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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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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.Heel'-tāp, n. p. 618A small piece of leather for the heel of a shoe. 2. A small portion of liquor remaining at the bottom of a glass after drinking. Halliwell.Heel'-tăp, v. t. p. 618To add a piece of leather to the heel of, as of a shoe.Heel'-tōol, n. p. 618A kind of chisel used by turners, having an acute cutting edge and an angular base.Heer, n. p. 618The length of two cuts or leas of linen or woolen threads.Hēft, n. p. 618The act or effort of heaving or lifting; violent strain or exertion; effort. [Obs.] He cracks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. Shak. 2. Weight; ponderousness. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.] 3.…Hĕft, n. p. 618A handle; a haft. [Obs.] “Blade and heft.” Waller.Hĕft, v. t. p. 618To heave up; to lift. Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spencer. 2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.]Hĕft'ed, p. a. p. 618Raised; hence, excited; agitated; — used in composition. Shak.He-gē'li-an, a. p. 618Pertaining to the philosophy of Hegel.He-gē'li-an, n. p. 618One who holds to the philosophical system of Hegel.He-gē'li-an-ĭsm or Hē'gel-ĭsm, n. p. 618The philosophical system of Hegel.Hēg'e-mōn'ic or Hēg'e-mōn'ic-al, a. p. 618Principal; ruling; predominant. Fotherby.He-gĕm'o-ny, n. p. 618Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; — usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates. Lieber.He-gī'rā or Hē'gī-rā p. 618m. [Written also hejira.] [Ar. hidjrat, hidjrah, departure, from hadjara, to separate, to desert one's country or friends.] The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, July 16, A. D. 622; — from which date…Heif'er, n. p. 618A young cow.Heigh'-hō, interj. p. 618An exclamation expressing surprise, uneasiness, or weariness.Height or Hight, n. p. 618The condition of being high; elevated position; eminence. 2. The measure of the distance to which any thing rises above its foot, basis, or foundation; altitude. “A church that is in length one…Height'en or Hight'en, v. t. p. 618Hight'en 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. 2. To carry forward; to make better in excellence or good qualities; to advance; to increase; as, to heighten virtue; to heighten the beauties…Height'en-er or Hight'en-er, n. p. 618One who heightens.Hei'nōus, a. p. 618Hateful; odious; hence, great; enormous; aggravated; as, a heinous sin or crime. How heinous had the fact been, how deserving Of blame! Milton. Syn.—Enormous; excessive; aggravated; great; monstrous…Hei'nōus-ly, adv. p. 618In a heinous manner; hatefully; abominably; enormously.Hei'nōus-ness, n. p. 618The state of being heinous; odiousness; enormity; as, the heinousness of theft, or robbery, or of any crime.Hēir, n. p. 618One who receives, inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of any property after the death of its owner; one in whom the title to an estate vests on the death of the proprietor; one on…Hēir, v. t. p. 618To inherit; to succeed to. [Rare.] One only daughter heired the royal state. Dryden.Hēir'-ap-pâr'en-cy, n. p. 618The state of being heir-apparent. [Rare.]Hēir'dŏm, n. p. 618The state of an heir; succession by inheritance. Burke.Hēir'ess, n. p. 618A female heir.Hēir'less, a. p. 618Destitute of an heir.