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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Härd'-gräss, n. p. 607(Bot.) A kind of grass of several species of the genera Sclerochloa, Ophiurus, or Kottböllia, and Ægilops. [Eng.]Härd'/häck, n. p. 607(Bot.) A very astringent plant (Spiræa tomentosa), common in pastures.Härd'-händ/ed, a. p. 607Having hard hands, as a laborer. Shak.Härd'hĕad, n. p. 607Clash or collision of heads in contest. Dryden.Härd'-heärt'ed, a. p. 607Cruel; pitiless; merciless; unfeeling; inexorable.Härd'i-head, n. p. 607Hardihood. [Obs.] Spenser.Härd'i-hōōd, n. p. 607Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; dauntless bravery; intrepidity; audaciousness; impudence. It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to iniquity. Buckminster.…Härd'i-ly, adv. p. 607In a hardy manner; boldly; stoutly; sternly.Hārd'i-ment, n. p. 607Hardihood; courage; bold or energetic action; contest; struggle. “Changing hardiment with great Glendower.” Shak.Härd'i-ness, n. p. 607The quality or state of being hardy; capability of endurance. Hardness ever Of hardiness is mother. Shak. 2. Hardihood; boldness; firmness; assurance. 3. Hardship; fatigue. [Obs.] Spenser.Härd'ish, a. p. 607Somewhat hard.Härd'i-shrew, n. p. 607A field-mouse. [Obs.] Holland.Härd'-lä/bored, a. p. 607Wrought with severe labor; elaborate; studied; as, a hard-labored poem. Swift.Här'dle, n. p. 607See HURDLE. [Obs.] Holland.Härd'ly, adv. p. 607In a hard or difficult manner. “Recovering hardly what he lost before.” Dryden. The House of Peers gave so hardly their consent. Milton. 2. Scarcely; barely; not quite or wholly. Hardly shall you…Härd'-mouthed, a. p. 607Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a hard-mouthed horse.Härd'ness, n. p. 607The quality or state of being hard, in any sense of the word; solidity; difficulty of comprehension, accomplishment, control, or endurance; harshness; obduracy; also, want of minute attention to the…Hār'dock, n. p. 607Dock with whitish-leaves; hoar-dock. Shak.Härd'-rŭn, a. p. 607Greatly pressed; as, he was hard-run for time, money, &c.Härd'ship, n. p. 607That which is hard to bear, as toil, injury, and the like. Swift.Hărd'-tăck, n. p. 607(Naut.) Sea-bread. Kane.Hārd'-vis'aged, a. p. 607Having coarse features; of a harsh countenance. Burke.Härd'wäre, n. p. 607Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen furniture, and the like.Härd'y, a. p. 607Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid; as, there are few who are hardy enough to encounter contempt. 2. Confident; full of assurance; impudent; stubborn to excess. Johnson. 3. Strong; firm…Härd'y or Hare, n. p. 607An ironsmith's tool. Hare, in composition, signifies army. See HAR.Hāre, n. p. 607(Zoöl.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. A brace of…Hâre, v. t. p. 607To excite, tease, and harass, or worry; to harry. [Obs.] Locke.Hāre'bĕll, n. p. 607(Bot.) A plant (the Campanula rotundifolia, blue-bell, or milk-wort), having blue, bell-shaped flowers, and an edible root. Its juice is used to make a blue ink.Hâre'-brāined, a. p. 607Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. Bacon.Hāre'foōt, n. p. 607A certain bird. 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ochromalagogus.Hāre'-heārt'ed, a. p. 607Timorous; easily frightened. Ainsworth.Hâre'-hound, n. p. 607A hound for hunting hares. Chalmers.Hāre'-kăn'/ga-rōō', n. p. 607(Zoöl.) A small kangaroo of Australia (the Macropus (Lagorchistes) lepo-roides), resembling the hare, though of smaller size. Waterhouse.Hāre'lip, n. p. 607A lip, more commonly the upper one, having a fissure or perpendicular division like that of a hare.Hāre'lipped, a. p. 607Having a harelip.Hā'rem, n. p. 608The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in the larger dwelling-houses of the East. 2. The collection of wives and concubines belonging to one man.Hāre'mint, n. p. 608A certain herb or plant. Ainsworth.Ha-rĕn'gi-fōrm, a. p. 608Shaped like a herring.Hāre'-pīpe, n. p. 608A snare to catch hares. Stat. Jas. I.Hāre'-ear, n. p. 608(Bot.) A plant of the genus Bupleurum.Bastard hare's-ear p. 608a plant of the genus Phyllis.Hâre's'-lĕt/tuce, n. p. 608(Bot.) A plant of the genus Sonchus, or sow thistle; — so called from its being a favorite food of hares.Hâre’s’-tāil, n. p. 608(Bot.) A plant; the Eriophorum vaginatum; a kind of cotton grass.Hāre’s’-tāil-grāss, n. p. 608(Bot.) A species of grass (Lagurus ovatus); — so called from the resemblance of its head to a hare’s tail.Hār'fang, n. p. 608(Ornith.) An owl (the Strix (Surnia) nyctea), or snowy owl, found in the arctic regions. It pursues hares, grouse, &c.Hār'que-bush, n. p. 608A harquebus. [Obs.] Marston.Hār'i-cot, n. p. 608A kind of ragout of meat and vegetables. 2. The kidney-bean.Hăr'i-er, n. p. 608A harrier. See HARRIER.Hār'i-o-lā'tion, n. p. 608Prognostication; soothsaying. [Obs.] Cockeram.Hār'ish, a. p. 608Like a hare. [Obs.] Huloet.Hārk, v. i. p. 608To listen; to hearken. [Obs., except in the imperative, Hark! listen.] Hudibras.Hārl, n. p. 608A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.Hār'le-quin, n. p. 608A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; a zany. “As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our…Hār'le-quīn, v. i. p. 608To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.