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Hibernacle

Hī-bēr'na-cle, n.

noun

n. [Lat. hibernaculum, a winter residence, pl. hibernacula, winter-quarters; Fr. hibernacle. See HIBERNATE.] That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter-quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or plant. [R.] Martyn.

Hÿ-äl'o-tȳpe or Hÿ-bĕr'na-cle or Hÿ'bĕr-nāte or Hÿ'bĕr-nā'tion, n.

noun

n. [Gr. ὕαλος, glass, and τύπος, representation.] A photographic positive picture on glass, copied from negatives. R. Hunt. Hÿ-bĕr'na-cle, Hÿ'bĕr-nāte, Hÿ'bĕr-nā'tion. See HIBERNACLE, HIBERNATE, HIBERNATION.

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Hī'ber-nāte, v. i.p. 625verbintransitiveTo winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, or in seclusion, as birds or beasts. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great…
Hī'ber-nā'tion, n.p. 625nounThe act of hibernating.