3. The end. "The heelpiece of his book." Lloyd.

HEELPOST
Heel"post`, n.

1. (Naut.) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.

2. (Carp.)

Defn: The post to which a gate or door is hinged.

3. (Engineering)

Defn: The quoin post of a lock gate.

HEELSPUR
Heel"spur`, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel
bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of
Cheiropter.

HEELTAP
Heel"tap`, n.

1. One of the segments of leather in the heel of a shoe.

2. A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking. "Bumpers
around and no heeltaps." Sheridan.

HEELTAP
Heel"tap`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeltapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Heeltapping.]

Defn: To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.)

HEELTOOL
Heel"tool`, n.

Defn: A tool used by turners in metal, having a bend forming a heel
near the cutting end.

HEEMRAAD
Heem"raad`, n.; pl. -raaden (#). [Sometimes, incorrectly, Heemraat or
even Heemrad.] [D. heem village + raad council, councilor.]

Defn: 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.

HEEP
Heep, n.

Defn: The hip of the dog-rose. [Obs.]

HEER
Heer, n.Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Defn: A yarn measure of six hundred yards or of a spindle. See
Spindle.

HEER
Heer, n. Etym: [See Hair.]

Defn: Hair. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HEFT
Heft, n.

Defn: Same as Haft, n. [Obs.] Waller.

HEFT
Heft, n. Etym: [From Heave: cf. hefe weight. Cf. Haft.]

1. The act or effort of heaving [Obs.]
He craks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. Shak.

2. Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.]
A man of his age and heft. T. Hughes.

3. The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was
spoiled. [Colloq. U. S.] J. Pickering.

HEFT
Heft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hefted (Heft, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Hefting.]

1. To heave up; to raise aloft.
Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spenser.

2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.]

HEFTY
Heft"y, a.

Defn: Moderately heavy. [Colloq. U. S.]

HEGELIAN
He*ge"li*an, a.

Defn: Pertaining to Hegelianism.
 -- n.

Defn: A follower of Hegel.

HEGELIANISM; HEGELISM
He*ge"li*an*ism, He"gel*ism, n.

Defn: The system of logic and philosophy set forth by Hegel, a German
writer (1770-1831).

HEGEMONIC; HEGEMONICAL
Heg`e*mon"ic, Heg`e*mon"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. Hegemony.]

Defn: Leading; controlling; ruling; predominant. "Princelike and
hegemonical." Fotherby.

HEGEMONY
He*gem`o*ny, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually
applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or
confederates. Lieber.

HEGGE
Heg"ge, n.

Defn: A hedge. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HEGIRA
He*gi"ra, n. [Written also hejira.] Etym: [Ar. hijrah flight.]

Defn: 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.

Note: The starting point of the Era was made to begin, not from the
date of the flight, but from the first day of the Arabic year, which
corresponds to July 16, A. D. 622.

HEIFER
Heif"er, n. Etym: [OE. hayfare, AS. heáhfore, heáfore; the second
part of this word seems akin to AS. fearr bull, ox; akin to OHG.
farro, G. farre, D. vaars, heifer, G. färse, and perh. to Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A young cow.

HEIGH-HO
Heigh"-ho (hi"-ho), interj.

Defn: An exclamation of surprise, joy, dejection, uneasiness,
weariness, etc. Shak.

HEIGHT
Height, n. [Written also hight.] Etym: [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe,
AS. heáh, fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. höjd, Dan. höide,
Icel. hæ, Goth. hauhipa. See High.]

1. The condition of being high; elevated position.
Behold the height of the stars, how high they are! Job xxii. 12.

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 animal, especially of a man; stature. Bacon.
[Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. 1 Sam. xvii. 4.

3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.]
Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as Peru to the
south. Abp. Abbot.

4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as,
Alpine heights. Dryden.

5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts;
also, an advanced degree of social rank; preëminence or distinction
in society; prominence.
Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts. R. Browning.
All would in his power hold, all make his subjects. Chapman.

6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.
Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with
stronger motives by the principles of our religion. Addison.

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.
My grief was at the height before thou camest. Shak.
On height, aloud. [Obs.]
[He] spake these same words, all on hight. Chaucer.

HEIGHTEN
Height"en (hit"'n), v. t. [Written also highten.] [imp. & p. p.
Heightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Heightening.]

1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

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. "To heighten our confusion." Addison.
An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous.
Hawthorne.

HEIGHTENER
Height"en*er, n. Etym: [Written also hightener.]

Defn: One who, or that which, heightens.

HEINOUS
Hei"nous, a. Etym: [OF. haïnos hateful, F. haineux, fr. OF. haïne
hate, F. haine, fr. haïr to hate; of German origin. See Hate.]

Defn: Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving
great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.
It were most heinous and accursed sacrilege. Hooker.
How heinous had the fact been, how deserving Contempt! Milton.

Syn.
 -- Monstrous; flagrant; flagitious; atrocious.
 -- Hei"nous*ly, adv.
 -- Hei"nous*ness, n.

HEIR
Heir, n. Etym: [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.
I am my father's heir and only son. Shak.

2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as,
the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
And I his heir in misery alone. Pope.
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.

HEIR
Heir, v. t.

Defn: To inherit; to succeed to. [R.]
One only daughter heired the royal state. Dryden.

HEIRDOM
Heir"dom, n.

Defn: The state of an heir; succession by inheritance. Burke.

HEIRESS
Heir"ess, n

Defn: , A female heir.

HEIRLESS
Heir"less a.

Defn: Destitute of an heir. Shak.

HEIRLOOM
Heir"loom`, n. Etym: [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement,
tool. See Loom the frame.]

Defn: 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.
Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his
ancestors. Moir.

HEIRSHIP
Heir"ship, n.

Defn: The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of
inheriting. Heirship movables, certain kinds of movables which the
heir is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.]

HEJIRA
He*ji"ra, n.

Defn: See Hegira.

HEKTARE; HEKTOGRAM; HEKTOLITER; HEKTOMETER
Hek"tare`, Hek"to*gram, Hek"to*li`ter, and; Hek"to*me`ter, n.

Defn: Same as Hectare, Hectogram, Hectoliter, and Hectometer.

HEKTOGRAPH
Hek"to*graph, n.

Defn: See Hectograph.

HELAMYS
Hel*a*mys, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: See Jumping hare, under Hare.

HELCOPLASTY
Hel"co*plas`ty, n. Etym: [Gr. -plasty.] (Med.)

Defn: The act or process of repairing lesions made by ulcers,
especially by a plastic operation.

HELD
Held,

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Hold.

HELE
Hele, n. Etym: [See Heal, n.]

Defn: Health; welfare. [Obs.] "In joy and perfyt hele." Chaucer.

HELE
Hele, v. t. Etym: [AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G.
hehlen, L. celare. sq. root17. See Hell, and cf. Conceal.]

Defn: To hide; to cover; to roof. [Obs.]
Hide and hele things. Chaucer.

HELENA
Hel"e*na, n. Etym: [L.: cf. Sp. helena.]

Defn: See St. Elmo's fire, under Saint.

HELENIN
Hel"e*nin, n. (Chem.)

Defn: 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.

HELIAC
He"li*ac, a.

Defn: Heliacal.

HELIACAL
He*li"a*cal, a. Etym: [Gr. héliaque.] (Astron.)

Defn: 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.

Note: The 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.

HELIACALLY
He*li"a*cal*ly, adv.

Defn: In a heliacal manner. De Quincey.

HELIANTHIN
He`li*an"thin, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. L. helianthes, or NL. helianthus,
sunflower, in allusion to its color.] (Chem.)

Defn: An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and
like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also methyl
orange.

HELIANTHOID
He`li*an"thoid, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Helianthoidea.

HELIANTHOIDEA
He`li*an"thoi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. helianthes sunflower +
-oid.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of Anthozoa; the Actinaria.

HELICAL
Hel"i*cal, a. Etym: [From Helix.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral; as, a
helical staircase; a helical spring.
 -- Hel"i*cal*ly, adv.

HELICHRYSUM
Hel`i*chry"sum (, n. Etym: [L., the marigold, fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly white or
yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are often
called "everlasting flowers."

HELICIFORM
He*lic"i*form, a. Etym: [Helix + -form.]

Defn: Having the form of a helix; spiral.

HELICIN
Hel"i*cin, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by
partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow (Salix Helix of Linnæus.)

HELICINE
Hel"i*cine, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Curled; spiral; helicoid; -- applied esp. to certain arteries
of the penis.

HELICOGRAPH
Hel"i*co*graph`, n. Etym: [Helix + -graph.]

Defn: An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.

HELICOID
Hel"i*coid, a. Etym: [Gr. hélicoïde. See Helix.]

1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the Helicidæ, or Snail
family. Helicoid parabola (Math.), the parabolic spiral.

HELICOID
Hel"i*coid, n. (Geom.)

Defn: 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.

HELICOIDAL
Hel`i*coid"al, a.

Defn: Same as Helicoid.
 -- Hel`i*coid"al*ly, adv.

HELICON
Hel"i*con, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

Defn: A mountain in Boeotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be
the residence of Apollo and the Muses.
From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy
progress take. Gray.

HELICONIA
Hel`i*co"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Helicon.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical
American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green,
crimson, and white.

HELICONIAN
Hel`i*co"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Heliconius.]

1. Of or pertaining to Helicon. "Heliconian honey." Tennyson.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Like or pertaining to the butterflies of the genus Heliconius.

HELICOTREMA
Hel`i*co"tre"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Defn: The opening by which the two scalæ communicate at the top of
the cochlea of the ear.

HELIO-
He"li*o-.

Defn: A combining form from Gr. "h`lios the sun.

HELIOCENTRIC; HELIOCENTRICAL
He`li*o*cen"tric, He`li*o*cen"tric"al, a. Etym: [Helio- + centric,
centrical: cf. F. héliocentrique.] (Astron.)

Defn: 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. 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.

HELIOCHROME
He"li*o*chrome, n. Etym: [Helio- + Gr.

Defn: A photograph in colors. R. Hunt.

HELIOCHROMIC
He`li*o*chro"mic, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy.

HELIOCHROMY
He"li*o*chro`my, n.

Defn: The art of producing photographs in color.

HELIOGRAM
He"li*o*gram, n.  [Helio- + -gram.]

Defn: A message transmitted by a heliograph.

HELIOGRAPH
He"li*o*graph, n. Etym: [Helio- + -graph.]

1. A picture taken by heliography; a photograph.

2. An instrument for taking photographs of the sun.

3. An apparatus for telegraphing by means of the sun's rays. See
Heliotrope, 3.

HELIOGRAPHIC
He`li*o*graph"ic, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to heliography or a heliograph; made by
heliography. Heliographic chart. See under Chart.

HELIOGRAPHY
He`li*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Helio- + -graphy.]

Defn: Photography. R. Hunt.

HELIOGRAVURE
He`li*o*grav"ure, n. Etym: [F. héliogravure.]

Defn: The process of photographic engraving.

HELIOLATER
He`li*ol"a*ter, n. Etym: [Helio- + Gr.

Defn: A worshiper of the sun.

HELIOLATRY
He`li*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Helio- + Gr.

Defn: Sun worship. See Sabianism.

HELIOLITE
He"li*o*lite, n. Etym: [Helio- + -lite.] (Paleon.)

Defn: A fossil coral of the genus Heliolites, having twelve-rayed
cells. It is found in the Silurian rocks.

HELIOMETER
He`li*om"e*ter, n. Etym: [Helio- + -meter: cf. F. héliomètre.]
(Astron.)

Defn: 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.

HELIOMETRIC; HELIOMETRICAL
He`li*o*met"ric, He`li*o*met"ric*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the heliometer, or to heliometry.

HELIOMETRY
He`li*om"e*try, n.

Defn: The apart or practice of measuring the diameters of heavenly
bodies, their relative distances, etc. See Heliometer.

HELIOPORA
He`li*op"o*ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the
Alcyonaria; -- called also blue coral.

HELIOSCOPE
He"li*o*scope, n. Etym: [Helio- + -scope: cf. F. hélioscope.]
(Astron.)

Defn: 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.

HELIOSTAT
He"li*o*stat, n. Etym: [Helio- + Gr. héliostate.]

Defn: 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.

HELIOTROPE
He"li*o*trope, n. Etym: [F. héliotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr.
Heliacal, Trope.]

1. (Anc. Astron.)

Defn: An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at
the tropics and equinoctial line.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and
girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with
fragrant flowers.

3. (Geodesy & Signal Service)

Defn: An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance,
by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror.

4. (Min.)

Defn: See Bloodstone (a). Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple color.

HELIOTROPER
He"li*o*tro`per, n.

Defn: The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the
heliotrope.

HELIOTROPIC
He`li*o*trop"ic, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun.

HELIOTROPISM
He`li*ot"ro*pism, n. Etym: [Helio- + Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many leaves
and flowers.

HELIOTYPE
He"li*o*type, n. Etym: [Helio- + -type.]

Defn: A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.

HELIOTYPIC
He`li*o*typ"ic, a.

Defn: Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.

HELIOTYPY
He"li*o*ty`py, n.

Defn: A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives
to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on
paper as by lithography.

HELIOZOA
He`li*o*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of fresh-water rhizopods having a more or less
globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun
animalcule.

HELISPHERIC; HELISPHERICAL
Hel`i*spher"ic, Hel`i*spher"ic*al (, a. Etym: [Helix + spheric,
spherical.]

Defn: Spiral. Helispherical line (Math.). the rhomb line in
navigation. [R.]

HELIUM
He"li*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Chem.)

Defn: A gaseous element found in the atmospheres of the sun and earth
and in some rare minerals.

HELIX
He"lix, n.; pl. L. Helices, E. Helixes. Etym: [L. helix, Gr. volvere,
and E. volute, voluble.]

1. (Geom.)

Defn: 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.

2. (Arch.)

Defn: A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian
capital.

3. (Anat.)

Defn: The incurved margin or rim of the external ear. See Illust. of
Ear.

4. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A genus of land snails, including a large number of species.

Note: The genus originally included nearly all shells, but is now
greatly restricted. See Snail, Pulmonifera.

HELL
Hell, n. Etym: [AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G. hölle, Icel.
hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to
conceal. Hele, v. t., Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.]

1. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; --
called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
He descended into hell. Book of Common Prayer.
Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell. Ps. xvi. 10.

2. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the
abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. "Within
him hell." Milton.
It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell. Shak.

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. "A convenient little gambling hell for those
who had grown reckless." W. Black.
(c) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his
broken type. Hudibras. Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n., 4.

HELL
Hell, v. t.

Defn: To overwhelm. [Obs.] Spenser.

HELLANODIC
Hel`la*nod"ic, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Defn: A judge or umpire in games or combats.

HELLBENDER
Hell"bend`er, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

HELLBORN
Hell"born`, a.

Defn: Born in or of hell. Shak.

HELLBRED
Hell`bred`, a.

Defn: Produced in hell. Spenser.

HELLBREWED
Hell"brewed`, a.

Defn: Prepared in hell. Milton.

HELLBROTH
Hell"broth`, n.

Defn: A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation.
Shak.

HELL-CAT
Hell"-cat `, n.

Defn: A witch; a hag. Middleton.

HELL-DIVER
Hell`-div`er, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The dabchick.

HELLDOOMED
Hell`doomed`, a.

Defn: Doomed to hell. Milton.

HELLEBORE
Hel"le*bore, n. Etym: [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. hellébore,
ellébore.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family,
mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H.
niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming
in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal
hellebore of the ancients.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus
Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white
hellebore.

HELLEBOREIN
Hel`le*bo"re*in, n. (Chem.)

Defn: 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.

HELLEBORIN
Hel*leb"o*rin ( or ), n. (Chem.)

Defn: 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.

HELLEBORISM
Hel"le*bo*rism, n.

Defn: The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.

HELLENE
Hel"lene, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek. Brewer.

HELLENIAN
Hel*le"ni*an, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.

HELLENIC
Hel*len"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece;
Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." Jowett (Thucyd. ).

HELLENIC
Hel*len"ic, n.

Defn: The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic,
which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.

HELLENISM
Hel"len*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. Hellénisme.]

1. A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and
construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism. Addison.

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.

HELLENIST
Hel"len*ist, n. Etym: [Gr. Helléniste.]

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).

2. One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical
Hellenist.

HELLENISTIC; HELLENISTICAL
Hel`le*nis"tic, Hel`le*nis"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. Hellénistique.]

Defn: Pertaining to the Hellenists. Hellenistic language, dialect, or
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.

HELLENISTICALLY
Hel`le*nis"tic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect. J. Gregory.

HELLENIZE
Hel"len*ize, v. i. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.

HELLENIZE
Hel"len*ize, v. t. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to
Hellenize a word.

HELLENOTYPE
Hel*len"o*type, n.

Defn: See Ivorytype.

HELLESPONT
Hel"les*pont, n. Etym: [L. Hellespontus, Gr.

Defn: A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the
Daradanelles. It connects the Ægean Sea and the sea of Marmora.

HELLESPONTINE
Hel`les*pon"tine, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hellespont. Mitford.

HELLGAMITE; HELLGRAMITE
Hell"ga*mite, Hell"gra*mite, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

HELLHAG
Hell"hag`, n.

Defn: A hag of or fit for hell. Bp. Richardson.

HELL-HAUNTED
Hell"-haunt`ed (, a.

Defn: Haunted by devils; hellish. Dryden.

HELLHOUND
Hell"hound`, n. Etym: [AS. hellehund.]

Defn: A dog of hell; an agent of hell.
A hellhound, that doth hunt us all to death. Shak.

HELLIER
Hel"li*er, n. Etym: [See Hele, v. t.]

Defn: One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.
[Obs.] [Written also heler.] Usher.

HELLISH
Hell"ish, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant;
wicked; detestable; diabolical. "Hellish hate." Milton.
 -- Hell"ish*ly, adv.
 -- Hell"ish*ness, n.

HELLKITE
Hell"kite`, n.

Defn: A kite of infernal breed. Shak.

HELLO
Hel*lo", interj. & n.

Defn: See Halloo.

HELLWARD
Hell"ward, adv.

Defn: Toward hell. Pope.

HELLY
Hell"y, a. Etym: [AS. hellic.]

Defn: Hellish. Anderson (1573).

HELM
Helm, n.

Defn: See Haulm, straw.

HELM
Helm, n. Etym: [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G. helm,
Icel. hjalm, and perh. to E. helve.]

1. (Naut.)

Defn: The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder,
tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.

2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The helm of
the Commonwealth." Melmoth.

3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a
guide; a director.
The helms o' the State, who care for you like fathers. Shak.

4. Etym: [Cf. Helve.]

Defn: A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 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 or hard aport, 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.

HELM
Helm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Helming.]

Defn: To steer; to guide; to direct. [R.]
The business he hath helmed. Shak.
A wild wave . . . overbears the bark, And him that helms it.
Tennyson.

HELM
Helm, n. Etym: [AS. See Helmet.]

1. A helmet. [Poetic]

2. A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

HELM
Helm, v. t.

Defn: To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet. [Perh. used only as
a past part. or part. adj.]
She that helmed was in starke stours. Chaucer.

HELMAGE
Helm"age, n.

Defn: Guidance; direction. [R.]

HELMED
Helm"ed, a.

Defn: Covered with a helmet.
The helmed cherubim Are seen in glittering ranks. Milton.

HELMET
Hel"met, n. Etym: [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic
origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel.
hjalmr, 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. çarman protection. sq. root17. Cf. Hele, Hell, Helm a helmet.]

1. (Armor)

Defn: A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece,
Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver.

2. (Her.)

Defn: The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms,
denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.

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.

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) (Zoöl.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of
the head of a bird. Helmet beetle (Zoöl.), a leaf-eating beetle of
the family Chrysomelidæ, having a short, broad, and flattened body.
Many species are known.
 -- Helmet shell (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), an African wood shrike of the genus
Prionodon, having a large crest.

HELMETED
Hel`met*ed, a.

Defn: Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-
shaped part; galeate.

HELMET-SHAPED
Hel"met-shaped` (, a.

Defn: Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate.

HELMINTH
Hel"minth, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the
Helminthes.

HELMINTHAGOGUE
Hel*min"tha*gogue, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Defn: A vermifuge.

HELMINTHES
Hel*min"thes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

Note: The following classes are included, with others of less
importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes, etc.),
Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala (thornheads), Nematoidea
(roundworms, trichina, gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See
Plathelminthes, and Nemathelminthes.

HELMINTHIASIS
Hel`min*thi"a*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Defn: A disease in which worms are present in some part of the body.

HELMINTHIC
Hel*min"thic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. helminthique.]

Defn: Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms.
 -- n.

Defn: A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.

HELMINTHITE
Hel*min"thite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Geol.)

Defn: One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and
popularly considered as worm trails.

HELMINTHOID
Hel*min"thoid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]

Defn: Wormlike; vermiform.

HELMINTHOLOGIC; HELMINTHOLOGICAL
Hel*min`tho*log"ic, Hel*min`tho*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F.
helminthologique.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to helminthology.

HELMINTHOLOGIST
Hel`min*thol"o*gist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. helminthologiste.]

Defn: One versed in helminthology.

HELMINTHOLOGY
Hel`min*thol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. helminthologie.]

Defn: The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms.

HELMLESS
Helm"less, a.

1. Destitute of a helmet.

2. Without a helm or rudder. Carlyle.

HELMSMAN
Helms"man, n.; pl. Helmsmen (.

Defn: The man at the helm; a steersman.

HELMWIND
Helm"wind`, n.

Defn: A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm. [Prov.
Eng.]

HELOT
He"lot, n. Etym: [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

Defn: A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or
serf.
Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in
every community. I. Taylor.

HELOTISM
He"lot*ism, n.

Defn: The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery.

HELOTRY
He"lot*ry, n.

Defn: The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen. "The Helotry of
Mammon." Macaulay.

HELP
Help, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helped (Obs. imp. Holp (, p. p. Holpen (;
p. pr. & vb. n. Helping.] Etym: [AS. helpan; akin to OS. helpan, D.
helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hjalpa, 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, "Help me scale yon
balcony." Longfellow.

2. To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help
one in distress; to help one out of prison. "God help, poor souls,
how idly do they talk!" Shak.

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. "To
help him of his blindness." in is used for that function; -- "to help
him in his misery" Shak.
The true calamus helps coughs. Gerarde.

4. To change for the better; to remedy.
Cease to lament for what thou canst not help. Shak.

5. To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help
it Swift.

6. To forbear; to avoid.
I can not help remarking the resemblance betwixt him and our author.
Pope.

7. To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.
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.
The god of learning and of light Would want a god himself to help him
out. Swift.
-- 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. "A man is well holp up that trusts to
you." 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
coöperation 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 "stands by" 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.

HELP
Help, v. i.

Defn: To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to
avail or be of use; to assist.
A generous present helps to persuade, as well as an agreeable person.
Garth.
To help out, to lend aid; to bring a supply.

HELP
Help, n. Etym: [AS. help; akin to D. hulp, G. hülfe, hilfe, Icel.
hjalp, Sw. hjelp, Dan. hielp. See Help, v. t.]

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.
Give us help from trouble, for vain is the help of man. Ps. lx. 11.
God is . . . a very present help in trouble. Ps. xlvi. 1.
Virtue is a friend and a help to nature. South.

2. Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.

3. A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of
hired helpers in any business.

4. Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman. [Local, U. S.]

HELPER
Help"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as,
a lay helper in a parish.
Thou art the helper of the fatherless. Ps. x. 14.
Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. Dr. H. More.

HELPFUL
Help"ful, a.

Defn: Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary.
Heavens make our presence and our practices Pleasant and helpful to
him! Shak.
-- Help"ful*ly, adv.
 -- Help"ful*ness, n. Milton.

HELPLESS
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.
How shall I then your helpless fame defend Pope.

2. Beyond help; irremediable.
Some helpless disagreement or dislike, either of mind or body.
Milton.

3. Bringing no help; unaiding. [Obs.]
Yet since the gods have been Helpless foreseers of my plagues.
Chapman.

4. Unsupplied; destitute; -- with of. [R.]
Helpless of all that human wants require. Dryden.
-- Help"less*ly, adv.
 -- Help"less*ness, n.

HELPMATE
Help"mate`, n. Etym: [A corruption of the "help meet for him" of
Genesis ii. 18.Fitzedward Hall.]

Defn: A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.
In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked
together in order to turn up the land. Pennant.
A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable
helpmate for a parson. Macaulay.

HELPMEET
Help"meet`, n. Etym: [See Helpmate.]

Defn: A wife; a helpmate.
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.

HELTER-SKELTER
Hel"ter-skel"ter, adv. Etym: [An onomatholter-polter, D. holder de
bolder.]

Defn: In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly.
[Colloq.]
Helter-skelter have I rode to thee. Shak.
A wistaria vine running helter-skelter across the roof. J. C. Harris.

HELVE
Helve, n. Etym: [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.

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.

HELVE
Helve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helved; p. pr. & vb. n. Helving.]

Defn: To furnish with a helve, as an ax.

HELVETIAN
Hel*ve"tian, a.

Defn: Same as Helvetic.
 -- n.

Defn: A Swiss; a Switzer.

HELVETIC
Hel*ve"tic, a. Etym: [L. Helveticus, fr. Helvetii the Helvetii.]

Defn: 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.

HELVINE; HELVITE
Hel"vine, Hel"vite, n. Etym: [L. helvus of a light bay color.] (Min.)

Defn: A mineral of a yellowish color, consisting chiefly of silica,
glucina, manganese, and iron, with a little sulphur.

HEM
Hem, pron. Etym: [OE., fr. AS. him, heom, dative pl. of. h he. See
He, They.]

Defn: Them [Obs.] Chaucer.

HEM
Hem, interj.

Defn: 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.
Cough or cry hem, if anybody come. Shak.

HEM
Hem, n.

Defn: An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative
of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. "His
morning hems." Spectator.

HEM
Hem, v. i. [Hem, interj.]

Defn: To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate
in speaking. "Hem, and stroke thy beard." Shak.

HEM
Hem, n. Etym: [AS. hem, border, margin; cf. Fries. hämel, Prov. G.
hammel hem of mire or dirt.]

1. The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed,
to strengthen raveling.

2. Border; edge; margin. "Hem of the sea." Shak.

3. A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the
sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.

HEM
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.

2. To border; to edge
All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe. Spenser.
To hem about, around, or in, to inclose and confine; to surround; to
environ. "With valiant squadrons round about to hem." Fairfax.
"Hemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny." Daniel.
 -- To hem out, to shut out. "You can not hem me out of London." J.
Webster.

HEMA-
Hem"a-.

Defn: Same as Hæma-.

HEMACHATE
Hem"a*chate, n. Etym: [L. haemachates; Gr. (Min.)

Defn: A species of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.

HEMACHROME
Hem"a*chrome, n.

Defn: Same as Hæmachrome.

HEMACITE
Hem"a*cite, n. Etym: [Gr. a"i^ma blood.]

Defn: A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable
substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc.

HEMADROMETER; HEMADROMOMETER
Hem`a*drom"e*ter, Hem`a*dro*mom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Hema- + Gr. -meter.]
(Physiol.)

Defn: An instrument for measuring the velocity with which the blood
moves in the arteries.

HEMADROMETRY; HEMADROMOMETRY
Hem`a*drom`e*try, Hem`a*dro*mom"e*try, n. (Physiol.)

Defn: The act of measuring the velocity with which the blood
circulates in the arteries; hæmotachometry.

HEMADYNAMICS
He`ma*dy*nam"ics, n. Etym: [Hema- + dynamics.] (Physiol.)

Defn: The principles of dynamics in their application to the blood;
that part of science which treats of the motion of the blood.

HEMADYNAMOMETER
He`ma*dy"na*mom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Hema- + dynamometr.] (Physiol.)

Defn: 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 hæmomanometer.

HEMAL
He"mal, a. Etym: [Gr. a"i^ma blood.]

Defn: 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.

Note: As applied to vertebrates, 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. Hemal
arch (Anat.), the ventral arch in a segment of the spinal skeleton,
formed by vertebral processes or ribs.

HEMAPHAEIN
Hem`a*phæ"in, n.

Defn: Same as Hæmaphæin.

HEMAPOPHYSIS
Hem`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Hemapophyses . Etym: [NL. See Hæma-, and
Apophysis.] (Anat.)

Defn: 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.

HEMASTATIC; HEMASTATICAL
Hem`a*stat"ic, Hem`a*stat"ic*al, a. & n.

Defn: Same as Hemostatic.

HEMASTATICS
Hem`a*stat"ics, n. (Physiol.)

Defn: Laws relating to the equilibrium of the blood in the blood
vessels.

HEMATACHOMETER
Hem`a*ta*chom"e*ter, n.

Defn: Same as Hæmatachometer.

HEMATEIN
Hem`a*te"in, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)

Defn: A reddish brown or violet crystalline substance, C16H12O6, got
from hematoxylin by partial oxidation, and regarded as analogous to
the phthaleins.

HEMATEMESIS
Hem`a*tem"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood +
(Med.)

Defn: A vomiting of blood.

HEMATHERM
Hem"a*therm, n. Etym: [Gr. a"i^ma blood + (Zoöl.)

Defn: A warm-blooded animal. [R.]

HEMATHERMAL
Hem`a*ther"mal, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Warm-blooded; hematothermal. [R]

HEMATIC
He*mat"ic, a.

Defn: Same as Hæmatic.

HEMATIC
He*mat"ic, n. (Med.)

Defn: A medicine designed to improve the condition of the blood.

HEMATIN
Hem"a*tin, n. Etym: [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]

1. Hematoxylin.

2. (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: 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.

HEMATINIC
He`ma*tin"ic, n. [From Hematin.] (Med.)

Defn: Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compound
containing iron, which when ingested tends to increase the hemoglobin
contents of the blood.

HEMATINOMETER
Hem`a*ti*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Hematin + -meter.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: A form of hemoglobinometer.

HEMATINOMETRIC
Hem`a*tin`o*met"ric, a. (Physiol.)

Defn: Relating to the measurement of the amount of hematin or
hemoglobin contained in blood, or other fluids.

HEMATINON
He*mat"i*non, n. Etym: [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]

Defn: A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide
of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc.

HEMATITE
Hem"a*tite, n. Etym: [L. haematites, Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]
(Min.)

Defn: 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.

HEMATITIC
Hem`a*tit"ic, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.

HEMATO
Hem"a*to.

Defn: See Hæma-.

HEMATOCELE
He*mat"o*cele, n. Etym: [Hemato- + Gr. hématocèle.] (Med.)

Defn: A tumor filled with blood.

HEMATOCRYA
Hem`a*toc"ry*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood +
kry`os cold.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and
birds; -- the antithesis to Hematotherma.

HEMATOCRYSTALLIN
Hem`a*to*crys"tal*lin, n. Etym: [Hemato + crystalline.] (Physiol.)

Defn: See Hemoglobin.

HEMATOID
Hem"a*toid, a. Etym: [Hemato- + -oid.] (Physiol.)

Defn: Resembling blood.

HEMATOIDIN
Hem`a*toid"in, n. (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: 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
hæmolutein.

HEMATOLOGY
Hem`a*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Hemato- + -logy.]

Defn: The science which treats of the blood.

HEMATOMA
Hem`a*to"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Hema-, and -oma.] (Med.)

Defn: A circumscribed swelling produced by an effusion of blood
beneath the skin.

HEMATOPHILIA
Hem`a*to*phil"i*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood +
(Med.)

Defn: A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and
uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds.

HEMATOSIN
Hem`a*to"sin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: The hematin of blood. [R.]

HEMATOSIS
Hem`a*to"sis, n. Etym: [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; hæmatogenesis.

HEMATOTHERMA
Hem`a*to*ther"ma, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos,
blood + thermo`s warm.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and birds;
-- the antithesis to hematocrya.

HEMATOTHERMAL
Hem"a*to*ther"mal, a.

Defn: Warm-blooded.

HEMATOXYLIN
Hem`a*tox"y*lin, n.

Defn: Hæmatoxylin.

HEMATURIA
Hem`a*tu"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Hema-, and Urine.] (Med.)

Defn: Passage of urine mingled with blood.

HEMAUTOGRAPHY
Hem`au*tog"ra*phy, n. (Physiol.)

Defn: 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.

HEMELYTRON; HEMELYTRUM
Hem*el"y*tron or, Hem*el"y*trum (-trûm cf. Elytron, 277),, n.; pl.
Hemelytra (. Etym: [NL. See Hemi, and Elytron.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain
insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc.

HEMERALOPIA
Hem`e*ra*lo"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Nyctalopia.] (Med.)

Defn: 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.

Note: Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense, i.
e., day blindness. See Nyctalopia.

HEMEROBIAN
Hem`er*o"bi*an, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A neuropterous insect of the genus Hemerobius, and allied
genera.

HEMEROBID
He*mer"o*bid, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of relating to the hemerobians.

HEMEROCALLIS
Hem`e*ro*cal"lis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for
their beautiful flowers; day lily.

HEMI-
Hem"i-. Etym: [Gr. "hmi-. See Semi-.]

Defn: A prefix signifying half.

HEMIALBUMIN
Hem`i*al*bu"min, n. Etym: [Hemi- + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: Same as Hemialbumose.

HEMIALBUMOSE
Hem`i*al"bu"mose`, n. Etym: [Hemi- + albumose.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: 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.

HEMIANAESTHESIA
Hem`i*an`æs*the"si*a, n. Etym: [Hemi- + anæsthesia.] (Med.)

Defn: Anæsthesia upon one side of the body.

HEMIBRANCHI
Hem`i*bran"chi, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced branchial
apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and
Fistularia.

HEMICARDIA
Hem`i*car"di*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Cardia.] (Anat.)

Defn: A lateral half of the heart, either the right or left. B. G.
Wilder.

HEMICARP
Hem`i*carp, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.

HEMICEREBRUM
Hem`i*cer"e*brum, n. Etym: [Hemi- + cerebrum.] (Anat.)

Defn: A lateral half of the cerebrum. Wilder.

HEMICOLLIN
Hem`i*col"lin, n. Etym: [Hemi- + collin.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: See Semiglutin.

HEMICRANIA
Hem`i*cra"ni*a, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. hémicrânie. See Cranium, and
Megrim.] (Med.)

Defn: A pain that affects only one side of the head.

HEMICRANY
Hem"i*cra`ny, n. (Med.)

Defn: Hemicranis.

HEMICYCLE
Hem"i*cy`cle, n. Etym: [L. hemicyclus, Gr.

1. A half circle; a semicircle.

2. A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of
a room.
The collections will be displayed in the hemicycle of the central
pavilion. London Academy.

HEMIDACTYL
Hem`i*dac"tyl, n. Etym: [See Hemi-, and Dactyl.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The
hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath.

HEMI-DEMI-SEMIQUAVER
Hem`i-dem`i-sem"i*quaver, n. Etym: [Hemi- + demi-semiquaver.] (Mus.)

Defn: A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the
sixty-fourth part of a whole note.

HEMIDITONE
Hem`i*di"tone, n. Etym: [Hemi- + ditone.] (Gr. Mus.)

Defn: The lesser third. Busby.

HEMIGAMOUS
He*mig"a*mous, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and
the other unisexual, whether male or female; -- said of grasses.

HEMIGLYPH
Hem"i*glyph, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Arch.)

Defn: The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the
Doric order.

HEMIHEDRAL
Hem`i*he"dral, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Crystallog.)

Defn: 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.

HEMIHEDRISM
Hem`i*he"drism, n. (Crystallog.)

Defn: The property of crystallizing hemihedrally.

HEMIHEDRON
Hem`i*he"dron, n. (Crystallog.)

Defn: A solid hemihedrally derived. The tetrahedron is a hemihedron.

HEMIHOLOHEDRAL
Hem`i*hol`o*he"dral, a. Etym: [Hemi- + holohedral.] (Crystallog.)

Defn: Presenting hemihedral forms, in which half the sectants have
the full number of planes.

HEMIMELLITIC
Hem`i*mel*lit"ic, a. Etym: [Hemi- + mellitic.] (Chem.)

Defn: Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid;
-- said of an organic acid.

HEMIMETABOLA
Hem`i*me*tab"o*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola.]
(Zoöl.)

Defn: Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.

HEMIMETABOLIC
Hem`i*met`a*bol"ic, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvæ differing from
the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the grasshoppers and
cockroaches.

HEMIMORPHIC
Hem`i*mor"phic, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Crystallog.)

Defn: Having the two ends modified with unlike planes; -- said of a
crystal.

HEMIN
He"min, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: 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.

Note: The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or
suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the
presence of blood.

HEMINA
He*mi"na, n.; pl. Heminæ. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Rom. Antiq.)

Defn: A measure of half a sextary. Arbuthnot.

2. (Med.)

Defn: A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.

HEMIONUS
He*mi"o*nus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A wild ass found in Thibet; the kiang. Darwin.

HEMIOPIA; HEMIOPSIA
Hem`i*o"pi*a, Hem`i*op"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Defn: A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but
half of an object looked at.

HEMIORTHOTYPE
Hem`i*or"tho*type, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. -type.]

Defn: Same as Monoclinic.

HEMIPEPTONE
Hem`i*pep"tone, n. Etym: [Hemi- + peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous
matter.

Note: Unlike antipeptone it is convertible into leucin and tyrosin,
by the continued action of pancreatic juice. See Peptone. It is also
formed from hemialbumose and albumin by the action of boiling dilute
sulphuric acid.

HEMIPLEGIA
Hem`i*ple"gi*a, n.Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. hémiplagie.] (Med.)

Defn: A palsy that affects one side only of the body.
 -- Hem`i"pleg"ic, a.

HEMIPLEGY
Hem"i*ple`gy, n. (Med.)

Defn: Hemiplegia.

HEMIPODE
Hem"i*pode, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia,
Africa, and Australia.

HEMIPROTEIN
Hem`i*pro"te*in, n. Etym: [Hemi- + protein.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schützenberger,
formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric
acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

HEMIPTER
He*mip"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hémiptères, pl.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Hemiptera.

HEMIPTERA
He*mip"te*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis,
including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ), for piercing.
In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially
coriaceous, and different from the others.

Note: They are divided into the 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.

HEMIPTERAL; HEMIPTEROUS
He*mip"ter*al, He*mip"ter*ous, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera.

HEMIPTERAN
He*mip"ter*an, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter.

HEMISECT
Hem`i*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemisected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hemisecting.] Etym: [Hemi- + L. secare to cut.] (Anat.)

Defn: To divide along the mesial plane.

HEMISECTION
Hem`i*sec"tion, n. (Anat.)

Defn: A division along the mesial plane; also, one of the parts so
divided.

HEMISPHERE
Hem"i*sphere, n. Etym: [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. hémisphère. See Hemi-,
and Sphere.]

1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a
plane passing through its center.

2. Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a
map or picture.

3. The people who inhabit a hemisphere.
He died . . . mourned by a hemisphere. J. P. Peters.
ten 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.

HEMISPHERIC; HEMISPHERICAL
Hem`i*spher"ic, Hem`i*spher"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hémisphérique.]

Defn: Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric
figure or form; a hemispherical body.

HEMISPHEROID
Hem`i*sphe"roid, n. Etym: [Hemi- + spheroid.]

Defn: A half of a spheroid.

HEMISPHEROIDAL
Hem`i*sphe*roid"al, a.

Defn: Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form.

HEMISPHERULE
Hem`i*spher"ule, n.

Defn: A half spherule.

HEMISTICH
Hem"i*stich, n. Etym: [L. hemistichium, Gr. "hmisti`chion; "hmi- half
+ sti`chos row, line, verse: cf. F. hémistiche.]

Defn: Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed.

HEMISTICHAL
He*mis"ti*chal, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or
according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse.

HEMISYSTOLE
Hem`i*sys"to*le, n. (Physiol.)

Defn: Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart.

Note: 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.

HEMITONE
Hem"i*tone, n. Etym: [L. hemitonium, Gr.

Defn: See Semitone.

HEMITROPAL; HEMITROPOUS
He*mit"ro*pal, He*mit"ro*pous, a. Etym: [See Hemitrope.]

1. Turned half round; half inverted.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza
and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an ovule. Gray.

HEMITROPE
Hem"i*trope, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. hémitrope.]

Defn: Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a
twinned structure.

HEMITROPE
Hem"i*trope, n.

Defn: That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin
crystal having a hemitropal structure.

HEMITROPY
He*mit"ro*py, n. (Crystallog.)

Defn: Twin composition in crystals.

HEMLOCK
Hem"lock, n. Etym: [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely
cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata,
bulbifera, and virosa, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium.

Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by some
thought to have been a decoction of Cicuta virosa, or water hemlock,
by others, of Conium maculatum.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: An evergreen tree common in North America (Abies, or Tsuga,
Canadensis); hemlock spruce.
The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. Longfellow.

3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. Ground hemlock, or Dwarf
hemlock. See under Ground.

HEMMEL
Hem"mel, n. Etym: [Scot. hemmel, hammel, Prov. E. hemble hovel,
stable, shed, perh. allied to D. hemel heaven, canopy, G. himmel; cf.
E. heaven.

Defn: A shed or hovel for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

HEMMER
Hem"mer, n.

Defn: 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.

HEMO-
Hem"o-.

Defn: Same as Hæma-, Hæmo-.

HEMOGLOBIN
Hem"o*glo"bin, n. Etym: [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)

Defn: The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of
vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is
also called hæmatoglobulin. 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 hæmatocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.

HEMOGLOBINOMETER
Hem`o*glo"bin*om"e*ter, n. (Physiol. Chem.)

Defn: Same as Hæmochromometer.

HEMOPHILIA
Hem`o*phil"i*a, n.

Defn: See Hematophilia.

HEMOPTYSIS
He*mop"ty*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. hémoptysie.] (Med.)

Defn: The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the
mucous membrane of the lungs.

HEMORRHAGE
Hem"or*rhage, n. Etym: [L. haemorrhagia, Gr. hémorriage,
hémorrhagie.] (Med.)

Defn: Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.

Note: The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the rupture
of which gives rise to hemorrhage.

HEMORRHAGIC
Hem`or*rhag"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. hémorrhagique.]

Defn: Pertaining or tending to a flux o

HEMORRHOIDAL
Hem`or*rhoid"al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hémorroïdal, hémorrhoïdal.]

1. Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, hemorrhoids.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the hemorrhoidal
arteries, veins, and nerves.

HEMORRHOIDS
Hem"or*rhoids, n. pl. Etym: [L. haemorrhoidae, pl., Gr. hémorroïdes,
hémorrhoïdes. See Rheum.] (Med.)

Defn: 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.]

HEMOSTATIC
Hem`o*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Hemo- + Gr.

1. (Med.)

Defn: Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.

2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.

HEMOSTATIC
Hem`o*stat"ic, n.

Defn: A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.

HEMOTHORAX
Hem"o*tho"rax, n. Etym: [NL. See Hemo-, and Thorax.] (Med.)

Defn: An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.

HEMP
Hemp, n. Etym: [OE. hemp, AS. henep, hænep; akin to D. hennep, OHG.
hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis,
cannabum, Gr. conoplia, Skr. a; all prob. borrowed from some other
language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. 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.

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. 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 (G. 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.

HEMPEN
Hemp"en, a.

1. Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.

2. Like hemp. "Beat into a hempen state." Cook.

HEMPY
Hemp"y, a.

Defn: Like hemp. [R.] Howell.

HEMSELF; HEMSELVE; HEMSELVEN
Hem*self", Hem*selve" (, Hem*selv"en (, pron. pl. Etym: [See Hem,
pron.]

Defn: Themselves; -- used reflexively. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HEMSTITCH
Hem"stitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemstitched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hemstitching.] Etym: [Hem + stitch.]

Defn: 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.

HEMSTITCHED
Hem"stitched, a.

Defn: Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a
line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.

HEMUSE
He"muse, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The roebuck in its third year. [Prov. Eng.]

HEN
Hen, n. Etym: [AS. henn, hen, hæn; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G.
henne, Icel. hna, Dan. höna; 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.]
(Zoöl.)

Defn: The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,
pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as,
hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen. Hen clam. (Zoöl.) (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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), one of several species of large hawks which
capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis),
the red-shouldered hawk (B. lineatus), and the goshawk.

HENBANE
Hen"bane`, n. Etym: [Hen + bane.] (Bot.)

Defn: A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. 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.

HENBIT
Hen"bit`, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A weed of the genus Lamium (L. amplexicaule) with deeply
crenate leaves.

HENCE
Hence, adv. Etym: [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. hinnan, G. hinnen, OHG.
hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See He.]

1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend." Chaucer.
Arise, let us go hence. John xiv. 31.
I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Acts xxii. 21.

2. From this time; in the future; as, a week hence. "Half an hour
hence." Shak.

3. From this reason; as an inference or deduction.
Hence, perhaps, it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the
beginning of wisdom. Tillotson.

4. From this source or origin.
All other faces borrowed hence Their light and grace. Suckling.
Whence come wars and fightings among you Come they not hence, even of
your lusts James. iv. 1.

Note: Hence is used, elliptically and imperatively, for go hence;
depart hence; away; be gone. "Hence with your little ones." Shak.
 -- From hence, though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the usage
of good writers.
An ancient author prophesied from hence. Dryden.
Expelled from hence into a world Of woe and sorrow. Milton.

HENCE
Hence, v. t.

Defn: To send away. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

HENCEFORTH
Hence`forth", adv.

Defn: From this time forward; henceforward.
I never from thy side henceforth to stray. Milton.

HENCEFORWARD
Hence`for"ward, adv.

Defn: From this time forward; henceforth.

HENCHBOY
Hench"boy`, n.

Defn: A page; a servant. [Obs.]

HENCHMAN
Hench"man, n.; pl. -men. Etym: [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.]

Defn: An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a
political cant term.

HENCOOP
Hen"coop`, n.

Defn: A coop or cage for hens.

HENDE
Hende, a. Etym: [OE., near, handy, kind, fr. AS. gehende near, fr.
hand hand. See Handy.]

1. Skillful; dexterous; clever. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Friendly; civil; gentle; kind. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HENDECAGON
Hen*dec"a*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. hendécagone.] (Geom.)

Defn: A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles. [Written also
endecagon.]

HENDECANE
Hen"de*cane, n. Etym: [Gr. "e`ndeka eleven.] (Chem.)

Defn: A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; -- so called
because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also
endecane, undecane.

HENDECASYLLABIC
Hen*dec`a*syl*lab"ic, a.

Defn: Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.

HENDECASYLLABLE
Hen*dec"a*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [L. hendecasyllabus, Gr.
hendécasyllabe.]

Defn: A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton.

HENDECATOIC
Hen*dec`a*to"ic, a. Etym: [See Hendecane.] (Chem.)

Defn: Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane; as,
hendecatoic acid.

HENDIADYS
Hen*di"a*dys, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Gram.)

Defn: 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.

HENDY
Hen"dy, a. [Obs.]

Defn: See Hende.

HENEN
Hen"en, adv.

Defn: Hence. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HENFISH
Hen"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
(a) A marine fish; the sea bream.
(b) A young bib. See Bib, n., 2.

HENG
Heng, obs. imp. of Hang.

Defn: Hung. Chaucer.

HEN-HEARTED
Hen"-heart`ed, a.

Defn: Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted. Udall.

HENHOUSE
Hen"house`, n.; pl. Henhouses.

Defn: A house or shelter for fowls.

HENHUSSY
Hen"hus`sy, n.

Defn: A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.

HENIQUEN
He*ni"quen, n.

Defn: See Jeniquen.

HENNA
Hen"na, n. Etym: [Ar. hinna alcanna (Lawsonia inermis or alba). Cf.
Alcanna, Alkanet, Orchanet.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. 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 hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.

2. (Com.)

Defn: The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff
made from them.

HENNERY
Hen"ner*y, n.

Defn: An inclosed place for keeping hens. [U. S.]

HENNES
Hen"nes, adv.

Defn: Hence. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HENNOTANNIC
Hen`no*tan"nic, a. Etym: [Henna + tannic.] (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance
resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as,
hennotannic acid.

HENOGENY; HENOGENESIS
He*nog"e* ny, Hen`o*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)

Defn: Same as Ontogeny.

HENOTHEISM
Hen"o*the*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. theism.]

Defn: Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is
regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the
rest. [R.]

HENOTIC
He*not"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Harmonizing; irenic. Gladstone.

HENPECK
Hen"peck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Henpecked; p. pr. & vb. Henpecking.]

Defn: To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus
treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often
adjectively).

HENRIETTA CLOTH
Hen`ri*et"ta cloth`.

Defn: A fine wide wooled fabric much used for women's dresses.

HENROOST
Hen"roost`, n.

Defn: A place where hens roost.

HENRY
Hen"ry, n.; pl. Henrys. Etym: [From Joseph Henry, an American
physicist.]

Defn: 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 ampère a second.

HEN'S-FOOT
Hen's-foot` (, n. (Bot.)

Defn: An umbelliferous plant (Caucalis daucoides).

HENT
Hent, v. t. [imp. Hente; p. p. Hent.] Etym: [OE. hente, henten, fr.
AS. hentan, gehentan, to pursue, take, seize; cf. Icel. henda, Goth.
hinpan (in compos.), and E. hunt.]

Defn: To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. [Obs.] Piers
Plowman. Spenser.
This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast. Chaucer.
But all that he might of his friendes hente On bookes and on learning
he it spente. Chaucer.

HENWARE
Hen"ware`, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A coarse, blackish seaweed. See Badderlocks.

HENXMAN
Henx"man, n.

Defn: Henchman. [Obs.]

HEP
Hep, n.

Defn: See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose.

HEPAR
He"par, n. Etym: [L. hepar, hepatis, the liver, Gr.

1. (Old Chem.)

Defn: 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 (.

2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;
specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar
sulphuris calcareum ( 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.

HEPATIC
He*pat"ic, a. Etym: [L. hepaticus, Gr. jecur, Skr. yak: cf. F.
hépatique.]

1. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic
diseases.

2. Resembling the liver in color or in form; as, hepatic cinnabar.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, the plants called Hepaticæ, or
scale mosses and liverworts. 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 gas (Old Chem.), sulphureted hydrogen gas.
 -- Hepatic mercurial ore, or Hepatic cinnabar. See under Cinnabar.

HEPATICA
He*pat"i*ca, n.; pl. Hepaticæ. Etym: [NL. See Hepatic. So called in
allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.]

1. (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone;
squirrel cup.

2. (bot.)

Defn: Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous
class Hepaticæ; -- called also scale moss and liverwort. See
Hepaticæ, in the Supplement.

HEPATICAL
He*pat"ic*al, a.

Defn: Hepatic. [R.]

HEPATITE
Hep"a*tite, n. Etym: [L. hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Gr.
hépatite.] (Min.)

Defn: A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or
heated.

HEPATITIS
Hep`a*ti"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)

Defn: Inflammation of the liver.

HEPATIZATION
Hep`a*ti*za"tion, n.

1. (Chem.)

Defn: Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.]

2. Etym: [Cf. F. hépatisation.] (Med.)

Defn: 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.

HEPATIZE
Hep"a*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hepatized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hepatizing.] Etym: [Gr. hepatite, and (for sense 2) F. hépatiser.]

1. To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly called
hepatic gas.
On the right . . . were two wells of hepatized water. Barrow.

2. To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.

HEPATOCELE
He*pat"o*cele, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Defn: Hernia of the liver.

HEPATOCYSTIC
Hep`a*to*cys"tic, a. Etym: [Hepatic + cystic.] (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the
hepatocystic ducts.

HEPATOGASTRIC
Hep`a*to*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Hepatic + gastric.] (Anat.)

Defn: See Gastrohepatic.

HEPATOGENIC; HEPATOGENOUS
Hep`a*to*gen"ic, Hep`a*tog"e*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. "h
ar, "h`patos, the liver + root of gi`gnesthai to be born] (Med.)

Defn: Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as,
hepatogenic jaundice.

HEPATOLOGY
Hep`a*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. "h
ar, "h`patos, the liver + -logy.]

Defn: The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.

HEPATO-PANCREAS
Hep"a*to-pan"cre*as, n. Etym: [Gr. "h
ar, "h`patos, the liver + E. pancreas.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called
the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.

HEPATORENAL
Hep`a*to*re"nal, a. Etym: [Hepatic + renal.] (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal
ligament.

HEPATOSCOPY
Hep`a*tos"co*py, n. Etym: [Gr. "h
ar, "h`patos, the liver + hépatoscopie.]

Defn: Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.

HEPPELWHITE
Hep"pel*white, a. (Furniture)

Defn: Designating a light and elegant style developed in England
under George III., chiefly by Messrs. A.Heppelwhite & Co.

HEPPEN
Hep"pen, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. gehæp fit, Icel. heppinn lucky, E. happy.]

Defn: Neat; fit; comfortable. [Obs.]

HEPPER
Hep"per, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A young salmon; a parr.

HEPTA
Hep"ta. Etym: [See Seven.]

Defn: A combining form from Gr. "epta`, seven.

HEPTACHORD
Hep"ta*chord, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta`xordos seven-stringed; "epta` seven
+ xordh` chord: cf. F. heptacorde. See Seven, and Chord.]

1. (Anc. Mus.)
(a) A system of seven sounds.
(b) A lyre with seven chords.

2. (Anc. Poet.)

Defn: A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. Moore
(Encyc. of Music).

HEPTAD
Hep"tad, n. Etym: [L. heptas the number seven. Gr. "epta` seven.]
(Chem.)

Defn: 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.

HEPTADE
Hep"tade, n. Etym: [Cf. F. heptade. See Heptad.]

Defn: The sum or number of seven.

HEPTAGLOT
Hep"ta*glot, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven + 3,

Defn: A book in seven languages.

HEPTAGON
Hep"ta*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven + heptagone.] (Geom.)

Defn: A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven
angles.

HEPTAGONAL
Hep*tag"o*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptagonal.]

Defn: Having seven angles or sides. 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.

HEPTAGYNIA
Hep`ta*gyn"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven +
heptagunie.] (Bot.)

Defn: A Linnæan order of plants having seven pistils.

HEPTAGYNIAN; HEPTAGYNOUS
Hep`ta*gyn"i*an, Hep*tag"y*nous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptagyne.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having seven pistils.

HEPTAHEDRON
Hep`ta*he"dron, n. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. heptaèdre.] (Geom.)

Defn: A solid figure with seven sides.

HEPTAMEROUS
Hep*tam"er*ous, a. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of
sevens. Gray.

HEPTANDRIA
Hep*tan"dri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven + heptandrie.]
(Bot.)

Defn: A Linnæan class of plants having seven stamens.

HEPTANDRIAN; HEPTANDROUS
Hep*tan"dri*an, Hep*tan"drous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptandre.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having seven stamens.

HEPTANE
Hep"tane, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)

Defn: 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.

HEPTANGULAR
Hep*tan"gu*lar, a. Etym: [Hepta- + angular: cf. F. heptangulaire. Cf.
Septangular.]

Defn: Having seven angles.

HEPTAPHYLLOUS
Hep*taph"yl*lous, a. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. heptaphylle.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having seven leaves.

HEPTARCH
Hep"tarch, n.

Defn: Same as Heptarchist.

HEPTARCHIC
Hep*tar"chic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptarchique.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting of
a heptarchy. T. Warton.

HEPTARCHIST
Hep"tarch*ist, n.

Defn: A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written also
heptarch.]

HEPTARCHY
Hep"tarch*y, n. Etym: [Hepta- + -archy: cf. F. heptarchie.]

Defn: A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven
rulers.

Note: The word is most commonly applied to England, when it was
divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon heptachy, which consisted
of Kent, the South Saxons (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons
(Essex), the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.

HEPTASPERMOUS
Hep`ta*sper"mous, a. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: Having seven seeds.

HEPTASTICH
Hep"ta*stich, n. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. sti`chos line, verse.] (Pros.)

Defn: A composition consisting of seven lines or verses.

HEPTATEUCH
Hep"ta*teuch, n. Etym: [L. heptateuchos, Gr. "epta` seven +
heptateuque.]

Defn: The first seven books of the Testament.

HEPTAVALENT
Hep*tav"a*lent, a. Etym: [Hepta- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.]
(Chem.)

Defn: Having seven units of attractive force or affinity; -- said of
heptad elements or radicals.

HEPTENE
Hep"tene, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)

Defn: Same as Heptylene.

HEPTINE
Hep"tine, n. Etym: [Heptane + -ine.] (Chem.)

Defn: Any one of a series of unsaturated metameric hydrocarbons,
C7H12, of the acetylene series.

HEPTOIC
Hep*to"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, heptane; as, heptoic acid.

HEPTONE
Hep"tone, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)

Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon, C7H10, of the valylene series.

HEP TREE
Hep" tree`. Etym: [See Hep.]

Defn: The wild dog-rose.

HEPTYL
Hep"tyl, n. Etym: [Hepta- + -yl.] (Chem.)

Defn: A compound radical, C7H15, regarded as the essential radical of
heptane and a related series of compounds.

HEPTYLENE
Hep"tyl*ene, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of the ethylene series;
also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene.

HEPTYLIC
Hep*tyl"ic, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane; as, heptylic
alcohol. Cf. .

HER
Her, pron. & a. Etym: [OE. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat.
sing., AS. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of héo she. from the same root
as E. he. See He.]

Defn: The form of the objective and the possessive case of the
personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.

Note: The possessive her takes the form hers when the noun with which
in agrees is not given, but implied. "And what his fortune wanted,
hers could mend." Dryden.

HER; HERE
Her, Here (, pron. pl. Etym: [OE. here, hire, AS. heora, hyra, gen.
pl. of he. See He.]

Defn: Of them; their. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
On here bare knees adown they fall. Chaucer.

HERACLEONITE
He*rac"le*on*ite, n. (Eccl. Hist.)

Defn: A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in
the early history of the Christian church.

HERAKLINE
He*rak"line, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: A picrate compound, used as an explosive in blasting.

HERALD
Her"ald, n. Etym: [OE. herald, heraud, OF. heralt, heraut, herault,
F. héraut, 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.)

Defn: 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.

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.

3. A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as,
the herald of another's fame. Shak.

4. A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger.
It was the lark, the herald of the morn. Shak.

5. Any messenger. "My herald is returned." Shak. 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.

HERALD
Her"ald, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heralded; p. pr. & vb. n. Heralding.]
Etym: [Cf. OF. herauder, heraulder.]

Defn: To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim;
to announce; to foretell; to usher in. Shak.

HERALDIC
He*ral"dic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. héraldique.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as, heraldic
blazoning; heraldic language. T. Warton.

HERALDICALLY
He*ral"dic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: In an heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry.

HERALDRY
Her"ald*ry, n.

Defn: 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.

HERALDSHIP
Her"ald*ship, n.

Defn: The office of a herald. Selden.

HERAPATHITE
Her"a*path*ite, n. Etym: [Named after Dr. Herapath, the discoverer.]
(Chem.)

Defn: The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing in thin
plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light.

HERAUD
Her"aud, n.

Defn: A herald. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERB
Herb, n. Etym: [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.

Note: Annual herbs live but one season; biennial herbs flower the
second season, and then die; perennial herbs produce new stems year
after year.

2. Grass; herbage.
And flocks Grazing the tender herb. Milton.
Herb bennet. (Bot.) See Bennet.
 -- Herb Christopher (Bot.), an herb (Actæa 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 (G. Robertianum.)

HERBACEOUS
Her*ba"ceous, a. Etym: [L. herbaceus grassy. See Herb.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or
characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous
stem.

HERBAGE
Herb"age (; 48), n. Etym: [F. See Herb.]

1. Herbs collectively; green food beasts; grass; pasture. "Thin
herbage in the plaims." Dryden.

2. (Law.)

Defn: The liberty or right of pasture in the forest or in the grounds
of another man. Blount.

HERBAGED
Herb"aged, a.

Defn: Covered with grass. Thomson.

HERBAL
Herb"al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to herbs. Quarles.

HERBAL
Herb"al, n.

1. A book containing the names and descriptions of plants. Bacon.

2. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved; a hortus
siccus; an herbarium. Steele.

HERBALISM
Herb"al*ism, n.

Defn: The knowledge of herbs.

HERBALIST
Herb"al*ist, n.

Defn: One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or
dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs.

HERBAR
Herb"ar, n.

Defn: An herb. [Obs.] Spenser.

HERBARIAN
Her*ba"ri*an, n.

Defn: A herbalist.

HERBARIST
Herb"a*rist, n.

Defn: A herbalist. [Obs.]

HERBARIUM
Her*ba"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Herbariums, L. Herbaria. Etym: [LL., fr. L.
herba. See Herb, and cf. Arbor, Herbary.]

1. A collection of dried specimens of plants, systematically
arranged. Gray.

2. A book or case for preserving dried plants.

HERBARIZE
Herb"a*rize, v. t.

Defn: See Herborize.

HERBARY
Herb"a*ry, n. Etym: [See Herbarium.]

Defn: A garden of herbs; a cottage garden. T. Warton.

HERBER
Herb"er, n. Etym: [OF. herbier, LL. herbarium. See Herbarium.]

Defn: A garden; a pleasure garden. [Obs.] "Into an herber green."
Chaucer.

HERBERGAGE
Her"berg*age, n. Etym: [See Harborage.]

Defn: Harborage; lodging; shelter; harbor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERBERGEOUR
Her"ber*geour, n. Etym: [See Harbinger.]

Defn: A harbinger. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERBERGH; HERBERWE
Her"bergh, Her"ber*we (, n. Etym: [See Harbor.]

Defn: A harbor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERBESCENT
Her*bes"cent, a. Etym: [L. herbescens, p. pr. of herbescere.]

Defn: Growing into herbs.

HERBID
Herb"id, a. Etym: [L. herbidus.]

Defn: Covered with herbs. [Obs.] Bailey.

HERBIFEROUS
Her*bif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Herb + -ferous: cf. F. herbifére.]

Defn: Bearing herbs or vegetation.

HERBIST
Herb"ist, n.

Defn: A herbalist.

HERBIVORA
Her*biv"o*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. herba herb + vorare to
devour.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

HERBIVORE
Her"bi*vore, n. Etym: [Cf. F. herbivore.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Herbivora. P. H. Gosse.

HERBIVOROUS
Her*biv"o*rous, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Eating plants; of or pertaining to the Herbivora.

HERBLESS
Herb"less, a.

Defn: Destitute of herbs or of vegetation. J. Warton.

HERBLET
Herb"let, n.

Defn: A small herb. Shak.

HERBORIST
Her"bo*rist, n. Etym: [F. herboriste.]

Defn: A herbalist. Ray.

HERBORIZATION
Her`bo*ri*za"tion, n. Etym: [F. herborisation.]

1. The act of herborizing.

2. The figure of plants in minerals or fossils.

HERBORIZE
Her"bo*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Herborized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Herborizing.] Etym: [F. herboriser, for herbariser, fr. L. herbarium.
See Hebrarium.]

Defn: To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to
classifying them.
He herborized as he traveled. W. Tooke.

HERBORIZE
Her"bo*rize, v. t.

Defn: To form the figures of plants in; -- said in reference to
minerals. See Arborized.
Herborized stones contain fine mosses. Fourcroy (Trans.)

HERBOROUGH
Her"bor*ough, n. Etym: [See Harborough, and Harbor.]

Defn: A harbor. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

HERBOSE; HERBOUS
Her*bose", Herb"ous, a. Etym: [L. herbosus: cf. F. herbeux.]

Defn: Abounding with herbs. "Fields poetically called herbose."
Byrom.

HERB-WOMAN
Herb"-wom`an, n.; pl. Herb-women (.

Defn: A woman that sells herbs.

HERBY
Herb"y, a.

Defn: Having the nature of, pertaining to, or covered with, herbs or
herbage. "Herby valleys." Chapman.

HERCOGAMOUS
Her*cog"a*mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: Not capable of self-fertilization; -- said of hermaphrodite
flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy.

HERCULEAN
Her*cu"le*an, a. Etym: [L. herculeus, fr. Hercules: cf. F. herculéen.
See Hercules.]

1. Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult,
or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.

2. Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs.
"Herculean Samson." Milton.

HERCULES
Her"cu*les, n.

1. (Gr. Myth.)

Defn: 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 "labors."

2. (Astron.)

Defn: A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra.
Hercules' beetle (Zoöl.), any species of Dynastes, an American genus
of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. D. hercules of South America,
which grows to a length of six inches.
 -- Hercules' club. (Bot.) (a) An ornamental tree of the West Indies
(Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis), of the same genus with the prickly ash.
(b) A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris). Its fruit
sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c) The Angelica tree. See
under Angelica.
 -- Hercules powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used
for blasting.

HERCYNIAN
Her*cyn"i*an, a. Etym: [L. Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus, the
Hercynian forest; cf. Gr.

Defn: Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which
there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains.

HERD
Herd, a.

Defn: Haired. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERD
Herd, n. Etym: [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta,G.
herde, Icel. hjör, Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. haírda; cf. Skr.
çardha troop, host.]

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.
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.

Note: 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.

2. A crowd of low people; a rabble.
But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and
who talk too much. Dryden.
You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question.
Coleridge.
Herd's grass (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed
for hay. See under Grass.

HERD
Herd, n. Etym: [OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde, heorde;
akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hirir, Sw. herde, Dan.
hyrde, Goth. haírdeis. See 2d Herd.]

Defn: One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; --
much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.
Chaucer.

HERD
Herd, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Herded; p. pr. & vb. n. Herding.] Etym:
[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.

2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among,
a group or company.
I'll herd among his friends, and seem One of the number. Addison.

3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.]

HERD
Herd, v. t.

Defn: To form or put into a herd.

HERDBOOK
Herd"book`, n.

Defn: A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds
of choice breeds of cattle; -- also called herd record, or herd
register.

HERDER
Herd"er, n.

Defn: A herdsman. [R.]

HERDERITE
Her"der*ite, n. Etym: [Named after Baron von Herder, who discovered
it.] (Min.)

Defn: A rare fluophosphate of glucina, in small white crystals.

HERDESS
Herd"ess, n.

Defn: A shepherdess; a female herder. Sir P. Sidney. Chaucer.

HERDGROOM
Herd"groom`, n.

Defn: A herdsman. [Obs.]

HERDIC
Her"dic, n. Etym: [Named from Peter Herdic, the inventor.]

Defn: A kind of low-hung cab.

HERDMAN; HERDSMAN
Herd"man, Herds"man, n.; pl. -men (.

Defn: The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in
tending a herd of cattle.

HERDSWOMAN
Herds"wom`an, n.; pl. -women (.

Defn: A woman who tends a herd. Sir W. Scott.

HERE
Here, n.

Defn: Hair. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERE
Here, pron.

1. See Her, their. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Her; hers. See Her. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERE
Here, adv. Etym: [OE. her, AS. h; akin to OS. h, D. hier, OHG. hiar,
G. hier, Icel. & Goth. h, Dan. her, Sw. här; fr. root of E. he. See
He.]

1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is; -- opposed to
Ant: there.
He is not here, for he is risen. Matt. xxviii. 6.

2. In the present life or state.
Happy here, and more happy hereafter. Bacon.

3. To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See Thither.
Here comes Virgil. B. Jonson.
Thou led'st me here. Byron.

4. At this point of time, or of an argument; now.
The prisoner here made violent efforts to rise. Warren.

Note: 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. "Here's [a health]
to thee, Dick." Cowley. Here and there, in one place and another; in
a dispersed manner; irregularly. "Footsteps here and there."
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. Shak.

HEREA-BOUT; HEREABOUTS
Here"a-bout`, Here"a*bouts`, adv.

1. About this place; in this vicinity.

2. Concerning this. [Obs.]

HEREAFTER
Here*aft"er, adv. Etym: [AS. hræfter.]

Defn: In time to come; in some future time or state.
Hereafter he from war shall come. Dryden.

HEREAFTER
Here*aft"er, n.

Defn: A future existence or state.
'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter. Addison.

HEREAFTERWARD
Here*aft"er*ward, adv.

Defn: Hereafter. [Obs.]
Thou shalt hereafterward . . . come. Chaucer.

HERE-AT
Here-at", adv.

Defn: At, or by reason of, this; as, he was offended hereat. Hooker.

HEREBY
Here*by", adv.

1. By means of this.
And hereby we do know that we know him. 1 John ii. 3.

2. Close by; very near. [Obs.] Shak.

HEREDITABILITY
He*red`i*ta*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: State of being hereditable. Brydges.

HEREDITABLE
He*red"i*ta*ble, a. Etym: [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.

2. Qualified to inherit; capable of inheriting.

HEREDITABLY
He*red"i*ta*bly, adv.

Defn: By inheritance. W. Tooke.

HEREDITAMENT
Her`e*dit"a*ment, n. Etym: [LL. hereditamentum. See Hereditable.]
(Law)

Defn: 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.

Note: A 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.

HEREDITARILY
He*red"i*ta*ri*ly, adv.

Defn: By inheritance; in an hereditary manner. Pope.

HEREDITARY
He*red"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. hereditarius, fr. hereditas heirship,
inheritance, fr. heres heir: cf. F. héréditaire. 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.

2. Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional
quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride,
bravery, disease.

Syn.
 -- Ancestral; patrimonial; inheritable.

HEREDITY
He*red"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. hereditas heirship.] (Biol.)

Defn: 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.

HEREFORD
Her"e*ford, n.

Defn: One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire, England.
The Herefords are good working animals, and their beef-producing
quality is excellent.

HEREHENCE
Here"hence`, adv.

Defn: From hence. [Obs.]

HEREIN
Here*in", adv. Etym: [AS. hrinne.]

Defn: In this.
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit. John xv. 8.

HEREINAFTER
Here`in*aft"er, adv.

Defn: In the following part of this (writing, document, speech, and
the like).

HEREINBEFORE
Here`in*be*fore", adv.

Defn: In the preceding part of this (writing, document, book, etc.).

HEREINTO
Here`in*to", adv.

Defn: Into this. Hooker.

HEREMIT; HEREMITE
Her"e*mit, Her"e*mite, n. Etym: [See Hermit.]

Defn: A hermit. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

HEREMITICAL
Her`e*mit"ic*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to a hermit; solitary; secluded from society.
Pope.

HEREN
Her"en, a.

Defn: Made of hair. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HEREOF
Here*of", adv.

Defn: Of this; concerning this; from this; hence.
Hereof comes it that Prince Harry is valiant. Shak.

HEREON
Here*on", adv.

Defn: On or upon this; hereupon.

HEREOUT
Here*out", adv.

Defn: Out of this. [Obs.] Spenser.

HERESIARCH
Her"e*si*arch, n. Etym: [L. haeresiarcha, Gr. hérésiarque.]

Defn: A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics. Bp.
Stillingfleet.

HERESIARCHY
Her"e*si*arch`y, n.

Defn: A chief or great heresy. [R.]
The book itself [the Alcoran] consists of heresiarchies against our
blessed Savior. Sir T. Herbert.

HERESIOGRAPHER
Her`e*si*og"ra*pher, n. Etym: [See Heresiography.]

Defn: One who writes on heresies.

HERESIOGRAPHY
Her`e*si*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy: cf. F. hérésiographie.]

Defn: A treatise on heresy.

HERESY
Her"e*sy, n.; pl. Heresies. Etym: [OE. heresie, eresie, OF. heresie,
iresie, F. hérésie, L. haeresis, Gr.

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.
New opinions Divers and dangerous, which are heresies, And, not
reformed, may prove pernicious. Shak.
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.

2. (Theol.)

Defn: 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.
Doubts 'mongst divines, and difference of texts, From whence arise
diversity of sects, And hateful heresies by God abhor'd. Spenser.
Deluded people! that do not consider that the greatest heresy in the
world is a wicked life. Tillotson.

3. (Law)

Defn: An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of some
essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and obstinately
maintained.
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.

Note: "When I call dueling, and similar aberrations of honor, a moral
heresy, I refer to the force of the Greek Coleridge.

HERETIC
Her"e*tic, n. Etym: [L. haereticus, Gr. hérétique. See Heresy.]

1. One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary
to the established faith or prevailing religion.
A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition,
reject. Titus iii. 10.

2. (R. C. Ch.)

Defn: One who having made a profession of Christian belief,
deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the
articles of faith "determined by the authority of the universal
church." Addis & 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.

HERETICAL
He*ret"i*cal, a.

Defn: Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by,
heresy.

HERETICALLY
He*ret"i*cal*ly, adv.

Defn: In an heretical manner.

HERETICATE
He*ret"i*cate, v. t. Etym: [LL. haereticatus, p. p. of haereticare.]

Defn: To decide to be heresy or a heretic; to denounce as a heretic
or heretical. Bp. Hall.
And let no one be minded, on the score of my neoterism, to hereticate
me. Fitzed. Hall.

HERETIFICATION
He*ret`i*fi*ca"tion, n.

Defn: The act of hereticating or pronouncing heretical. London Times.

HERETO
Here*to", adv.

Defn: To this; hereunto. Hooker.

HERETOCH; HERETOG
Her"e*toch, Her"e*tog, n. Etym: [AS. heretoga, heretoha; here army +
teón to draw, lead; akin to OS. heritogo, OHG. herizogo, G. herzog
duke.] (AS. Antiq.)

Defn: The leader or commander of an army; also, a marshal.
Blackstone.

HERETOFORE
Here`to*fore", adv.

Defn: Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past. Shak.

HEREUNTO
Here`un*to", adv.

Defn: Unto this; up to this time; hereto.

HEREUPON
Here`up*on", adv.

Defn: On this; hereon.

HEREWITH
Here*with", adv.

Defn: With this.

HERIE
Her"ie, v. t. Etym: [See Hery.]

Defn: To praise; to worship. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERIOT
Her"i*ot, n. Etym: [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here
army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law)

Defn: 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. Heriot custom, a heriot depending on usage.
 -- Heriot service (Law), a heriot due by reservation in a grant or
lease of lands. Spelman. Blackstone.

HERIOTABLE
Her"i*ot*a*ble, a.

Defn: Subject to the payment of a heriot. Burn.

HERISSON
Her"is*son, n. Etym: [F. hérisson, prop., hedgehog.] (fort.)

Defn: A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; -
- used to block up a passage.

HERITABILITY
Her`it*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The state of being heritable.

HERITABLE
Her"it*a*ble, a. Etym: [OF. héritable. See Heritage, Hereditable.]

1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance;
inheritable.

2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.
This son shall be legitimate and heritable. Sir M. Hale.
Heritable rights (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to land or
whatever may be intimately connected with land; realty. Jacob (Law
Dict.).

HERITAGE
Her"it*age, a. Etym: [OE. heritage, eritage, OF. heritage, eritage,
F. héritage, fr. hériter to inherit, LL. heriditare. See
Hereditable.]

1. That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance.
Part of my heritage, Which my dead father did bequeath to me. Shak.

2. (Script.)

Defn: A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a
flock under pastoral charge. Joel iii. 2.
1 Peter v. 3.

HERITANCE
Her"it*ance, n. Etym: [OF. heritance.]

Defn: Heritage; inheritance. [R.]
Robbing their children of the heritance Their fathers handed down
Southey.

HERITOR
Her"it*or, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. her, fr. L. heres an heir.]

Defn: A proprietor or landholder in a parish. [Scot.]

HERL
Herl, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Same as Harl, 2.

HERLING; HIRLING
Her"ling, Hir"ling (, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The young of the sea trout. [Prov. Eng.]

HERMA
Her"ma, n.; pl. Hermæ. Etym: [L.]

Defn: See Hermes,

2.

HERMAPHRODEITY
Her*maph`ro*de"i*ty, n.

Defn: Hermaphrodism. B. Jonson.

HERMAPHRODISM
Her*maph"ro*dism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hermaphrodisme.] (Biol.)

Defn: See Hermaphroditism.

HERMAPHRODITE
Her*maph"ro*dite, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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.

HERMAPHRODITE
Her*maph"ro*dite, a.

Defn: Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite animal
or flower. Hermaphrodite brig. (Naut.) See under Brig. Totten.

HERMAPHRODITIC; HERMAPHRODITICAL
Her*maph`ro*dit"ic, Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes; characterized
by hermaphroditism.
 -- Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al*ly, adv.

HERMAPHRODITISM
Her*maph"ro*dit*ism, n. (Biol.)

Defn: The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the
combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one
individual.

HERMENEUTIC; HERMENEUTICAL
Her`me*neu"tic, Her`me*neu"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. herméneutique.]

Defn: Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to
interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or
the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.

HERMENEUTICALLY
Her`me*neu"tic*al*ly, adv.

Defn: According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of
Scripture was examined hermeneutically.

HERMENEUTICS
Her`me*neu"tics, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: 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.

HERMES
Her"mes, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Myth.)

Defn: See Mercury.

Note: Hermes Trismegistus Etym: [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.

2. (Archæology)

Defn: 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.

HERMETIC; HERMETICAL
Her*met"ic, Her*met"ic*al, a. Etym: [F. hermétique. See Note under
Hermes, 1.]

1. Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic
philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. "Delusions of the hermetic
art." Burke.
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.

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.

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. 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.

HERMETICALLY
Her*met"ic*al*ly, adv.

1. In an hermetical manner; chemically. Boyle.

2. By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure.

Note: A vessel or tube is 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.

HERMIT
Her"mit, n. Etym: [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.
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.

2. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [Obs.] "We rest your
hermits." Shak. Hermit crab (Zoöl.), a marine decapod crustacean of
the family Paguridæ. 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 (Zoöl.), an American thrush (Turdus Pallasii), with
retiring habits, but having a sweet song.
 -- Hermit warbler (Zoöl.), a California wood warbler (Dendroica
occidentalis), having the head yellow, the throat black, and the back
gray, with black streaks.

HERMITAGE
Her"mit*age (; 48), n. Etym: [OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage,
ermitage. See Hermit.]

1. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence.
Some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of
the world. Shak.

2. Etym: [F. Vin de l'Hermitage.]

Defn: A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department
of Drôme.

HERMITARY
Her"mit*a*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. hermitorium, eremitorium.]

Defn: A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit. Howell.

HERMITESS
Her"mit*ess, n.

Defn: A female hermit. Coleridge.

HERMITICAL
Her*mit"i*cal, a.

Defn: Pertaining to, or suited for, a hermit. Coventry.

HERMODACTYL
Her`mo*dac"tyl, n. Etym: [NL. hermodactylus, lit., Hermes' finger;
fr. Gr. (med.)

Defn: A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger,
brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.

HERMOGENIAN
Her`mo*ge"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)

Defn: A disciple of Hermogenes, and heretical teacher who lived in
Africa near the close of the second century. He ha

HERN
Hern, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A heron; esp., the common European heron. "A stately hern."
Trench.

HERNANI
Her*na"ni, n.

Defn: A thin silk or woolen goods, for women's dresses, woven in
various styles and colors.

HERNE
Herne, n. Etym: [AS. hyrne.]

Defn: A corner. [Obs.]
Lurking in hernes and in lanes blind. Chaucer.

HERNIA
Her"ni*a, n.; pl. E. Hernias, L. Herniæ. Etym: [L.] (Med.)

Defn: 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. 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.

HERNIAL
Her"ni*al, a.

Defn: Of, or connected with, hernia.

HERNIOTOMY
Her`ni*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Hernia + Gr. (Med.)

Defn: A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.

HERNSHAW
Hern"shaw, n.

Defn: Heronshaw. [Obs.] Spenser.

HERO
He"ro, n.; pl. Heroes. Etym: [F. héros, L. heros, Gr.

1. (Myth.)

Defn: An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a
place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.

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.
Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. Emerson.

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 Æneas in the
Æneid.
The shining quality of an epic hero. Dryden.
Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the
ancient worship of heroes.
Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally
among mankind. Carlyle.

HERODIAN
He*ro"di*an, n. (Jewish Hist.)

Defn: One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod
of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ.

HERODIONES
He*ro`di*o"nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and
allied forms. Called also Herodii.
 -- He*ro`di*o"nine, a.

HEROESS
He"ro*ess, n.

Defn: A heroine. [Obs.] Dryden.

HEROIC
He*ro"ic, a. Etym: [F. héroïque, L. heroïcus, 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.

2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic
action; heroic enterprises.

3. (Sculpture & Painting)

Defn: Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of
the representation of a human figure. 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 treatment or 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.

Syn.
 -- Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant;
fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious.

HEROICAL
He*ro"ic*al, a.

Defn: Heroic. [R.] Spectator.
 -- He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv.
 -- He*ro"ic*al*ness, n.

HEROICNESS
He*ro"ic*ness, n.

Defn: Heroism. [R.] W. Montagu.

HEROICOMIC; HEROICOMICAL
He`ro*i*com"ic, He`ro*i*com"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. héroïcomigue. See
Heroic, and Comic.]

Defn: Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high
burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.

HEROINE
Her"o*ine, n. Etym: [F. héroïne, L. heroina, Gr. Hero.]

1. A woman of an heroic spirit.
The heroine assumed the woman's place. Dryden.

2. The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or
as the subject of a poem or story.

HEROISM
Her"o*ism, n. Etym: [F. héroïsme.]

Defn: The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery,
fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
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.

HEROLOGIST; HEROELOGIST
He`röl"o*gist, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: One who treats of heroes. [R.] T. Warton.

HERON
Her"on, n. Etym: [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF. hairon, F.
héron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan. heire, Sw. häger, and also
G. häher jay, jackdaw, OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D.
reiger heron, G. reiher, AS. hragra. Cf. Aigret, Egret.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the
family Ardeidæ. 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.

Note: There are several common American species; as, the great blue
heron (Ardea herodias); the little blue (A. coerulea); the green (A.
virescens); the snowy (A. candidissima); the night heron or qua-bird
(Nycticorax nycticorax). The plumed herons are called egrets. 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.

HERONER
Her"on*er, n.

Defn: A hawk used in hunting the heron. "Heroner and falcon."
Chaucer.

HERONRY
Her"on*ry, n.

Defn: A place where herons breed.

HERONSEW
Her"on*sew, n.

Defn: A heronshaw. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERONSHAW
Her"on*shaw, n. Etym: [OF. heroncel, dim. of héron. See Heron.]
(Zoöl.)

Defn: A heron. [Written variously hernshaw, harnsey, etc.]

HEROSHIP
He"ro*ship, n.

Defn: The character or personality of a hero. "Three years of
heroship." Cowper.

HERPES
Her"pes, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Defn: An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its
form, or the part affected; 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.

HERPETIC
Her*pet"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. herpétique.]

Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the
nature of herpes; as, herpetic eruptions.

HERPETISM
Her"pe*tism, n. Etym: [See Herpes.] (Med.)

Defn: See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous.

HERPETOLOGIC; HERPETOLOGICAL
Her*pet`o*log"ic, Her*pet`o*log"ic*al, a.

Defn: Pertaining to herpetology.

HERPETOLOGIST
Her`pe*tol"o*gist, n.

Defn: One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles.

HERPETOLOGY
Her`pe*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Written also, but less properly,
erpetology.] Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. herpétologie.]

Defn: The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zoölogy which
relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and
habits.

HERPETOTOMIST
Her`pe*tot"o*mist, n.

Defn: One who dissects, or studies the anatomy of, reptiles.

HERPETOTOMY
Her`pe*tot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: The anatomy or dissection of reptiles.

HERR
Herr, n.

Defn: A title of respect given to gentlemen in Germany, equivalent to
the English Mister.

HERRENHAUS
Her"ren*haus`, n. [G., House of Lords.]

Defn: See Legislature, Austria, Prussia.

HERRING
Her"ring, n. Etym: [OE. hering, AS. hæring; akin to D. haring, G.
häring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and
so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zoöl.)

Defn: One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. 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. Herring gull (Zoöl.), a large gull which
feeds in part upon herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and
L. cachinnans in England. See Gull.
 -- Herring hog (Zoöl.), the common porpoise.
 -- King of the herrings. (Zoöl.) (a) The chimæra (C. monstrosa)
which follows the schools of herring. See Chimæra. (b) The opah.

HERRINGBONE
Her"ring*bone", a.

Defn: 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.
Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework, chiefly
used in flannel. Simmonds.

HERRNHUTER
Herrn"hut*er, n. (Eccl. Hist.)

Defn: 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.

HERS
Hers, pron.

Defn: See the Note under Her, pr.

HERSAL
Her"sal, n.

Defn: Rehearsal. [Obs.] Spenser.

HERSCHEL
Her"schel, n. (Astron.)

Defn: See Uranus.

HERSCHELIAN
Her*sche"li*an, a.

Defn: Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian
telescope.

HERSE
Herse, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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.

2. See Hearse, a carriage for the dead.

3. A funeral ceremonial. [Obs.] Spenser.

HERSE
Herse, v. t.

Defn: Same as Hearse, v. t. Chapman.

HERSELF
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.

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. By herself, alone; apart; unaccompanied.

HERSILLON
Her"sil*lon, n. Etym: [F., fr. herse a harrow. See Herse, n.] (Fort.)

Defn: A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach
impassable.

HERT
Hert, n.

Defn: A hart. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERTE
Her"te, n.

Defn: A heart. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERTELY
Her"te*ly, a. & adv.

Defn: Hearty; heartily. [Obs.] Chaucer.

HERTZIAN
Hertz"i*an, a.

Defn: Of or pert. to the German physicist Heinrich Hertz.

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.

HERY
Her"y, v. t. Etym: [AS. herian.]

Defn: To worship; to glorify; to praise. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.

HERZOG
Her"zog, n. [G., akin to AS. heretoga, lit., army leader. See Harry,
and Duke.]

Defn: A member of the highest rank of nobility in Germany and
Austria, corresponding to the British duke.

HESITANCY
Hes"i*tan*cy, n. Etym: [L. haesitantia a stammering.]

1. The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in
deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates.

2. A stammering; a faltering in speech.

HESITANT
Hes"i*tant, a. Etym: [L. haesitans, p. pr. of haesitare: cf. F.
hésitant. See Hesitate.]

1. Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating.

2. Unready in speech. Baxter.

HESITANTLY
Hes"i*tant*ly, adv.

Defn: With hesitancy or doubt.

HESITATE
Hes"i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hesitated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hesitating.] Etym: [L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare, intens. fr.
haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast. Cf. Aghast,
Gaze, Adhere.]

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.

2. To stammer; to falter in speaking.

Syn.
 -- To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer.

HESITATE
Hes"i*tate, v. t.

Defn: To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
[Poetic & R.]
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Pope.

HESITATINGLY
Hes"i*ta`ting*ly, adv.

Defn: With hesitation or doubt.

HESITATION
Hes`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. haesitatio: cf. F. hésitation.]

1. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt;
vacillation.

2. A faltering in speech; stammering. Swift.

HESITATIVE
Hes"i*ta*tive, a.

Defn: Showing, or characterized by, hesitation.
[He said] in his mild, hesitative way. R. D. Blackmore.

HESITATORY
Hes"i*ta*to*ry, a.

Defn: Hesitating. R. North.

HESP
Hesp, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. hespa a hasp, a wisp or skein. See Hasp.]

Defn: A measure of two hanks of linen thread. [Scot.] [Written also
hasp.] Knight.

HESPER
Hes"per, n. Etym: [See Hesperian.]

Defn: The evening; Hesperus.

HESPERETIN
Hes*per"e*tin, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A white, crystalline substance having a sweetish taste,
obtained by the decomposition of hesperidin, and regarded as a
complex derivative of caffeic acid.

HESPERIAN
Hes*pe"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the evening star,
Gr. Vesper.]

Defn: Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] Milton.

HESPERIAN
Hes*pe"ri*an, n.

Defn: A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] J.
Barlow.

HESPERIAN
Hes*pe"ri*an, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidæ,
or skippers.
 -- n.

Defn: Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidæ; a skipper.

HESPERID
Hes"per*id, a. & n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Same as 3d Hesperian.

HESPERIDENE
Hes*per"i*dene, n. Etym: [See Hesperidium.] (Chem.)

Defn: An isomeric variety of terpene from orange oil.

HESPERIDES
Hes*per"i*des, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Class. Myth.)

Defn: 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.

2. The garden producing the golden apples.
It not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hesperides Shak.

HESPERIDIN
Hes*per"i*din, n. Etym: [See Hesperidium.] (Chem.)

Defn: A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and
extracted as a white crystalline substance.

HESPERIDIUM
Hes`pe*rid"i*um, n. Etym: [NL. So called in allusion to the golden
apples of the Hesperides. See Hesperides.] (Bot.)

Defn: A large berry with a thick rind, as a lemon or an orange.

HESPERORNIS
Hes`pe*ror"nis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)

Defn: 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.

HESPERUS
Hes"pe*rus, n. Etym: [L. See Hesper.]

1. Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper.

2. Evening. [Poetic]
The Sun was sunk, and after him the Star Of Hesperus. Milton.

HESSIAN
Hes"sian, a.

Defn: Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
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 (Zoöl.), a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia
destructor). Its larvæ 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.

HESSIAN
Hes"sian, n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.

2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.]

Note: This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian
mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary
War.

3. pl.

Defn: See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.

HESSITE
Hess"ite, n. Etym: [After H. Hess.] (Min.)

Defn: A lead-gray sectile mineral. It is a telluride of silver.

HEST
Hest, n. Etym: [AS. hs, fr. h to call, bid. See Hight, and cf.
Behest.]

Defn: Command; precept; injunction. [Archaic] See Behest. "At thy
hest." Shak.
Let him that yields obey the victor's hest. Fairfax.
Yet I thy hest will all perform, at full. Tennyson.

HESTERN; HESTERNAL
Hes"tern, Hes*ter"nal, a. Etym: [L. hesternus; akin to heri
yesterday.]

Defn: Pertaining to yesterday. [Obs.] See Yester, a. Ld. Lytton.

HESYCHAST