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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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Hex-āp'ter-ōus, a. p. 625Having six wing-like processes. Gray.Hĕx'a-stĭch (-stĭk) or Hex-ās'ti-chōn, n. p. 625A poem consisting of six verses.Hēx'a-stȳle, n. p. 625(Arch.) A building with six columns in front.Hex-ōc'ta-hē'dron, n. p. 625(Geom.) A solid contained under forty-eight equal, triangular faces.Hey, interj. p. 625An expression of joy or mutual exhortation, the contrary to the Lat. hei.Hey'dāy, interj. p. 625An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder. Shak.Hey'dāy, n. p. 625A frolic; wildness. Shak.Hey'de-guy, n. p. 625A kind of dance; a country dance or round. [Obs.] And light-foot nymphs can chase the night With heydeguyes. Spenser.Hi-ā'tion, n. p. 625Act of gaping. [Obs.]Hī-ā'tus, n. p. 625An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm. 2. A defect; a chasm in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced. 3. (Gram.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive syllables or words…Hī-bēr'na-cle, n. p. 625That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter-quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or plant. [R.] Martyn.Hī'ber-nā'cū-lum, n. p. 625(Hort.) A covering or protection for young buds during the winter.Hī-bēr'nal, a. p. 625Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish. Browne.Hī'ber-nāte, v. i. p. 625To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, or in seclusion, as birds or beasts. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great…Hī'ber-nā'tion, n. p. 625The act of hibernating.Hī-bĕr′ni-an, a. p. 625(Geog.) Pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland.Hī-bĕr′ni-an, n. p. 625A native or an inhabitant of Ireland.Hī-bĕr′ni-an-ĭsm or Hī-bĕr′ni-çĭsm, n. p. 625An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. Todd.Hī-bĕr′no-çĕl′tic, n. p. 625The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic spoken by the natives of Ireland.Hĭ-bĭs'cus, n. p. 625(Bot.) A genus of plants, some species of which have large, showy flowers; rose mallow. Gray.Hĭc'ci-ās Dŏc'ti-ŭs p. 625A juggler. [Cont.] Hudibras.Hic’cough, n. p. 625A spasmodic inspiration, accompanied with closure of the glottis, producing a sudden sound; also, the sound itself. [Sometimes written hickup or hiccup.]Hic'cough, v. i. p. 625To have a convulsive catch of some of the respiratory muscles, accompanied with closure of the glottis, and the production of a sudden sound.Hick'o-ry, n. p. 625(Bot.) An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory-nut of the markets. The pig-nut, or…Hick'up, n. & v. i. p. 625See HICCOUGH.Hick'wall or Hick'wāy, n. p. 625A small species of woodpecker; Picus minor.Hid or Hid'den, p. p. p. 626of hide. 1. Concealed; placed in secrecy. 2. p. a. Secret; not seen or known; mysterious. Syn.—HIDDEN, SECRET, COVERT. Hidden may denote either known to no one; as, a hidden disease; or intentionally…Hīd'age, n. p. 626A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land.Hī-dăl'gō, n. p. 626A nobleman of the lowest class. [Spain.]Hĭd'den, p. p. & p. a. p. 626from hide. See HIDE and HID.Hid'den-ly, adv. p. 626In a hidden or secret manner.Hide, v. t. p. 626To conceal, withhold, or withdraw from sight; to place out of view; to secrete. I will find where truth is hid. Shak. Beneath its base are heroes' ashes hid. Byron. 2. To conceal from knowledge; to…Hīde or Hide-and-seek, v. i. p. 626To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight, or observation. Bred to disguise, in public ’tis you hide. Pope. Hide-and-seek, a play of children, in which some hide…Hīde, v. t. p. 626To beat or flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.]Hīde, n. p. 626(O. Eng. Law.) (a.) A house or dwelling. (b.) A certain portion of land, the quantity of which, however, is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 60, 80, and 100 acres. Spelman.…Hide, n. p. 626The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; more generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, &c. 2. The human skin; — so called in contempt. O tiger’s…Hide'-bound, a. p. 626Having the skin stuck so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; — said of an animal. 2. Having the bark so close or firm that it impedes the growth; — said of trees. 3.…Hĭd'e-ous, a. p. 626Frightful or shocking to the eye; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; a hideous spectacle; hideous looks. “Hideous wood-cuts.” Macaulay. 2. Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror…Hid'e-ous-ly, adv. p. 626In a hideous manner; dreadfully; shockingly.Hid'e-ous-ness, n. p. 626The state of being hideous; dreadfulness; horribleness.Hid'er, n. p. 626One who hides or conceals.Hĭd'ing-plāce, n. p. 626A place of concealment.Hi-drōt'ic, n. p. 626(Med.) A medicine which causes perspiration.Hie, v. i. p. 626To hasten; to move or run with haste; to go in haste;—often with the reciprocal pronoun. [Rare, except in poetry.] You will hie you home to dinner. Shak. The youth, returning to his mistress, hies.…Hie, n. p. 626Haste; diligence. [Obs.] Chaucer.Hī'e-rā'cĭ-ŭm, n. p. 626(Bot.) A genus of plants including many species; hawk-weed.Hi'ĕ-rō-pĭc'ĕr-ē, n. p. 626(Med.) A warming cathartic medicine, made of aloes and canella bark;— popularly called hiccory-piccory. Dunglison.Hi'e-rärch, n. p. 626One who rules or has authority in sacred things.Hi'e-rär'ch/al, a. p. 626Pertaining to a hierarch. Milton.Hī'e-rārch'ic-al, a. p. 626Pertaining to a hierarchy.Hi'e-rär'eh'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 626After the manner of a hierarchy.Hi'e-rär'chĭsm, n. p. 626Principles of a hierarchy.Hĭ'e-rārch'y, n. p. 626Dominion or authority in sacred things. 2. The body of persons to whom is intrusted the direction of things sacred, or a body of priests intrusted with government; a sacred body of rulers. I was…Hĭ'e-răt'ĭc, a. p. 626Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests;—applied to a mode of ancient Egyptian writing, chiefly used in papyri, considered as a rapid mode of writing hieroglyphics, and being…Hī'e-rōch'lo-ā, n. p. 626A genus of fragrant grasses; holy-grass. See HOLY-GRASS.Hĭ'e-rŏe'ra-cy, n. p. 626Government by ecclesiastics; hierarchy. Jefferson.Hĭ'e-ro-glyph or Hĭ'e-ro-glyph'ic, n. p. 626A sacred character;—specifically, the picture-writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of two classes of characters: one of these consists of symbols (sometimes called ideographs)…Hĭ'e-ro-glyph'ic or Hĭ'e-ro-glyph'ic-al, a. p. 626Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters, pictures, or figures; as, hieroglyphic writing; an hieroglyphic obelisk. Pages no better than blanks to common minds, to his, hieroglyphical of…Hī'e-ro-glyph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 626In an hieroglyphic manner.Hĭ'e-rōg'ly-phĭst or Hĭ'e-ro-glyph'ist, n. p. 626One versed in hieroglyphics. Gliddon.