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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Hārd'i-ment, n.p. 607Hardihood; courage; bold or energetic action; contest; struggle. “Changing hardiment with great Glendower.” Shak.
  2. 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.
  3. Härd'ish, a.p. 607Somewhat hard.
  4. Härd'i-shrew, n.p. 607A field-mouse. [Obs.] Holland.
  5. Härd'-lä/bored, a.p. 607Wrought with severe labor; elaborate; studied; as, a hard-labored poem. Swift.
  6. Här'dle, n.p. 607See HURDLE. [Obs.] Holland.
  7. 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…
  8. Härd'-mouthed, a.p. 607Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a hard-mouthed horse.
  9. 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…
  10. Hār'dock, n.p. 607Dock with whitish-leaves; hoar-dock. Shak.
  11. Härd'-rŭn, a.p. 607Greatly pressed; as, he was hard-run for time, money, &c.
  12. Härd'ship, n.p. 607That which is hard to bear, as toil, injury, and the like. Swift.
  13. Hărd'-tăck, n.p. 607(Naut.) Sea-bread. Kane.
  14. Hārd'-vis'aged, a.p. 607Having coarse features; of a harsh countenance. Burke.
  15. Härd'wäre, n.p. 607Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen furniture, and the like.
  16. 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…
  17. Härd'y or Hare, n.p. 607An ironsmith's tool. Hare, in composition, signifies army. See HAR.
  18. 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…
  19. Hâre, v. t.p. 607To excite, tease, and harass, or worry; to harry. [Obs.] Locke.
  20. 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.
  21. Hâre'-brāined, a.p. 607Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. Bacon.
  22. Hāre'foōt, n.p. 607A certain bird. 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ochromalagogus.
  23. Hāre'-heārt'ed, a.p. 607Timorous; easily frightened. Ainsworth.
  24. Hâre'-hound, n.p. 607A hound for hunting hares. Chalmers.
  25. 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.
  26. Hāre'lip, n.p. 607A lip, more commonly the upper one, having a fissure or perpendicular division like that of a hare.
  27. Hāre'lipped, a.p. 607Having a harelip.
  28. 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.
  29. Hāre'mint, n.p. 608A certain herb or plant. Ainsworth.
  30. Ha-rĕn'gi-fōrm, a.p. 608Shaped like a herring.
  31. Hāre'-pīpe, n.p. 608A snare to catch hares. Stat. Jas. I.
  32. Hāre'-ear, n.p. 608(Bot.) A plant of the genus Bupleurum.
  33. Bastard hare's-earp. 608a plant of the genus Phyllis.
  34. 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.
  35. Hâre’s’-tāil, n.p. 608(Bot.) A plant; the Eriophorum vaginatum; a kind of cotton grass.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. Hār'que-bush, n.p. 608A harquebus. [Obs.] Marston.
  39. Hār'i-cot, n.p. 608A kind of ragout of meat and vegetables. 2. The kidney-bean.
  40. Hăr'i-er, n.p. 608A harrier. See HARRIER.
  41. Hār'i-o-lā'tion, n.p. 608Prognostication; soothsaying. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  42. Hār'ish, a.p. 608Like a hare. [Obs.] Huloet.
  43. Hārk, v. i.p. 608To listen; to hearken. [Obs., except in the imperative, Hark! listen.] Hudibras.
  44. Hārl, n.p. 608A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.
  45. 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…
  46. Hār'le-quīn, v. i.p. 608To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
  47. Hăr'le-quīn, v. t.p. 608To remove, as by a harlequin's trick. And kitten, if the humor hit, Has harlequined away the fit. Green.
  48. Hār'le-quin-āde', n.p. 608Exhibitions of harlequins.
  49. Hăr'le-quin-dŭck, n.p. 608(Ornith.) A species of duck (Clangula histrionica), found in Hudson's Bay, of an ash color, the male being fantastically streaked with gray.
  50. Hār'le-quin-snāk(e, n.p. 608(Zoöl.) A poisonous snake (the Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southern States.
  51. Hăr'lock, n.p. 608A certain plant. Drayton.
  52. Här'lot, n.p. 608A churl; a husbandman; a servant; a rogue; a cheat. [Obs.] 2. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet.
  53. Här'lot, a.p. 608Wanton; lewd; low; base. Shak.
  54. Här'lot, v. i.p. 608To practice lewdness. [Obs.] Milton.
  55. Här'lot-īze, v. i.p. 608To play the harlot; to harlot. [Obs.] Warner.
  56. Hār'lot-ry, n.p. 608The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness; prostitution. Dryden.
  57. Hārm, n.p. 608Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune. Syn. — Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See MISCHIEF.
  58. Hārm, v. t.p. 608To hurt; to injure; to damage. Though yet he never harmed me. Shak.
  59. Hār'ma-līne, n.p. 608(Chem.) An alkaloid found in the South Russian plant Peganum harmala, and used for dyeing silk pink or red. Miller.
  60. Har-măt'tan, n.p. 608A dry, and generally very hot, wind, from the interior of Africa, which blows in December, January, and February toward the Atlantic Ocean, and is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the…