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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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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.]Hōrn'er, n. p. 638One who works or deals in horn. [Rare.] Grew. 2. One who winds or blows the horn. Sherwood. 3. One who horns or cuckolds. Massinger. 4. The sand-eel. [Scot.]Hôr'net, n. p. 638(Entom.) A large, strong wasp (Vespa crabro), of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, feeds upon insects, as well as the juices of fruits and flowers, and its sting is very severe.…Hôrn'-fĭsh, n. p. 638(Ichth.) The gar-fish or sea-needle.Hôrn'-fo͝ot, a. p. 638Having a hoof; hoofed. Hakewill.Hôrn'i-fȳ, v. t. p. 638To bestow horns upon; to horn. B. & Fl.Hōrn'ing, n. p. 638Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent. Gregory. 2. (Scots Law.) A process against a debtor requiring the debt to be paid within a limited time, in default of which the…Hōrn'ish, a. p. 638Somewhat like horn; hard.Hōr'ni-to, n. p. 638(Geol.) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, from whose sides and summit smoke and vapors are continually emitted. Humboldt.Hōrn'-lēad, n. p. 638Chloride of lead.Hōrn'less, a. p. 638Having no horns.Hōrn'-măd, a. p. 638Mad as one who has been horned or cuckolded; hence, stark mad; raving crazy. Did I tell you about Mr. Garrick, that the town are horn-mad after? Gray.Hôrn'-māk'er, n. p. 638A maker of cuckolds. Shak.Hōrn'-mēr'eu-ry, n. p. 638(Min.) The same as HORN-QUICK-SILVER.Hōrn'-owl, n. p. 638(Ornith.) A species of owl, so-called from two tufts of feathers on its head, like horns. The American species is Strix Virginiana.Hôrn'pīpe, n. p. 638(Mus.) (a.) An instrument of music in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at stated intervals, and a horn at each end. (b.) A lively air or tune, of compound triple time, with nine…Hŏrn'-pŏp′py, n. p. 638(Bot.) A plant allied to the poppy (Glaucium luteum), found on the sandy shores of Great Britain and in Virginia. [Written also horned poppy.] Gray.Hŏrn'-pout, n. p. 638(Ichth.) See HORNED POUT.Hōrn'-pŏx, n. p. 638(Med.) An eruptive disease (Varicella papularis), allied to the chicken-pox. Wilson.Hōrn'-quick'sil-ver, n. p. 638(Min.) The native calomel, or bichloride of mercury.Hŏrn'-sĭl'ver, n. p. 638(Min.) A whitish, grayish, or brownish mineral, the native chloride of silver; — so called because it may be easily cut, like horn; kerargyrite.Hōrn'-slāte, n. p. 638A gray, silicious stone. Kirwan.Hôrn'-snāke, n. p. 638(Zoöl.) A harmless snake, found in the Southern United States (Calopisma [or Farencia] abacumo), of a bluish black color above, and red below. Dumeril.