Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hŏr'rid-ness, n. p. 638The quality of being horrid; hideousness; enormity. Hammond.Hor-rif'ic, a. p. 638Causing horror; frightful. Let . . . nothing ghastly or horrific be supposed. I. Taylor.Hŏr'ri-fy, v. t. p. 638To make horrible; to strike or impress with horror. E. Irving.Hor-rip'/i-lā'/tion, n. p. 638(Med.) A bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease or terror.Hor-ris'o-nant, a. p. 638Horrisonous. [Obs.] Blount.Hor-ris'o-nous, a. p. 638Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. [Obs.] Bailey.Hōr'ror, n. p. 638A bristling up; a rising into roughness. [Obs. and rare.] Such fresh horror as you see driven through the wrinkled waves. Chapman. 2. A shaking, shivering, or shuddering, as in the cold fit which…Hōr'ror-strick'en or Hors de Combat, a. p. 638Struck with horror. Hors de Combat (ôr-de-kŏng-bä'). [Fr.] Out of the combat; disabled from fighting.Hōrse, n. p. 638(Zoöl.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus (E. caballus), having one toe to each foot, a mane, and a long, flowing tail. It is exclusively herbivorous, having six broad grinding teeth on each side…Hôrse, v. t. p. 639To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on a horse. 2. To ride or sit on any thing astride. Ridges horsed With variable complexions, all agreeing In earnestness to see him. Shak. 3. To…Hôrse, v. i. p. 639To get on horseback. Shelton.Hôrse'-ànt, n. p. 639A kind of large ant; the Formica rufa, or horse-emmet.Hôrse'băck, n. p. 639The back of a horse. 2. The state or condition of being mounted on the back of a horse;—used especially in the phrase on horseback. I saw them salute on horseback. Shak.Hôrse'-bălm, n. p. 639(Bot.) A strong-scented plant of the genus Collinsonia, having large leaves and flowers of a yellowish color.Hôrse'-bēan, n. p. 639A kind of small bean usually given to horses. Mortimer.Hôrse'-blôck, n. p. 639A block or stage upon which one steps in mounting and dismounting from a horse.Hôrse'-bōat, n. p. 639A boat used in conveying horses over a river or other water. 2. A boat moved by horses; a species of ferry-boat.Hôrse'-boy, n. p. 639A boy employed in dressing and tending horses; a stable-boy.Hôrse'-break'er, n. p. 639One whose employment is to break horses, or to teach them to draw or carry.Hôrse'-câr, n. p. 639A railroad car drawn by horses.Hôrse'-câs'sia, n. p. 639(Bot.) A leguminous plant (Cathocarpus Javanicus), bearing long pods, which contain a black, cathartic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse medicine.Hôrse'-chĕst/nut, n. p. 639(Bot.) (a.) A large nut, the fruit of a species of Æsculus (Æ. hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to horses, whence the name. (b.) The tree itself, which was brought from Constantinople in the…Hôrse'-clôth, n. p. 639A cloth to cover a horse.Hôrse'-cōurs'er, n. p. 639One that runs horses, or keeps horses for the race. Johnson. 2. A dealer in horses. Wiseman.Hôrse'-crāb, n. p. 639A crustaceous fish;—called also horse-foot and king-crab.Hôrse'-cû'cum-ber, n. p. 639A large green cucumber. Mortimer.Hôrse'-dēal'er, n. p. 639One who buys and sells horses.Hôrse'-dŏc'tor, n. p. 639One whose business is to cure sick horses; a farrier.Hŏrse'-drĕnch, n. p. 639A dose of physic for a horse. Shak.Hŏrse'-ēm'met, n. p. 639A species of ant; horse-ant.Hôrse'-fâçed, a. p. 639Having a long, coarse face.Hôrse'-fér/ry, n. p. 639A ferry which is passed by a horse-boat. [U. S.]Hôrse'-fly, n. p. 639A large fly that stings horses, and sucks their blood. This characteristic distinguishes them from the gad-fly. The most common American species is the Tabanus atratus, a large black fly, having two…Hôrse'-fōot, n. p. 639A plant;—called also coltsfoot. 2. A large crab, of the genus Limulus, shaped like a horse's foot; king-crab; horseshoe.Hôrse'-gĕn'tian, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Triosteum:—called also fever-wort.Hôrse'-guärds, n. pl. p. 639(Mil.) A body of cavalry for guards. The Horse-guards, the head-quarters of the British army in London;—so called from two mounted sentries before the entrance.Hôrse'-hâir, n. p. 639The hair of horses, especially that of the mane and tail.Hôrse'-hōe, n. p. 639A hoe for cleaning a field by means of horses.Hôrse'-jŏck'ey, n. p. 639A dealer in the purchase and sale of horses.Hôrse'-knâve, n. p. 639A groom. [Obs.] Chaucer.Hōrse'-knŏp, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Centaurea (C. nigra); knap-weed or knop-weed.Hôrse'-lâugh, n. p. 639A loud, coarse, boisterous laugh.Hôrse'-leech, n. p. 639A large leech. See LEECH. 2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon.Hôrse'-leech'er-y, n. p. 639The business of a farrier; especially, the art of curing the diseases of horses.Hôrse'-lit'ter, n. p. 639A carriage hung on poles which are borne by and between two horses. Milton.Hôrse'ly, a. p. 639Having the qualities which a horse should have;—applied to a horse, as manly is to a man.Hôrse'-măck'er-el, n. p. 639(Ichth.) A spiny, finned fish (Caranx trachurus), about the size of the mackerel, distinguished by having a lateral line of larger keeled scales; the scad. The flesh is oily and rank.Hôrse'man, n. p. 639A rider on horseback; one who uses and manages a horse; a mounted man. 2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier. 3. A variety of pigeon.Hôrse'man-shĭp, n. p. 639The act or art of riding, and of training and managing horses; manege.Hôrse'-mā̆r'ten, n. p. 639(Entom.) A kind of large bee, of the genus Bombus.Hôrse'-mēat, n. p. 639Food for horses; provender.Hôrse'-mill, n. p. 639A mill turned by a horse.Hôrse'-mĭl'li-ner, n. p. 639One who supplies ribbons and other decorations for horses. Smart.Hôrse'-mīnt, n. p. 639(Bot.) A large species of mint (Monarda punctata). It is common from New York southward.Hôrse'-mūs/cle, n. p. 639A large muscle or shell-fish.Hôrse'-plāy, n. p. 639Rough, rude play. Dryden. Lady G— has as much horse-play in her raillery as Miss Howe. W. Scott.Hôrse'-pŏnd, n. p. 639A pond for watering horses.Hôrse'-pow'er, n. p. 639The power which a horse is capable of exerting. 2. (Mach.) A unit or standard by which the capabilities of steam-engines and other prime-movers are measured; estimated as 33,000 pounds raised one…Hôrse'-pârs'lain, n. p. 639(Bot.) A plant of the genus Trianthema.Hôrse'-rāçe, n. p. 639A race by horses; a match of horses in running.