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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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Hŭl’ver, n. p. 643Holly, an evergreen shrub, or tree. See HOLLY.Hūm, v. i. p. 643To make a dull, prolonged, nasal sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. 2. To make a drawling sound through the nose in the process of speaking, from…Hŭm, v. t. p. 643To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune. 2. To greet with a murmur or buzz of approbation. 3. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on. [Colloq.…Hŭm, n. p. 643The noise of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a whirling wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. “The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hum.” Shak. 2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound…Hūm, n. p. 643A kind of strong liquor formerly used, regarded by some as a mixture of ale or beer and spirits. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Hūm, interj. p. 643Ahem; hem; a sound with a pause implying doubt and deliberation. Pope.Hū'man, a. p. 643Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; pertaining or relating to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human knowledge; human life. To err…Hū'man, n. p. 643A human being; one of the race of man. [Rare and inelegant.] “Sprung of humans that inhabit earth.” Chapman. In this world of ours, . . . we humans often find ourselves, we can not tell how, in…Hū'man-ate, a. p. 643Indued with humanity. [Obs.] Crammer.Hu-māne', a. p. 643Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.] When we had been taught all the mysterious articles, we could not, by any humane power, have understood them. Bp. Taylor. 2. Having the feelings and dispositions…Hu-māne'ly, adv. p. 643In a humane manner; with kindness, tenderness, or compassion; as, the prisoners were treated humanely.Hu-māne'ness, n. p. 643The quality of being humane; tenderness. Scott.Hu-mān'ies, n. sing. p. 643The doctrine or science of human nature, or of matters pertaining to humanity. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Collins.Hu-mān'i-fý, v. t. p. 643To make human; to invest with a human body or personality; to incarnate. [Rare.] “The humanifying of the divine Word.” H. B. Wilson.Hū'man-ist, n. p. 643One who pursues the study of the humanities (literæ humaniores), or polite literature; — a term used in various European universities, especially the Scottish. Brande. 2. One versed in the knowledge…Hu-măn'i-tā'ri-an, n. p. 643One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to be a mere man.Hu-mān'i-tā'ri-an, a. p. 643Pertaining to humanitarians. Motley.Hu-măn'i-tā'ri-an-ism, n. p. 643The doctrine of the humanitarians.Hū'ma-ni'tian, n. p. 643A humanist. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Hu-mān'i-ty, n. p. 643The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings. 2. Mankind collectively; the human race. If he is able to untie those knots, he is able to…Hū'man-i-zā'tion, n. p. 643The act of humanizing.Hū'man-ize, v. t. p. 643To render human or humane; to soften; to subdue dispositions to cruelty, and render susceptible of kind feelings. Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures with compassion? Addison.Hū'man-īze, v. i. p. 643To become or be made more humane; t. become civilized; to be ameliorated. By the original law of nations, war and extirpation were the punishment of injury. Humanizing by degrees, it admitted slavery…Hū'man-iz'er, n. p. 643One who renders humane.Hū'man-kind, n. p. 643The race of man; mankind; the human species. Pope.Hū'man-ly, adv. p. 643In a human manner; after the manner of men; according to the opinions or knowledge of men; as, the present prospects, humanly speaking, promise a happy issue. 2. Kindly; humanely. [Obs.] Pope.Hu-mā'tion, n. p. 643Interment; inhumation. [Rare.]Hūm'-bird, n. p. 643See HUMMING-BIRD.Hŭm'ble, a. p. 643Not high or lofty; low; unpretending; mean; as, a humble place or cottage. “Thy humble nest built on the ground.” Cowley. 2. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud…Hŭm'ble, v. t. p. 644To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to bring down; to lower; to abase; to mortify. Take thou this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues Have humbled to all strokes.…Hŭm'ble-bee, n. p. 644(Entom.) A large, hairy bee, of a black color, with bands of yellow or orange, constituting the genus Bombus; a bumblebee. ☞ The bees of this genus form societies as the honey-bee does, but construct…Hŭm'ble-cow, n. p. 644A cow without horns. W. Scott.Hŭm'ble-mouthed, a. p. 644Mild; meek. Shak.Hŭm'ble-ness, n. p. 644The state of being or feeling humble or low; humility; meekness.Hŭm'ble-plānt, n. p. 644(Bot.) A plant of the genus Mimosa (M. sensitiva); a species of sensitive plant.Hŭm'bler, n. p. 644One who, or that which, humbles; one who reduces pride or mortifies.Hŭm'bles, n. pl. p. 644Entrails of a deer. [Written also umbles.] Johnson.Hŭm'bless, n. p. 644Humbleness; humility; abasement; low obeisance. Spenser.Hŭm'bly, adv. p. 644In a humble manner; with modest submissiveness; with humility; lowly. Hope humbly, then; with trembling pinions soar; Wait the great teacher, Death, and God adore. Pope.Hŭm'bōldt-ī-lite, n. p. 644(Min.) A variety of melilite found in the lavas of Vesuvius, and consisting chiefly of alumina, lime, and silica. Dana.Hŭm’bōldt-īne, n. p. 644(Min.) A native oxalate of iron; oxalite.Hŭm'bōldt-ite, n. p. 644(Min.) Borosilicate of lime, a rare variety of datholite.Hŭm’bŭg, n. p. 644An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a piece of trickery; a hoax. 2. A spirit of deception; trickishness. 3. One who deceives or hoaxes; a trickish…Hŭm'bŭg, v. t. p. 644To deceive; to impose on; to cajole; to hoax. [Colloq.]Hŭm'bŭg-ger, n. p. 644One who humbugs.Hŭm'bŭg-ger-y, n. p. 644The practice of imposition.Hŭm′drŭm, a. p. 644Dull; stupid. “A humdrum crone.” Bryant.Hŭm'drŭm, n. p. 644A stupid fellow; a drone.Hu-mĕct' or Hu-mĕc'tāte, v. t. p. 644To moisten; to wet; to water. [Obs.] Howell.Hu-mé'ctant, a. p. 644Tending to increase the fluidity of the blood.Hū'mec-tā'tion, n. p. 644The act of moistening, wetting, or watering. [Obs.] Bacon.Hu-méc'tive, a. p. 644Tending to moisten. [Obs.]Hū'mer-al, a. p. 644Belonging to the shoulder; as, the humeral artery.Hū'me-rŭs, n. p. 644(Anat.) (a.) The large cylindrical bone of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow. (b.) The shoulder or upper part of the arm, including the shoulder-joint, the scapula, and the clavicle, with…Hŭm'hŭm, n. p. 644A kind of plain, coarse India cloth, made of cotton.Hū'mic, a. p. 644(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, mold. Cooley.Humic acid p. 644an acid formed from mold by boiling it with alkalies, and adding acids to the solution;—called also ulmic acid, ulmine, and geic acid.Hū'mi-cu-bā'tion, n. p. 644A lying on the ground. [Obs.] Bramhall.Hū'mid, a. p. 644Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humid air or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor. “Evening cloud or humid bow.” Milton.Hu-mĭd'i-ty, n. p. 644Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch;—used especially of the atmosphere, or of clothing, and the like, which have absorbed moisture from the…