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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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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.Hĕl'li-er, n. p. 619One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler or thatcher. [Obs.] Halliwell.Hĕll'ish, a. p. 619Pertaining to hell; fit for hell in qualities or character; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable.Hĕll'ish-ly, adv. p. 619In a hellish manner; infernally; wickedly.Hĕll'ish-ness, n. p. 619The qualities of hell, or of its inhabitants; extreme wickedness, malignity, or impiety.Hĕll'-kite, n. p. 619A kite of an infernal breed. Shak.Hĕll'ward, adv. p. 619Toward hell. Pope.Hĕll'y, a. p. 619Having the qualities of hell. Anderson.Hĕlm, n. p. 619(Naut.) The instrument by which a ship is steered, consisting of a rudder, a tiller, and, in large vessels, a wheel. 2. The place of direction or management; as, to be at the helm in the…Hĕlm, v. t. p. 619To steer; to guide; to direct. [Obs.] The very stream of life, and the business he hath helmed, must give him a better proclamation. Shak. 2. To cover with a hemlet. The helmed cherubim Are seen in…Hĕlm or Hĕlm'et, n. p. 619Defensive armor for the head; a head-piece; a morion. 2. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, &c.; as, (a.) The upper part of a retort. Boyle. (b.) The hood-formed upper sepal of some…Hĕlm'aġe, n. p. 619Guidance. [Rare.]Hĕlm'et-shāped, a. p. 619(Bot.) Shaped like a helmet; galeate. [See Illust. of Galeate.]Hĕl'minth, n. p. 619(Zoöl.) A worm, or worm-like animal, inhabiting the internal parts, or alimentary canal, of an animal. 2. A worm. See WORM.Hel-mĭn'tha-gŏgue, n. p. 619(Med.) A medicine which causes the expulsion of worms; vermifuge.Hĕl'min-thī'a-sĭs, n. p. 619(Med.) A disease in which worms and their larves breed under the skin.Hel-mĭn'thic, a. p. 619Relating to worms; expelling worms.Hel-mĭn'thic, n. p. 619A medicine for expelling worms; a vermifuge. Coxe.Hel-mĭn'thoid, a. p. 619Worm-like; belonging to the helminths.Hel-mĭn'tho-lŏġ'ic or Hel-mĭn'tho-lŏġ'ic-al, a. p. 619Pertaining to worms, or to their history.Hĕl'min-thŏl'o-ġĭst, n. p. 619One who is versed in the natural history of worms.Hĕl'min-thŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 619The science or knowledge of worms; the description and natural history of worms.Hĕl-mĭn'thīte, n. p. 619(Geol.) A figure or impression composed of sinuous lines, found on sandstone, and supposed to be the tracks of worms.Hĕlm'less, a. p. 619Destitute of a helmet. Barlow. 2. Without a helm.Hĕlmś'man, n. p. 619The man at the helm.Hĕlm'-wind, n. p. 619A wind coming from or attending the kind of cloud called helm. See HELM. Burn.Hē'lot or Hēl'ot, n. p. 619A slave in ancient Sparta; hence, a slave. Those unfortunates—the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in every community. I. Taylor.Hĕ'lot-ism or Hē'lot-ism, n. p. 619The condition of the Helots, slaves in Sparta; slavery.Hē'lot-ry p. 619or Hē'lot-ry, n. The collective body of the Helots, or of a class in a similar condition. Macaulay.Hĕlp, v. t. p. 619To furnish strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help another in raising a building; to…Hĕlp, v. i. p. 619To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means. A generous present helps to persuade, as well as an agreeable person. Garth. To help out, to lend aid; to bring a supply.Hĕlp, n. p. 619Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; assistance. God is . . . a very present help in trouble. Ps. xlvi. 1. Virtue is a friend and a…Hēlp'er, n. p. 619One that helps, aids, or assists; an assistant; an auxiliary. Compassion . . . is oftentimes a helper of evils. More.Hēlp'ful, a. p. 619Furnishing help; useful; wholesome. “Helpful medicines.” Raleigh. Heaven make our presence and our practices Pleasant and helpful to him. Shak.Hēlp'ful-ness, n. p. 619The state of being helpful; assistance; usefulness. Milton.Hēlp'less, a. p. 620Destitute of help or strength; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless babe. How shall I then your helpless fame defend? Pope. 2. Beyond help; irremediable. “Some helpless disagreement or dislike…Hĕlp'less-ly, adv. p. 620In a helpless manner.Hēlp'less-ness, n. p. 620The state of being helpless.Hĕlp'māte or Hĕlp'meet, n. p. 620An assistant; a helper; a companion; a consort; a wife.Hĕl'ter-skĕl'ter, adv. p. 620In hurry and confusion. [Colloq.] Helter-skelter have I rode to thee. Shak.Hĕlve, n. p. 620The handle of an ax or hatchet; sometimes the head of the ax. The helve of the ax craved a handle of the wood of oaks. Fuller.Hēlve, v. t. p. 620To furnish with a helve, as an ax.Hel-vět'ic, a. p. 620Pertaining to the Helveti, the inhabitants of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitants of the Alpine regions; as, the Helvetic confederacy; Helvetic states.Hēl'vine, n. p. 620(Min.) A mineral of a yellowish color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of silica, glucina, manganese, and iron.Hēm, n. p. 620The border of a garment, doubled and sewed to strengthen it and prevent the raveling of the edge. 2. Border; edge; margin. “Hem of the sea.” Shak. 3. A particular sound of the human voice, expressed…Hēm, v. t. p. 620To form into a hem or border; to fold and sew down the edge of. 2. To border; to edge. All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe. Spenser. To hem about, around, or in, to inclose and confine…Hĕm, interj. p. 620An exclamation whose utterance is a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, as the emotion may suggest. It would perhaps be better expressed by hm.Hēm, v. i. p. 620To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.Hēm'a-chate, n. p. 620(Min.) A species of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper. Dana.Hēm'a-chrōme, n. p. 620(Chem.) The coloring matter of blood; hematine.