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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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He-rā'cle-on-īte, n. p. 621(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Heracleon, in the early history of the Christian church, who denied that the world was created by the Son of God, and also rejected the authority of the Old Testament.Hē-răc'le-ŭm, n. p. 622(Bot.) A genus of plants including the cow-parsnep.Hĕr'ald, n. p. 622(Antiq.) An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. 2. An officer whose business is to…Hĕr'ald, v. t. p. 622To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim. Shak.He-răl'dĭc, a. p. 622Pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as, heraldic delineations.He-răl'die-al-ly, adv. p. 622In an heraldic manner.Hĕr'ald-ry, n. p. 622The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of whatever relates to the marshaling of cavalcades, processions…Hĕr'ald-shĭp, n. p. 622The office of a herald. Selden.Hĕrb, n. p. 622A plant having a soft or succulent stalk or stem, that dies to the root every year, and is thus distinguished from a tree and a shrub, which have ligneous, or hard, woody stems. And flocks grazing…Her-bā'ceoŭs, a. p. 622Pertaining to herbs; having the nature of an herb; as, herbacous plants; an herbacous stem. 2. Herbivorous. [Illegitimate.] Derham.Hĕrb'age, n. p. 622Herbs collectively; green food for beasts; grass; pasture. The influence of true religion is mild, soft, and noiseless, and constant as the descent of the evening dew on the tender herbage.…Hĕrb'āged, a. p. 622Covered with grass. Thomson.Hĕrb'al, n. p. 622A book containing the names and descriptions of plants, or the classes, genera, species, and qualities of vegetables. Bacon. 2. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved; a hortus…Hĕrb'al, a. p. 622Pertaining to herbs.Hĕrb'al-ĭsm, n. p. 622The knowledge of herbs.Hërb'al-īst, n. p. 622A person skilled in plants; one who makes collections of plants. [Written also herborist.]Hĕrb'ar, n. p. 622An herb. [Obs.] Spencer.Her-bā'ri-an, n. p. 622A herbalist. Holinshed.Hĕrb'ar-ĭst, n. p. 622A herbalist. [Obs.] Derham. Boyle.Her-bā'ri-ŭm, n. p. 622A collection of dried plants, carefully arranged and preserved. 2. A book or other contrivance for thus preserving plants; a hortus siccus.Hĕrb'a-rīze, v. t. p. 622See HERBORIZE.Hĕrb'a-ry, n. p. 622A garden of herbs; a cottage garden. Warton.Hêrb'-bēn'net, n. p. 622(Bot.) A plant of the genus Geum; avens.Hĕrb'-chris'to-pher, n. p. 622(Bot.) An herb (Actæa spicata), whose root is used in nervous diseases; the baneberry. Partington.Hĕrb'e-let, n. p. 622A small herb. Shak.Hĕrb'er, n. p. 622Hĕrb'er-y p. 622A lodging-place. Halliwell. 2. An arbor. Chaucer.Her-bĕs'çent, a. p. 622Growing into herbs.Hĕrb'-grāçe, n. p. 622(Bot.) A certain plant; the rue. See RUE.Hĕrb'i-ear-niv'o-roŭs, a. p. 622Subsisting upon both vegetable and animal food;—said of certain animals.Hĕrb'id, a. p. 622Covered with herbs. [Obs.] Bailey.Her-bif'er-oŭs, a. p. 622Bearing herbs.Hĕrb'ist, n. p. 622One skilled in the knowledge of herbs; a herbalist.Hĕrb'i-vōre, n. p. 622One of the herb-eating animals; an animal that subsists upon herbs or vegetables. Gosse.Her-biv'o-roûs, a. p. 622Eating herbs; subsisting on herbaceous plants; feeding on vegetables; as, the ox and the horse are herbivorous animals.Hĕrb'less, a. p. 622Destitute of herbs. Warton.Hĕrb'o-rĭst, n. p. 622See HERBALIST.Hērb'o-ri-zā'tion, n. p. 622The act of seeking plants in the field; botanical research. 2. The figure of plants in mineral substances. See ARBORIZATION.Hĕr'b'o-rīze, v. i. p. 622To search for plants, or to seek new species of plants, with a view to ascertain their characters, and to class them. He herborized as he traveled, and enriched the Flora Suecica with new…Hĕrb'o-rīze, v. t. p. 622To form the figures of plants in; — said in reference to minerals. See ARBORIZE. Daubenton has shown that herborized stones contain very fine mosses. Fourcroy, Trans.Hĕr’bŏr-ōugh, n. p. 622A place of temporary residence. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Her-bōse' or Hēr'bous, a. p. 622Abounding with herbs.Hĕrb'-pār'is, n. p. 622(Bot.) A poisonous plant found in England; Pāris quadrifolia.Hērb'-rōb'ert, n. p. 622(Bot.) A plant, a species of Geranium (G. Robertianum).Hĕrb'-wŏm'an, n. p. 622A woman that sells herbs.Hĕrb'y, a. p. 622Having the nature of, pertaining to, or covered with, herbs. The roots of hills and herby valleys then, For food there hunting. Chapman.Her-cu'le-an, a. p. 622Very great, difficult, or dangerous; such as it would require the strength or courage of Hercules to encounter or accomplish; as, Herculean labor or task. 2. Having extraordinary strength and size…Hēr'cu-lēs, n. p. 622(Antiq.) A hero of antiquity, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for his great strength. 2. (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra.Her-cŷn'i-am, a. p. 622(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, an extensive forest in Germany, the remains of which are now in Swabia.Hĕrd, n. p. 622A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, bucks, harts, or of swine. ☞ Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly applied to the larger…Hērd, n. p. 622One who herds or assembles domestic animals; — much used in composition; as, a shepherd, a goatherd, and the like.Hērd, v. i. p. 622To unite or associate in a herd, as beasts; to feed or run in collections: as, many kinds of beasts manifest a disposition to herd. 2. To associate; to unite in a company or in companies, by custom…Hērd, v. t. p. 622To form or put into a herd. B. Jonson.Hērd'er, n. p. 622A herdsman. [Rare.]Hĕr'der-īte, n. p. 622(Min.) A yellowish or greenish-white mineral of a vitreous luster, being probably an anhydrous phosphate of alumina and lime with fluorine. Dana.Hērd'ess, n. p. 622A shepherdess. [Obs.] Chaucer.Hĕrd'grōom, n. p. 622A keeper of a herd; a herdsman. [Obs.] Spencer.Hērd’man or Hērd’s’man, n. p. 622The owner or keeper of herds; one employed in tending herds of cattle.Hĕrd’s-grass, n. p. 622(Bot.) One of several species of grass which are highly esteemed for hay, especially in New England the timothy (Phleum pratense), and in Pennsylvania the red-top (Agrostis vulgaris). Gray.Hērdz'-wom'an, n. p. 622A woman who has the care of a herd, or of cattle. Her juvenile exercise as a herds-woman had put “life and mettle” in her heels. W. Scott.