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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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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.Heärt'-ēase, n. p. 615Quiet; tranquillity of mind. Shak.Heärt'-eat'ing, a. p. 615Preying on the heart. Burton.Heärt'ed, a. p. 615Having a heart. 2. Shaped like a heart; cordate. [Rare.] “With hearted spear-head.” Landor. 3. Taken to heart. [Obs.] Shak. 4. Composed or consisting of hearts. [Obs.] Shak. 5. Seated or laid up in…Heärt'ed-ness, n. p. 615Earnestness; sincerity; heartiness. [Rare.] Clarendon.Heärt’en, v. t. p. 615To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden. “That trust may hearten thee.” Chapman. Hearten those who fight in your defense. Shak. 2. To restore fertility or…Heärt'en-er, n. p. 615One who, or that which, heartens. Browne.Heärt'-grief, n. p. 615Affliction of the heart. Milton.Heärth, n. p. 615The pavement or floor of brick or stone in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fire-place, and from which is a passage for smoke to ascend. Where thou find’st fires unraked and hearths…Heärt'-härd'ness, n. p. 615Insensibility, either natural or moral. Shak.Heärt'-hēav'i-ness, n. p. 615Depression of spirits. Shak.Heärth'-mŏn'ey or Heärth'-pĕn'ny, n. p. 615A tax formerly laid in England on hearths, and regarded as oppressive. He had been importuned by the common people to relieve them from the ... burden of the hearth-money. Macaulay.Heärth'-stōne, n. p. 615Stone forming the hearth; fireside.Heärt'i-ly, adv. p. 615From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity; really. “I heartily forgive them.” Shak. 2. With zeal; actively; vigorously; as, he heartily assisted the prince. 3. With eagerness; freely…Heärt'i-ness, n. p. 615The state of being hearty; sincerity; zeal; ardor; earnestness.Heärt'ist, n. p. 615One who can hit the heart. [Obs. and rare.] Beau. & Fl.Heärt'less, a. p. 615Without a heart. You have left me heartless; mine is in your bosom. J. Webster. 2. Destitute of heart, sensibility, or courage; spiritless; unsympathetic; cruel. Heartless they fought, and quitted…Heärt'less-ly, adv. p. 615In a heartless manner; without courage, spirit, or affection.Heärt'less-ness, n. p. 615The state of being heartless.Heart'let, n. p. 615A little heart.Heart'lings, interj. p. 615An exclamation formerly sometimes used in addressing a familiar acquaintance. [Obs.] Shak.Hēart'-pēa, n. p. 615Heart-seed. See HEART-SEED.Heärt'-rēnd'ing, a. p. 615Breaking the heart; overpowering with anguish; deeply afflictive.Heärt'-ris'ing, n. p. 615A rising of the heart; opposition.Heart'-rōb'bing, a. p. 615Depriving of thought; ecstatic. Spenser. 2. Stealing the heart or affections; winning.Heärt's'-ēase, n. p. 615Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of feeling. 2. (Bot.) A species of violet (Viola tricolor);—called also pansy.Heärt'-seed, n. p. 615(Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus Cardiospermium, having round seeds which are marked with a spot like a heart. London.Heärt'-shāped, a. p. 615(Bot.) Having the shape of a heart; cordate. Heart-shaped Leaf.