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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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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.Hĕad'-man, n. p. 613A chief; a leader.Hēad'-mās'ter, n. p. 613The head or principal of a school.Hēad'mōld-shōt or Hēad'mōuld-shōt, n. p. 613A disease in children, in which the edges of the parts of the skull, along the sutures, shoot over one another, so as to compress the brain, often occasioning convulsions and death. It usually takes…Hĕad'-mŏn'ey, n. p. 613A capitation-tax; a poll-tax. Milton.Hēad'-mōst, a. p. 613Most advanced; most forward; first in a line or order of progression; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.Hĕad'-păn, n. p. 613The brain-pan. [Obs.]Hĕad'-pĕnce, n. p. 613A poll-tax. [Obs.]Hĕad'-pièce, n. p. 613Head. In his head-piece he felt a sore pain. Spencer. 2. Armor for the head; a helmet; a morion. 3. Understanding; force of mind. Shak. Eumenes had the best head-piece of all Alexander's captains.…Hēad'-quar'ters, n. pl. p. 613The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer; hence, the center of authority or order.Hĕad'-rōpe, n. p. 613(Naut.) That part of a bolt-rope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of the principal sails. Totten.Hĕad'-sāil, n. p. 613(Naut.) Any one of those sails of a vessel which are set forward of the foremast. Totten.Hĕad'-sēa, n. p. 613A sea that meets the head of a ship, or rolls against her course. Totten.Hēad'-shāke, n. p. 613A significant shake of the head. Shak.Hēad'shīp, n. p. 613Authority or dignity; chief place. Hales.Hĕads'man, n. p. 613One who cuts off heads: an executioner. Dryden.Head'spring, n. p. 613Fountain; source; origin.Head'stall, n. p. 613That part of a bridle which encompasses the head.Hĕad'-stŏck, n. p. 613(Mach.) (a.) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; — also called live-head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tail-stock or dead-head. (b.) The part…Hĕad'-stōne, n. p. 613The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone. 2. The stone at the head of a grave.Hĕad'strŏng, a. p. 613Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate. Now let the headstrong boy my will control. Dryden. 2. Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy; as, a headstrong course. Dryden.…Hĕad'strŏng-ness, n. p. 613Obstinacy. [Obs.] Gayton.Hēad'-tīre, n. p. 613Dress or attire for the head. Willet.Head’way, n. p. 613The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind. 2. (Arch.) Clear space or height under an arch, over a stairway, and the like.Hĕad'-wĭnd, n. p. 613A wind that blows in a direction opposite to the ship's course.Hēad'work, n. p. 613Mental labor. 2. (Arch.) An ornament for the key-stone of an arch. Gwill.Hĕad'-work'man, n. p. 613The chief workman of a party; a foreman in a manufactory. Swift.Hĕad'y, a. p. 613Willful; rash; hasty; precipitate; violent; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. All the talent required, is to be heady — to be violent on one side or the other. Temple. 2. Apt to affect the…Hēal, v. t. p. 613To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease or wound, and restore to soundness, or to that state of body in which the natural functions are regularly performed. Speak the word only, and my…Hēal, v. t. p. 613To cover, as a roof with tiles, slate, lead, and the like. [Obs.]Hēal, v. i. p. 613To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; — sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over.Hēal'a-ble, a. p. 613Capable of being healed. Sherwood.Hēalds, n. pl. p. 613The harness for guiding the warp-threads in a loom. Ure.Hēal'er, n. p. 613One who, or that which, cures, or restores to soundness.Hēal'ful, a. p. 613Tending or serving to heal; healing.Hēal'ing, a. p. 613Tending to cure; mild; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve.Hēal'ing-ly, adv. p. 613So as to cure.Hēalth, n. p. 613The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical pain or disease. Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be…Hēalth'ful, a. p. 614Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; entire; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body, a healthful person, a healthful plant. 2. Serving to promote health; wholesome; salubrious; salutary…Hĕalth'ful-ly, adv. p. 614In health; wholesomely.Hĕalth'ful-ness, n. p. 614A state of being healthy or healthful; wholesomeness; as, the healthfulness of the air, or of climate, or of diet, or of exercises.Hēalth'i-ly, adv. p. 614In a healthy manner.Hēalth'i-ness, n. p. 614The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from disease; as, the healthiness of an animal or plant.Hĕalth'less, a. p. 614Without health; not healthy. “A healthless old age.” Bp. Taylor. 2. Not conducive to health. Bp. Taylor.Hēalth'less-ness, n. p. 614State of being healthless.Hēalth'-ŏff'i-cer, n. p. 614One charged with the protection of a place against infectious diseases.Hēalth'sōme, a. p. 614Wholesome; salubrious. [Obs.] Shak.