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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hăn'o-vē'ri-an, a. p. 606(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Hanover.Hän'o-vē'ri-an, n. p. 606(Geog.) A native or naturalized inhabitant of Hanover.Hăn'sa, n. p. 606(Geog.) See HANSE.Hän'sard, n. p. 606A merchant, of one of the Hanse towns. McCulloch. 2. The reports of proceedings in the British Parliament;—so called from the name of the publisher. Simmonds.Hānse, n. p. 606An association; league. Hanse towns (Hist.), certain commercial cities in Germany which associated themselves for the protection of commerce as early as the twelfth century. The confederacy, called…Hän'se-ăt'ic, a. p. 606(Geog.) Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy. Hanseatic league. See HANSE.Hän'sel, n. & v. p. 606See HANDSEL.Hăn'som or Hăn'som-căb, n. p. 606A light, low, two-wheeled street carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind. [Eng.]Hän't p. 606A vulgar contraction of have not, or has not; as, I han't, he han't, we han't.Hāp, n. p. 606That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; lot. “Whether art it was or heedless hap.”…Hāp, n. p. 606A cloak or plaid. [Scot.]Hăp, v. i. p. 606To happen; to befall; to come by chance. “Sends word of all that haps in Tyre.” Shak.Hăp, v. t. p. 606To clothe. [Prov. Eng.] Sir T. More.Hăp'-hăz'ard, n. p. 606Extra hazard; chance; accident. We take our principles at hap-hazard, on trust. Locke.Hāp'less, a. p. 606Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid. Dryden.Hăp'less-ly, adv. p. 606In a hapless manner.Hāp'ly, adv. p. 606By hap, chance, or accident; perhaps; it may be. Lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. Acts v. 39.Häpped, a. p. 606Wrapped; covered; cloaked. [Scot.] All happed with flowers in the green wood were. Hogg.Hăp'pen, v. i. p. 606To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out. There shall no evil happen to the just. Prov. xii. 21. 2. To take place; to occur. They talked together of all these things which…Hāp'pi-ly, adv. p. 606By good fortune; fortunately; luckily; with success. “Preferred by conquest, happily o’er-thrown.” Waller. 2. In a happy manner, state, or circumstances; as, he lived happily with his consort. 3.…Hāp'pi-ness, n. p. 606An agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good of any kind; the possession of those circumstances or that state of being which is attended with enjoyment; the state of being happy…Hāp'py, a. p. 606Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; as, a happy thought; a happy expedient. Chemists have been more happy in finding experiments than the causes of them. Doyle. 2.…Hāque'but, n. p. 606An arquebuse, or hand-gun. Brande.Har, n. p. 606A syllable used in composition usually as a prefix, and signifying army; — occurring in various forms, as hare, her, and here.Ha-răngue', n. p. 606A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular oration; a loud address to a multitude; in a bad sense, a noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting. Gray-haired men, and grave, with…Ha-răngue', v. i. p. 606To make an address or speech to a large assembly.Ha-răngue', v. t. p. 606To address by an harangue.Ha-răngue'ful, a. p. 606Full of harangue.Ha-răng'uer, n. p. 606One who harangues, or is fond of haranguing.Hār'ass, v. t. p. 606To fatigue to excess; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; to weary. 2. To weary with importunity, care, or perplexity; to tease; to perplex. “Nature oppressed and harassed out with care.”…Här'ass, n. p. 607Waste; disturbance; distress; devastation. [Obs.] Milton.Hăr'ass-er, n. p. 607One who harasses.Hăr'ass-ment, n. p. 607The act of harassing. [Rare.]Här'ber-ous, a. p. 607Harborous; hospitable; liberal in entertaining. [Obs.] A bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, honestly appareled, harborous. 1 Tim. iii. 2, Tyndale's Trans.Hăr'bin-ger, n. p. 607One who provides lodging; especially, an officer of the English royal household who precedes the court when traveling, to provide lodgings and other accommodations. He was the best harbinger that…Hăr'bin-gered, a. p. 607Preceded by a harbinger.Här'bor, n. p. 607A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a lodging; an asylum; a refuge; a shelter. For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. Dryden. 2. A refuge for ships; a port or…Hăr'bor, v. t. p. 607To entertain as a guest; to shelter; to protect. “Any place that harbors men.” Shak. 2. To protect, as a ship from storms.Hăr'bor, v. i. p. 607To lodge or abide for a time; to receive entertainment; to take shelter. For this night let's harbor here in York. Shak.Här'bor-ağe, n. p. 607Shelter; entertainment. [R.] Where can I get me harborage for the night? Tennyson.Hăr'bor-er, n. p. 607One who harbors.Hăr'bor-less, a. p. 607Without a harbor.Här'bor-mäs'ter, n. p. 607An officer who executes the regulations respecting harbors.Här'bör-ōugh, n. p. 607A harbor; a lodging. [Obs.] Spenser.Hăr'bor-oŭs, a. p. 607Hospitable. [Obs.] Bale.Här'brōugh, n. p. 607Harborough, or harbor. [Obs.] Spenser.Härd, a. p. 607Not easily penetrated, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; — applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple. 2.…Hārd, adv. p. 607With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly. “And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince.” Dryden. My father is hard at study. Shak. 2. With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard. 3.…Härd, n. p. 607A kind of pier or landing-place for boats on a river. Marryatt. 2. (pl.) The refuse, or coarse part, of flax; tow.Härd'-bāke, n. p. 607A sweetmeat of baked sugar or treacle spread out thin. [Eng.] Thackeray.Härd'bēam, n. p. 607(Bot.) A tree of the genus Carpinus, so called from its compact, horny texture; hornbeam.Härd'en, v. t. p. 607To make hard or more hard; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden iron or steel; to harden clay. 2. To make hard and strong; to make firm; to strengthen; to accustom by labor or…Härd'en, v. i. p. 607To become hard, or more hard; to acquire solidity, or more compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying. 2. To become confirmed or strengthened, in either a good or bad sense. They hardened more by what…Härd'ened, p. a. p. 607Made hard, or more hard, or compact; made unfeeling; made obstinate; confirmed in error or vice. Syn. — Obdurate; callous; unfeeling; unsusceptible; insensible; impenetrable; hard. See OBDURATE.Härd'en-er, n. p. 607One who hardens.Härd'-fä'vored, a. p. 607Having coarse features; harsh of countenance. Dryden.Härd'-fä'vored-ness, n. p. 607Coarseness of features.Härd'-featured, a. p. 607Having coarse features; hard-favored. Smollett.Härd'-fist'ed, a. p. 607Having hard or strong hands, as a laborer. 2. Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly. Bp. Hall.Härd'-fought, a. p. 607Vigorously contested; as, a hard-fought battle.