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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Hōlm, n.p. 633(Bot.) The evergreen oak; the ilex. See HOLLY, 2.
  2. Hōlm, n.p. 633An islet, or river isle. 2. A low, flat tract of rich land on the banks of a river. “The soft wind blowing over meadowy holms.” Tennyson.
  3. Hŏl'o-caustp. 633m. [Lat. holocaustum, Gr. ὁλόκαυστον, from ὅλος, whole, and καυστός, burnt, καίειν, to burn; Fr. holocauste.] A burnt sacrifice or offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire;—a species of…
  4. Hŏl/o-crȳp'tic, a.p. 633Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being understood or found out. Holocryptic cipher, a cipher so constructed as to afford no clew to its meaning to one ignorant of the key or scheme in…
  5. Hōl'o-grāph, n.p. 633Any writing, as a letter, deed, will, memorandum, &c., wholly in the handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds, or who bestows by means of it.
  6. Hŏl'o-grāph'ic, a.p. 633Of the nature of a holograph; pertaining to holographs.
  7. Hōl'o-hē'dral, a.p. 633(Crystallog.) Having all the similar parts similarly replaced; as, a holohedral crystal. Dana.
  8. Ho-lōm'e-ter, n.p. 633An instrument for taking measurements of all kinds; a pantometer. Hebert.
  9. Hŏl'o-stōme, n.p. 633(Zoöl.) A univalve mollusk having the aperture of the shell entire, or without a terminating canal. Dana.
  10. Hŏl'ō-thūre, n.p. 633(Zoöl.) A marine, radiate animal, of the order of Echinoderms, having an elongated body and leathery skin, an alimentary canal open at both ends, and generally with a circlet of tentacles about the…
  11. Hŏl'o-thū'ri-an, n.p. 633One of the holothures.
  12. Hŏl'ō-thŭ'ri-an, a.p. 633Belonging to the holothures.
  13. Hŏl'o-thū'ri-de, n.p. 633(Zoöl.) A family of animals belonging to the order Echinodermata, having a free, cylindrical body, thick, soft, and very contractile; the mouth terminal, and surrounded with tentacula. Eng. Cyc.
  14. Hŏlp or Hŏlp'en, imp. & p. p.p. 633of help. [Obs.]
  15. Hŏl'ster, n.p. 633A leathern case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the fore part of his saddle.
  16. Hōl'stered, a.p. 633Bearing holsters; as, a holstered steed. Byron.
  17. Hōlt, n.p. 633A wood, or piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. [Obs., except in poetry.] As the wind in holts and shady greaves, A murmur makes among the boughs and leaves. Fairfax. She sent her voice…
  18. Hō'ly, a.p. 633Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; as, the holy Sabbath; holy oil; holy vessels; a holy nation; the holy temple; a holy priesthood. 2. Worthy to be employed in the service…
  19. Hō'ly-crŏss', n.p. 633(Rom. Cath. Church.) An ecclesiastical order established in France in 1834, and approved in 1856, and consisting of Priests, who devote themselves to preaching and collegiate education, Brothers, who…
  20. Hō'ly-cru'el, a.p. 633Cruel from excess of holiness. [Obs. and very rare.] Shak.
  21. Hŏ'ly-dāy, n.p. 633A religious festival. 2. A festival of any kind; a holiday. [Rare.] ☞ In the latter sense, holiday is the preferable spelling.
  22. Hō'ly-grāss, n.p. 633(Bot.) A sweet-scented grass (Hierochloa borealis and H. alpina). In the north of Europe it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and…
  23. Hō'ly-stōne, n.p. 633(Naut.) A stone used by seamen for cleaning the decks of ships. Totten.
  24. Hō'ly-stōne, v. t.p. 633(Naut.) To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
  25. Hō'ly-thīs'tle, n.p. 633(Bot.) A plant; Centaurea calcitrapa; also, the blessed thistle, Centaurea benedicta.
  26. Hōm'age, n.p. 633(Feud. Law.) A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal.…
  27. Hōm'age, v. t.p. 633To pay respect to by external action; to give reverence to; to profess fealty to. [Rare.] Heywood. 2. To cause to pay homage. [Obs.] Cowley.
  28. Hōm'age-a-ble, a.p. 633Subject to homage. Howell.
  29. Hōm'a-ġer, n.p. 633One who does homage, or holds land of another by homage. Bacon. All the rest of the Saxon kings being homagers to him [Ethelbert]. Fuller. Com'st thou to lay her fruitful meadows waste, Thou homager…
  30. Hōme, n.p. 633A dwelling-house; the house in which one resides; residence. Then the disciples went away again to their own home. John xx. 10. Home is the sacred refuge of our life. Dryden. 2. The place or country…
  31. Hōme, n.p. 633See HOMELYN.
  32. Hōme, a.p. 633Pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; as, home manufactures. 2. Close; severe; poignant; as, a home thrust.
  33. Hōme, adv.p. 633To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, bring home, carry home. 2. Close; closely; to the point; as, this consideration comes home to our interest; that is, it nearly affects…
  34. Hōme'-bôrn, a.p. 633Native; natural. Donne. 2. Domestic; not foreign. Pope.
  35. Hōme'-bound, a.p. 633The same as HOMEWARD-BOUND.
  36. Hōme'-brēd, a.p. 634Bred at home; native; domestic. “Home-bred mischief.” Milton. 2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated. Only to me two home-bred youths belong. Dryden.
  37. Hōme'-drīv'en, a.p. 634Driven home, as a nail; driven closely.
  38. Hōme'-dwĕll'ing, a.p. 634Dwelling at home.
  39. Hōme'-fārm, n.p. 634That part of a farm where the mansion-houses and principal buildings are erected. Simmonds.
  40. Hōme'-fēlt, a.p. 634Felt in one's own breast; inward; private. “Home-felt quiet.” Pope.
  41. Hōme'-keep'ing, a.p. 634Staying at home; not gadding. Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits. Shak.
  42. Hōme'less, a.p. 634Destitute of a home.
  43. Hōme'less-ness, n.p. 634The state of being without a home.
  44. Hōme'li-ly, adv.p. 634In a homely manner.
  45. Hōme'li-ness, n.p. 634Plainness of features; want of beauty. 2. Rudeness; coarseness; as, the homeliness of dress, or of sentiments. Addison.
  46. Hōme'-lōt, n.p. 634An inclosure on or near which the mansion-house stands. [U. S.]
  47. Hōme'ly, a.p. 634Belonging to home; domestic; familiar. With all these men I was right homely, and communed with them long time and oft. Foxe. Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. Gray. 2. Plain; not pretending…
  48. Hōme'ly, adv.p. 634Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [Rare.]
  49. Hōme'lyn, n.p. 634(Ichth.) A species of fish, the Raia miraletus or sand-ray, found on the British coasts;—called also home.
  50. Hōme'-māde, a.p. 634Made at home; of domestic manufacture; made either in private families or in one's own country. Locke.
  51. Hō'me-o-pāth'ic, a.p. 634Of, or pertaining to, homœopathy.
  52. Hō'me-o-pāth'ie-al-ly, adv.p. 634In the method of homeopathy.
  53. Hō'me-ōp'a-thĭst, n.p. 634A believer in, or practitioner of, homeopathy.
  54. Hō-mē-ōp'a-thy, n.p. 634(Med.) The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory and its practice that disease is cured (tuto, cito, et jucunde) by remedies which produce on a healthy person effects similar to the…
  55. Hō'mer, n.p. 634A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to seventy-five wine gallons, and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to eleven and one ninth bushels. [Written also…
  56. Ho-mē'rie, a.p. 634Pertaining to Homer, the great poet of Greece; pertaining to, resembling, or in the spirit of, the poetry of Homer.
  57. Hōme'sick, a.p. 634Depressed in spirits, or grieved at a separation from home.
  58. Hōme'sick-ness, n.p. 634A morbid and uncontrollable sorrowing for home when absent; nostalgia.
  59. Hōme'-spēak'ing, n.p. 634Forcible and efficacious speaking. Milton.
  60. Hōme'spun, a.p. 634Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. “Homespun country garbs.” W. Irving. 2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. “Our homespun English proverb.” Dryden.…