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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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Hĕc'tor, n. p. 617A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow; hence, one who teases or vexes.Hĕc'tor, v. t. p. 617To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words: to tease; to irritate; to fret; to annoy; to vex. “Hectoring his servants.” Arbuthnot.Hēc'tor, v. i. p. 617To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift.Hēc'tor-ism, n. p. 617The disposition or practice of a hector; a bullying.Hēc'tor-ly, a. p. 617Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; teasing. “Hectorly, ruffian-like swaggering or huffing.” Barrow.Hectostère, n. p. 617A French measure of solidity, containing one hundred cubic meters, and equivalent to 3531.66 English or 3531.05 United States cubic feet.Hĕd'dle, n. p. 617(Weaving.) One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which are arranged in sets, and, with their mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten; heald.Hĕd'dle-eȳe, n. p. 617(Weaving.) The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp thread.Hēd'dling, n. p. 617The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness.Hĕd'e-rā'ceōus, a. p. 617Pertaining to, resembling, or producing ivy.Hēd'e-ral, a. p. 617Composed of, or pertaining to, ivy.Hēd'e-rif'er-ōūs, a. p. 617Producing ivy.Hĕd'e-rōse, a. p. 617Pertaining to ivy; full of ivy.Hĕdge, n. p. 617A thicket of bushes, usually thorn-bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens planted in a line or as a…Hĕdge, v. t. p. 617To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden. 2. To obstruct, as a road, with a barrier; to hinder from progress or success;—…Hēd'ge, v. i. p. 617To hide, as in a hedge; to hide; to skulk. Shak. 2. To bet on both sides.Hĕdge'-bĭll or Hĕd'ging-bĭll, n. p. 617A cutting hook used in dressing hedges.Hēd'ge'-bōrn, a. p. 617Of low birth, as if born in the woods; outlandish; obscure. Shak.Hĕdge'-bōte, n. p. 617Wood for repairing hedges, allowed to a tenant. Blackstone.Hĕd'ge'-creep'er, n. p. 617One who skulks under hedges for bad purposes. Johnson.Hēd'ge'-fü'mi-to-ry, n. p. 617(Bot.) A plant belonging to the genus Fumaria. Ainsworth.Hĕd'ge'-gār'lic, n. p. 617(Bot.) A plant of the genus Alliaria, so called in allusion to the smell of its leaves. Loudon.Hĕd'ge'hŏg, n. p. 617(Zoöl.) A small animal of the genus Erinaceus, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines, and endowed with power of rolling itself into a ball so as to present the…Hĕdge'hŏg-thīs'tle, n. p. 617(Bot.) A plant; the cactus.Hĕdge'-hy'sop, n. p. 617(Bot.) A bitter herb of the genus Gratiola, the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.Hĕdge'less, a. p. 617Having no hedge.Hĕdge'-màr'rīage, n. p. 617A secret or clandestine marriage. Halliwell.Hĕdge'-müs'tard, n. p. 617(Bot.) An evergreen plant of the genus Erysimum. London.Hĕd'ge-nĕt/tle, n. p. 617(Bot.) An herb, or undershrub, of the genus Stachys, whose flowers grow in spikes, and the species of which are chiefly strong-smelling weeds. London.Hĕdge'-nōte, n. p. 617Mean, low, or contemptible writing. Dryden.Hĕdge'pīg, n. p. 617A young hedgehog. Shak.Hĕdge'-priest, n. p. 617A low, ignorant priest. “Hedge-priests were muttering prayers.” W. Scott.Hĕdg'er, n. p. 617One who makes or mends hedges.Hĕdge'-rōw, n. p. 617A row or series of shrubs, or trees, planted for inclosure, or separation of fields. “By hedge-row elms, and hillocks green.” Milton.Hĕdge'-schōōl, n. p. 617An open-air school beside a hedge, in Ireland. Kohl.Hĕdge'-spăr'rōw, n. p. 617(Ornith.) A European bird (the Accentor modularis) which frequents hedges, of a reddish-brown and ash color, tipped with white.Hĕdge'-stăke, n. p. 617A stake to support a hedge.Hĕdge'-wrīt'er, n. p. 617A Grub-street writer, or low author. Swift.Hĕd'gĭng-bill, n. p. 617A bill or hook like a sickle, for pruning hedges. Sidney.He-dŏn'ic, a. p. 617Pertaining to pleasure. Hedonic sect (Antiq.), a sect that placed the highest good in the gratification of the senses;—called also Cyrenæic sect.Hĕd'on-ism, n. p. 617The doctrine of the Cyrenæic sect, or school of Aristippus.Hēd'on-ist, n. p. 617One who believed in Hedonism.Heed, v. t. p. 617To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe. With pleasure Argus the musician heeds. Dryden.Heed, n. p. 617Attention, notice, observation, regard;—often with give or take; as, take heed to your ways. With wanton heed and giddy cunning. Milton. Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. 2…Heed, v. i. p. 617To mind; to consider. Warton.Heed'ful, a. p. 617Full of heed; cautious; circumspect; vigilant; attentive. Shak.Heed'ful-ly, adv. p. 617In a heedful manner; attentively; watchfully.Heed'ful-ness, n. p. 617The state of being heedful; attention; caution; vigilance; circumspection.Heed'i-ly, adv. p. 617Cautiously; vigilantly. [Obs.] Bailey.Heed′i-ness, n. p. 617Attention; caution. [Obs.] Bailey.Heed'less, a. p. 617Without heed; careless; thoughtless; regardless; unobserving. “O negligent and heedless discipline.” Shak. The heedless lover does not know. Whose eyes they are that wound him so. Waller.Heed'less-ly, adv. p. 617In a heedless manner; carelessly; negligently; inattentively.Heed'less-ness, n. p. 617The state of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.Heed'y, a. p. 617Giving heed; careful. [Obs.] “Heedy shepherds.” Spenser.Heel, n. p. 617The hinder part of the foot; hence, sometimes, the whole foot;—in man or quadrupeds. The stag recalls his strength, his speed, His winged heels. Denham. 2. The hinder part of any covering for the…Heel, v. t. p. 618To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like. I can not sing, Nor heel the high lavolt. Shak. 2. To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe. 3. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for…Heel, v. i. p. 618(Naut.) To incline; to lean, as a ship; as, the ship heels a-port, or a-starboard.Heel'er, n. p. 618A cock that strikes well with his heels.Heel'-pièce, n. p. 618Armor for the heels. Chesterfield. 2. A piece of leather on the heel of a shoe. 3. The end. “The heel-piece of his book.” Lloyd.Heel'-pōst, n. p. 618(Naut.) The post which supports, at the outer end, the propelling screw of a steam vessel.