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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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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.Heärt'-shēll, n. p. 615(Conch.) A mollusk of the genus Isocardia, having a shell shaped like a heart.Heärt'-sick, a. p. 615Sick at heart; depressed; low-spirited.Heärt'-sick'en-ing, a. p. 615Tending to make the heart sick or depressed.Heärt'-sick'ness, n. p. 615Depression of spirits.Heärt'sōme, a. p. 615Merry; cheerful; lively. [Scot.]Heärt'-stir'ring, a. p. 615Arousing or moving the heart.Heärt'-strike, v. t. p. 615To affect at heart. B. Jonson.Heart'-string, n. p. 615A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart. Shak.Heärt'-strück, a. p. 615Driven to the heart; infixed in the mind. 2. Shocked with fear; dismayed. Milton.Heärt'-swĕll'ing, a. p. 615Ranking in the heart. Spencer.Heärt'-wheel, n. p. 615(Mech.) A wheel or cam shaped like a heart, used for converting a circular motion into a reciprocating or alternating one, as in some kinds of machinery.Heärt'-whōle, a. p. 615Not affected in heart, as to love, courage, &c. Shak.Heärt'-wood, n. p. 615The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, differing in color from the outer layers, and technically known as duramen.Heärt'-wound'ed, a. p. 615Wounded with love or grief; deeply affected with some passion. Pope.Heärt'y, a. p. 615Exhibiting the action of the heart; proceeding from the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; also, energetic; with the utmost activity; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the…Heärt'y-hāle, a. p. 615Good for the heart. [Obs.] Spencer.Heat, n. p. 615The force, agent, or principle in nature upon which depends the state of bodies as solid, fluid, or aeriform, and which is recognized by its effects in the phenomena of expansion, fusion…Heat, v. t. p. 615To make hot; to communicate heat to, or cause to grow warm;—said (a.) Of inanimate objects; as, to heat an oven or furnace, an iron, or the like. “Heat me these irons hot.” Shak. (b.) Of animals, to…Heat, v. i. p. 615To grow warm or hot by the action of fire or the communication of heat; as, the iron or the water heats slowly. 2. To grow warm or hot by fermentation, or the development of heat by chemical action…Hĕat, imp. & p. p. p. 615of heet. Formerly used, as by Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, for heated, and still sometimes heard in colloquial language.Hēat'er, n. p. 615One who, or that which, heats. 2. Any contrivance or implement, as a heated body, a vessel, &c., used to impart heat to something else, or to contain something else to be heated; as, the feed-heater…Hēath, n. p. 615(Bot.) A plant of the genus Erica (E. vulgaris), bearing beautiful flowers. It is a shrub which is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. Its leaves are…Hēath'-clād, a. p. 615Clothed or crowned with heath.Hēath'-cŏck, n. p. 615(Ornith.) A large bird which frequents heaths, Tetrao tetrix; the black grouse;—called also heath-game. Baird.Hea'then, n. p. 615An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater; an irreligious, unthinking person. The heathen, as employed…Hēa'then, a. p. 615Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. Addison.Hēa'then-dòm, n. p. 615That part of the world where heathenism prevails. Irving. 2. The heathen nations, considered collectively, or as forming a power in the world.Hēa'then-esse, n. p. 615Heathendom. [Rare.] W. Scott.Hēa’then-ish, a. p. 615Belonging, or pertaining, to the heathen. “Worse than heathenish crimes.” Milton. 2. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel; inhuman.Hea'then-ish-ly, adv. p. 615In a heathenish manner.Hēa'then-ish-ness, n. p. 615The state of being heathen, or like heathens.Hēa’then-ism, n. p. 615The religious system or rites of a heathen nation; idolatry; paganism. 2. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism.Hēa'then-ize, v. t. p. 615To render heathen or heathenish. Firmin.Hēa'then-ness, n. p. 615State of being heathens.Hēa'then-ry, n. p. 615The state, quality, or character of heathens; heathendom.Hēath'er, n. p. 615Heath. [Scot.]Hēath'er-bēll, n. p. 615The blossom of the heather. [Scot.] Burns.Hēath'er-y, a. p. 615Heathy; abounding in heather.Hēath'-gāme, n. p. 615See HEATH-COCK.Hēath'-grass, n. p. 615(Bot.) A kind of perennial grass, of the genus Triodia (T. decumbens), having a leafy stem.