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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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Hŏt'-cŏck'les, n. p. 640A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him, or his hand placed behind him.Ho-tēl', n. p. 640A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; a hostel or hostelry; an inn or public house; especially, one of some style or pretensions. 2. A palace or dwelling of a person of rank or wealth.…Hôtel-de-ville, n. p. 640City hall or town house.Hôtel-Dieu, n. p. 640A hospital.Hŏt'-flūe, n. p. 640An apartment heated by stoves or steam-pipes, in which padded and printed calicoes are dried. Ure.Hŏt'-hĕad'ed, a. p. 640Of ardent passions; vehement; violent; rash; impetuous. Arbuthnot.Hŏt'-house, n. p. 640A house kept warm to shelter tender plants, and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened. 2. A bagno, or place to sweat in. [Obs.]…Hŏt'-lĭv'ered, a. p. 640Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible. Milton.Hŏt'ly, adv. p. 640In a hot manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; as, a stag hotly pursued. 2. In a lustful manner; lustfully. Dryden.Hŏt'-mouthed, a. p. 640Headstrong; ungovernable. That hot-mouthed beast that bears against the curb. Dryden.Hŏt'ness, n. p. 640The condition or quality of being hot. 2. Heat or excitement of mind; violence; vehemence; fury.Hŏt'-prĕss, v. t. p. 640To apply heat to in conjunction with mechanical pressure, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glossy surface; as, to hot-press paper, linen, &c.Hŏt'-prĕssed, a. p. 640Pressed while heat is applied, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glossy surface, as paper and the like.Hŏt'-shôrt, a. p. 640More or less brittle when heated; as, hot-short iron.Hŏt'-spĭr'it-ed, a. p. 640Having a fiery spirit. Irving.Hŏt'spur, n. p. 640A man violent, passionate, heady, rash, or precipitate. Shak. 2. A kind of pea of early growth. Mortimer.Hŏt'spur, a. p. 640Violent; impetuous. Spenser.Hŏt'spurred, a. p. 640Vehement; rash; heady; headstrong. Peacham.Hŏt'ten-tŏt, n. p. 640(Geog.) One of a certain savage and degraded tribe of South Africa.Hottentot cherry p. 640a plant of the genus Cassine (C. maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. Loudon.Hŏt'-wall, n. p. 640(Gardening.) A wall constructed with flues for the conducting of heat, to secure or hasten the growth of fruit-trees. Brande.Hŏt'-wĕll, n. p. 640(Low-pressure or Condensing Steam-engines.) A receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air-pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot-well by the…Hou'dàh, n. p. 641See HOWDAH.Hōugh, n. p. 641(a.) The joint on the hind leg of a quadruped, between the knee and fetlock, and which corresponds to the ankle-joint in man. (b.) That part of the leg between the leg-bone (tibia) and the…Hōugh, v. t. p. 641To disable by cutting the sinews of the ham; to hamstring. 2. To cut with a hoe. [Obs.]Hou'let, n. p. 641An owl. See HOWLET.Hōult, n. p. 641See HOLT.Hound, n. p. 641A dog; properly, one which hunts by the scent of game; as, a fox-hound; a blood-hound, and the like; but often used more generally of any dog used for the purpose of hunting; as, a greyhound. 2.…Hound, v. t. p. 641To set on the chase; to incite, as a hound, to pursuit. He who only lets loose a greyhound out of the slip, is said to hound him at the hare. Bramhall. 2. To hunt; to chase. L'Estrange. 3. To urge…Hound'-fish, n. p. 641(Ichth.) A fish of the shark family. The smooth hound-fish is the Mustelus lævis, which is esteemed delicate food in the Hebrides.Hound’s’-tōngue, n. p. 641(Bot.) A plant of the genus Cynoglossum; — so called from the shape of its leaves.Houp, n. p. 641The same as Hoopoo. [Obs.]Hour, n. p. 641The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes. 2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours, minutes, &c., and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? at what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed…Hour'-ăn'gle, n. p. 641(Astron.) The angle between the hour-circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place.Hour'-cîr'cle, n. p. 641(Astron.) (a). Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles; especially, one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the pole, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15°, or…Hour'-glass, n. p. 641An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour, consisting of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies…Hour'-hānd, n. p. 641The hand or index which shows the hour on a chronometer.Hour'i, n. p. 641A nymph of paradise; — so called by the Mohammedans.Hour'-line, n. p. 641(Astron.) A line indicating the hour. 2. (Dialing.) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the projection of an hour-circle on a plane.Hour'ly, a. p. 641Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated. Observe the waning moon with hourly view. Dryden. We must live in hourly expectation of having the troops recalled.…Hour'ly, adv. p. 641Every hour; frequently; continually. Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed. Dryden.Hour'-plāte, n. p. 641The plate of a clock or other timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. Locke.Hous'age, n. p. 641A fee for keeping goods in a house. [Obs.] Chambers.House, n. p. 641A building intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling-place, mansion, or abode for any of the…House, v. t. p. 641To admit to residence; to harbor. [Obs.] Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. Sidney. 2. To cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to shelter; to protect by covering; as, to house wood…House, v. i. p. 641To take shelter or lodgings; to abide; to dwell; to reside. “To house with darkness and with death.” Milton. 2. To have an astrological station in the heavens. “Where Saturn houses.” Dryden.House'-bōat, n. p. 641(Naut.) A covered boat.House'-bōte, n. p. 641(Law.) A sufficient allowance of wood to which a tenant is entitled for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called fire-bote. Craig. Washburn. Cowell.House'-break'er, n. p. 641One who breaks open and enters a house with a felonious intent.House'-break'ing, n. p. 641The act of breaking open and entering a house with a felonious purpose. ☞ If the crime is committed at night, it is called burglary.House'-cārl, n. p. 641See CARL.House'-dōg, n. p. 641A dog kept to guard the house.House'hōld, n. p. 641Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; those who belong to a family. I baptized also the household of Stephanas. 1 Cor. i. 16. 2. Family life; domestic management. Shak.House'hōld, a. p. 641Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs. Household bread, bread made in the house or family; domestic or common bread, or that which is not of the…House'hōld-er, n. p. 641The master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. “Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant.” Macaulay.House'keep-er, n. p. 641One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke. 2. A female servant who has the chief care of the family, and superintends the other servants. 3.…House'keep-ing, a. p. 641Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.House'keep-ing, n. p. 641The family state in a dwelling; care of domestic concerns; management of home affairs. 2. Hospitality; a plentiful and hospitable table; provisions. Tell me, softly and hastily, what's in the pantry?…Hous'el, n. p. 641The eucharist; the sacred bread. [Obs.] Tennyson.Hous'el, v. t. p. 641To give or receive the eucharist. [Obs.]