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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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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…Här'py, n. p. 609(Myth.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and with a face pale with hunger. Both table and provisions vanished…Här'que-büse, n. p. 609An arquebuse. See ARQUEBUSSE. Strype.Hăr'rage, v. t. p. 609To harass; to plunder from. [Obs.] This of Lincoln, harraged out before, should now lie fallow. Fuller.Hăr'ra-teen', n. p. 609A kind of cloth. Shenstone.Hăr'ri-co, n. p. 609The same as HARICOT.Hăr'ri-dan, n. p. 609A decayed strumpet. Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pretty creature I had been used to see. De Quincey.Hăr'ri-er, n. p. 609A kind of hound for hunting hares, having an acute sense of smelling. 2. [From harry.] (Ornith.) A European buzzard; the Circus cyaneus.Hăr'rot, n. p. 609Herald. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Hăr'rōw, n. p. 609An instrument of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other, and set with iron or wooden teeth. It is drawn over plowed land to level it and break the clods, and to…Hăr'rōw, v. t. p. 609To draw a harrow over for the purpose of breaking clods and leveling the surface, or for covering seed sown; to break or tear with a harrow; as, to harrow land or ground. Will he harrow the valleys…Hăr'rōw, interj. p. 609Help! halloo!—an exclamation of sudden distress. “Harrow now, out and well-away!” Spenser.Hăr'rōw-er, n. p. 609One who harrows. 2. A hawk; a harrier. Ainsworth.Hăr'ry, v. t. p. 609To strip; to pillage. “To harry this beautiful region.” W. Irving. 2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow. Shak.Hăr'ry, v. i. p. 609To make a predatory incursion. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Hăr'ry-sŏph', n. p. 609A student who, having sufficient standing to take the degree of B. A., declares himself a candidate for a degree in law or physic. [Cambridge University, Eng.] Ogilvie.Härsh, a. p. 609Rough; disagreeable; grating; especially, (a.) To the touch. “Harsh sand.” Boyle. (b.) To the taste. “Berries harsh and crude.” Milton. (c.) To the ear. “Harsh din.” Milton. 2. Unpleasant and…Härsh'ly, adv. p. 609In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely. It would sound harshly in her ears. Shak.Härsh'ness, n. p. 609The quality or state of being harsh. “’Tis not enough no harshness gives offense,— The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Pope. Syn.—Acrimony; roughness; sternness; asperity; tartness. See…Härs'let, n. p. 609See HASLET. King.Härt, n. p. 609A stag; the male of the red deer. “Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind.” Milton.Härt'beest, n. p. 609(Zoöl.) A species of the antelope, the Caama, the most common of the large antelopes inhabiting the plains of South Africa.Härt'en, v. t. p. 609To hearten; to encourage. [Obs.] Spenser.Härt's'-clō'ver, n. p. 609(Bot.) A plant of the genus Melilotus; melilot.Härts'hôrn, n. p. 609The horn of the hart, or male deer. ☞ Hartshorn shavings, originally taken from the horns of harts, are now obtained chiefly by planing down the bones of calves. They afford a speedily-formed jelly.…Härt's'-tōngue, n. p. 609(Bot.) (a.) A common British fern, the Scolopendrium officinarum of Smith. (b.) A West Indian fern, the Polypodium phyllitidis of Linnaeus. Partington.Härt'wort, n. p. 609(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genera Seseli, Tordylium, and Bupleurum.Hăr'/um-scâr'/um, a. p. 609Wild; precipitate; giddy; rash. [Colloq.] Smart.Ha-rŭs'/pĭce, n. p. 609A person in ancient Rome who professed to explain and interpret the will of the gods by inspecting the entrails of beasts sacrificed, or by observing extraordinary natural phenomena; a diviner; a…Ha-rŭs'pi-cy, n. p. 609The art or practices of haruspices. See ARUSPICY.Här'vest, n. p. 609The season of gathering a crop of any kind; the time of reaping the corn and grain. “At harvest, when corn is ripe.” Tyndale. 2. That which is reaped; the ripe corn and grain when cut and gathered…Här'vest, v. t. p. 609To reap or gather, as corn and other fruits, for the use of man and beast.Hăr'vest-bŭg, n. p. 609A minute animal (Leptus autumnalis), of a bright crimson color, found at the end of summer in the downs. Its bite is very troublesome.—Called also harvest-louse. Jardine.Här'vest-er, n. p. 609One who harvests.Här'vest-flý, n. p. 609(Entom.) A hemipterous insect of the genus Cicada, often erroneously called locust, seventeen-year-locust, &c., which has its first pair of wings of one texture throughout, without overlapping when…