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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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Hēm′i-stĭch, n. p. 620Half a poetic verse, or a verse not completed.He-mis'tich-al, a. p. 620Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, according to, or into, hemistichs; as, an hemistichal division of a verse.Hēm'i-tōne, n. p. 620The same as SEMI-TONE. See SEMITONE.He-mīt'ro-pal, a. p. 620He-mĭt'ro-pous p. 620Turned half round; half inverted. 2. (Bot.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice;—said of an ovule. Gray.Hĕm'i-trōpe, a. p. 620Turned half round; half inverted. 2. (Crystallog.) Having a compound structure, which may be imitated by bisecting a crystal and revolving one half 180° (or in some cases 120°), and then re-uniting…Hēm'i-trōpe, n. p. 620That which is hemitropal in construction. 2. (Crystallog.) A twin crystal; a crystal having an hemitropal structure. Dana.He-mĭt′ro-py, n. p. 620(Crystallog.) Twin-composition in crystals. Dana.Hēm'lock, n. p. 620(Bot.) (a.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Conium, the most common species of which is C. maculatum. It has active properties which frequently render it poisonous, but it is employed in medicine…Hĕm'mel, n. p. 620A shed or hovel for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.He-mŏp'to-e, n. p. 620See HEMOPTYSIS.He-mŏp'ty-sis, n. p. 620(Med.) Hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs, characterized by the expectoration of more or less florid and frothy blood. [Written also hemoptoë.] Dunglison.Hēm'or-rha'ge, n. p. 620(Med.) Any discharge of blood from the blood-vessels. ☞ The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.Hēm′or-rhāg′ic, a. p. 620Pertaining to a flux of blood; consisting in hemorrhage.Hēm'or-rhoid'al, a. p. 621Pertaining to the hemorrhoids; as, the hemorrhoidal vessels.Hēm'or-rhoids, n. pl. p. 621(Med.) Livid and painful tubercles around the margin of or within the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods. Dunglison. 2. A venomous serpent. [Obs.] “The…Hĕmp, n. p. 621(Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), whose fibrous skin or bark is used for cloth and cordage. 2. The skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. Senegal hemp is obtained from a…Hēmp'-āg·ri·mo·ny, n. p. 621(Bot.) A plant; a species of Eupatorium (E. cannabinum).Hēm'pen, a. p. 621Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.Hĕmp'-nĕt'tle, n. p. 621(Bot.) An annual plant of the genus Galeopsis (G. tetrahit), whose flower has a grotesque figure. Loudon.Hĕmp'ten, a. p. 621Hempen. [Rare.] Latimer.Hĕmp'y, a. p. 621Like hemp. [Rare.] Howell.Hēm'stitch, v. t. p. 621To ornament at the head of a hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross-threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.Hēn, n. p. 621The female of any kind of fowl; especially, the female of the domestic fowl, or, as it is sometimes called, the barn-yard fowl.Hēn'bāne, n. p. 621(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. niger). All parts of the plant are highly narcotic, and it is used in medicine as a substitute for opium. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the…Hĕn'bit, n. p. 621(Bot.) A plant of the genus Lamium (L. amplexicaule), an ugly weed. Loudon.Hēnçe, adv. p. 621From this place. Arise, let us go hence. John xiv. 31. I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Acts xxii. 21. 2. From this time; in the future; as, a week hence; a year hence. 3. From this…Hēnçe, v. t. p. 621To send away. [Obs.] Sidney.Hēnçe-fōrth' or Hēnçe'fōrth, adv. p. 621From this time forward. I never from thy side henceforth will stray. Milton.Hēnçe-fōr'ward, adv. p. 621From this time forward; henceforth.Hēnch’boy or Hēnch’man, n. p. 621A page; a servant. [Obs. or rare.]Hĕn'-cōop, n. p. 621A coop or cage for domestic fowls.Hĕnd, v. t. p. 621To seize; to lay hold on; to occupy. [Obs.] [Written also hent]. And those bright arms down from the rafter hent. Fairfax.Hēnd, n. p. 621See HENDY.Hen-dēe'a-gōn, n. p. 621(Geom.) A plane figure of eleven sides and as many angles.Hen-dēe'a-syl-lāb'le, a. p. 621Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables; consisting of eleven syllables.Hen-dĕc'a-syl'la-ble, n. p. 621A metrical line of eleven syllables. Warton.Hen-dī'a-dȳs, n. p. 621(Gram.) A figure in which the same idea is presented by two words or phrases.Hēn'-driv'er, n. p. 621A kind of hawk. Walton.Hēnd'y, a. p. 621Gentle. [Obs.] [Written also hend.] Chaucer.Hēn'-hārm, n. p. 621(Ornith.) A species of falcon.Hēn'-hār'ri-er, n. p. 621(Ornith.) A species of falcon or kite, of the genus Circus (C. cyaneus), found in many parts of Europe and North America.Hēn'-heārt'ed, a. p. 621Cowardly; timid; dastardly.Hēn'-house, n. p. 621A house or place of shelter for fowls.Hēn'-hŭs'sy, n. p. 621A cot-quean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns. Wright.Hĕn'na, n. p. 621(Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). 2. A paste made of the pounded leaves of the henna-tree, and much used by the Egyptians and Asiatics for dyeing their nails, &c., of an…Hĕn'ner-y, n. p. 621An inclosed place for hens. [U. S.]Hĕn'-pĕcked, a. p. 621Governed by one's wife.Hĕn'-rōost, n. p. 621A place where poultry rest at night.Hēn’s’-feet, n. p. 621A plant; hedge-fumitory. Johnson.Hēnt, v. t. p. 621See HEND.Hēns'man, n. p. 621The same as HENCHMAN. Holland.Hēp, n. p. 621The fruit of the wild dog-rose. See Hip.Hĕ'par or Hĕ'par-sŭl'phŭr-ĭs, n. p. 621(Chem.) A sulphuret obtained by fusing sulphur and carbonate of potash together;—it has a liver-brown color; whence the name. [Obs.] Graham.He-păt'ic or He-păt'ic-al, a. p. 621Pertaining to the liver: as, hepatic gall; hepatic pain; hepatic artery; hepatic flux. 2. Having the color of the liver; as, hepatic cinnabar. Hepatic gas, sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly so…Hĕp'a-tīte, n. p. 621(Min.) The fetid sulphate of baryta. By friction, or the application of heat, it exhales a fetid odor, like that of sulphureted hydrogen.Hēp'a-tī'tis, n. p. 621(Med.) Inflammation of the liver.Hēp'a-ti-zā'tion, n. p. 621(Chem.) The act of impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.] 2. (Med.) Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they…Hēp'a-tize, v. t. p. 621To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas. On the right of the river were two wells of hepatized water. Barrow. 2. To gorge with effused matter; as, hepatized lungs.He-păt'o-cēle, n. p. 621(Med.) Hernia of the liver.