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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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Hāy'-stalk, n. p. 612A stalk of hay.Hāy'-tēa, n. p. 612The juice of hay extracted by boiling with water, and used as food for cattle.Hāw'thōrn, n. p. 612Hawthorn. Scott.Hāy'ti-an, a. p. 612(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the island of Hayti.Hāy'ti-an, n. p. 612(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Hayti. [Written also Haitian.]Hāy'ward, n. p. 612A person appointed to guard the hedges, and hence to keep cattle from doing them injury; an officer whose duty it is to impound animals which are found running at large. [Obs.] [Eng.]Hāz'ard, n. p. 612That which falls or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty. I will stand the hazard of the die. Shak. 2. Danger; peril; risk; as, he encountered the enemy at…Hāz'ard, v. t. p. 612To expose to chance or evil; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk. Men hazard nothing by a course of evangelical obedience. J. Clarke. 2. To expose; to make liable. [Rare.] He…Hāz'ard, v. i. p. 612To expose any thing valuable to loss or harm; to encounter risk or danger. Pause a day or two Before you hazard. Shak.Hāz'ard-a-ble, a. p. 612Liable to hazard or chance; uncertain. Browne.Hāz'ard-er, n. p. 612One who hazards.Hāz'ard-īze, n. p. 612A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard. [Obs.] Herself had run into that hazardize. Spenser.Hāz'ard-oûs, a. p. 612Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky. “The enterprise so hazardous and high.” Milton. Syn.—Perilous; dangerous; bold; daring; adventurous; venturesome; precarious; uncertain.Hāz'ard-oûs-ly, adv. p. 612In a hazardous manner.Hāz'ard-oûs-ness, n. p. 612State or quality of being hazardous.Hāz'ard-ry, n. p. 612Rashness. [Obs.] Spencer. 2. Playing at games of chance; gaming; gambling. [Obs.] Chaucer.Hāz'ard-tā'ble, n. p. 612A table for playing at games of chance. Clarke.Hāze, n. p. 612Vapor which renders the air thick, with little or no dampness; a slight lack of transparency in the air; hence, obscurity; dimness. O’er the sky The silvery haze of summer drawn. Tennyson.Hāze, v. i. p. 612To be hazy, or thick with haze. Ray.Hāze, v. t. p. 612To vex with chiding or reproof; to punish by exacting unnecessarily disagreeable or difficult duty; to play abusive tricks upon;—used chiefly among college students and sailors.Hā'zel, n. p. 612(Bot.) A shrub or plant of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces…Hā'zel, a. p. 612Pertaining to the hazel, or like it; of a light-brown color, like the hazel-nut.Hā'zel-ēarth, n. p. 612Soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.Hā'zel-ly, a. p. 612Of the color of the hazel-nut; of a light brown. Mortimer.Hā'zel-nŭt, n. p. 612The nut or fruit of the hazel.Hā'zi-ness, n. p. 612The state of being hazy.Hā'zle, v. t. p. 612To make dry; to dry. [Obs.] Rogers.Hā'zy, a. p. 612Thick with haze. “A tender, hazy brightness.” Wordsworth. “The indistinct light of a hazy and oft over-clouded moon.” Scott.Hē, pron. p. 612The man or male person named before; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated. Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.…Hēad, n. p. 612That part of any animal body which contains the collected perceptive organs of sense, and which is therefore foremost or uppermost in the creature’s locomotion. The central nervous masses are…Hĕad, v. t. p. 613To be at the head of; to put one’s self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot. 2. To behead; to decapitate. [Obs.] Shak. 3. To form a…Hĕad, v. i. p. 613To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river. A broad river, that heads in the great Blue Ridge. Adair. 2. To go or tend; as, how does the ship head? 3. To form a head; as, this kind of…Hĕad'āche, n. p. 613Pain in the head; cephalalgy.Hēad'-bānd, n. p. 613A fillet; a band for the head; also, the band at each end of a book.Hēad'-blŏck, n. p. 613(Saw-mills.) The movable cross-piece of a carriage on which the log rests.Hēad′bōr-ough, n. p. 613Hēad'bōr-rōw p. 613The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; — called, in some counties, bors-holder, that is, borough's elder, and sometimes tithing-man. [Obs.] [Eng.] Blackstone.…Hĕad'-cheese, n. p. 613A dish made of portions of the head and feet of swine cut up fine and pressed into the form of a cheese;—called, also, hog's head cheese.Hĕad'-drĕss, n. p. 613A dress or ornamental covering worn by women on the head. 2. The crest on a fowl's head. Addison.Hĕad'ed, a. p. 613Furnished with a head;—used in composition as an adjective; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed, &c. 2. Formed into a head by growth; as, a headed cabbage.Hĕad'er, n. p. 613One who heads nails, pins, or the like. 2. One who heads a mob or party. 3. (Arch.) A brick or stone laid with its shorter face or head in the surface of the wall. Gwilt.Hĕad'fāst, n. p. 613(Naut.) A rope at the head of a ship to fasten it to a wharf or other object. Totten.Hĕad'-/fĭrst', adv. p. 613With the head foremost.Hĕad'-gĭr'gle, n. p. 613A disease of cattle. Mortimer.Hĕad'-gĕar, n. p. 613Covering or ornament of the head. Burton.Hĕad'-i-ly, adv. p. 613In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly.Hĕad'i-ness, n. p. 613Rashness; precipitation; a disposition to rush forward without due deliberation or prudence. 2. Stubbornness; obstinacy.Hēad'ing, n. p. 613The act of providing with a head; formation of a head. 2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper. 3. Material for the heads of casks.Hĕad'ing-cōurse, n. p. 613(Arch.) A course consisting only of headers.Hēad'ing-joint, n. p. 613(Carp.) A joint, as of two or more boards, &c., at right angles to the grain of the wood.Hēad'land, n. p. 613(Geog.) A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the sea, or other expanse of water. 2. A ridge or strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows, or near a fence. Tusser.Hĕad'less, a. p. 613Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass. 2. Destitute of a chief or leader. Raleigh. 3. Destitute of understanding or prudence; rash; obstinate. [Obs.]Hĕad'less-hōod, n. p. 613The state of being headless. [Obs.] Spencer.Hĕad'-light, n. p. 613(Engin.) A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the head of a locomotive, or in front of it, to throw light on the track at night.Hĕad'-line, n. p. 613(Print.) The line at the head or top of a page. 2. (pl.) (Naut.) Those ropes of the sails which are next to the yards.Hēad'-lin'ing, n. p. 613The lining of the head or hood of a carriage; the oil-cloth or other textile lining of the roof of a railway car. [U. S.]Hĕad'lŏng, adv. p. 613With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong. 2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation. 3. Hastily; without delay or respite.Hĕad'lŏng, a. p. 613Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly. 2. Steep; precipitous. “Like a tower upon a headlong rock.” Byron.Hēad'-lŭgged, a. p. 613Dragged by the head. Shak.Hĕad'-māin, n. p. 613The main ditch by which water is drawn from a river, &c., for irrigation, to be distributed through smaller channels. Loudon.