Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Här'lot, a. p. 608Wanton; lewd; low; base. Shak.Här'lot, v. i. p. 608To practice lewdness. [Obs.] Milton.Här'lot-īze, v. i. p. 608To play the harlot; to harlot. [Obs.] Warner.Hār'lot-ry, n. p. 608The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness; prostitution. Dryden.Hārm, n. p. 608Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune. Syn. — Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See MISCHIEF.Hārm, v. t. p. 608To hurt; to injure; to damage. Though yet he never harmed me. Shak.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.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…Här'mel, n. p. 608The wild African rue.Härm'ful, a. p. 608Full of harm; injurious.Härm'fŭl-ly, adv. p. 608In a harmful manner.Härm'ful-ness, n. p. 608Hurtfulness; noxiousness.Här'mine, n. p. 608(Chem.) The same as HARMALINE.Hārm'less, a. p. 608Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless. 2. Free from power or disposition to harm; not injurious; innocent. “The harmless deer.” Drayton. Syn.—Innocent; innoxious…Hārm'less-ly, adv. p. 608In a harmless manner; without being injured; without injuring.Härm'less-ness, n. p. 608The quality or state of being harmless.Har-mŏn'ic or Har-mŏn'ic-al, a. p. 608Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. “Harmonic twang of leather, horn, and brass.” Pope. 2. (Mus.) Relating to harmony or music; harmonious; especially relating to the accessory…Har-mŏn'ic, n. p. 608(Mus.) A musical note produced by a number of vibrations which is a multiple of the number producing some other. See HARMONICS.Har-mōn'i-ca, n. p. 608A musical instrument invented by Dr. Franklin, in which the tones are produced by friction against the edges of a series of hemispherical glasses. Hebert. 2. A small, flat, wind instrument of music…Har-mŏn'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 608In an harmonical manner. 2. In respect to harmony, as distinguished from melody; as, a passage harmonically correct.Har-mōn'ies, n. sing. & pl. p. 608(sing.) The doctrine or science of musical sounds. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] 2. (pl.) (Mus.) Secondary and less distinct tones which accompany any principal, and apparently simple, tone, as the…Har-mō'ni-oŭs, a. p. 608Adapted to each other; having the parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical. God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and beautiful without us. Locke. 2. Acting together to a common end…Har-mō'ni-oūs-ly, adv. p. 608In an harmonious manner or relation. Distances, notions, and quantities of matter harmoniously adjusted in this great variety of our system. Bentley.Har-mō'ni-ous-ness, n. p. 608The quality or state of being harmonious; symmetry; concord; musicalness.Har-mŏn'i-phŏn, n. p. 608(Mus.) A musical instrument whose sound is produced by the vibration of thin metallic plates. The air which acts on these vibrating substances is blown by the mouth through an elastic tube. It is…Här'mo-nīst, n. p. 608One who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four evangelists. 2. (Mus.) One who understands the principles of harmony, or who is skillful in…Här'mon-ist or Här'mon-ite, n. p. 608(Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious sect founded in Wurtemburg in 1780, but now established in Pennsylvania. Brande.Har-mō'ni-ŭm, n. p. 608A musical instrument in which the tones are produced by the vibration of metallic reeds, and which is played upon by means of keys similar to those of the pianoforte. This instrument is now made with…Hăr'mo-ni-zā'tion, n. p. 608The act of harmonizing.Här'mo-nīze, v. i. p. 608To agree in action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or purport; as, the arguments harmonize. 2. To be in peace and friendship, as individuals or families. 3. To agree in vocal or…Här'mo-nīze, v. t. p. 608To adjust in fit proportions; to cause to agree; to show the agreement of; to reconcile the apparent contradiction of. 2. (Mus.) To accompany with harmony; to provide with parts, as an air, a melody.Här'mo-nīz'er, n. p. 608One who harmonizes; a harmonist.Hăr'mo-nōm'e-ter, n. p. 608An instrument for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds. It is often a monochord furnished with movable bridges.Här'mo-ny, n. p. 608The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things intended to form a connected whole; as, the harmony of the universe. 2. Concord or agreement in facts…Här'most, n. p. 608(Gr. Antiq.) A city governor or prefect appointed by the Spartans in the cities subjugated by them.Hăr'mo-tōme, n. p. 608(Min.) A hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta, occurring usually in white cruciform crystals; cross-stone. ☞ A related mineral, called lime-harmotome, and Phillipsite, contains lime in place of…Här'ness, n. p. 608The iron covering or dress which a soldier formerly wore, and which was fastened to the body by straps and buckles; coat of mail; also, the whole accoutrements, offensive and defensive armor, of a…Här'ness, v. t. p. 608To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman. “Harnessed in rugged steel.” Rowe. 2. To equip or furnish for defense. 3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse.Här'ness-cāsk, n. p. 608(Naut.) A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use;—called also harness-tub. Simmonds.Här'ness-er, n. p. 608One who harnesses.Härns, n. pl. p. 608Brains. [Scot.] Grose.Härp, n. p. 608A stringed instrument of music, of a triangular figure, held upright, and usually played with the fingers. 2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.Hărp, v. i. p. 609To play on the harp. I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps. Rev. xiv. 2. 2. To dwell tediously or monotonously in speaking or writing; to speak or write repeatedly with slight…Härp, v. t. p. 609To play upon, as a harp; to arouse; to sound forth as from a harp. Thou'st harped my fear aright. Shak.Hăr'pă, n. p. 609(Conch.) A genus of mollusks; harp-shell; — so called from certain parallel lines or ribs upon the shell somewhat resembling in position the strings of a harp.Hăr'pa-gōn, n. p. 609A grappling-iron. [Obs.]Hărp'er, n. p. 609A player on the harp. 2. An Irish coin bearing the emblem of a harp. “The harper that was gathered amongst us to pay the piper.” B. Jonson.Härp'ing, a. p. 609Pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies. Milton.Hărp'ing-ī'ron, n. p. 609A harpoon. Evelyn.Hărp'ings, n. pl. p. 609(Naut.) The fore parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of the ship, and are fastened to the stem. Their use is to strengthen the ship in the place where she sustains the greatest shock in…Hărp'ist, n. p. 609A player on the harp; a harper. Browne.Här'-po-neer', n. p. 609An harpooner. Johnson.Har-pōon', n. p. 609Harpoon. A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping-iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, flat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is generally…Har-pōon′, v. t. p. 609To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.Här'poon-eer', n. p. 609An harpooner. Johnson.Har-pōon'er, n. p. 609One who throws the harpoon.Hărp'ress, n. p. 609A female performer upon the harp. [Rare.] W. Scott.Hārp'si-chōn, n. p. 609A harpsichord. [Obs.] Pepys.Härp'si-chôrd, n. p. 609(Mus.) A harp-shaped instrument of music, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys provided with quills, instead of hammers, for striking the strings. It is now superseded by the…