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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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Hĭr'çic, a. p. 629(Chem.) Produced by the saponification of hircine; as, hircic acid. Ure.Hir'çīne, n. p. 629(Chem.) A liquid, fatty matter, obtained from mutton suet, and giving it a peculiar rank smell. Brande.Hĭr'čine, a. p. 629Goat-like; of a strong, goatish smell. Booth.Hīre, v. t. p. 629To procure from another person, and for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire a horse for a day; to hire money at legal interest. 2. To engage in…Hire, n. p. 629The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be given, for the temporary use of any thing. 2. The reward or recompense paid for personal service; wages. The laborer is worthy of his…Hire'less, a. p. 629Without hire.Hire’ling, n. p. 629One who is hired, or who serves for wages; hence, a mercenary; a prostitute.Hīre'ling, a. p. 629Serving for wages; venal; mercenary; employed for money or other compensation. A tedious crew Of hireling mourners. Dryden.Hi'ren, n. p. 629A strumpet. [Obs.] Hiren is a corruption of the name Irene, and was probably first employed by G. Peele, in his play entitled "The Turkish Mahomet and Hiren the fair Greek." It was not unfrequently…Hiʹrer, n. p. 629One who hires; one who procures the use of any thing for a compensation; one who employs persons for wages, or contracts with persons for service.Hir-sūte',, a. p. 629Rough with hair; set with bristles; hairy; shaggy. 2. Rough and coarse; boorish. [Rare.] He . . . was cynical and hirsute in his behavior. Life of A. Wood. 3. (Bot.) Having stiffish or beard-like…Hir-sūte'ness, n. p. 629Hairiness. Burton.Hi-rûn'do, n. p. 629(Ornith.) A genus of birds including swallows, swifts, and martins.Hĭs, pron. p. 629Belonging or pertaining to him; — used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete. Desire his jewels…His'ing-er-ite, n. p. 629(Min.) A soft, black, iron ore, nearly earthy, consisting of silica and iron, with twenty per cent. of water. Dana.Hisk, v. i. p. 629To breathe with difficulty. [Prov. Eng.]His-păn'i-cĭsm, n. p. 629A Spanish idiom; a mode of speech or form of construction peculiar to the Spanish language. “There are likewise numerous Hispanicisms.” Keightley.His′pid, a. p. 629Rough with bristles or minute spines; bristly. 2. (Bot.) Having strong hairs or bristles; beset with stiff bristles. Martyn.His-pĭd'ŭ-lous, a. p. 629(Bot.) Having short, stiff hairs. Gray.Hĭss, v. i. p. 629To make a sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth, especially in contempt or disapprobation. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee. Ezek.…Hiss, v. t. p. 629To condemn by hissing; to explode. If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as he pleased and displeased them. Shak. 2. To procure hisses or disgrace for. Malcolm. What is the…Hĭss, n. p. 629The sound made by propelling the breath between the tongue and teeth, as in pronouncing the letter s, especially as a sound of disapprobation or contempt. On all sides, from innumerable tongues, A…Hiss'ing, n. p. 629The noise made by one who hisses; a hiss. 2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. I will make this city desolate, and a hissing. Jer. xix. 8.Hiss'ing-ly, adv. p. 629With a hissing sound.Hĭst, interj. p. 629Hush; be silent;—a word commanding silence. Milton.His'ter, n. p. 629(Entom.) A Linnaean genus of coleopterous insects;—so called from their feigning death when alarmed.His'ti-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 629See HISTOLOGY.His'to-gē-nĕt'ic, a. p. 629Forming tissue; tissue-producing.His-tōg'e-ny, n. p. 629The formation and development of organic tissues. Dunglison.His-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 629A description of organic tissues.His'to-lōg'ic-al, a. p. 629Pertaining to histology, or to the tissues of living species.His'to-lōg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 629With reference to histological facts.His-tŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 629One versed in histology.His-tŏl’o-gy, n. p. 629The science which treats of the minute structure of the tissues of plants, animals, &c. [Written also histology.] Dunglison.His-tō'ri-al, a. p. 629Historical. [Obs.] Chaucer.His-tō'ri-an, n. p. 629A writer or compiler of history; a chronicler; an annalist. 2. One versed in history. [Obs.] Great captains should be good historians. South.His-tŏr'ic or His-tŏr'ic-al, a. p. 629Containing history, or the relation of facts; as, an historical poem; the historic page. Pope. 2. Pertaining to history; as, historic care or fidelity. 3. Contained or exhibited in history; deduced…His-tŏr'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 629In the manner of history; according to history; by way of narration. The Gospels declare historically something which our Lord Jesus Christ did, spoke, or suffered. Hooker.His-tŏr'i-çize, v. t. p. 629To record or narrate. [Rare.]His'to-ried, a. p. 629Related or recorded in history; storied.His-tō'ri-er, n. p. 629An historian. [Obs.]His-tŏr'i-fy, v. t. p. 629To relate; to record or narrate in history. [Obs.] Sidney.His-tō'ri-ōg'ra-pher, n. p. 629An historian; a writer of history; especially, a professed historian; an officer employed to write the history of a prince or state; as, the historiographer of his Britannic majesty.His-tō'ri-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 629The art or employment of an historian or historiographer.His-tō'ri-ŏl'o-gy, n. p. 629A discourse on history, or the knowledge of history. [Obs.] Cockeram.His'to-ry, n. p. 629A written statement of what is known; an account of that which exists or has existed; a record; a description. 2. An account of that which is known to have occurred; a record of the past; a narrative…His'to-ry, v. t. p. 630To narrate or record. [Obs.] Shak.His'to-ry-pièce, n. p. 630A representation of any real event in painting, which exhibits the actors, their actions, and the attending events, to the eye, by figures drawn to the life.Hĭs'tri-on, n. p. 630A player. [R.] Pope.His'tri-ŏn'ie, n. p. 630A theatrical performer. [Rare.]His'tri-ôn'ic or His'tri-ôn'ic-al, a. p. 630Pertaining to a stage-player; belonging to stage-playing; befitting a theater; theatrical; pantomimic; — sometimes in a bad sense. “Tainted with false and histrionic feeling.” De Quincey.His'tri-ŏn'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 630In the manner of a stage-player; theatrically.His'tri-o-nişm, n. p. 630The acts or practice of a histrion or stage-player. Southey.His'tri-o-nize, v. t. p. 630To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically. [Obs.] Sir J. Urquhart.Hĭt, v. t. p. 630To reach with a stroke or blow; especially, to reach or touch an object aimed at, as a mark; to strike or touch, usually with force. I think you have hit the mark. Shak. 2. To reach or attain…Hit, v. i. p. 630To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; — followed by against or on. If bodies be extension alone, how can they move and hit one against another? Locke. Corpuscles, meeting with or hitting…Hit, n. p. 630A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke or blow that touches any thing; — often with implied luck or chance. So he the famed Cilician fencer praised, And, at each…Hĭtch, v. i. p. 630To become entangled or caught by a hook, or as by a hook. South. 2. To move spasmodically or by jerks, as if caught on a hook; to jerk; to hop. Whoe'er offends, at some unlucky time Slides into…Hĭtch, v. t. p. 630To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook; as, to hitch a bridle.Hĭtch, n. p. 630A catch; any thing that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle. 2. The act of catching, as on a hook, &c. 3. A stop or sudden halt in walking or moving. 4. (Naut.) A knot or noose in a rope for…