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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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HILL, n. p. 627A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain. 2. The earth raised about the root of a plant or cluster of…Hill, v. t. p. 627To surround with earth; as, to hill corn. Squanto showed them how to plant and hill it. Palfrey. 2. To cover. [Obs.] See HILL.Hill'i-ness, n. p. 627The state of being hilly.Hill'ing, n. p. 627The act of raising the earth around plants. 2. A covering. [Obs.]Hill'ock, n. p. 627A small hill.Hill'-side, n. p. 627The side or declivity of a hill.Hill'-tōp, n. p. 627The top of a hill.Hill'y, a. p. 627Abounding with hills; as, a hilly country.Hilt, n. p. 627The handle of any thing, especially of a cutting instrument, as a knife or sword.Hilt'ed, a. p. 627Having a hilt.Hī'lum, n. p. 627(Bot.) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar of the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base. [Written also hile.] Martyn.Him, pron. p. 628The objective case of he;—anciently em or im. See HE. Him that is weak in the faith receive. Rom. xiv. 1. ☞ Him and his were formerly used for nouns of the neuter gender; but the practice is obsolete.Hĭm'a-lay̆'an, a. p. 628(Geog.) Of, or relating to, the Himalaya, a range of lofty mountains north of India.Him-sĕlf', pron. p. 628An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun;—used as a subject with he; as, he himself will bear the blame;—used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective cases; as…Him-yăr'ic or Hĭm'ya-rĭt'ic, a. p. 628Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or to his descendants, or people; as, the Himyaritic language. S. Davidson.Hĭn, n. p. 628A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing about six quarts English measure.Hind, n. p. 628The female of the red deer or stag.Hind, n. p. 628A domestic; a servant. [Obs.] Shak. 2. A peasant; a rustic; a countryman; a swain; a boor; or a husbandman's servant. [Eng.] This hind, that homeward driving the slow steer, / Tells how man's daily…Hind, a. p. 628Placed in the rear, and not in front; pertaining to the part which follows, in opposition to the fore part; as, the hind legs of a quadruped; the hind toes; the hind shoes of a horse; the hind part…Hind'bĕr-ry, n. p. 628The raspberry. [Prov. Eng.]Hind'er, a. p. 628Of, or belonging to, that part which is in the rear, or which follows; in the rear; following; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder part of a ship, or the stern.Hĭn'der, v. t. p. 628To prevent from moving forward; to bring to a full stop; to prevent from starting; to obstruct; to interrupt; to stop. Ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. Luke…Hĭn'der, v. i. p. 628To interpose or cause obstacles or impediments. This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some commander may be written. Dryden.Hīn'der-ance, n. p. 628The act of impeding or restraining motion. 2. That which stops progression or advance; obstruction. He must remove all these hindrances out of the way. Atterbury. Syn. — Impediment; obstacle…Hĭn'der-er, n. p. 628One who, or that which, hinders.Hind’er-ling, n. p. 628A paltry, worthless, degenerate animal. [Obs.] Callander.Hind'er-mōst or Hind'mōst, a. p. 628The superlative of hind. See HIND.Hind'ley's Screw p. 628A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the pitch-circle of a wheel into the teeth of which the screw is intended to work. It is named from the person who first used the form.Hĭn'dōo or Hĭn'dū, n. p. 628A native inhabitant of Hindostan.Hīn'dōō-īsm or Hīn'dū-īsm, n. p. 628The doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; the system of religious principles among the Hindoos.Hīn'dōō-stān'ee or Hīn'dū-stān'ī, a. p. 628Of, or pertaining to, the Hindoos or their language. n. The language of the Hindoos.Hinge, n. p. 628The hook or joint on which a door, gate, or lid, &c., turns. The gate self-opened wide, On golden hinges turning. Milton. 2. That on which any thing depends or turns; a governing principle, rule, or…Hīn'ge, v. t. p. 628To furnish with hinges. 2. To bend like a hinge. [Obs.] “Hinge thy knee.” Shak.Hīn'ge, v. i. p. 628To stand, depend, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision; — usually with on or upon. Our persuasions of this fact must not be made to hinge on the native or independent…Hīn'ged, a. p. 628Furnished with hinges.Hīn'ge'-joint', n. p. 628(Anat.) A joint in which the bones move upon each other like hinges, as in the elbow, knee, &c. Paley.Hĭn'ni-āte or Hĭn'ny, v. i. p. 628To neigh. B. Jonson.Hīn'ny, n. p. 628The produce of a stallion and a she-ass; a mule. Booth. 2. A term of endearment; — corrupted from honey. Halliwell.Hint, v. t. p. 628To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to allude to; to suggest in an indirect manner. “Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.” Pope. Syn.—To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.Hint, v. i. p. 628To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion. To hint at, to allude to. Syn. — To allude; refer; glance; touch.Hint, n. p. 628A distant allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a word or two intended to give notice, or remind one of something, without a full declaration or explanation; a suggestion. “Upon this…Hint'ing-ly, adv. p. 628In a hinting manner; suggestingly; insinuatingly.Hip, n. p. 628The projecting part of the trunk of an animal formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip-joint, with the flesh covering them; the haunch. 2. (Arch.) The external angle formed by the…Hĭp, v. t. p. 628To sprain or dislocate the hip.Hip, n. p. 628The fruit of the dog-rose.Hip or Hipped or Hip'-pish, interj. p. 628Used in calling, or to excite attention, as, hip, hip, hurra! Hip, Hipped, Hip'-pish. See HYP.Hip'halt, a. p. 628Lame; limping; halt. [Obs.] Gower.Hĭp'-hăp, n. p. 628The same as HAP; formed by reduplication. See HAP.Hip'-knŏb, n. p. 628(Arch.) An ornament, as a finial or pinnacle, placed upon a roof, either upon the hips or at the point of a gable.Hip'-mōld'ing or Hip'-mōuld'ing, n. p. 628(Arch.) A molding on the rafter or beam which forms the hip of a roof.Hip'pe p. 628Hippides, a family of crustaceans. They appear to be specially formed for burrowing in the sand, and present extraordinary forms.Hipped'-rōof, n. p. 628(Arch.) A roof built with a hip, or hips. See HIP. [Written also hip-roof.]Hip'po-bōs'ca, n. p. 628(Entom.) A genus of insects including the horse-fly.Hip'po-cāmp, n. p. 628The sea-horse. Browne.Hip'po-căm'pus, n. p. 628(Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse attached to the tail of a dolphin or other fish. It is seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the marine chariot of Neptune.…Hip'po-cĕn′taur, n. p. 628(Myth.) A fabulous monster, half man and half horse; the same as CENTAUR. See CENTAUR. ☞ The Hippocentaurs were fabled to be a people of Thessaly, having the upper part of their bodies in the form of…Hip'po-crās, n. p. 628(Med.) A medicinal drink, composed of wine with an infusion of spices and other ingredient, used as a cordial.Hip-pŏc'ra-tēs'-sleeve, n. p. 628A kind of bag, made by uniting the opposite angles of a square piece of flannel, used as a strainer for sirups and decoctions.Hip'po-crāt'ic, a. p. 628Of, or pertaining to Hippocrates, a celebrated physician of antiquity, or to his doctrine. Hippocratic face, the change produced in the countenance by death, or long sickness, excessive evacuations…Hip-pŏc'ra-tĭsm, n. p. 628The philosophy or system of Hippocrates in relation to medicine. Chambers.