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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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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.Hēalth'y, a. p. 614Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; as, a healthy body or constitution. His mind was now in a firm and healthy state. Macaulay. 2. Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious…Hēam, n. p. 614The after-birth or secundine of a beast.Hēap, n. p. 614A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones. Huge heaps of slain around the body rise. Dryden. 2. A crowd; a throng; a cluster; —…Hēap, v. t. p. 614To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; — often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal. 2. To collect in great quantity; to amass…Hēap'er, n. p. 614One who heaps, piles, or amasses.Hēar, v. t. p. 614To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of by the ear; as, to hear sound; to hear a voice; to hear words. Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou canst hear the tread of…Hēar, v. i. p. 614To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. “The hearing ear.” Prov. xx. 12. 2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen. So spake our…Hēard, n. p. 614Same as HERD. [Obs.] Gibson.Hēar'er, n. p. 614One who hears; an auditor.Hēar'ing, n. p. 614The act of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear. Job xlii. 5. 2. Attention…Heärk'en, v. i. p. 614To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered with eagerness or curiosity; to give heed; to hear with attention, obedience, or compliance. The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.…Heärk'en, v. t. p. 614To hear by listening; to listen to. [Obs.] Milton. 2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Obs.] Shak. To hearken out, to search for. “If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and buy.” B.…Heärk'en-er, n. p. 614One who hearkens; a listener.Hēar'sal, n. p. 614Same as REHEARSAL. [Obs.] Spenser.Hēar'sāy, n. p. 614Report; rumor; fame; common talk. Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation. Prof. Wilson.Hĕarse, n. p. 614See HERSE. 1. A frame-work of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy covered with wax lights and set up in a church…Hēarse, n. p. 614A hind in the second year of its age. [Eng.] Halliwell.Hēarse, v. t. p. 614To lay or inclose in a hearse; to bury. Shak.Hēarse'-clōth, n. p. 614A pall; a cloth to cover a hearse. Sanderson.Hēarse'-like, a. p. 614Suitable to a funeral. If you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols. Bacon.Heärt, n. p. 614(Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, contracting rhythmically, and serving to keep up the circulation of the blood. In man, it has four chambers. The blood passes from the veins of the system into the…Heärt, v. t. p. 614To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to inspirit. [Obs.] My cause is hearted; thine hath no less reason. Shak.Heärt'-äche, n. p. 614Sorrow; anguish of mind; mental pang. Shak.Heärt'-blōod, n. p. 614The blood of the heart; hence, life; essence.Heärt'-bŏnd, n. p. 614(Masonry.) A kind of bond in which one stone is lapped over two others. See BOND.Heärt'-breäk, n. p. 614Crushing sorrow or grief. Shak.Heärt'-breäk'er, n. p. 614A lady's curl; a love-lock. [Colloq. and humorous.] Hudibras.Heart'-brōk'en, a. p. 614Deeply affected or grieved.Heärt'-bŭrn, n. p. 614(Med.) An uneasy, burning sensation in the stomach, often attended with an inclination to vomit, sometimes idiopathic, but often a symptom of other complaints.Heärt'-bûrned, a. p. 614Having the heart inflamed.Heärt'-bûrn'ing, a. p. 614Causing discontent.Heärt'-bûrn'ing, n. p. 614(Med.) The same as HEART-BURN. 2. Discontent; secret enmity. Swift. The transaction did not fail to leave heart-burnings. Palfrey.Heärt'-dēar, a. p. 615Sincerely beloved. [Rare.] Shak.Heärt'-deep, a. p. 615Rooted in the heart. Herbert.