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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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Hŏp'-bīnd, n. p. 637The stalk or vine on which hops grow. Blackstone.Hope, n. p. 637A desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of any thing desirable; confidence; expectation. The…Hōpe, v. i. p. 637To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, with some expectation of obtaining it, or belief that it is obtainable. “Hope for good success.” Bp. Taylor. 2. To place confidence; to…Hōpe, v. t. p. 637To desire with expectation, or with belief in the possibility or the prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the anticipation of obtaining. So stands the Thracian…Hōpe, n. p. 637A sloping plain between ridges of mountains. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Hōpe'ful, a. p. 637Full of hope, or of desire, with expectation. I was hopeful the success of your first attempts would encourage you to the trial of more nice and difficult experiments. Boyle. 2. Having qualities…Hōpe'ful-ly, adv. p. 637In a manner to excite or encourage hope; with hope; with ground for expectation or anticipation of good.Hōpe'ful-ness, n. p. 637The state or quality of being hopeful, or of furnishing reason for hope.Hōpe'tte, n. p. 637(Min.) See HOPITE.Hōpe'less, a. p. 637Destitute of hope; having no expectation of that which is desirable; despairing. I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. Shak. 2. Giving no ground of hope or expectation of good; promising nothing…Hōpe'less-ly, adv. p. 637Without hope. Beau. & Fl.Hōpe'less-ness, n. p. 637A state of being hopeless; despair.Hōp'er, n. p. 637One who hopes.Hŏp-hŏrn'bēam, n. p. 637(Bot.) An American tree of the genus Ostrya (O. Virginica); the American iron-wood.Hōp'ing-ly, adv. p. 637With hope or desire of good, and expectation of obtaining it. Hammond.Hōp'ite, n. p. 637(Min.) A transparent mineral of a light color, being a hydrous compound of phosphoric acid and oxide of zinc, with a small proportion of cadmium; — so named from Professor Hope, of Edinburgh. Dana.Hŏp'līte, n. p. 637(Gr. Antiq.) A heavy-armed infantry soldier. Mitford.Hōp'-ōast, n. p. 637An oven or a kiln for drying hops. [Prov. Eng.]Hŏp’o'-my-thŭmb’, n. p. 637A very diminutive person. [Colloq. and low.] Grose.Hŏpped, p. a. p. 637Impregnated with hops.Hŏp’per, n. p. 637One who hops, or leaps on one leg. 2. A wooden trough through which grain passes into a mill by jolting or shaking: a receptacle from which any thing passes into a mill to be ground, and the like. 3.…Hōp'per-boy, n. p. 637A rake, in a mill, moving in a circle to draw the meal over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.Hŏp'pet, n. p. 637A hand-basket. 2. A dish used by miners to measure ore in. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3. An infant in arms. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Hōp'-pick'er, n. p. 637One who picks hops.Hōp'ping, n. p. 637The act of leaping on one leg; a springing, frisking, or dancing. 2. A gathering of hops. Smart.Hŏp'ple, v. t. p. 637To tie the feet of loosely together, to prevent running or leaping; as, to hopple an unruly horse. Holloway.Hōp'pie, n. p. 637A fetter for horses, or other animals, when turned out to graze;—chiefly used in the plural. Brande.Hōp'po, n. p. 637(a.) A collector; an overseer of commerce. (b.) A tribunal or commission having charge of that part of the public revenue derived from trade and navigation. [China.] Malcom.Hōp'-pōle, n. p. 637A pole used to support hops.Hŏp'-scōtch, n. p. 637A child's game, in which a stone is driven by the foot of the player from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched upon the ground. See HOPPER.Hōp'-vïne, n. p. 637The stalk of hops.Hŏp'-yārd, n. p. 637A field or inclosure where hops are raised.Hō'ral, a. p. 637Relating to an hour, or to hours. Prior.Hō'ral-ly, adv. p. 637Hourly. [Obs.]Hō'ra-ry, a. p. 637Pertaining to an hour; noting the hours; as, the horary circle. 2. Occurring once an hour; continuing an hour; hourly. “His horary shifts of shirts and waist-coats.” B. Jonson.Ho-rā'tian, a. p. 637Of, or pertaining to, Horace, the Latin poet, or resembling the style of his writings.Hōrde, n. p. 637A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people possessing no fixed habitations, but migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, or the like cause.Hōr'de-īne, n. p. 637(Chem.) A substance analogous to starch, found in barley; cellulose. Gregory.Hor-de'o-liŭm, n. p. 637(Med.) A small tumor or boil upon the edge of the eyelid; — so called from its being of the size or shape of a grain of barley; a sty.Hōre'hound, n. p. 637See HOARHOUND.Ho-rĭ'zon, n. p. 637The circle which bounds that part of the earth’s surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky. In the East the glorious lamp was seen Regent of day…Hōr'i-zōn'tal, a. p. 637Pertaining to, or near, the horizon. 2. Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, an horizontal line or surface. 3. Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance. Horizontal…Hŏr'/i-zŏn’tal-ly, adv. p. 637In an horizontal direction or position; on a level; as, a ball carried horizontally.Hōr′i-zon-tāl′i-ty, n. p. 637The state of being horizontal. Kirwan.Hōrn, n. p. 637A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing from the heads of certain animals, especially of the ruminant or cud-chewing quadrupeds, as the ox, the goat, the deer, and the like. The hollow…Hōrn, v. t. p. 637To furnish with horns; to give the shape of a horn to. 2. To cause to wear horns; to cuckold.Hōrn'-beak, n. p. 637A fish. See HORNFISH.Hōrn'bēam, n. p. 637(Bot.) A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. Americana), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and…Hōrn'bill, n. p. 637(Ornith.) A large bird (Buceros-rhinoceros), having a large bill curving downward, on which is a process resembling another growing upward. It is a native of the East Indies. There are other species…Hōrn'blēnde, n. p. 638(Min.) A common mineral, occurring massive or in prismatic crystals, and of various colors, from white, through green shades, to black. The crystals are often long and slender, blade-like or mere…Hōrn'blēnde-schist', n. p. 638(Geol.) A hornblende rock of schistose structure. Dana.Hōrn-blēnd'ic, a. p. 638Composed chiefly of hornblende. Percival.Hōrn'-blōw'er, n. p. 638One that blows a horn.Hōrn'-bōok, n. p. 638The first book of children, or that from which they learn their letters and rudiments; — so called because formerly covered with horn to protect it; a primer. 2. A book containing the rudiments or…Hōrn'-bŭg, n. p. 638(Entom.) A large nocturnal beetle (Lucanus capreolus), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees. It is closely related to the stag-beetle.…Hōrn'-dis-tēm'per, n. p. 638A disease of cattle, affecting the internal substance of the horn.Hôrnĕd, a. p. 638Furnished with horns, or a horn-like process or appendage; as, horned cattle. 2. Shaped like a horn. Milton. The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip. Coleridge.Hōrn'ed-ness, n. p. 638The condition of being horned.Hôrned Pŏp'py p. 638See HORN-POPPY.Hŏrned Pout p. 638A fish of the genus Pimelodus; cat-fish. See CAT-FISH. [Written also horn-pout.]