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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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Hĕir'ship, n. p. 618The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting. Heirship movables, certain kinds of movables which the heir is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.]He-jī'rā or Hēj'i-rā, n. p. 618See HEGIRA.Hēl'a-mȳs, n. p. 618(Zoöl.) A burrowing, rodent animal, of the genus Pedetes (P. capensis), found at the Cape of Good Hope, resembling in size and color a hare, but having a long tail;—called also jumping-rat or…Held, imp. & p. p. p. 618of hold. See HOLD.Hēle, v. t. p. 618To hide; to conceal; to cover; to roof. [Obs.] Gower.Hē′li-ae or He-li′ae-al, a. p. 618(Astron.) Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun. The heliacal rising of a star is when, after being in conjunction…He-lĭ'a-cal-ly, adv. p. 618In an heliacal manner. “Like a star rising heliacally, or hidden in the blaze of the sun.” De Quincy.Hē'li-ăn' the-mām, n. p. 618(Bot.) A genus of plants including the rock-rose and frost weed.Hē'li-ăn’thus, n. p. 618(Bot.) A genus of plants; sun-flower.Hēl'i-cal, a. p. 618Of, or pertaining to, a helix; having a spiral form; spiral.He-lĭx'i-fōrm, a. p. 618Having the form of a helix; helical.Hēl'i-coid, n. p. 618(Geom.) A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of it shall have a uniform motion in the direction of a fixed straight line, and at the…Hēl'i-coid or Hēl'i-coid'al, a. p. 618Spiral; spirally curved, like the spire of a univalve shell. Helicoid parabola (Math.), the curve which would be formed, upon the supposition that the axis of the common parabola is bent round into…Hēl'i-cŏm'e-try, n. p. 618(Geom.) The art of measuring, or of drawing, spiral lines on a plane.Hēl'i-cōn, n. p. 618A mountain in Bœotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses.Hĕl'i-cō'ni-an, a. p. 618Pertaining to Helicon.He-lĭc'ter-ēs, n. p. 618(Bot.) A genus of flowering shrubs in which the carpels are twisted in a screw-like manner.Hē'ling, n. p. 618That which covers; hence, the covering of a roof; a coverlet, and the like. [Written also hīling.] Halliwell.Hē'li-o-çen'trie or Hē'li-o-çen'trie-al, a. p. 618(Astron.) Pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it. Heliocentric parallax, the arc of a great circle included between the heliocentric and the geocentric places of a body. —…Hē'li-o-chrōme, n. p. 618A colored photograph. R. Hunt.Hē'li-o-chrōm'ic, a. p. 618Pertaining to heliocromy.Hē'li-ōch'ro-my, n. p. 618The art of producing colored photographs.Hē'li-o-grāph, n. p. 618A picture taken by heliography. R. Hunt.Hē'li-o-grāph'ic, a. p. 618Pertaining to heliography.Hē'li-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 618The art of taking pictures on any prepared material by means of the sun and a camera obscura; photography. R. Hunt.Hē'li-ŏl'a-ter, n. p. 618A worshiper of the sun. Drummond.Hē'li-ōl'a-try, n. p. 618The worship of the sun, a branch of Sabianism.Hē'li-ōm'e-ter, n. p. 618(Astron.) An instrument used originally for measuring the diameter of the sun, now employed for delicate measurements, as the distance between double stars. It is a divided object-glass micrometer…Hē'li-o-scōpe, n. p. 618(Astron.) A telescope fitted for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as when made with colored glasses, or with mirrors formed simply of surfaces of transparent glass, which reflect but a…Hē'li-o-stāt, n. p. 618An instrument by which a sunbeam may be introduced into a dark room, and, by means of clock-work, kept in a fixed position.Hē'li-o-trōpe, n. p. 618(Anc. Astron.) An instrument or machine used by the ancients for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and the equinoctial line. 2. (Bot.) A very fragrant plant of the genus Heliotropum, called…Hē'lī-o-trōp'er, n. p. 619The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the heliotrope.Hĕl'i-sphē'rĭc or Hĕl'i-sphē'rĭc-al, a. p. 619Spiral. Helispherical line (Math.), the rhomb line in navigation;—so called because, on the globe, it winds round the pole spirally, coming nearer and nearer to it, but never terminating in it.…Hē´lix, n. pl. p. 619HĒL'I-CĒS. [Lat. helix, Fr. hélice, Gr. ἕλιξ, twisted, spiral, from ἑλίσσειν, to turn round.] 1. A spiral line, as of wire in a coil; a circumvolution; a winding, or something that is spiral. 2.…Hĕll, n. p. 619The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the lower regions, or the grave; called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades. “He descended into hell.” Common Prayer. 2. The place or state of…Hēll, v. t. p. 619To plunge as into an abyss; to overwhelm. [Obs.] Spenser.Hĕl'/la-nŏd'ic, n. p. 619(Gr. Antiq.) A judge of the games, exercises, or combats, who decided to which of the candidates the prizes belonged.Hĕll'-bĕnd'er, n. p. 619(Zoöl.) The large North American salamander, Menopoma Alleghaniensis.Hĕll'-blăck, a. p. 619Black as hell. Shak.Hĕll'-bôrn, a. p. 619Born in hell.Hĕll'-brĕd, a. p. 619Produced in hell. Spenser.Hĕll'-brewed, a. p. 619Prepared in hell.Hĕll'-brŏth, n. p. 619A composition for infernal purposes. Shak.Hĕll'-căt, n. p. 619A witch; a hag. Middleton.Hĕll'-dōōmed, a. p. 619Doomed or consigned to hell.Hĕl'le-bōre, n. p. 619(Bot.) A plant used in medicine. ☞— The black hellebore, Christmas-rose, or Christmas-flower, is of the genus Helleborus (H. niger), and the white hellebore, of the genus Veratrum (V. album). Both…Hĕl'le-bōr'ĭsm, n. p. 619A medicinal preparation of hellebore. Farrand.Hel-lē′ni-an, a. p. 619Pertaining to the Hellenes; Hellenic.Hel-lēn'ie or Hel-lē'nic, a. p. 619Pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian.Hĕl'len-ism, n. p. 619A phrase in the idiom, genius, or construction of the Greek language; a Grecism. Addison.Hĕl'len-ĭst, n. p. 619One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; especially, a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria…Hĕl'len-ĭst'ic, a. p. 619Pertaining to the Hellenists. Hellenistic language, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in Egypt and other countries where the Greek language prevailed.Hĕl'len-ĭst'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 619According to the Hellenistic dialect. Gregory.Hĕl'len-īze, v. i. p. 619To use the Greek language.Hĕl'les-pŏnt, n. p. 619A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Dardanelles; a part of the passage between the Euxine and the Egean Sea.Hĕl'les-pŏnt'ine, a. p. 619Pertaining to the Hellespont. Mitford.Hĕll'-hăg, n. p. 619A hag of hell.Hĕll'-hāt'ed, a. p. 619Abhorred as hell. Shak.Hĕll'-häunt'ed, a. p. 619Haunted by hell or the devil.Hĕll'-hound, n. p. 619A dog of hell; an agent of hell.