonquin stock. They formerly occupied the country between Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario, but were nearly exterminated by the Five Nations about 1650. 1913 Webster]
Hurr(?), v. i.[See Hurry.]To make a rolling or burring sound. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
R is the dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound.B. Jonson.
{ Hur*rah"Hur*ra" }(?), interj.[Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. hurra. Cf. Huzza.]A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause, encouragement, or welcome. 1913 Webster]
Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hur*rah", n.A cheer; a shout of joy, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hurrah's nest, state of utmost confusion. [Colloq. U.S.] 1913 Webster]
A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen.Mrs. Stowe. 1913 Webster]
Hur*rah"(?), v. i.To utter hurrahs; to huzza. 1913 Webster]
Hur*rah", v. t.To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ri*cane(?), n.[Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.]A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively. 1913 Webster]
Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Each guilty thought to me is hurricane.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
Hurricane bird(Zo\'94l.), the frigate bird. --
Hurricane deck. (Naut.)See under Deck. 1913 Webster]
Hur`ri*ca"no(?), n.; pl.Hurricanoes(#).A waterspout; a hurricane. [Obs.] Drayton. \'bdYou cataracts and hurricanoes, spout.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ried(?), a.1.Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life. 1913 Webster]
2.Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job. \'bdA hurried meeting.\'b8 Milton.
-- Hur"ried*ly, adv. -- Hur"ried*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ri*er(?), n.One who hurries or urges. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ries(?), n.A staith or framework from which coal is discharged from cars into vessels. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ry(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hurried(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hurrying.][OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.]1.To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. 1913 Webster]
Impetuous lust hurries him on.South. 1913 Webster]
They hurried him abroad a bark.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. 1913 Webster]
And wild amazement hurries up and down Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ry, v. i.To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry. 1913 Webster]
To hurry up, to make haste. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hur"ry, n.The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion. 1913 Webster]
Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought.Addison.
Syn. -- Haste; speed; dispatch. See Haste. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ry*ing*ly, adv.In a hurrying manner. 1913 Webster]
Hur"ry-skur`ry(?), adv.[An imitative word; cf. Sw. skorra to rattle, snarl, E. scurry.]Confusedly; in a bustle. [Obs.] Gray. 1913 Webster]
Hurst(?), n.[OE. hurst, AS. hyrst; akin to OHG. hurst, horst, wood, thicket, G. horst the nest of a bird of prey, an eyerie, thicket.]A wood or grove; -- a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazlehurst. 1913 Webster]
Hurt, n.(Mach.)(a)A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.(b)A husk. See Husk, 2. 1913 Webster]
Hurt(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hurt(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hurting.][OE. hurten, hirten, horten, herten; prob. fr. OF. hurter, heurter, to knock, thrust, strike, F. heurter; cf. W. hyrddu to push, drive, assault, hwrdd a stroke, blow, push; also, a ram, the orig. sense of the verb thus perhaps being, to butt as a ram; cf. D. horten to push, strike, MHG. hurten, both prob. fr. Old French.]1.To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound or bruise painfully. 1913 Webster]
The hurt lion groans within his den.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm. 1913 Webster]
Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve. \'bdI am angry and hurt.\'b8 Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Hurt"er, n.1.A bodily injury causing pain; a wound, bruise, or the like. 1913 Webster]
The pains of sickness and hurts . . . all men feel.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.An injury causing pain of mind or conscience; a slight; a stain; as of sin. 1913 Webster]
But the jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honor feels.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hurt"er(?), n.One who hurts or does harm. 1913 Webster]
I shall not be a hurter, if no helper.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Hurt"er, n.[F. heurtoir, lit., a striker. See Hurt, v. t.]A butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A piece of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent the wheels of gun carriages from injuring the parapet. 1913 Webster]
Hurt"ful(?), a.Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.
-- Hurt"ful*ly, adv. -- Hurt"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
hurtingn.a feeling of pain. Syn. -- pain. WordNet 1.5]
hurtingadj.1.aching when touched. Syn. -- sensitive, sore, tender. WordNet 1.5]
2.In distress; experiencing difficulty; as, with the dollar exchange rate so high, companies dependent on exports are really hurting. [Colloq.] PJC]
Hur"tle(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hurtled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hurtling(?).][OE. hurtlen, freq. of hurten. See Hurt, v. t., and cf. Hurl.]1.To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle. 1913 Webster]
Together hurtled both their steeds.Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
2.To move rapidly; to wheel or rush suddenly or with violence; to whirl round rapidly; to skirmish. 1913 Webster]
Now hurtling round, advantage for to take.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Down the hurtling cataract of the ages.R. L. Stevenson. 1913 Webster]
3.To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to resound. 1913 Webster]
The noise of battle hurtled in the air.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The earthquake sound Hurtling 'death the solid ground.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Hur"tle(?), v. t.1.To move with violence or impetuosity; to whirl; to brandish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
His harmful club he gan to hurtle high.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To push; to jostle; to hurl. 1913 Webster]
And he hurtleth with his horse adown.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hurt"less(?), a.Doing no injury; harmless; also, unhurt; without injury or harm. 1913 Webster]
Gentle dame so hurtless and so true.Spenser.
-- Hurt"less*ly, adv. -- Hurt"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Hus"band(?), n.[OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. h master of the house; h house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. h house master, husband; h house + b dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of b to dwell; akin to AS. b, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]1.The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
The painful husband, plowing up his ground.Hakewill. 1913 Webster]
He is the neatest husband for curious ordering his domestic and field accommodations.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
3.One who manages or directs with prudence and economy; a frugal person; an economist. [R.] 1913 Webster]
God knows how little time is left me, and may I be a good husband, to improve the short remnant left me.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
4.A married man; a man who has a wife; -- the correlative to wife. 1913 Webster]
The husband and wife are one person in law.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
5.The male of a pair of animals. [R.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
A ship's husband(Naut.), an agent representing the owners of a ship, who manages its expenses and receipts. 1913 Webster]
Hus"band, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Husbanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Husbanding.]1.To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with economy. 1913 Webster]
For my means, I'll husband them so well, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To cultivate, as land; to till. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Land so trim and rarely husbanded.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
3.To furnish with a husband. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hus"band*a*ble(?), a.Capable of being husbanded, or managed with economy.Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Hus"band*age(?), n.(Naut.)The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's husband. 1913 Webster]
Hus"band*less, a.Destitute of a husband.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming. 1913 Webster]
Husbandry supplieth all things necessary for food.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hush(h, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hushed(h; p. pr. & vb. n.Hushing.][OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.]1.To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of. 1913 Webster]
My tongue shall hush again this storm of war.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe. 1913 Webster]
With thou, then, Hush my cares?Otway. 1913 Webster]
And hush'd my deepest grief of all.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
To hush up, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. \'bdThis matter is hushed up.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Hush, v. i.To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; -- esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise. 1913 Webster]
Hush, idle words, and thoughts of ill.Keble. 1913 Webster]
But all these strangers' presence every one did hush.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Hush, n.Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] \'bdIt is the hush of night.\'b8 Byron. 1913 Webster]
Hush money, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hush, a.Silent; quiet. \'bdHush as death.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
hushed(h, adj.1.having the sound level reduced; -- especially used of the noise of conversation; as, speaking in hushed tones. Syn. -- muted. WordNet 1.5]
2.having relatively little noise; as, a hushed church. Syn. -- quiet. WordNet 1.5]
hushed-upadj.kept secret; -- used of reports; as, hushed-up stories sometimes leak out. WordNet 1.5]
Hush"ing, n.(Mining)The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming and hydraulic mining. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Husk(h, n.[Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See Hull a husk.]1.The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize. 1913 Webster]
2.The supporting frame of a run of millstones. 1913 Webster]
Husks of the prodigal son(Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob. 1913 Webster]
Husk, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Husked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Husking.]To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn. 1913 Webster]
Husked(?), a.1.Covered with a husk. 1913 Webster]
2.Stripped of husks; deprived of husks. 1913 Webster]
Hus"ki*ly(?), adv.[From Husky.]In a husky manner; dryly. 1913 Webster]
Hus"ki*ness, n.1.The state of being husky. 1913 Webster]
2.Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
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Husk"ing(?), n.1.The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn. 1913 Webster]
2.A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called alsohusking bee. [U.S.] \'bdA red ear in the husking.\'b8 Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Husk"y(?), a.[From Husk, n.]Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hus"ky(?), a.[Prob. for husty; cf. OE. host cough, AS. hw\'d3sta; akin to D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h\'d3sti. See Wheeze.]Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice. 1913 Webster]
Hus"ky(?), a.Powerful; strong; burly. [Colloq., U. S.]
A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard.Hamlin Garland. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.an Eskimo dog, especially a breed of strong heavy-coated dogs used to pull dogsleds in the Northern regions of North America. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hu"so(?), n.[NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isinglass.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A large European sturgeon (Huso huso or Acipenser huso), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also hausen and beluga. It is the source of the finest and most esteemed caviar.(b)The huchen, a large salmon. 1913 Webster]
Hus*sar"(?), n.[Hung. husz\'a0r, from husz twenty, because under King Matthais I., in the fifteenth century, every twenty houses were to furnish one horse soldier; cf. G. husar, F. houssard, hussard, from the same source.](Mil.)Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies. 1913 Webster]
Huss"ite(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)A follower of John Huss, the Bohemian reformer, who was adjudged a heretic and burnt alive in 1415. 1913 Webster]
Hus"sy(?), n.[Contr. fr. huswife.]1.A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach.Grew. 1913 Webster]
3.A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Hus"sy, n.[From Icel. h a case, prob. fr. h house. See House, and cf. Housewife a bag, Huswife a bag.]A case or bag. See Housewife, 2. 1913 Webster]
Hus"tings(?), n. pl.[OE. husting an assembly, coucil, AS. h; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. h; h home + thing, assembly, meeting; akin to Dan. & Sw. ting, E. thing. See House, and Thing.]1.A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant.Mozley & W. 1913 Webster]
2.Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament. 1913 Webster]
3.The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
When the rotten hustings shake Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Hus"tle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hustled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hustling(?).][D. hustelen to shake, fr. husten to shake. Cf. Hotchpotch.]To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hus"tle, v. i.To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and with confusion; a hurry. 1913 Webster]
Leaving the king, who had hustled along the floor with his dress worfully arrayed.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Hus"wife(?), n.[OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf. Hussy a housewife, Housewife.][Written also housewife.]1.A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman. \'bdThe bounteous huswife Nature.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
The huswife is she that do labor doth fall.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
2.A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.[See Hussy a bag.]A case for sewing materials. See Housewife.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Hus"wife, v. t.To manage with frugality; -- said of a woman.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hus"wife*ly, a.Like a huswife; capable; economical; prudent. -- adv.In a huswifely manner. 1913 Webster]
Hus"wife*ry(?), n.The business of a housewife; female domestic economy and skill.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Hut(?), n.[OE. hotte; akin to D. hut, G. h\'81tte, OHG. hutta, Dan. hytte, Sw. hydda; and F. hutte, of G. origin; all akin to E. hide to conceal. See Hude to conceal.]A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a slightly built or temporary structure. 1913 Webster]
Death comes on with equal footsteps hut. Bp. Coxe. 1913 Webster]
Hutch(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Hutted(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hutting.]To place in huts; to live in huts; as, to hut troops in winter quarters. 1913 Webster]
The troops hutted among the heights of Morristown.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Hutch(?), n.[OE. hucche, huche, hoche, F. huche, LL. hutica.]1.A chest, box, coffer, bin, coop, or the like, in which things may be stored, or animals kept; as, a grain hutch; a rabbit hutch. 1913 Webster]
2.A measure of two Winchester bushels. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mining)The case of a flour bolt. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mining)(a)A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.(b)A jig for washing ore. 1913 Webster]
Bolting hutch,
Booby hutch, etc. See under Bolting, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hutch, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hutched(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hutching.]1.To hoard or lay up, in a chest. [R.] \'bdShe hutched the . . . ore.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mining)To wash (ore) in a box or jig. 1913 Webster]
Hutch`un*so"ni*an(?), n.A follower of John Hutchinson of Yorkshire, England, who believed that the Hebrew Scriptures contained a complete system of natural science and of theology. 1913 Webster]
Hut*to"ni*an(?), a.Relating to what is now called the Plutonic theory of the earth, first advanced by Dr. James Hutton.Lyell. 1913 Webster]
Hut"ton*ing(?), n.[So named after two English bonesetters, Richard and Robert Hutton, who made it a part of their method.](Med.)Forcible manipulation of a dislocated, stiff, or painful joint. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hux"ter(?), n. & v. i.See Huckster. 1913 Webster]
Huy*ghe"ni*an(?), a.Pertaining to, or invented by, Christian Huyghens, a Dutch astronomer of the seventeenth century; as, the Huyghenian telescope. 1913 Webster]
Huyghenian eyepieceSee under Eyepiece. 1913 Webster]
Huzz(?), v. i.[An onomatop\'d2a. Buzz.]To buzz; to murmur. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Huzzing and burring in the preacher's ear.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
Huz*za"(?), interj.[Cf. G. hussa, husa, interj., hurrah, huzza. Hurrah.]A word used as a shout of joy, exultation, approbation, or encouragement. 1913 Webster]
Huz"za, n.A shout of huzza; a cheer; a hurrah. 1913 Webster]
They made a great huzza or shout.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Huz*za", v. i.[imp. & p. p.Huzzaed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Huzzaing.]To shout huzza; to cheer. 1913 Webster]
Huz*za", v. t.To receive or attend with huzzas. 1913 Webster]
He was huzzaed into the court.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Hy"a*cinth(?), n.[L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo.]1.(Bot.)(a)A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. Hyacinthus orientalis is a common variety.(b)A plant of the genus Camassia (Camassia Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.(c)The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru. 1913 Webster]
2.(Min.)A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. 1913 Webster]
Hyacinth bean(Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant (Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit. 1913 Webster]
Hy`a*cin"thine(?), a.[L. hyacinthinus, Gr. Belonging to the hyacinth; resembling the hyacinth; in color like the hyacinth.Milton. 1913 Webster]
His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
The hyacinthine boy, for whom Emerson.
Hyadesn.(Greek mythology)The seven daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward. WordNet 1.5]
{ Hy"a*des(?), Hy"ads(?), }n. pl.[L. Hyades, Gr. (Astron.)A cluster of five stars in the face of the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the coming of rainy weather when they rose with the sun. 1913 Webster]
Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
hyaena, hy*\'91"na(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Hyena. 1913 Webster]
Hyaenidaeprop. n.A natural family of canids comprising the hyenas. Syn. -- family Hyaenidae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hy*a"le*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "y`alos glass.](Zo\'94l.)A pteropod of the genus Cavolina. See Pteropoda, and Illustration in Appendix. 1913 Webster]
Hy`a*les"cence(?), n.[See Hyaline.]The process of becoming, or the state of being, transparent like glass. 1913 Webster]
hyalinn.a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions. Syn. -- hyaline. WordNet 1.5]
Hy"a*line(?), a.[L. hyalinus, Gr. "y`alos glass: cf. F. hyalin.]Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal. \'bdHyaline spaces.\'b8 Carpenter. 1913 Webster]
Hy"a*line, n.1.A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere. \'bdThe clear hyaline, the glassy sea.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)The pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleus originates. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physiol. Chem.)The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation.Gamgee. 1913 Webster]
Hy"a*lite(?), n.[Gr. "y`alos glass: cf. F. hyalite.](Min.)A pellucid variety of opal in globules looking like colorless gum or resin; -- called also M\'81ller's glass. 1913 Webster]
Hy*al"o*graph(?), n.[Gr. "y`alos glass + graph.]An instrument for tracing designs on glass. 1913 Webster]
Hy`a*log"ra*phy(?), n.Art of writing or engraving on glass. 1913 Webster]
Hy"a*loid(?), a.[Gr. "y`alos glass + hyalo\'8bde.](Anat.)Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`a*lo*ne"ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "y`alos glass + (Zo\'94l.)A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (Hyalonema Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope. 1913 Webster]
Hy*al"o*phane(?), n.[Gr. "y`alos glass + (Min.)A species of the feldspar group containing barium. See Feldspar. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`a*lo*spon"gi*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "y`alos glass + (Zo\'94l.)An order of vitreous sponges, having glassy six-rayed, siliceous spicules; -- called also Hexactinellin\'91. 1913 Webster]
Hy*al"o*type(?), n.[Gr. "y`alos glass + -type.]A photographic picture copied from the negative on glass; a photographic transparency.R. Hunt.
Hy*bl\'91"an(?), a.[L. Hyblaeus.]Pertaining to Hybla, an ancient town of Sicily, famous for its bees. 1913 Webster]
Hyb"o*dont(?), a.[Gr. (Paleon.)Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an extinct genus of sharks (Hybodus), especially in the form of the teeth, which consist of a principal median cone with smaller lateral ones. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hyb"o*dus(?), n.[NL. See Hybodont.](Paleon.)An extinct genus of sharks having conical, compressed teeth. 1913 Webster]
Hy"brid(?), n.[L. hybrida, hibrida, prob. allied to Gr. "ype`r over, E. over: cf. F. hybride.]1.(Biol.)The offspring of the union of two animals or plants derived from recognizably different genetic lines, as two distinct species, or two strains of the same species with known genetic differences; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two genetic lines. See Mongrel. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Philol.)A word composed of elements which belong to different languages. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.anything derived by a mixture of components or characteristics from two distinctly different sources; as, a musical hybrid; a DNA-RNA hybrid. PJC]
Hy"brid, a.1.Produced from the mixture of two genetically distinct strains; as, plants of hybrid nature. 1913 Webster]
2.derived by a mixture of characteristics from two distinctly different sources; as, a hybrid musical style; a hybrid DNA molecule. PJC]
Hy"brid*ism(?), n.The state or quality of being hybrid. 1913 Webster]
Hy"brid*ist, n.One who hybridizes. 1913 Webster]
Hy*brid"i*ty(?), n.Hybridism. 1913 Webster]
Hy"brid*i`za*ble(?), a.Capable of forming a hybrid, or of being subjected to a hybridizing process; capable of producing a hybrid by union with another species or stock. 1913 Webster]
Hybridizable genera are rarer than is generally supposed, even in gardens where they are so often operated upon, under circumstances most favorable to the production of hybrids.J. D. Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Hy`brid*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized. 1913 Webster]
Hy"brid*i`ze(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hybridized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hybridizing(?).]To render hybrid; to produce by mixture of stocks. 1913 Webster]
Hy"brid*ize(?), v. i.(Biol.)To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed; to cross. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hy"brid*i`zer(?), n.One who hybridizes. 1913 Webster]
Hy"brid*ous(?), a.Same as Hybrid. 1913 Webster]
Hyd"age(?), n.(Law)A land tax. See Hidage. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dan*to"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin. See Glycoluric. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dan"to*in(?), n.[Hydrogen + allantion.](Chem.)A derivative of urea, C3H4N2O2, obtained from allantion, as a white, crystalline substance, with a sweetish taste; -- called also glycolyl urea. 1913 Webster]
Hy"da*tid(?), n.[Gr. "y`dwr, "y`datos, water: cf. F. hydatide.](Zo\'94l.)A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and C\'d2nurus. See these words in the Vocabulary. 1913 Webster]
Hydatid of Morgagni(Anat.), one of the small pedunculated bodies found between the testicle and the head of the epididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the M\'81llerian duct. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dat"i*form(?), a.[Hydatid + -form.]Resembling a hydatid. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dra(?), n.; pl. E. Hydras(#), L. Hydr\'91(#).[L. hydra, Gr. "y`dra; akin to "y`dwr water. See Otter the animal, Water.]1.(Class. Myth.)A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized. It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster. 1913 Webster]
Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras dire.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: A multifarious evil, or an evil having many sources; not to be overcome by a single effort. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Any small fresh-water hydroid of the genus Hydra, usually found attached to sticks, stones, etc., by a basal sucker. 1913 Webster]
hydras. 1913 Webster]
4.(Astron.)A southern constellation of great length lying southerly from Cancer, Leo, and Virgo. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drach"nid(?), n.[Hydr- + arachnid.](Zo\'94l.)An aquatic mite of the genus Hydrachna. The hydrachnids, while young, are parasitic on fresh-water mussels. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drac"id(?), n.[Hydr- + acid: cf. F. hydracide.](Chem.)An acid containing hydrogen; -- sometimes applied to distinguish acids like hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and the like, which contain no oxygen, from the oxygen acids or oxacids. See Acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dra*cryl"ic(?), a.[Hydr- + acrylic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric variety of lactic acid that breaks down into acrylic acid and water. 1913 Webster]
Hy`drac*tin"i*an(?), n.[See Hydra, and Actinia.](Zo\'94l.)Any species or marine hydroids, of the genus Hydractinia and allied genera. These hydroids form, by their rootstalks, a firm, chitinous coating on shells and stones, and esp. on spiral shells occupied by hermit crabs. See Illust. of Athecata. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Hy*dr\'91"mi*a(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + a"i^ma blood.](Med.)An abnormally watery state of the blood; an\'91mia. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dra*gogue(?), a.[L. hydragogus conveying off water, Gr. "y`dwr water + hydragogue.](Med.)Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy. -- n.A hydragogue medicine, usually a cathartic or diuretic. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dram"ide(?), n.[Hydr- + -amide.](Chem.)One of a group of crystalline bodies produced by the action of ammonia on certain aldehydes. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dram"ine(?), n.[Hydroxyl + amine.](Chem.)One of a series of artificial, organic bases, usually produced as thick viscous liquids by the action of ammonia on ethylene oxide. They have the properties both of alcohol and amines. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dran"ge*a(?), peop. n.[NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + hydrang\'82e.](Bot.)A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. Hydrangea hortensis, the common garden species, is a native of China or Japan. 1913 Webster]
Hydrangeaceaeprop. n.A natural family of plants including the hydrangeas, sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae. Syn. -- family Hydrangeaceae, hydrangea family. WordNet 1.5]
Hy"drant(?), n.[Gr. "y`dwr water. See Hydra.]A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dranth(?), n.[Hydra + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)One of the nutritive zooids of a hydroid colony. Also applied to the proboscis or manubrium of a hydroid medusa. See Illust. of Hydroidea. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drar"go*chlo"ride(?), n.[Hydrargyrum + chloride.](Chem.)A compound of the bichloride of mercury with another chloride. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hy*drar"gy*rate(h, a.Of or pertaining to mercury; containing, or impregnated with, mercury. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hy*drar"gy*rism(h, n.(Med.)A diseased condition produced by poisoning with hydrargyrum, or mercury; mercurialism. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drar"gy*rum(h, n.[NL., fr. L. hydrargyrus, Gr. "ydra`rgyros; "y`dwr water + 'a`rgyros silver.](Chem.)Quicksilver; mercury. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`drar*thro"sis(?), n.[NL. See Hydro-, 1, and Arthrosis.](Med.)An effusion of watery liquid into the cavity of a joint. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dras"tine(?), n.(Chem.)An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal (Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. It is used as a tonic and febrifuge. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dra-taint`ed(?), a.Dipped in the gall of the fabulous hydra; poisonous; deadly.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Hy"drate(?), n.[Gr. "y`dwr water: cf. F. hydrate.](Chem.)(a)A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts.(b)A substance which does not contain water as such, but has its constituents (hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl) so arranged that water may be eliminated; hence, a derivative of, or compound with, hydroxyl; hydroxide; as, ethyl hydrate, or common alcohol; calcium hydrate, or slaked lime. 1913 Webster]
Hy"drate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hydrated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hydrating(?).]To form into a hydrate; to combine with water. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dra*ted(?), a.Formed into a hydrate; combined with water. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dra"tion(?), n.(Chem.)The act of becoming, or state of being, a hydrate. 1913 Webster]
Water of hydration(Chem.), water chemically combined with some substance to form a hydrate; -- distinguished from water of crystallization. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drau"lic(?), a.[F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + Hydra.]Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock. 1913 Webster]
Hydraulic accumulator, an accumulator for hydraulic machinery of any kind. See Accumulator, 2. --
Hydraulic brake, a cataract. See Cataract, 3. --
Hydraulic cement, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water. --
Hydraulic elevator, a lift operated by the weight or pressure of water. --
Hydraulic jack. See under Jack. --
Hydraulic lime, quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc. --
Hydraulic limestone, a limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, under water. --
Hydraulic main(Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in order to remove ammonia. --
Hydraulic mining, a system of mining in which the force of a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast] --
Hydraulic press, a hydrostatic press. See under Hydrostatic. --
Hydraulic propeller, a device for propelling ships by means of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the ship. --
Hydraulic ram, a machine for raising water by means of the energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b, and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through the main pipe, and so on alternately. --
Hydraulic valve. (Mach.)(a)A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc.(b)(Gas Works)An inverted cup with a partition dipping into water, for opening or closing communication between two gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the water. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drau"lic*al(?), a.Hydraulic. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drau"li*con(?), n.[NL. See Hydraulic.](Mus.)An ancient musical instrument played by the action of water; a water organ.[Written also hydraulis.] 1913 Webster]
Hy*drau"lics(?), n.[Cf. F. hydraulique.]That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like. 1913 Webster]
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Hy"dra*zine(?), n.[Hydr- + azo- + -ine.](Chem.)Any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc. They are derivatives of hydrazine proper, H2N.NH2, which is a doubled amido group, recently (1887) isolated as a stable, colorless gas, with a peculiar, irritating odor. As a base it forms distinct salts. Called also diamide, amidogen, (or more properly diamidogen), etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dren*ceph"s*loid(?), a.[Hydrencephalus + -oid.](Med.)Same as Hydrocephaloid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy"dri*a(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)A water jar; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek vases are of this form. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dri*ad(?), n.[Gr. "y`dwr water.](Myth.)A water nymph. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dric(?), a.[From Hydrogen.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen; as, hydric oxide. 1913 Webster]
Hydric dioxide. (Chem.)See Hydrogen dioxide, under Hydrogen. --
Hydric oxide(Chem.), water. --
Hydric sulphate(Chem.), hydrogen sulphate or sulphuric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dride(?), n.[Hydr- + ide.](Chem.)A compound of the binary type, in which hydrogen is united with some other element.<-- spec., with a more electropositive element -->
lith"i*um hy"dride(?), n.(Chem.)A hydride of lithium, LiH, commonly used as a powerful reducing agent in organic chemistry. PJC]
Hy"dri*form(?), a.[Hydra + -form.](Zo\'94l.)Having the form or structure of a hydra. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*dri"na(?), n. pl.[NL. See Hydra.](Zo\'94l.)The group of hydroids to which the fresh-water hydras belong. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dri"o*date(?), n.[Cf. F. hydriodate.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Hydriodide. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dri*od"ic(?), a.[Hydr- + iodic: cf. F. hydriodique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and iodine; -- said of an acid (HI) produced by the combination of these elements. 1913 Webster]
Hydriodic acid(Chem.), a pungent, colorless gas, HI, usually prepared as a solution in water. It is strong reducing agent. Called also hydrogen iodide. 1913 Webster]
Hy*dri"o*dide(?), n.(Chem.)A compound of hydriodic acid with a base; -- distinguished from an iodide, in which only the iodine combines with the base.
2.hydroelectric power; -- also used attributively. PJC]
{ Hy"dro-(?), Hy"dr-. }1.A combining form from Gr. Hydra). 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)A combining form of hydrogen, indicating hydrogen as an ingredient, as hydrochloric; or a reduction product obtained by hydrogen, as hydroquinone. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro-a"\'89r*o*plane`. (A\'89ronautics)An a\'89roplane with a boatlike or other understructure that enables it to travel on, or to rise from the surface of, a body of water by its own motive power; -- now usually referred to as a seaplane. [obsolescent] Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Hy`dro*ba*rom"e*ter(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + barometer.]An instrument for determining the depth of the sea water by its pressure. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*bi"plane, n.A hydro-a\'89roplane having two supporting planes. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hy`dro*bil`i*ru"bin(?), n.[Hydro-, 2 + bilirubin.](Physiol. Chem.)A body formed from bilirubin, identical with urobilin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*bran`chi*a"ta(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + (Zo\'94l.)An extensive artificial division of gastropod mollusks, including those that breathe by gills, as contrasted with the Pulmonifera. -- Hy`dro*bran"chi*ate(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*bro"mate(?), n.(Chem.)Same as Hydrobromide. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*bro"mic(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + bromic.](Chem.)Composed of hydrogen and bromine; as, hydrobromic acid. 1913 Webster]
Hydrobromic acid(Chem.), a colorless, pungent, corrosive gas, HBr, usually collected as a solution in water. It resembles hydrochloric acid, but is weaker and less stable. Called also hydrogen bromide. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*bro"mide(?), n.(Chem.)A compound of hydrobromic acid with a base; -- distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base.<-- analogous to hydrochloride or hydriodide --> 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*car"bon(?), n.[Hydro-, 2 + carbon.](Chem.)A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. 1913 Webster]
Hydrocarbon burner,
furnace,
stove, a burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*car`bo*na"ceous(?), a.Of the nature, or containing, hydrocarbons. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*car`bo*sty"ril(?), n.[Hydro-, 2 + carbostyril.](Chem.)A white, crystalline, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C9H9NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*cau"lus(?), n.; pl.Hydrocauli(#).[NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + (Zo\'94l.)The hollow stem of a hydroid, either simple or branched. See Illust. of Gymnoblastea and Hydroidea. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*cele(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + (Med.)A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the testicle. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*ce*phal"ic(?), a.Relating to, or connected with, hydrocephalus, or dropsy of the brain. 1913 Webster]
Hydrocephaloid affection(Med.), the group of symptoms which follow exhausting diarrhea in young children, resembling those of acute hydrocephalus, or tubercular meningitis. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*ceph"a*lous(?), a.Having hydrocephalus. \'bdHydrocephalous offspring.\'b8 G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*ceph"a*lus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + (Med.)An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*chlo"rate(?), n.(Chem.)Same as Hydrochloride. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*chlo"ric(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + chloric: cf. F. hydrochlorique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric. 1913 Webster]
Hydrochloric acid(Chem.), hydrogen chloride; a colorless, corrosive gas, HCl, of pungent, suffocating odor. It is made in great quantities in the soda process, by the action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It has a great affinity for water, and the commercial article is a strong solution of the gas in water. It is a typical acid, and is an indispensable agent in commercial and general chemical work. Called also muriatic acid and chlorhydric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*chlo"ride(?), n.(Chem.)A compound of hydrochloric acid with a base; -- distinguished from a chloride, where only chlorine unites with the base. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*co*ral"li*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Hydra, and Coral.](Zo\'94l.)A division of Hydroidea, including those genera that secrete a stony coral, as Millepora and Stylaster. Two forms of zooids in life project from small pores in the coral and resemble those of other hydroids. See Millepora. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*cy*an"ic(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + anic: cf. F. hydrocyanique.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen and cyanogen. 1913 Webster]
Hydrocyanic acid(Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HCN, having a characteristic peach-blossom odor. It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids. Called also prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*cy"a*nide(?), n.(Chem.)A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base; -- distinguished from a cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.
{ Hy`dro*dy*nam"ic(?), Hy`dro*dy*nam"ic*al(?), }a.[Hydro-, 1 + dynamic, -ical: cf. F. hydrodynamique.]Pertaining to, or derived from, the dynamical action of water of a liquid; of or pertaining to water power. 1913 Webster]
Hydrodynamic friction, friction produced by the viscosity of a liquid in motion. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*dy*nam"ics(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + dynamics: cf. F. hydrodynamique.]That branch of the science of mechanics which relates to fluids, or, as usually limited, which treats of the laws of motion and action of nonelastic fluids, whether as investigated mathematically, or by observation and experiment; the principles of dynamics, as applied to water and other fluids. 1913 Webster]
Hydraulics. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*dy`na*mom"e*ter(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + dynamometer.]An instrument to measure the velocity of a liquid current by the force of its impact. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro-e*lec"tric(?), a.[Hydro-, 1 + electric.]Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of electricity by means of a battery in which water or steam is used. 1913 Webster]
Hydro-electric machine(Physics), an apparatus invented by Sir William Armstrong of England for generating electricity by the escape of high-pressure steam from a series of jets connected with a strong boiler, in which the steam is produced. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro-ex*tract"or(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + extractor.]An apparatus for drying anything, as yarn, cloth, sugar, etc., by centrifugal force; a centrifugal. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*fer`ri*cy*an"ic(?), n.[Hydro-, 2 + ferricyanic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen; as, hydroferricyanic acid. See Ferricyanic. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*fer`ro*cy*an"ic(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + ferrocyanic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen; as, hydroferrocyanic acid. See Ferrocyanic. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*flu"ate(?), n.(Chem.)A supposed compound of hydrofluoris acid and a base; a fluoride. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*flu*or"ic(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + fluoric.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen and fluorine; fluohydric; as, hydrofluoric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hydrofluoric acid(Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HF, very corrosive in its action, and having a strong, pungent, suffocating odor. It is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on fluorite, and is usually collected as a solution in water. It attacks all silicates, as glass or porcelain, is the agent employed in etching glass, and is preserved only in vessels of platinum, lead, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha. 1913 Webster]
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Hy`dro*flu`o*sil"i*cate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of hydrofluosilic acid; a silicofluoride. See Silicofluoride. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*flu`o*si*lic"ic(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + fluorine + silicic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or denoting, a compound consisting of a double fluoride of hydrogen and silicon; silicofluoric. See Silicofluoric. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*gal*van"ic(?), a.[Hydro-, 1 + galvanic.]Pertaining to, produced by, or consisting of, electricity evolved by the action or use of fluids; as, hydrogalvanic currents. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*gen(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + -gen: cf. F. hydrog\'8ane. So called because water is generated by its combustion. See Hydra.](Chem.)A gaseous element, colorless, tasteless, and odorless, the lightest known substance, being fourteen and a half times lighter than air (hence its use in filling balloons), and over eleven thousand times lighter than water. It is very abundant, being an ingredient of water and of many other substances, especially those of animal or vegetable origin. It may by produced in many ways, but is chiefly obtained by the action of acids (as sulphuric) on metals, as zinc, iron, etc. It is very inflammable, and is an ingredient of coal gas and water gas. It is standard of chemical equivalents or combining weights, and also of valence, being the typical monad. Symbol H. Atomic weight 1.<-- At. wt. = 1.008 using carbon as 12.000 --> 1913 Webster]
hydrogenium. It is the typical reducing agent, as opposed to oxidizers, as oxygen, chlorine, etc. 1913 Webster]
Bicarbureted hydrogen, an old name for ethylene. --
Carbureted hydrogen gas. See under Carbureted. --
Hydrogen dioxide, a thick, colorless liquid, H2O2, resembling water, but having a bitter, sour taste, produced by the action of acids on barium peroxide. It decomposes into water and oxygen, and is manufactured in large quantities for an oxidizing and bleaching agent. Called also oxygenated water.<-- usually "hydrogen peroxide", or "peroxide" in weak solutions used as an antiseptic--> --
Hydrogen oxide, a chemical name for water, H --
Hydrogen sulphide, a colorless inflammable gas, H2S, having the characteristic odor of bad eggs, and found in many mineral springs. It is produced by the action of acids on metallic sulphides, and is an important chemical reagent. Called also sulphureted hydrogen. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*gen*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hydrogenated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hydrogenating(?).](Chem.)To hydrogenize. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*gen*a"tion(?), n.(Chem.)The act of combining with hydrogen, or the state of being so combined. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*gen*ide(?), n.(Chem.)A binary compound containing hydrogen; a hydride. [R.] See Hydride. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*ge"ni*um(?), n.[NL. See Hydrogen.](Chem.)Hydrogen; -- called also in view of its supposed metallic nature.Graham. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*gen*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hydrogenized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hydrogenizing(?).](Chem.)To combine with hydrogen; to treat with, or subject to the action of, hydrogen; to reduce; -- contrasted with oxidize. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drog"e*nous(?), a.Of or pertaining to hydrogen; containing hydrogen. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drog"no*sy(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. A treatise upon, or a history and description of, the water of the earth. 1913 Webster]
Hy"drog*ode(?), n.[Hydrogen + Gr. (Elec.)The negative pole or cathode. [Obs. & R.] 1913 Webster]
Hy*drog"ra*pher(?), n.One skilled in the hydrography; one who surveys, or draws maps or charts of, the sea, lakes, or other waters, with the adjacent shores; one who describes the sea or other waters.Boyle.
{ Hy`dro*graph"ic(?), Hy`dro*graph"ic*al(?), }a.Of or relating to hydrography. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drog"ra*phy(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + -graphy: cf. F. hydrographie.]1.The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena. 1913 Webster]
2.That branch of surveying which embraces the determination of the contour of the bottom of a harbor or other sheet of water, the depth of soundings, the position of channels and shoals, with the construction of charts exhibiting these particulars. 1913 Webster]
Hy"droid(?), a.[Hydra + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the Hydroidea. -- n.One of the Hydroideas. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*droi"de*a, n. pl.[NL. See Hydra, and -oid.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive order of Hydrozoa or Acaleph\'91.[Written also Hydroida.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*ki*net"ic(?), a.[Hydro-, 1 + kinetic.]Of or pertaining to the motions of fluids, or the forces which produce or affect such motions; -- opposed to hydrostatic.Sir W. Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*lase(?), n.[Hydrolysis + -ase.]1.(Chem.)an enzyme which causes the splitting of a chemical bond with the addition of the elements of water; a hydrolytic enzyme. Formerly called a hydrolytic ferment.There are many known hydrolases, including nearly all of the digestive enzymes. Among the hydrolases are the esterases, which split ester bonds and amidases, which split amide bonds, and among the latter are the proteases and peptidases, which split peptide bonds, such as those found in proteins. PJC]
Hy`dro*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to hydrology. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drol"o*gist(?), n.One skilled in hydrology. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drol"o*gy(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + -logy: cf. F. hydrologie.]The science of water, its properties, phenomena, and distribution over the earth's surface. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drol"y*sis(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + -lysis.](Chem.)A chemical process causing the splitting of a chemical bond by the addition of the elements of water. Where the bond which is split is not part of a ring structure, this process causes formation of two compounds from one compound plus water, as in the hydrolysis of the ester bonds of fats during saponification. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Hy`dro*lyt"ic(?), a.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. 1.(Chem.)Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating water. [archaic] 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)of, pertaining to, or accompanied by hydrolysis. PJC]
Hydrolytic agents, such as sulphuric acid or caustic alkali.Encyc. Brit. 1913 Webster]
Hydrolytic ferment(Physiol. Chem.), an enzyme (formerly referred to as a ferment), which acts only in the presence of water, and which causes the substance acted upon to take up a molecule of water, resulting in the splitting of a chemical bond and often splitting one compound into two. Thus, diastase of malt, ptyalin of saliva, and boiling dilute sulphuric acid all convert starch by hydration into dextrin and sugar. Nearly all of the digestive enzymes are hydrolytic in their action. Since 1910 such an enzyme is usually referred to as a hydrolase or hydrolytic enzyme. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hy`dro*mag"ne*site(h, n.[Hydro-, 1 + magnesite.](Min.)A hydrous carbonate of magnesia occurring in white, earthy, amorphous masses. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*man`cy(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + -mancy: cf. F. hydromancie.]Divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*man"tic(?), a.[Cf. F. hydromantique.]Of or pertaining to divination by water. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*me*chan"ics(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + mechanics.]That branch of physics which treats of the mechanics of liquids, or of their laws of equilibrium and of motion. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*me*du"sa(?), n.; pl.Hydromedus\'91(#).[NL. See Hydra, and Medusa.](Zo\'94l.)Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a hydroid. They are called also Craspedota, and naked-eyed medus\'91. 1913 Webster]
Hydroidea, and Gymnoblastea. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*mel(?), n.[L. hydromel, hydromeli, Gr. "y`dwr water + hydromel.]A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water, and after fermentation called mead. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to hydrometallurgy; involving the use of liquid reagents in the treatment or reduction of ores. -- Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*met"al*lur`gy(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + metallurgy.]The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of liquid reagents. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*me"te*or(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + meteor.]A meteor or atmospheric phenomenon dependent upon the vapor of water; -- in the pl., a general term for the whole aqueous phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, etc.Nichol. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to hydrometeorology, or to rain, clouds, storms, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*me`te*or*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + meteorology.]That branch of meteorology which relates to, or treats of, water in the atmosphere, or its phenomena, as rain, clouds, snow, hail, storms, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drom"e*ter(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F. hydrom\'8atre.]1.(Physics)An instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc. 1913 Webster]
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2.An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names according to its construction or use, as tachometer, rheometer, hydrometer, pendulum, etc.; a current gauge.
{ Hy`dro*met"ric(?), Hy`dro*met"ric*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. hydrom\'8atrique.]1.Of or pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination of the specific gravity of fluids. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to measurement of the velocity, discharge, etc., of running water. 1913 Webster]
3.Made by means of an hydrometer; as, hydrometric observations. 1913 Webster]
Hydrometric pendulum, a species of hydrometer consisting of a hollow ball of ivory or metal suspended by a treated from the center of a graduated quadrant, and held in a stream to measure the velocity of the water by the inclination given to the thread; a kind of current gauge. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*met"ro*graph(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. -graph.]An instrument for determining and recording the quantity of water discharged from a pipe, orifice, etc., in a given time. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drom"e*try(?), n.[Cf. F. hydrom\'8atrique.]1.The art of determining the specific gravity of liquids, and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline solutions, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.The art or operation of measuring the velocity or discharge of running water, as in rivers, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*mi"ca(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + mica.](Min.)A variety of potash mica containing water. It is less elastic than ordinary muscovite. 1913 Webster]
Hydromica schist(Min.), a mica schist characterized by the presence of hydromica. It often has a silky luster and almost soapy feel. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*ne*phro"sis(?), n.[NL., Gr. "y`dwr water + (Med.)An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney, occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*path(?), n.[Cf. F. hydropathe.]A hydropathist.
{ Hy`dro*path"ic(?), Hy`dro*path"ic*al(?), }a.Of or pertaining to hydropathy. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drop"a*thist(?), n.One who practices hydropathy; a water-cure doctor. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drop"a*thy(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. The water cure; a mode of treating diseases by the copious and frequent use of pure water, both internally and externally. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*per`i*to*ne"um(?), n.[NL. See Hydro-, and Peritoneum.](Med.)Same as Ascites. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*phane(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. hydrophane.](Min.)A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. 1913 Webster]
Hy*droph"a*nous(?), a.(Min.)Made transparent by immersion in water. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*phid(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Any sea snake of the genus Hydrophys and allied genera. These snakes are venomous, live upon fishes, and have a flattened tail for swimming. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*phlo"rone(?), n.[Hydro-, 2 + phlorone.](Chem.)A white, crystalline benzene derivative, C8H10O2, obtained by the reduction of phlorone. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*pho"bi*a(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + hydrophobie.](Med.)(a)An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:(b)A viral disease trransmitted by a bite from, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and constriction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.[Written also hydrophoby.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*phob"ic(?), a.[L. hydrophobicus, Gr. hydrophobique.]Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*droph"o*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. fe`rein to bear.](Zo\'94l.)The Hydroidea. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*phore(?), n.[Gr. "y`dwr water + fe`rein to bear.]An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the ocean. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*phyl"li*um(?), n.; pl. L. Hydrophyllia(#), E. Hydrophylliums(#).[NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + (Zo\'94l.)One of the flat, leaflike, protective zooids, covering other zooids of certain Siphonophora. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*phyte(?), n.[Gr. hydrophyte.]An aquatic plant; an alga. 1913 Webster]
Hy*droph`y*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Hydro- + phyte + -logy.]The branch of botany which treats of water plants.
{ Hy*drop"ic(?), Hy*drop"ic*al(?), }a.[L. hydropicus, Gr. hydropique. See Dropsy.]Dropsical, or resembling dropsy. 1913 Webster]
Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drop"ic*al*ly, adv.In a hydropical manner. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy"dro*pi`per(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + L. piper a pepper.](Bot.)A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*plane(?), n.[Pref. hydro-, 1 + plane.]1.A plane, or any of a number of planes, projecting from the hull of a submarine boat, which by being elevated or depressed cause the boat, when going ahead, to sink or rise, after the manner of an a\'89roplane. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A projecting plane or fin on a hydroplane{3} to lift the moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.a powered surface boat fitted with planes (hydroplanes{2}) projecting below the hull, designed to lift the boat, when moving rapidly, so that the hull itself is lifted out of the water and the boat is supported by the hydrodynamic forces of the water on the hydroplanes{2}, thus permitting higher speeds; formerly called a gliding boat. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Hy"dro*plane, v. i.1.Of a boat, to move through water while supported by hydroplanes{3} (see hydroplane{3}, above). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.to move through a body of water supported by the hydrodynamic forces on a surface, similar in principle to a hydroplane{3}; -- said, e. .g, of automobiles skidding on a shallow patch of water on a road when moving at high speed, thus causing the tires to lose contact with the road surface. PJC]
Hy`dro*pneu*mat"ic(?), a.[Hydro-, 1 + pneumatic: cf. F. hydropneumatique.]Pertaining to, or depending upon, both liquid and gaseous substances; as, hydropneumatic apparatus for collecting gases over water or other liquids. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*pneu*mat"ic gun carriage. (Ordnance)A disappearing gun carriage in which the recoil is checked by cylinders containing liquid and air, the air when compressed furnishing the power for restoring the gun to the firing position. It is used with some English and European heavy guns. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hy"drop`sy(?), n.Same as Dropsy. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*pult(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. A machine for throwing water by hand power, as a garden engine, a fire extinguisher, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*qui"none(?), n.[Hydro-, 2 + quinone.](Chem.)A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, obtained by the reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called also dihydroxy benzene. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*rhi"za(?), n.; pl. L. Hydrorhiz\'91(#), E. Hydrorhizas(#).[NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects. See Illust. under Hydroidea. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*salt`(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + salt.](Chem.)(a)A salt supposed to be formed by a hydracid and a base.(b)An acid salt. [R.] (c)A hydrous salt; a salt combined with water of hydration or crystallization. 1913 Webster]
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Hy"dro*scope(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + -scope.]1.An instrument designed to mark the presence of water, especially in air.Weale. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of water clock, used anciently for measuring time, the water tricking from an orifice at the end of a graduated tube.
{ Hy"dro*some(?), \'d8Hy`dro*so"ma(?) }, n.[NL. hydrosoma. See Hydra, and -some body.](Zo\'94l.)All the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, including the nutritive and reproductive zooids, and often other kinds. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*sor"bic(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + sorbic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from sorbic acid when this takes up hydrogen; as, hydrosorbic acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*sphere(?), n.[Pref. hydro-, 1 + sphere.]1.(Meteor.)The aqueous vapor of the entire atmosphere. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Phys. Geog.)The aqueous envelope of the earth, including the ocean, all lakes, streams, and underground waters, and the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hy"dro*stat(?), n.1.A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers.
2.A device, usually electrical, for indicating or regulating the height of water in a reservoir or receptacle. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Hy`dro*stat"ic(?), Hy`dro*stat"ic*al(?), }a.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. hydrostatique. See Static.]Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. 1913 Webster]
The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time of Archimedes is due to Stevinus.Hallam. 1913 Webster]
Hydrostatic balance, a balance for weighing substances in water, for the purpose of ascertaining their specific gravities. --
Hydrostatic bed, a water bed. --
Hydrostatic bellows, an apparatus consisting of a water-tight bellowslike case with a long, upright tube, into which water may be poured to illustrate the hydrostatic paradox. --
Hydrostatic paradox, the proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions. --
Hydrostatic press, a machine in which great force, with slow motion, is communicated to a large plunger by means of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves, by a forcing pump of small diameter, to which the power is applied, the principle involved being the same as in the hydrostatic bellows. Also called hydraulic press, and Bramah press. In the illustration, a is a pump with a small plunger b, which forces the water into the cylinder c, thus driving upward the large plunder d, which performs the reduced work, such as compressing cotton bales, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*stat"ic*al*ly, adv.According to hydrostatics, or to hydrostatic principles.Bentley. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*sta*ti"cian(?), n.One who is versed or skilled in hydrostatics. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*stat"ics(?), n.[Cf. F. hydrostatique.](Physics)The branch of science which relates to the pressure and equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.; the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*sul"phate(?), n.(Chem.)Same as Hydrosulphurent. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*sul"phide(?), n.(Chem.)One of a series of compounds, derived from hydrogen sulphide by the replacement of half its hydrogen by a base or basic radical; as, potassium hydrosulphide, KSH. The hydrosulphides are analogous to the hydrates and include the mercaptans. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*sul"phite(?), n.(Chem.)A saline compound of hydrosulphurous acid and a base. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*sul"phu*ret`ed(?), a.(Chem.)Combined with hydrogen sulphide. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*sul*phu"ric(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + sulphuric.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and sulphur; as, hydrosulphuric acid, a designation applied to the solution of hydrogen sulphide in water. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*sul"phur*ous(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. See Hyposulphurous acid, under Hyposulphurous. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*tel"lu*rate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt formed by the union of hydrotelluric acid and the base. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*tel*lu"ric(?), a.[Hydro-, 2 + telluric.](Chem.)Formed by hydrogen and tellurium; as, hydrotelluric acid, or hydrogen telluride. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*the"ca(?), n.; pl. L. Hydrothec\'91(#), E. Hydrothecas(#).[NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)One of the calicles which, in some Hydroidea (Thecaphora), protect the hydrants. See Illust. of Hydroidea, and Campanularian. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*ther`a*peu"tics(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + therapeutics.](Med.)A system of treating disease by baths and mineral waters. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hy`dro*ther"mal(?), a.[Hydro-, 1 + thermal.]1.Of or pertaining to hot water; -- used esp. with reference to the action of heated waters in dissolving, redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes within the crust of the globe. 1913 Webster]
2.of, pertaining to, or using the hot waters or steam found at special locations within the earth's crust; as, hydrothermal power generation. PJC]
Hy`dro*tho"rax(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + thorax.](Med.)An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drot"ic(?), a.[Gr. "y`dwr water: cf. Gr. hydrotique.]Causing a discharge of water or phlegm. -- n.(Med.)A hydrotic medicine. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drot"ic*al(?), a.Hydrotic. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dro*trope(?), n.[Hydro-, 1 + Gr. A device for raising water by the direct action of steam; a pulsometer. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*trop"ic(?), a.[See Hydrotrope.](Bot.)Turning or bending towards moisture, as roots. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drot"ro*pism(?), n.1.(Bot.)A tendency towards moisture. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)In a broader sense, any curvature or turning induced in certain growing plant organs under the influence of moisture.
positive hydrotropism; when away from the moisture, as in the case of hyphae of certain fungi, negative hydrotropism. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hy*drox"ide(?), n.[Hydro-, 2 + oxide.](Chem.)A hydrate; a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen, made by combining water with an oxide, and yielding water by elimination. The hydroxides are regarded as compounds of hydroxyl, united usually with basic element or radical; as, calcium hydroxide ethyl hydroxide. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drox"y-(?). (Chem.)A combining form, also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl as an ingredient. 1913 Webster]
Hydroxy acid(Chem.), an organic acid, having (besides the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an alcohol in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and tartaric acids are hydroxy acids. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drox"yl(?), n.[Hydro-, 2 + oxygen + -yl.](Chem.)A compound radical, or unsaturated group, HO, consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen. It is a characteristic part of the hydrates, the alcohols, the oxygen acids, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy*drox`yl*am"ine(?), n.[Hydroxyl + amine.](Chem.)A nitrogenous, organic base, NH2.OH, resembling ammonia, and produced by a modified reduction of nitric acid. It is usually obtained as a volatile, unstable solution in water. It acts as a strong reducing agent. 1913 Webster]
hydroxymethyln.a methyl radical with a hydroxyl group replacing one of the hydrogen atoms. WordNet 1.5]
hydroxyprolinen.A crystalline amino acid (C5H9NO3), a hydroxylated proline, obtained by hydrolysis of gelatin or collagen. Chemically it is 4-hydroxy-L-proline. It is classified as nonessential for growth in rats. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
\'d8Hy`dro*zo"a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. zo^,on an animal.](Zo\'94l.)The Acaleph\'91; one of the classes of c\'d2lenterates, including the Hydroidea, Discophora, and Siphonophora. 1913 Webster]
Hy`dro*zo"al(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Hydrozoa. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`dro*zo"\'94n(?), n.; pl. L. Hydrozoa(#), E. Hydrozo\'94ns(#).[NL.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Hydrozoa. 1913 Webster]
Hy"dru*ret(?), n.[Hydro-, 2](Chem.)A binary compound of hydrogen; a hydride. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy"drus(?), n.[L., a water serpent; also, a certain constellation, Gr. "y`dros.](Astron.)A constellation of the southern hemisphere, near the south pole. 1913 Webster]
Hye(?), n. & v.See Hie. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hy*e"mal(?), a.[L. hyemalis, or better hiemalis, fr. hyems, hiems, winter: cf. F. hy\'82mal.]Belonging to winter; done in winter.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Hy"e*mate(?), v. i.[L. hiemare, hiematum. See Hyemal.]To pass the winter. [Obs. & R.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`e*ma"tion(?), n.[L. hiematio.]1.The passing of a winter in a particular place; a wintering. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of affording shelter in winter. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hy*e"na(?), n.; pl.Hyenas(#).[L. hyaena, Gr. hy\'8ane. See Sow female hog.](Zo\'94l.)Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hy\'91nid\'91, doglike nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.[Written also hy\'91na.] Syn. -- hyaena. 1913 Webster]
Hy\'91na striata) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena (Hy\'91na brunnea), and the spotted hyena (Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena (Hy\'91na spel\'91a) inhabited England and France. 1913 Webster]
Cave hyena. See under Cave. --
Hyena dog(Zo\'94l.), a South African canine animal (Lycaon venaticus), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also hunting dog. 1913 Webster]
Hy"e*tal(?), a.[Gr. Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions. 1913 Webster]
Hy"e*to*graph(?), n.[Gr. -graph.]A chart or graphic representation of the average distribution of rain over the surface of the earth. 1913 Webster]
Hy`e*to*graph"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to to hyetography. 1913 Webster]
Hy`e*tog"ra*phy(?), n.The branch of physical science which treats of the geographical distribution of rain. 1913 Webster]
Hy`e*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy.]The science which treats of the precipitation of rain, snow, etc. -- Hy`e*to*log"ic*al(, a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hy*ge"ia(?), n.[L. Hygea, Hygia, fr. Gr. (Classic Myth.)The goddess of health, daughter of Esculapius. 1913 Webster]
Hy*ge"ian(?), a.Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health; of or pertaining to health, or its preservation. 1913 Webster]
Hy"ge*ist(?), n.One skilled in hygiena; a hygienist. 1913 Webster]
Hy"gie*ist(?), n.A hygienist. 1913 Webster]
Hy"gi*ene(?), n.[F. hygi\'8ane. See Hygeia.]That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of health. 1913 Webster]
Hy`gi*en"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. hygi\'82nique.]Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary. 1913 Webster]
Hy`gi*en"ics, n.The science of health; hygiene. 1913 Webster]
Hy"gi*en*ism(?), n.Hygiene. 1913 Webster]
Hy"gi*en*ist, n.One versed in hygiene. 1913 Webster]
Hy`gi*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy.]A treatise on, or the science of, the preservation of health. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hy"grine(?), n.[From Gr. (Chem.)An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves (Erythroxylon coca), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil, having a pungent taste and odor. 1913 Webster]
Hy"gro*deik(?), n.[Gr. (Physics)A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing directly the percentage of moisture in the air, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy"gro*graph(?), n.[Gr. -graph.](Physics)An instrument for recording automatically the variations of the humidity of the atmosphere. 1913 Webster]
Hy*grol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy: cf. F. hygrologie.](Med.)The science which treats of the fluids of the body. 1913 Webster]
Hy*grom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter: cf. F. hygrom\'8atre.](Physics)An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere. 1913 Webster]
Daniell's hygrometer, a form of hygrometer consisting of a bent glass tube terminating in two bulbs, the one covered with muslin, the other of black glass, and containing ether and a thermometer. Ether being poured on the muslin, the black ball, cooled by the evaporation of the ether within, is soon covered with dew; at this moment, the inclosed thermometer gives the dew-point, and this, compared with the reading of one in the air, determines the humidity.
{ Hy`gro*met"ric(?), Hy`gro*met"ric*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. hygrom\'82trique.]1.Of or pertaining to hygrometry; made with, or according to, the hygrometer; as, hygrometric observations. 1913 Webster]
2.Readily absorbing and retaining moisture; as, hygrometric substances, like potash. 1913 Webster]
Hy*grom"e*try(?), n.[Cf. F. hygrom\'82trie.](Physics)That branch of physics which relates to the determination of the humidity of bodies, particularly of the atmosphere, with the theory and use of the instruments constructed for this purpose. 1913 Webster]
Hy*groph"a*nous(?), a.[Gr. Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and opaque when dry. 1913 Webster]
Hy`groph*thal"mic(?), a.[Gr. ophthalmic.](Anat.)Serving to moisten the eye; -- sometimes applied to the lachrymal ducts. 1913 Webster]
Hy"gro*plasm(?), n.[Gr. (Biol.)The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion. The latter is supposed to be partly nutritive and partly composed of idioplasm. 1913 Webster]
Hy"gro*scope(?), n.[Gr. -scope: cf. F. hygroscope.](Physics)An instrument which shows whether there is more or less moisture in the atmosphere, without indicating its amount. 1913 Webster]
Hy`gro*scop"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. hygroscopique.]1.Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered with a film of hygroscopic moisture. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of moisture, as glass, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy`gro*sco*pic"i*ty(?), n.(Bot.)The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture according to circumstances. 1913 Webster]
Hy`gro*stat"ics(?), n.[Gr. Statics.]The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Hyke(?), n.See Haik, and Huke.
Hyk"sos(?), n.[Gr. hikshasu chiefs of the Bedouins, shepherds.]A dynasty of Egyptian kings, often called the Shepherd kings, of foreign origin, who, according to the narrative of Manetho, ruled for about 500 years, forming the XVth and XVIth dynasties. It is now considered that the XVIth is merely a double of the XVth dynasty, and that the total period of the six Hyksos kings was little more than 100 years. It is supposed that they were Asiatic Semites. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Hy"l\'91*o*saur`(?), \'d8Hy`l\'91*o*sau"rus(?), }n.[NL. hylaeosaurus, fr. Gr. (Paleon.)A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the skin, and armed with spines. 1913 Webster]
Hy*lar"chi*cal(?), a.[Gr. hylarchique. See Archical.]Presiding over matter. [Obs.] Hallywell. 1913 Webster]
Hy"le*o*saur"(?), n.Same as Hyl\'91osaur. 1913 Webster]
Hyl"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to matter; material; corporeal; as, hylic influences. 1913 Webster]
Hy"li*cist(?), n.[Gr. A philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism. 1913 Webster]
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Hy"lism(?), n.[Gr. (Metaph.)A theory which regards matter as the original principle of evil. 1913 Webster]
Hy"lo*bate(?), n.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Any species of the genus Hylobates; a gibbon, or long-armed ape. See Gibbon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*lo"des(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. e'i^dos form.](Zo\'94l.)The piping frog (Hyla Pickeringii), a small American tree frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps and ditches, sings with high, shrill, but musical, notes. 1913 Webster]
Hy"lo*ism(?), n.Same as Hylotheism. 1913 Webster]
Hy"lo*ist, n.[Gr. Same as Hylotheist. 1913 Webster]
Hy*lop"a*thism(?), n.[Gr. The doctrine that matter is sentient.Krauth-Fleming. 1913 Webster]
Hy*lop"a*thist(?), n.One who believes in hylopathism. 1913 Webster]
Hy*loph"a*gous(?), a.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Eating green shoots, as certain insects do. 1913 Webster]
Hy"lo*the*ism(?), n.[Gr. The doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe; pantheism. See Materialism. 1913 Webster]
Hy"lo*the*ist, n.One who believes in hylotheism. 1913 Webster]
Hy`lo*zo"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to hylozoism. 1913 Webster]
Hy`lo*zo"ism(?), n.[Gr. hylozo\'8bsme.]The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life and sensation, or that matter and life are inseparable. [R.] Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
Hy`lo*zo"ist, n.A believer in hylozoism.A. Tucker. 1913 Webster]
Hy*mar"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The wild ass of Persia. 1913 Webster]
Hy"men(?), n.[Gr. "ymh`n skin, membrane.](Anat.)A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the vagina in virgins; the vaginal membrane. It is usually torn by sexual intercourse. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hy"men, n.[L., fr. Gr. 1.(Class Myth.)A fabulous deity; according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities. 1913 Webster]
Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour, Campbell. 1913 Webster]
2.Marriage; union as if by marriage. 1913 Webster]
Hymen of element and race.Emerson.
hymenaladj.Same as hymeneal. WordNet 1.5]
{ Hy`me*ne"al(?), Hy`me*ne"an(?), }a.[L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. hym\'82n\'82al, hym\'82n\'82en.]Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites.Pope.
{ Hy`me*ne"al, Hy`me*ne"an, }n.A marriage song.Milton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*me"ni*um(?), n.; pl. L. Hymenia(#), E. Hymeniums(#).[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom. 1913 Webster]
Hymenogastralesn.An order of fungi sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes. Syn. -- order Hymenogastrales. WordNet 1.5]
Hy`me*nog"e*ny(?), n.[Gr. The production of artificial membranes by contact of two fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`me*no*my*ce"tes(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed.M. J. Berkley. 1913 Webster]
Hy*men"o*phore(?), n.[Gr. fe`rein to bear.](Bot.)That part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium. 1913 Webster]
Hy`me*nop"ter(?), n.[Cf. F. hym\'82nopt\'8are.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Hymenoptera. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`me*nop"te*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc. 1913 Webster]
Aculeata), including the bees, wasps, and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting, which is only a modified ovipositor.
{ Hy`me*nop"ter*al(?), Hy`me*nop"ter*ous(?), }a.(Zo\'94l.)Like, or characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to the Hymenoptera. 1913 Webster]
Hy`me*nop"ter*an(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Hymenoptera. 1913 Webster]
Hymn(h, n.[OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. weave.]An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns. 1913 Webster]
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.Col. iii. 16. 1913 Webster]
Where angels first should practice hymns, and string Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal. 1913 Webster]
Hymn(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hymned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hymning(?).][Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. 1913 Webster]
To hymn the bright of the Lord.Keble. 1913 Webster]
Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Hymn, v. i.To sing in praise or adoration.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hym"nal(?), n.A collection of hymns; a hymn book. 1913 Webster]
Hym"nic(?), a.[Cf. F. hymnique.]Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics.Donne. 1913 Webster]
Hymn"ing(?), a.Praising with hymns; singing. \'bdThe hymning choir.\'b8 G. West. 1913 Webster]
Hymn"ing, n.The singing of hymns.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hym"nist(?), n.A writer of hymns. 1913 Webster]
Hym"no*dy(?), n.[Gr. Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology. 1913 Webster]
Hym*nog"ra*pher(?), n.1.One who writes on the subject of hymns. 1913 Webster]
2.A writer or composed of hymns. 1913 Webster]
Hym*nog"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. graphy.]The art or act of composing hymns. 1913 Webster]
Hym*nol"o*gist(?), n.A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.Busby. 1913 Webster]
Hym*nol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy: cf. F. hymnologie.]1.The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology. 1913 Webster]
2.A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns. 1913 Webster]
Hyne(?), n.A servant. See Hine. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Hy"o-(?). [See Hyod.]A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection with the hyoid bone or arch; as, hyoglossal, hyomandibular, hyomental, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`o*ga*noi"de*i(?), n. pl.[NL. See Hyo-, and Canoidei.](Zo\'94l.)A division of ganoid fishes, including the gar pikes and bowfins. -- Hy`o*ga"noid(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hy`o*glos"sal(?), a.[Hyo- + Gr. (Anat.)(a)Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch; as, the hyoglossal membrane.(b)Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`o*glos"sus(?), n.[NL., fr. hyo- hyo- + Gr. glw^ssa tongue.](Anat.)A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the hyoid bone. 1913 Webster]
Hy"oid(?), a.[Gr. e'i^dos form: cf. F. hyo\'8bde.]1.Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [ 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue itself. 1913 Webster]
Hyoid arch(Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony segments, which connects the base of the tongue with either side of the skull. --
Hyoid bone(Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the middle part of the hyoid arch. 1913 Webster]
Hy"oid, n.The hyoid bone.
{ Hy*oid"e*al(?), Hy*oid"e*an(?), }a.Same as Hyoid, a. 1913 Webster]
Hy`o*man*dib"u*lar(?), a.[Hyo- + mandibular.](Anat.)Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull in fishes. -- n.The hyomandibular bone or cartilage. 1913 Webster]
Hy`o*men"tal(?), a.[Hyo- + mental of the chin.](Anat.)Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, pertaining to them; suprahyoid; submaxillary; as, the hyomental region of the front of the neck. 1913 Webster]
Hy`o*pas"tron(?), n.[Hyo- + plastron.](Zo\'94l.)The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also hyosternum. 1913 Webster]
Hy*os"cine(?), n.[See Hyoscyamus.](Chem.)An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance. 1913 Webster]
Hy`os*cy"a*mine(?), n.[See Hyoscyamus.](Chem.)An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`os*cy"a*mus(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. 1.(Bot.)A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles. 1913 Webster]
Hy`o*ster"nal(?), a.[Hyo- + ternal.](Anat.)(a)Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the neck.(b)Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles. 1913 Webster]
Hy`o*styl"ic(?), a.[Hyo- + Gr. (Anat.)Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals; -- said of the skull. 1913 Webster]
Hyp(?), n.An abbreviation of hypochonaria; -- usually in plural. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Heaven send thou hast not got the hyps.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Hyp, v. t.To make melancholy. [Colloq.] W. Irving.
{ Hy*p\'91"thral, Hy*pe"thral(?) }, a.[L. hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. (Arch.)Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; -- applied to a building or part of a building.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pal"la*ge(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. (Gram.)A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to others. Thus Virgil says, \'bddare classibus austros,\'b8 to give the winds to the fleets, instead of dare classibus austris, to give the fleets to the winds. 1913 Webster]
The hypallage, of which Virgil is fonder than any other writer, is much the gravest fault in language.Landor. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`al*le"lo*morph, n.See Allelomorph.
\'d8Hy*pan"thi*um(?), n.; pl. L. Hypanthia(#), E. Hypanthiums(#).[NL., fr. Gr. "ypo beneath + 'a`nqos flower.](Bot.)A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged below the calyx, as in the Calycanthus, the rose hip, and the pear. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`pa*poph"y*sis(?), n.; pl.Hypapophyles(#).[NL. See Hypo-, and Apophysis.](Anat.)A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum, as h\'91mal spines, and chevron bones. -- Hy`pa*po*phys"i*al(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hy`par*te"ri*al(?), a.[Hypo- + arterial.](Anat.)Situated below an artery; applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pas"pist(?), n.[Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)A shield-bearer or armor-bearer.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pax"i*al(?), a.[Hypo- + axial.](Anat.)Beneath the axis of the skeleton; subvertebral; hyposkeletal. 1913 Webster]
Hy"per-(?). [Gr. "ype`r over, above; akin to L. super, E. over. See Over, and cf. Super-.]1.A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great, excessive; as, hyper\'91mia, hyperbola, hypercritical, hypersecretion. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)A prefix equivalent to super- or per-; as hyperoxide, or peroxide. [Obs.] See Per-. 1913 Webster]
hyperactivea.Exhibiting hyperactivity. PJC]
hyperactivityn.an unusually high level of activity; -- used especially with respect to children who move around frequently and do not sit still very long, most noticeably in school. It is sometimes associated with attention deficit disorder. PJC]
\'d8Hy`per*\'91"mi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + a"i^ma blood.](Med.)A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body. 1913 Webster]
Active hyper\'91mia, congestion due to increased flow of blood to a part. --
Passive hyper\'91mia, interchange due to obstruction in the return of blood from a part.
-- Hy`per*\'91"mic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*\'91s*the"si*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + (Med. & Physiol.)A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of it. -- Hy`per*\'91s*thet"ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*a*poph"y*sis(?), n.; pl.Hyperapophyses(#).[NL. See Hyper-, and Apophysis.](Anat.)A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra. -- Hy`per*ap`o*phys"i*al(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*as"pist(?), n.[Gr. "ype`r over + One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender. [Obs.] Chillingworth. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*bar"ic(?), a.[hyper- + baric.]1.of, pertaining to, or using a pressure that is greater than normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the bends. PJC]
2.of, pertaining to, or using an oxygen pressure that is greater than that at normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric tent to provide additional oxygen to patients with breathing difficulty. PJC]
Hy`per*bat"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to an hyperbaton; transposed; inverted. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*per"ba*ton(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + (Gram.)A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, \'bdechoed the hills\'b8 for \'bdthe hills echoed.\'b8 1913 Webster]
With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"bo*la(?), n.[Gr. i. e., of the angle which the cutting plane makes with the base. See Hyperbole.](Geom.)A curve formed by a section of a cone, when the cutting plane makes a greater angle with the base than the side of the cone makes. It is a plane curve such that the difference of the distances from any point of it to two fixed points, called foci, is equal to a given distance. See Focus. If the cutting plane be produced so as to cut the opposite cone, another curve will be formed, which is also an hyperbola. Both curves are regarded as branches of the same hyperbola. See Illust. of Conic section, and Focus. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"bo*le(?), n.[L., fr. Gr"ype`r over + Hyper-, Parable, and cf. Hyperbola.](Rhet.)A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect. 1913 Webster]
Our common forms of compliment are almost all of them extravagant hyperboles.Blair. 1913 Webster]
Somebody has said of the boldest figure in rhetoric, the hyperbole, that it lies without deceiving.Macaulay.
{ Hy`per*bol"ic(?), Hy`per*bol"ic*al(?), }a.[L. hyperbolicus, Gr. hyperbolique.]1.(Math.)Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. 1913 Webster]
2.(Rhet.)Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression. \'bdThis hyperbolical epitaph.\'b8 Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Hyperbolic functions(Math.), certain functions which have relations to the hyperbola corresponding to those which sines, cosines, tangents, etc., have to the circle; and hence, called hyperbolic sines, hyperbolic cosines, etc. --
Hyperbolic logarithm. See Logarithm. --
Hyperbolic spiral(Math.), a spiral curve, the law of which is, that the distance from the pole to the generating point varies inversely as the angle swept over by the radius vector. 1913 Webster]
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Hy`per*bol"ic*al*ly(?), adv.1.(Math.)In the form of an hyperbola. 1913 Webster]
2.(Rhet.)With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or less than the truth.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*bol"i*form(?), a.[Hyperbola + -form.]Having the form, or nearly the form, of an hyperbola. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"bo*lism(?), n.[Cf. F. hyperbolisme.]The use of hyperbole.Jefferson. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"bo*list(?), n.One who uses hyperboles. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"bo*lize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Hyperbolized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hyperbolizing(?).][Cf. F. hyperboliser.]To speak or write with exaggeration.Bp. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"bo*lize, v. t.To state or represent hyperbolically.Fotherby. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"bo*loid(?), n.[Hyperbola + -oid: cf. F. hyperbolo\'8bde.](Geom.)A surface of the second order, which is cut by certain planes in hyperbolas; also, the solid, bounded in part by such a surface. 1913 Webster]
Hyperboloid of revolution, an hyperboloid described by an hyperbola revolving about one of its axes. The surface has two separate sheets when the axis of revolution is the transverse axis, but only one when the axis of revolution is the conjugate axis of the hyperbola. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"bo*loid, a.(Geom.)Having some property that belongs to an hyperboloid or hyperbola. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*bo"re*an(?), a.[L. hyperboreus, Gr. "ype`r over, beyond + Boreas.]1.(Greek Myth.)Of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants. 1913 Webster]
2.Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a hyperborean coast or atmosphere. 1913 Webster]
The hyperborean or frozen sea.C. Butler (1633). 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*bo"re*an, n.1.(Greek Myth.)One of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine. 1913 Webster]
2.An inhabitant of the most northern regions. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*car"bu*ret`ed(?), a.(Chem.)Having an excessive proportion of carbonic acid; -- said of bicarbonates or acid carbonates.[Written also hypercarburetted.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*cat`a*lec"tic(?), a.[L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. hypercatalectique. See Hyper-, and Catalectic.](Pros.)Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*chro"ma*tism(?), n.The condition of having an unusual intensity of color. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*crit"ic(?), n.[Pref. hyper- + critic: cf. F. hypercritique.]One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor. \'bdHypercritics in English poetry.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*crit"ic*al*ly, adv.In a hypercritical manner. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*crit"i*cise(?), v. t.To criticise with unjust severity; to criticise captiously. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*crit"i*cism(?), n.Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism. 1913 Webster]
hypercuben.A mathematical object existing in more than three dimensions, analogous to the cube in that each two-dimensional facet of the surface is a square; a generalization of a cube in more than three dimensions. PJC]
Hy`per*di*crot"ic(?), a.(Physiol.)Excessive dicrotic; as, a hyperdicrotic pulse. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*du*li"a(?), n.[Pref. hyper- + dulia: cf. F. hyperdulie.](R. C. Ch.)Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia.Addis & Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*es*the"si*a(?), n.Same as Hyper\'91sthesia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*per"i*cum(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. (Bot.)A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort. 1913 Webster]
hyperinflationn.an unusually rapid rate of monetary inflation, as when prices rise more than 100 per cent per year.A famous example occurred in Germany after the first World War, reaching its peak in the period 1923. When the hyperinflation ended by 1924, the value of the mark had decreased by more than one trillion times compared to its value in 1914. Periods of lesser hyperinflation have occurred in many other countries, as in Russia in 1994. PJC]
\'d8Hy`per*i*no"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + (Med.)A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pe"ri*on(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. (Class Myth.)The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty. 1913 Webster]
So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr.Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*ki*ne"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + (Med.)Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*ki*net"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*met`a*mor"pho*sis(?), n.[Hyper- + metamorphosis.](Zo\'94l.)A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"me*ter(?), n.[Gr. "ype`r over, beyond + hyperm\'8atre.]1.(Pros.)A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard. 1913 Webster]
When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an hypermeter.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*met"ric*al(?), a.Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure. 1913 Webster]
Hypermetrical verse(Gr. & Lat. Pros.), a verse which contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure.
{ \'d8Hy`per*me*tro"pi*a(?), Hy`per*met"ro*py(?), }n.[NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. Hypermeter.]An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina, making vision for distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness; -- now most commonly called hyperopia. Cf. Emmetropia. [Obsolescent] Syn. -- hyperopia, farsightedness, longsightedness. 1913 Webster]
hypermetropia, vision for distant objects, although not better absolutely, is better than that for near objects, and hence, the individual is said to be farsighted. It is corrected by the use of convex glasses.
-- Hy`per*me*trop"ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*myr`i*o*ra"ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. A show or exhibition having a great number of scenes or views. 1913 Webster]
hypernymn.a word that is more generic or more abstract than a given word; a word designating a class of which the given word is a member. Inverse of subtype and hyponym. Syn. -- superordinate, superordinate word. WordNet 1.5]
hypernymyn.the relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher (more abstract) rank or class. Inverse of hyponymy. Syn. -- superordination. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hy`per*o*ar"ti*a(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. 1913 Webster]
Hyperodontidaeprop. n.A natural family of cetaceans comprising the beaked whales; in some, especially former, classifications it included in the family Physeteridae. Syn. -- Ziphiidae, family Ziphiidae, family Hyperodontidae. WordNet 1.5]
hyperonn.(Physics)Any baryon that is not a nucleon; it is an unstable particle with a mass greater than that of a neutron. WordNet 1.5]
Hyperoodonprop. n.(Zo\'94l.)The mammalian genus comprised of the bottle-nosed whales. Syn. -- genus Hyperoodon. WordNet 1.5]
hy"per*open.a person with hyperopia. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hy`per*o"pi*a(h, n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, the eye.]An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina, making vision for distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness; -- called also hypermetropia. Cf. Emmetropia. -- Hy`per*op"tic(#), a. Syn. -- hypermetropia, farsightedness, longsightedness. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*or*gan"ic(h, a.[Pref. hyper- + organic.]Higher than, or beyond the sphere of, the organic.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
hy`per*or"tho*dox(h, a.Orthodox to an excessive degree. Syn. -- ultraorthodox. PJC]
Hy`per*or"tho*dox`y(h, n.Orthodoxy pushed to excess. Syn. -- ultraorthodoxy. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*o*tre"ta(h, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "yperw`,n the palate + trhto`s perforated.](Zo\'94l.)An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the palate, and a communication between the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish.[Written also Hyperotreti.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*ox"ide(?), n.(Chem.)A compound having a relatively large percentage of oxygen; a peroxide. [Obs.]
{ Hy`per*ox"y*gen*a`ted(?), Hy`per*ox"y*gen*ized(?), }a.(Chem.)Combined with a relatively large amount of oxygen; -- said of higher oxides. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*phys"ic*al(?), a.Above or transcending physical laws; supernatural. 1913 Webster]
Those who do not fly to some hyperphysical hypothesis.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*pla"si*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + (Med. & Biol.)An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements of any part. 1913 Webster]
Hyperplasia relates to the formation of new elements, hypertrophy being an increase in bulk of preexisting normal elements.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*plas"tic(?), a.1.Of or pertaining to hyperplasia. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Tending to excess of formative action. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`perp*n\'d2"a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + (Physiol.)Abnormal breathing, due to slightly deficient arterialization of the blood; -- in distinction from eupn\'d2a. See Eupn\'d2a, and Dispn\'d2a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*py*rex"i*a(?), n.[NL. See Hyper-, and Pyrexia.](Med.)A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*se*cre"tion(?), n.(Med.)Morbid or excessive secretion, as in catarrh. 1913 Webster]
hy`per*son"ic(?), n.[Pref. hyper- + sonic.](Aeronautics)Pertaining to or moving at a speed greatly in excess of the speed of sound, usually meaning greater than mach 5. All speeds in excess of the speed of sound are supersonic, but to be hypersonic requires even higher speed. PJC]
hy"per*space(h, n.[Pref. hyper- + space.](Geom.)A mathematical space having more than three dimensions. It is a mathematical construct and is not intended to represent the structure of the common physical space in which matter exists. 1913 Webster +PJC]
hy"per*sphere(h, n.A mathematical object existing in more than three dimensions, analogous to the sphere in that all points on the surface are equidistant from the central point; a generalization of a sphere in more than three dimensions. PJC]
Hy"per*sthene(h, n.[Gr. "ype`r over + sqe`nos strength: cf. F. hyperst\'8ane.](Min.)An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface. 1913 Webster]
Hy`per*sthen"ic(?), a.(Min.)Composed of, or containing, hypersthene. 1913 Webster]
hypertensionn.abnormally high blood pressure; especially, the chronic condition associated with persistent high blood pressure. PJC]
hypertensiven.1.having abnormally high blood pressure. PJC]
2.Causing high blood pressure. PJC]
hypertensiven.A person who suffers from persistently high blood pressure. PJC]
hyperthermia, hyperthermyn.abnormally high body temperature. Syn. -- hyperthermy. WordNet 1.5]
Hy`per*thet"ic*al(?), a.[Gr. "ype`r over + tiqe`nai to place.]Exaggerated; excessive; hyperbolical. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Hyperthetical or superlative . . . expression.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`per*thyr"i*on(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + (Arch.)That part of the architrave which is over a door or window.
hy`per*ton"ic(?), n.[Pref. hyper- + tonic.](Physiology, Biochemistry)Having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution; -- of an aqueous solution. Increasing the concentration of dissolved solids increases the osmotic pressure, and thus the tonicity of a solution. Opposite of hypotonic and contrasting with isotonic.[wns=1] PJC]
A knowledge of the colligative properties of solutions . . . is essential for one to understand fully the principles involved in rendering intravenous solutions isotonic with blood serum, or opthalmic solutions isotonic with lachrymal fluid. Solutions thus adjusted produce less shock and much less irritation than those which are hypotonic or hypertonic, and present-day practise recognizes the desirability of making the necessary adjustments whenever possible.Cook & Martin (Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Tenth Ed.: Mack Publ., Easton Pa., 1951)
2.Specifically:Having an osmotic pressure greater than that of blood plasma, which is approximately that of a 0.2 normal solution of sodium chloride. Cells taken from a medium of normal physiological osmolality and placed in a hypertonic medium will shrink.[wns=1] PJC]
3.in a state of abnormally high tension; -- of muscle.[wns=2] Syn. -- pumped-up. WordNet 1.5]
hyperthyroidismn.(Med.)An abnormality of the thyroid gland characterized by the pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones; -- also, the resulting condition characterized by increased metabolism, weight loss, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, an enlarged thyroid gland and sometimes exophthalmos. It leads to, and may be confirmed by, high plasma levels of triiodothyronine or thyroxin. Syn. -- thyrotoxicosis. WordNet 1.5]
{ Hy`per*troph"ic(?), Hy`per*troph"ic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. hypertrophique.](Med. & Biol.)Of or pertaining to hypertrophy; affected with, or tending to, hypertrophy. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"tro*phied(?), a.(Med. & Biol.)Excessively developed; characterized by hypertrophy. 1913 Webster]
Hy*per"tro*phy(?), n.[Gr. "ype`r over, beyond + hypertrophie.](Med. & Biol.)A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy. 1913 Webster]
hyperventilatev. i.to breathe rapidly and deeply; to breathe excessively; as, The mountain climber started to hyperventilate. WordNet 1.5]
hyperventilationn.1.The act or process of hyperventilating; breathing rapidly and deeply. PJC]
2.(Med.)A condition in which alveolar carbon dioxide concentration is markedly lower than normal, usually due to breathing rapidly and deeply. PJC]
hypha(#), n.; pl.hyphae(#).any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus. See hyphae. WordNet 1.5]
Hyphantrian.A genus of moths whose larvae are called fall webworms. Syn. -- genus Hyphantria. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hy"ph\'91(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "yfh` a web.](Bot.)The long, branching filaments of which the mycelium (and the greater part of the plant) of a fungus is formed. They are also found enveloping the gonidia of lichens, making up a large part of their structure. 1913 Webster]
Hy"phen(h, n.[L., fr. Gr. "yfe`n, fr. "yf "e`n under one, into one, together, fr. Hypo-.](Print.)A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words. 1913 Webster]
Hy"phen, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hyphened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hyphening.]To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word. 1913 Webster]
Hy"phen*a`ted(?), a.United by hyphens; hyphened; as, a hyphenated or hyphened word. 1913 Webster]
Hyphenated American. An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the second term being \'bdAmerican\'b8, as Irish-American, Italian-American, African-American, Asian-American. Used in reference to Americans of foreign birth or ancestry. When used of Americans of European ancestry, it is often used to refer to those who have a strong attachment to the ancestral country or its culture. It implies that the individual is imperfectly assimilated into American culture, and is sometimes used derogatively. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Hy`pho*my*ce"tes(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)One of the great division of fungi, containing those species which have naked spores borne on free or only fasciculate threads.M. J. Berkley. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pid`i*o*mor"phic(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + idiomorphic.](Crystallog.)Partly idiomorphic; -- said of rock a portion only of whose constituents have a distinct crystalline form. -- Hy*pid`i*o*mor"phic*al*ly(#), adv. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hyp`i*no"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`na*gog"ic(?), a.[Gr. Leading to sleep; -- applied to the illusions of one who is half asleep. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"no*bate(?), n.[F., fr. Gr. A somnambulist. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hyp"no*cyst(?), n.[Gr. cyst.](Biol.)A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`no*gen"ic(?), a.[Gr. (Physiol.)Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is said to cause an attack of hypnotic sleep.De Watteville. 1913 Webster]
Hyp*nol"o*gist(?), n.One who is versed in hypnology. 1913 Webster]
Hyp*nol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy.]A treatise on sleep; the doctrine of sleep. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"no*scope(?), n.[Gr. -scope.](Physiol.)An instrument for ascertaining the susceptibility of a person to hypnotic influences. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Hyp*no"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 1.(Med.)Supervention of sleep. 1913 Webster]
2.The condition of being hypnotized or the process of hypnotizing a person; hypnotism{1}. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Hyp*not"ic(?), a.[Gr. somnus, and E. somnolent: cf. F. hypnotique.]1.Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism; liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition. 1913 Webster]
Hyp*not"ic, n.1.Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic. 1913 Webster]
2.A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"no*tism(?), n.[Gr. hypnotisme.]1.A form of sleep or trance, in some respects resembling somnambulism, but brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others, especially a heightened susceptibility to suggestion. It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, by causing the subject to gaze steadily at a very bright object held before the eyes, or on an oscillating object, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body, usually accompanied by the speaking of the hypnotist in quiet soothing tones. Called also hypnosis. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.The science which deals with the induction and properties of the hypnotic state. PJC]
Hyp"no*tist(?), n.A person who hypnotizes another, especially one who is professionally trained in the technique. PJC]
Hyp`no*ti*za"tion(?), n.The act or process of producing hypnotism. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"no*tize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hypnotized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hypnotizing(?).]To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"no*ti`zer(?), n.One who hypnotizes; a hypnotist. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hyp"num(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)The largest genus of true mosses; feather moss. 1913 Webster]
Hy"po-(?). [Gr. sub. See Sub-.]1.A prefix signifying a less quantity, or a low state or degree, of that denoted by the word with which it is joined, or position under or beneath. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)A prefix denoting that the element to the name of which it is prefixed enters with a low valence, or in a low state of oxidization, usually the lowest, into the compounds indicated; as, hyposulphurous acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy"po(?), n.Hypochondria. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hy"po, n.[Abbrev. from hyposulphite.](Photog.)Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a picture. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*a"ri*an(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to a hypoarion. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*a"ri*on(?), n.; pl.Hypoaria(#).[NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + (Anat.)An oval lobe beneath each of the optic lobes in many fishes; one of the inferior lobes.Owen. 1913 Webster]
Hy"po*blast(?), n.[Pref. hypo- + -blast.](Biol.)The inner or lower layer of the blastoderm; -- called also endoderm, entoderm, and sometimes hypoderm. See Illust. of Blastoderm, Delamination, and Ectoderm. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*blas"tic(?), a.(Biol.)Relating to, or connected with, the hypoblast; as, the hypoic sac. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pob"o*le(?), n.[Gr. (Rhet.)A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, each of them being refuted in order. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*bran"chi*al(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + branchial.](Anat.)Pertaining to the segment between the basibranchial and the ceratobranchial in a branchial arch. -- n.A hypobranchial bone or cartilage.
{ Hy"po*carp(?), \'d8Hy`po*car"pi*um(?), }n.[NL. hypocarpium, fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + (Bot.)A fleshy enlargement of the receptacle, or for the stem, below the proper fruit, as in the cashew. See Illust. of Cashew. 1913 Webster]
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Hy`po*car`po*ge"an(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Bot.)Producing fruit below the ground. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"o*caust(?), n.[L. hypocaustum, Gr. hypocauste.](Anc. Arch.)A furnace, esp. one connected with a series of small chambers and flues of tiles or other masonry through which the heat of a fire was distributed to rooms above. This contrivance, first used in bath, was afterwards adopted in private houses. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*chlo"rite(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of hypochlorous acid; as, a calcium hypochloride. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*chlo"rous(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + chlorous.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds. 1913 Webster]
Hypochlorous acid(Chem.), an acid derived from chlorine, not known in a pure state, but forming various salts, called hypochlorites. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*chon"dres(?), n. pl.[F. hypocondres, formerly spely hypochondres.]The hypochondriac regions. See Hypochondrium. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*chon"dri*a(?), n.[NL.](Med.)An excessive concern about one's own health, particularly a morbid worry about illnesses which a person imagines are affecting him, often focusing on specific symptoms; also called hypochondriasis. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Hy`po*chon"dri*ac(?), a.[Gr. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt hypochondriaque.]1.Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions. 1913 Webster]
2.Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis. 1913 Webster]
Hypochondriac region(Anat.), a region on either side of the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs, beside the epigastric, and above the lumbar, region. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*chon"dri*ac, n.A person affected with hypochondria. 1913 Webster]
He had become an incurable hypochondriac.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*chon"dri*a*cal(?), a.Same as Hypochondriac, 2. -- Hy`po*chon"dri*a*cal*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*chon"dri*a*sis(?), n.[NL. So named because supposed to have its seat in the hypochondriac regions. See Hypochondriac, Hypochondrium, and cf. Hyp, 1st Hypo.](Med.)A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health; a morbid and deluded belief that one is afflicted with disease. Syn. -- hypochondria. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"o*cist(?), n.[Gr. Cistus.]An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*clei"di*um(?), n.; pl. L. Hypocleida(#), E. Hypocleidiums(#).[NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)A median process on the furculum, or merrythought, of many birds, where it is connected with the sternum. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*co*ris"tic(?), a.[Gr. Endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name. 1913 Webster]
The hypocoristic or pet form of William.Dr. Murray. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*cra*ter`i*mor"phous(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. krath`r bowl + morfh` form.](Bot.)Salver-shaped; having a slender tube, expanding suddenly above into a bowl-shaped or spreading border, as in the blossom of the phlox and the lilac. 1913 Webster]
Hy*poc"ri*sy(h, n.; pl.Hypocrisies(-s.[OE. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, OF. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, F. hypocrisie, L. hypocrisis, fr. Gr. "ypo`krisis the playing a part on the stage, simulation, outward show, fr. "ypokr`nesqai to answer on the stage, to play a part; "ypo` under + kri`nein to decide; in the middle voice, to dispute, contend. See Hypo-, and Critic.]The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of virtue or religion; a simulation of goodness. 1913 Webster]
Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.La Rochefoucauld (Trans. ). 1913 Webster]
Hyp"o*crite(?), n.[F., fr. L. hypocrita, Gr. Hypocrisy.]One who plays a part; especially, one who, for the purpose of winning approbation of favor, puts on a fair outside seeming; one who feigns to be other and better than he is; a false pretender to virtue or piety; one who simulates virtue or piety. 1913 Webster]
The hypocrite's hope shall perish.Job viii. 13. 1913 Webster]
I dare swear he is no hypocrite, but prays from his heart.Shak.
Syn. -- Deceiver; pretender; cheat. See Dissembler. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*crit"ic*al(?), a.[Gr. hypocritique.]Of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action. 1913 Webster]
Hypocritical professions of friendship and of pacific intentions were not spared.Macaulay.
-- Hyp`o*crit"ic*al*ly(#), adv. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*crys"tal*line(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + crystalline.](Crystallog.)Partly crystalline; -- said of rock which consists of crystals imbedded in a glassy ground mass. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*cy"cloid(?), n.[Pref. hypo- + cycloid: cf. F. hypocyclo\'8bde.](Geom.)A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf. Epicycloid, and Trochoid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hyp`o*dac"ty*lum(?), n.; pl.-tyla(#).[NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + (Zo\'94l.)The under side of the toes. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"o*derm(?), n.[Pref. hypo- + -derm.](Biol.)Same as Hypoblast. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hyp`o*der"ma(?), n.[NL. See Hypo, and derma.]1.(Bot.)A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*der*mat"ic(?), a.Hypodermic.
-- Hyp`o*der*mat"ic*al*ly(#), adv. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*der"mic(?), a.[See Hypoderma.]Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin. 1913 Webster]
Hypodermic medication, the application of remedies under the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called the hypodermic syringe.
-- Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly(#), adv. 1913 Webster]
hyp`o*der"mic(?), n.A hypodermic needle{2}. PJC]
Hyp`o*der"mic need"le(?), n.1.A small slender hollow metallic tube, sharp-pointed at one end and fitted at the other end with an adapter of larger internal diameter, designed for introduction of liquids directly into the bloodstream or other parts of the body of an animal. PJC]
2.a hypodermic needle{1} together with an attached syringe. PJC]
Hyp`o*der"mic syr"inge(?), n.a small syringe designed for use together with a hypodermic needle{1} for injection of liquids directly under the skin, or into other parts of the body of an animal. PJC]
\'d8Hyp`o*der"mis(?), n.[NL. See Hypo-, and Derma.]1.(Biol.)Same as Hypoblast. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*g\'91"ic(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. gai^a, gh^, earth.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, the peanut, or earthnut (Arachis hypog\'91a). 1913 Webster]
Hypog\'91ic acid(Chem.), an acid in the oil of the earthnut, in which it exists as a glyceride, and from which it is extracted as a white, crystalline substance. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*gas"tric(?), a.[Cf. F. hypogastrique. See Hypogastrium.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium or the hypogastric region. 1913 Webster]
Hypogastric region. (a)The lower part of the abdomen.(b)An arbitrary division of the abdomen below the umbilical and between the two iliac regions. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hyp`o*gas"tri*um(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)The lower part of the abdomen. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*ge"an(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Bot.)Hypogeous.[Written also hypog\'91an.] 1913 Webster]
Hyp"o*gene(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + the root of Gr. hypog\'8ane.](Geol.)Formed or crystallized at depths beneath the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*ge"ous(?), a.[See Hypogean.](Bot.)Growing under ground; remaining under ground; ripening its fruit under ground.[Written also hypog\'91ous.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hyp`o*ge"um(?), n.; pl.Hypogea(#).[L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Arch.)The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs. 1913 Webster]
Hyp`o*glos"sal(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Anat.)Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue. -- n.One of the hypoglossal nerves. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pog"na*tous(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper, as in the skimmer. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pog"y*nous(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. hypogyne.](Bot.)Inserted below the pistil or pistils; -- said of sepals, petals, and stamens; having the sepals, petals, and stamens inserted below the pistil; -- said of a flower or a plant.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*hy"al(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Greek letter (Anat.)Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes, between the caratohyal and urohyal. -- n.One of the hypohyal bones or cartilages. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*nas"tic(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Bot.)Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth. Cf. Epinastic. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*nas"ty(?), n.(Bot.)Downward convexity, or convexity of the inferior surface. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*ni"trite(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of hyponitrous acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*ni"trous(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + nitrous.](Chem.)Containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence than in nitrous compounds. 1913 Webster]
Hyponitrous acid(Chem.), an unstable nitrogen acid, NOH, whose salts are produced by reduction of the nitrates, although the acid itself is not isolated in the free state except as a solution in water; -- called also nitrosylic acid. 1913 Webster]
hyponymn.(linguistics)a word that is more specific (less abstract) than a given word; a term designating a class which is a subtype of the given word; a subcategory; a subtype. Inverse of hypernym; as, \'bddog\'b8 is a hyponym of \'bdmammal\'b8, and \'bdmammal\'b8 is a hyponym of \'bdvertebrate\'b8. Syn. -- subordinate, subordinate word. WordNet 1.5]
hyponymyn.(Linguistics)The state or quality of being a hyponym; as, hyponymy is symbolized by the tag \'bdhypon\'b8. PJC]
\'d8Hy`po*phar"ynx(?), n.[NL. See Hypo-, and Pharynx.](Zo\'94l.)An appendage or fold on the lower side of the pharynx, in certain insects. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*phos"phate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of hypophosphoric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*phos"phite(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of hypophosphorous acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*phos*phor"ic(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + phosphoric.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphoric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hypophosphoric acid(Chem.), an acid, P2H4O6, produced by the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*phos"phor*ous(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + phosphorous.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphorous acid. 1913 Webster]
Hypophosphorous acid(Chem.), an acid, H3PO2, whose salts are produced by the action of barium hygrate on phosphorus. It may be obtained from its water solution, by exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline substance. It is a powerful reducing agent. 1913 Webster]
Hy*poph"yl*lous(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Bot.)Being or growing on the under side of a leaf, as the fruit dots of ferns. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*phys"i*al(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the hypophysis; pituitary. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*poph"y*sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 1.(Anat.)See Pituitary body, under Pituitary. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Cataract. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*plas"tron(?), n.; pl.Hypoplastra(#).[Pref. hypo- + plastron.](Anat.)The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also hyposternum. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*pop"ti*lum(?), n.; pl. L. Hypoptila(#), E. Hypoptilums(#).[NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + (Zo\'94l.)An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*ra"di*us(?), n.; pl.Hyporadii(#).[Pref. hypo- + radius.](Zo\'94l.)One of the barbs of the hypoptilum, or aftershaft of a feather. See Feather. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*rha"chis(?), n.; pl.Hyporhachides(#).[NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + (Zo\'94l.)The stem of an aftershaft or hypoptilum.[Written also hyporachis.] 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*skel"e*tal(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + skeletal.](Anat.)Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial; as, the hyposkeletal muscles; -- opposed to episkeletal. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*spa"di*as(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + spa`n to draw, tear.](Med.)A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its under surface. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pos"ta*sis(?), n.; pl.Hypostases(#).[L., fr. Gr. Hypo-, and Stand.]1.That which forms the basis of anything; underlying principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated as an existing being or thing. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)Substance; subsistence; essence; person; personality; -- used by the early theologians to denote any one of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 1913 Webster]
a. d. 362) defined hypostasis as synonymous with person. Schaff-Herzog. 1913 Webster]
3.Principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they considered as the three principles of all material bodies. 1913 Webster]
4.(Med.)That which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid; sediment. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pos"ta*size(?), v. t.To make into a distinct substance; to conceive or treat as an existing being; to hypostatize. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The pressed Newtonians . . . refused to hypostasize the law of gravitation into an ether.Coleridge.
{ Hy`po*stat"ic(?), Hy`po*stat"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. hypostatique.]1.Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive, or elementary. 1913 Webster]
The grand doctrine of the chymists, touching their three hypostatical principles.Boyle. 1913 Webster]
2.Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances.Bp. Pearson. 1913 Webster]
3.(Med.)Depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting; as, hypostatic cognestion, cognestion due to setting of blood by gravitation. 1913 Webster]
Hypostatic union(Theol.), the union of the divine with the human nature of Christ.Tillotson. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*stat"ic*al*ly, adv.In a hypostatic manner. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pos"ta*tize(?), v. t.1.To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct substance. 1913 Webster]
Looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized universals.Pop. Sci. Monthly. 1913 Webster]
2.To attribute actual or personal existence to.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*ster"num(?), n.; pl. L. Hyposterna(#), E. Hyposternums(#).[Pref. hypo- + sternum.](Anat.)See Hypoplastron.
{ Hy"po*stome(?), \'d8Hy*pos"to*ma(?), }n.[NL. hypostoma, fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + (Zo\'94l.)The lower lip of trilobites, crustaceans, etc. 1913 Webster]
Hy*pos"tro*phe(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)(a)The act of a patient turning himself.(b)A relapse, or return of a disease. 1913 Webster]
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Hy"po*style(?), a.[Gr. (Arch.)Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; -- especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.
Hy`po*sul"phate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of hyposulphuric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*sul"phite(?), n.(Chem.)(a)A salt of what was formerly called hyposulphurous acid; a thiosulphate. [Obs.] (b)A salt of hyposulphurous acid proper. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*sul*phur"ic(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + sulphuric.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur in a lower state of oxidation than in the sulphuric compounds; as, hyposulphuric acid. 1913 Webster]
Hyposulphuric acid, an acid, H2S2O6, obtained by the action of manganese dioxide on sulphur dioxide, and known only in a watery solution and in its salts; -- called also dithionic acid. See Dithionic. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*sul"phur*ous(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + sulphurous.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur, all, or a part, in a low state of oxidation. 1913 Webster]
Hyposulphurous acid. (a)Thiosulphuric acid. [Obs.] (b)An acid, H2SO2, obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. It is not obtained in the free state, but in an orange-yellow water solution, which is a strong reducing and bleaching agent. Called also hydrosulphurous acid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*tar"sus(?), n.; pl.Hypotarsi(#).[NL. See Hypo-, and Tarsus.](Anat.)A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process. -- Hy`po*tar"sal(#), a.
{ Hy*pot"e*nuse(?), Hy*poth"e*nuse(?) }, n.[L. hypotenusa, Gr. Subtend.](Geom.)The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the right angle. 1913 Webster]
Hy*poth"ec(?), n.[F. hypoth\'8aque. See Hypotheca.](Scot. Law)A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*the"ca(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. Hypothesis.](Rom. Law)An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to his creditor in security of his debt. 1913 Webster]
Kent. 1913 Webster]
Hy*poth"e*cate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Hypothecated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hypothecating(?).][LL. hypothecatus, p. p. of hypothecare to pledge, fr. L. hypotheca pledge, security. See Hypotheca.](Law)To subject, as property, to liability for a debt or engagement without delivery of possession or transfer of title; to pledge without delivery of possession; to mortgage, as ships, or other personal property; to make a contract by bottomry. See Hypothecation, Bottomry. 1913 Webster]
He had found the treasury empty and the pay of the navy in arrear. He had no power to hypothecate any part of the public revenue. Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Hy*poth`e*ca"tion(?), n.[LL. hypothecatio.]1.(Civ. Law)The act or contract by which property is hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the property of his debtor, in virtue of which he may cause it to be sold and the price appropriated in payment of his debt. This is a right in the thing, or jus in re.Pothier. B. R. Curtis. 1913 Webster]
There are but few cases, if any, in our law, where an hypothecation, in the strict sense of the Roman law, exists; that is a pledge without possession by the pledgee.Story. 1913 Webster]
Hypothecate.B. R. Curtis. Domat. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law of Shipping)A contract whereby, in consideration of money advanced for the necessities of the ship, the vessel, freight, or cargo is made liable for its repayment, provided the ship arrives in safety. It is usually effected by a bottomry bond. See Bottomry. 1913 Webster]
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Hy*poth"e*ca`tor(?), n.(Law)One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
{ Hy*poth"e*nal(?), Hy*poth"e*nar(?), }a.[Pref. hypo- + thenar.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the prominent part of the palm of the hand above the base of the little finger, or a corresponding part in the forefoot of an animal; as, the hypothenar eminence. 1913 Webster]
Hy*poth`e*nu"sal(?), a.Of or pertaining to hypothenuse. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Hy*poth"e*nuse(?), n.Same as Hypotenuse. 1913 Webster]
Hy*poth"e*sis(?), n.; pl.Hypotheses(#).[NL., fr. Gr. Hypo-, Thesis.]1.A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer. 1913 Webster]
An hypothesis being a mere supposition, there are no other limits to hypotheses than those of the human imagination.J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
2.(Natural Science)A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis.
Syn. -- Supposition; assumption. See Theory. 1913 Webster]
Nebular hypothesis. See under Nebular.
{ Hy`po*thet"ic(?), Hy`po*thet"ic*al(?), }a.[L. hypotheticus, Gr. hypoth\'82tique.]Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact or phenomenon. 1913 Webster]
Causes hypothetical at least, if not real, for the various phenomena of the existence of which our experience informs us.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Hypothetical baptism(Ch. of Eng.), baptism administered to persons in respect to whom it is doubtful whether they have or have not been baptized before.Hook.
-- Hy`po*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.South. 1913 Webster]
Hy*poth"e*tist(?), n.One who proposes or supports an hypothesis. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*tra*che"li*um(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. (Arch.)Same as Gorgerin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy*pot"ri*cha(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + (Zo\'94l.)A division of ciliated Infusoria in which the cilia cover only the under side of the body. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*tro"choid(?), n.[Pref. hypo- + trochoid.](Geom.)A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced, of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed circle. See Hypocycloid, Epicycloid, and Trochoid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hy`po*ty*po"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*xan"thin(?), n.[Pref. hypo- + xanthin.](Physiol. Chem.)A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also sarcin, sarkin. 1913 Webster]
Hy`po*zo"ic(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. zo^,on an animal.](Geol.)Anterior in age to the lowest rocks which contain organic remains.Lyell. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"pish(?), a.[From Hyp.]Affected with hypochondria; hypped.[Written also hyppish.] 1913 Webster]
Hyp"po*griff(?), n.See Hyppogriff. 1913 Webster]
Hyp"si*loid(?), a.[From -oid.](Anat.)Resembling the Greek letter 1913 Webster]
Hyp*som"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter.](Physics)An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.
{ Hyp`so*met"ric(?), Hyp`so*met"ric*al(?), }a.Of or pertaining to hypsometry. 1913 Webster]
Hyp*som"e*try(?), n.That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively. 1913 Webster]
Hypsiprymnodonn.A genus of marsupials comprising the musk kangaroos. Syn. -- genus Hypsiprymnodon. WordNet 1.5]
Hy*pu"ral(?), a.[Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Anat.)Under the tail; -- applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes. 1913 Webster]
Hy"ra*coid(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Hyracoidea. -- n.One of the Hyracoidea. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hyr`a*coi"de*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Hyrax, and oid.](Zo\'94l.)An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single living genus Hyrax. 1913 Webster]
Hyracotheriumn.An extinct horse genus, formerly called genus Eohippus. Syn. -- genus Hyracotherium. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Hy"rax(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (Hyrax Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (Hyrax capensis) of South Africa. Other species are Hyrax arboreus and Hyrax Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.
{ Hyr*ca"ni*an(?), Hyr"can(?), }a.Of or pertaining to Hyrcania, an ancient country or province of Asia, southeast of the Caspian (which was also called the Hyrcanian) Sea. \'bdThe Hyrcan tiger.\'b8 \'bdHyrcanian deserts.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hy"son(?), n.[Chin. hi-tshun, lit., first crop, or blooming spring.]A fragrant kind of green tea. 1913 Webster]
Hyson skin, the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine.M\'bfCulloch. 1913 Webster]
Hys"sop(?), n.[OE. hysope, ysope, OF. ysope, F. hysope, hyssope, L. hysopum, hyssopum, hyssopus, Gr. .]A plant (Hyssopus officinalis). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. 1913 Webster]
Capparis spinosa), but probably the name was used for several different plants. 1913 Webster]
Hyssopusn.A Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs. Syn. -- genus Hyssopus. WordNet 1.5]
Hys`ter*an"thous(?), a.[Gr. (Bot.)Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened.Henslow. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hys`te*re"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Physics)A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously induced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity. 1913 Webster]
Hys`ter*et"ic(?), a.(Elec.)Of or pertaining to hysteresis.--
Hysteretic constant, the hysteretic loss in ergs per cubic centimeter per cycle. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hys*te"ri*a(?), n.[NL.: cf. F. hyst\'82rie. See Hysteric.](Med.)A nervous affection, occurring almost exclusively in women, in which the emotional and reflex excitability is exaggerated, and the will power correspondingly diminished, so that the patient loses control over the emotions, becomes the victim of imaginary sensations, and often falls into paroxism or fits. 1913 Webster]
{ Hys*ter"ic(?), Hys*ter"ic*al(?), }a.[L. hystericus, Gr. "yste`ra the womb; perh. akin to utter, out.]1.Of or pertaining to hysteria. 1913 Webster]
With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement, they preserved their peace and patience.Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
2.In a state of hysteria; affected, or troubled, with hysterics; uncontrollably emotional; convulsive, fitful. 1913 Webster]
3.In a state of panic or behaving in a wild irrational manner, due to fear or emotional trauma. PJC]
Hys*ter"ics(?), n. pl.(Med.)Hysteria. 1913 Webster]
Hys`ter*o*ep"i*lep`sy(?), n.[Hysteria + epilepsy.](Med.)A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions, which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body. -- Hys`ter*o*ep`i*lep"tic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hys`ter*o*gen"ic(?), a.[Hysteria + root of Gr. (Physiol.)Producing hysteria; as, the hysterogenicpressure points on the surface of the body, pressure upon which is said both to produce and arrest an attack of hysteria.De Watteville. 1913 Webster]
Hys`ter*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. hyst\'82rologie.](Rhet.)A figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted in expression, and the last put first; -- called also hysteron proteron. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Hys"te*ron prot"e*ron(?). [NL., fr. Gr. "y`steros the latter, following + pro`teros before, others, sooner.](Rhet.)(a)A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, \'bdhe is well and lives.\'b8(b)An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put before the premises, or the thing proved before the evidence. 1913 Webster]
Hys*ter"o*phyte(?), n.[Gr. "y`steros following + fyto`n plant.](Bot.)A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living organic matter. -- Hys`ter*oph"y*tal(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Hys`ter*ot"o*my(?), n.[Gr. "yste`ra womb + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. hyst\'82rotomie.](Med.)The act of cutting into the uterus, as in C\'91sarean section. See under C\'91sarean. 1913 Webster]
Hys"tri*cine(h, a.[See Hystrix.](Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the porcupines. 1913 Webster]
Hys`tri*co*mor"phous(h, a.[Hystrix + Gr. morfh` form.](Zo\'94l.)Like, or allied to, the porcupines; -- said of a group (Hystricomorpha) of rodents. 1913 Webster]
Hys"trix(h, prop. n.[Gr. "y`strix porcupine.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of rodents, including the porcupine. 1913 Webster]
Hythe(h, n.A small haven. See Hithe. [Obs.]
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