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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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Hŭsh, a. p. 646Silent; still; quiet; as, they are hush as death.Hŭsh, v. t. p. 646To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of. My tongue shall hush again this storm of war. Shak. 2. To appease; to allay; to calm, as commotion or agitation. Wilt…Hûsh, v. i. p. 646To be still; to be silent;—especially used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise.Hŭsh, n. p. 646Stillness; quiet. [Rare.] “It is the hush of night.” Byron.Hüsh'er, n. p. 646An usher. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. A bully. [Local, U. S.]Hūsh'-mōn'ey, n. p. 646A bribe to secure silence; money paid to hinder information or disclosure of facts. Swift.Hūsk, n. p. 646The external covering of certain fruits or seeds of plants; glume; hull; rind; chaff; — in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.Hŭsk, v. t. p. 646To strip off the external integument or covering of; as, to husk maize.Husked, p. a. p. 646Covered with a husk. 2. Stripped of husks; deprived of husks.Hŭsk'-i-ly, adv. p. 646In a husky manner; dryly.Hŭsk'i-ness, n. p. 646The state of being husky. 2. Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice.Hŭsk'ing, n. p. 646The act of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn. 2. A meeting of neighbors or friends, to assist in husking maize. [U. S.]Hüsk'y, a. p. 646Abounding with husks; consisting of husks; resembling husks; rough. Dryden. 2. Rough in tone; not clear; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.Hū'so, n. p. 646(Ichth.) A sturgeon (Acipenser huso) from which the finest isinglass is obtained.Hus-sär', n. p. 646(Mil.) Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia; now one of the light cavalry of European armies. ☞ The equipments of these troops are very light and elegant, their arms being a…Hüss'ite, n. p. 646(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Huss, the reformer, who was burnt alive in 1415.Hŭs'zy, n. p. 646An ill-behaved woman or girl; a sorry wench; a jade; — used as a term of contempt or reproach. 2. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young female; — used jocosely. 3. A case or bag containing…Hŭs'tings, n. pl. p. 646The principal court of the city of London, held before the lord mayor, recorder, and aldermen, the recorder being, however, in effect, the sole judge. 2. The place where an election of a member of…Hŭs'tle, v. t. p. 646To shake together in confusion; to push or crowd with violence; to expel with rough usage; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.Hŭs'tle, v. i. p. 646To move hastily and with confusion; to hurry. Leaving the king, who had hustled along the floor with his dress wofully ill arrayed. W. Scott.Hŭs'wife, n. p. 646A female economist or housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs. “The bounteous huswife Nature.” Shak. 2. A worthless woman; a bad manager. See HUSSY. Shak. 3. A case for sewing materials and…Hüs'wife, v. t. p. 646To manage with frugality; — said of a woman. Dryden.Hŭs'-wife-ly, a. p. 646Like a huswife; frugal; economical; prudent. Tusser.Hŭs'wife-ly, adv. p. 646Like a huswife; thriftily; prudently; frugally. Barret.Hūs'wife-ry, n. p. 646The business of managing the concerns of a family by a female; female domestic economy. Tusser.Hŭt, n. p. 646A small house, hovel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a cottage.Hŭt, v. t. p. 646To place in huts, as troops encamped in winter quarters. “The troops hutted among the heights of Morristown.” W. Irving.Hŭtch, n. p. 646A chest, box, coffer, bin, or other place in which things may be stored, or animals caught or confined; as, a grain-hutch, a rabbit-hutch, and the like. 2. A measure of two Winchester bushels. 3.…Hŭtch, v. t. p. 647To hoard or lay up, as in a chest. Milton.Hütech'in-sō'ni-an, n. p. 647(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of the opinions of John Hutchinson, of Yorkshire, England.Hut-tō'ni-an, a. p. 647(Geol.) Relating to what is now called the Plutonic theory of the earth, first advanced by Dr. Hutton. Lyell.Hŭx, v. t. p. 647To fish for, as pike, with hooks and lines fastened to floating bladders. [Obs.]Hŭx'ter, v. i. p. 647To trade in a small way; to huckster.Hŭzz, v. i. p. 647To buzz. [Obs.] There shall be no such huzzing and burring in the preacher's ear. Latimer.Huz-zā', n. p. 647A shout of joy. They wanted the huzzas of mobs. S. Smith.Huz-zä', interj. p. 647Hurrah;—an expression of joy or exultation.Huz-zā', v. i. p. 647To utter a loud shout of joy, or an exclamation in joy or praise.Huz'zā', v. t. p. 647To receive or attend with shouts of joy. He was huzzaed into the court by several thousand of weavers and clothiers. Addison.Hÿ'a-cinth, n. p. 647(Bot.) (a.) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety. (b.) A plant of the genus Scilla (S. Fraseri), called also…Hÿ'a-çinth'i-an, a. p. 647Hyacinthine. [R.] Richardson.Hy'a-çinth'ine, a. p. 647Made of, or resembling, hyacinth; of a violet, purple, dark auburn, or brown color. Her hair in hyacinthine flow. When left to roll its folds below. Byron.Hy'a-dēş or Hy'ads, n. pl. p. 647(As-tron.) A cluster of five stars in the face of the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the approach of rainy weather when they rose with the sun.Hȳ'a-lĕs'çençe, n. p. 647A becoming transparent, like glass.Hȳ'a-lĭne, a. p. 647Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; crystalline; transparent. “Hyaline spaces.” Carpenter.Hȳ'a-lĭne, n. p. 647The glassy surface of the sea. “The clear hyaline, the glassy sea.” Milton. Our blood runs amazed 'neath the calm hyaline. Browning. 2. (Embryogeny.) The pellucid substance in cells in process of…Hȳ'a-lĭte, n. p. 647(Min.) A pellucid variety of opal, looking like colorless gum or resin;—called also Müller's glass. Dana.Hȳ'a-lōg'ra-phy, n. p. 647Art of writing or engraving on glass.Hÿ'a-loid, a. p. 647(Anal.) Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; as, the hyaloid membrane of the eye.Hÿ-äl'o-tȳpe or Hÿ-bĕr'na-cle or Hÿ'bĕr-nāte or Hÿ'bĕr-nā'tion, n. p. 647A photographic positive picture on glass, copied from negatives. R. Hunt. Hÿ-bĕr'na-cle, Hÿ'bĕr-nāte, Hÿ'bĕr-nā'tion. See HIBERNACLE, HIBERNATE, HIBERNATION.Hy-blæ'an, a. p. 647(Geog.) Pertaining to Mount Hybla, in Greece, famous for its bees.Hy̆b'o-dŭs, n. p. 647(Paleon.) A genus of fishes resembling sharks, and having conical, compressed teeth.Hȳ'brid or Hy̆b'rid, n. p. 647An animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species; a mongrel; a mule.Hȳ'brid or Hy̆b'rid, a. p. 647Produced from the mixture of two species; mongrel.Hȳ'brid-ĭsm or Hy̆b'rid-ĭsm, n. p. 647State or quality of being hybrid or mongrel.Hȳ'brid'i-ty, n. p. 647Same as HYBRIDISM.Hȳ'brid-ī'za-ble or Hȳb'rid-ī'za-ble, a. p. 647Capable of forming a hybrid, or of being subjected to a hybridizing process; capable of producing a hybrid by union with another species or stock. Hybridizable genera are rarer than is generally…Hy̆'brid-i-zā'tion or Hyb'rid-i-zā'tion, n. p. 647The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.Hȳ'brid-īze or Hȳb'rid-īze, v. t. p. 647To render hybrid; to produce by the union or mixture of two different stocks.Hÿ'brid-oüs or Hÿb'rid-oüs, a. p. 647Same as HYBRID.Hȳd'age, n. p. 647(Law.) A tax on lands, at a certain rate by the hide. See HIDAGE. Wharton.