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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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Hȳ'lo-zō'ism, n. p. 649The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life. [Written also hylozoism.] Cudworth.Hȳ'lo-zō'ist, n. p. 649One who holds that matter and every particle of it have a species of life or sensation.Hȳ'men, n. p. 649(Myth.) A fabulous deity, the son, according to some, of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities. 2. (Anat.)…Hȳ'men-ē'al or Hȳ'men-ē'an, a. p. 649Pertaining to marriage. Pope.Hŷ'men-ē'al, n. p. 649Hȳ'men-ē'an p. 649A marriage song. Milton.Hŷ'men-ŏp'ter, n. p. 649(Entom.) One of an order of insects having four membranous wings that are parallel-veined at the proximal part, and loosely reticulated distally. The females have generally either an ovipositor or a…Hŷ'men-ōp'te-rē, n. pl. p. 649See HYMENOPTER.Hȳ'men-ŏp'ter-al or Hȳ'men-ŏp'ter-oŭs, a. p. 649Belonging, or pertaining, to the hymenoptera.Hȳ'men-ōp'ter-an, n. p. 649The same as HYMENOPTER, q. v.Hymn, n. p. 649An ode or song of praise; especially, a religious ode; a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving to a deity or to God; a psalm intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns…Hȳmn, v. t. p. 649To praise or celebrate in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine. Byron.Hȳmn, v. i. p. 649To sing in praise or adoration. Milton.Hȳm'nal, n. p. 649A sacred lyric; a hymn. [Rare.]Hȳm'nic, a. p. 649Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics. Donne.Hȳm'ning, n. p. 649The singing of hymns.Hȳm'no-dy, n. p. 649A collection or selection of hymns; hymns considered collectively.Hym-nŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 649One who writes on the subject of hymns. 2. A writer or composer of hymns.Hym-nŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 649The science which treats of the writing of hymns.Hym-nŏl'o·gist, n. p. 649A composer of hymns. Busby.Hym-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 649The body of hymns or sacred lyrics composed by several authors of a particular country or period, considered with respect to quantity and quality; as, the hymnology of Germany. 2. The science…Hȳ'oid or Hȳ-oid'e-an, a. p. 649Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon [υ]. Hyoid bone (Anat.), a bone at the base of the tongue, being a movable osseous arch, convex before, and suspended in the substance of…Hȳ'os-çȳ'a-mĭne, n. p. 649(Chem.) The active principle of henbane. See HENBANE.Hy̆p, n. p. 649A morbid depression of spirits; melancholy.Hy̆p, v. t. p. 649To make melancholy; to depress the spirits of. W. Irving.Hȳ-pæ'thral or Hȳ-pē'thral, a. p. 649(Arch.) Exposed to the air; wanting a roof;—applied to a building or temple. Gwilt.Hy-păl'la-ge, n. p. 649(Gram.) A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to others;—thus Virgil says, “dare classibus austros,” to give the winds to the fleets, instead of dare classes…Hȳ-păs′pist, n. p. 649(Gr. Antiq.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer. Mitford.Hȳ'per p. 649A prefix used in composition to denote excess, or something over or beyond;—sometimes used in the composition of chemical terms, instead of super, to denote excess, or that the substance first…Hȳ'per, n. p. 649A hypercritic. [Obs. and rare.] Prior.Hȳ'per-æ'mi-a, n. p. 649(Med.) A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body.Hȳ'per-äs'pist, n. p. 649One who throws a shield over; hence, a defender. [Obs.] Chillingworth.Hȳ'per-băt'ic, a. p. 649Transposed; inverted.Hy·pēr'ba·tŏn, n. p. 649(Gram.) A figurative construction, changing or reversing the natural and proper order of words and sentences.Hȳ-pĕr'bo-lă, n. p. 649(Geom.) A curve formed by a section of a cone, when the cutting-plane makes a greater angle with the base than the side of the cone makes; a plane curve such that the difference of the distances from…Hȳ-pĕr'bo-le, n. p. 650(Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the expression is an exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they…Hȳ/per-bŏl'ic or Hȳ/per-bŏl'ic-al, a. p. 650(Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. 2. Relating to, or containing, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical…Hȳ'per-bŏl'ĭe-al-ly, adv. p. 650In the form of an hyperbola. 2. With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or less than the truth. Scylla . . . is hyperbolically described by Homer as inaccessible. Broome.Hŷ'per-bōl'i-fōrm, a. p. 650Having the form, or nearly the form, of an hyperbola.Hȳ'-pēr'bo-lĭsm, n. p. 650The use of hyperbole. Jefferson.Hȳ-pĕr'bo-lĭst, n. p. 650One who uses hyperboles.Hȳ-pĕr'bo-lize, v. t. p. 650To speak or write with exaggeration. Montagu.Hȳ-pĕr'bo-līze, v. t. p. 650To exaggerate or to extenuate; to represent hyperbolically. Fotherby.Hȳ-pĕr'bo-loid, n. p. 650(Geom.) An hyperbolic conoid; a solid formed by the revolution of an hyperbola about its axis; a surface or solid whose plane sections are either ellipses or hyperbolas. Math. Dict.Hŷ'-per-bō're-an, a. p. 650Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region very far north; most northern; hence, very cold; frigid.Hȳ'-per-bō're-an, n. p. 650An inhabitant of the most northern region of the earth.Hȳ′per-eār′bu-ret-ed, a. p. 650(Chem.) Supercarbureted; having the largest proportion of carbon.Hȳ'-per-căt'a-lēc'tic, a. p. 650(Gr. & Lat. Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond the regular measure; — said of a verse.Hŷ'-per-chlō'rie, a. p. 650(Chem.) Containing a greater proportion of oxygen than chloric acid.Hŷ'-per-crit'ic, n. p. 650One who is critical beyond measure or reason; an over-rigid critic; a captious censor. Dryden.Hŷ'-per-crit'ic or Hŷ'-per-crit'ic-al, a. p. 650Over-critical; critical beyond use or reason; animadverting on faults with unjust severity. “Hypercritical readers.” Swift. 2. Excessively nice or exact; as, an hypercritical punctilio. Evelyn.Hȳ'-per-crit'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 650In an hypercritical manner.Hŷ'per-crīt'i-cīse, v. t. p. 650To criticise with unjust severity.Hȳ'-per-crit'i-cĭsm, n. p. 650Excessive rigor of criticism; zoilism.Hȳ'-per-dū'li-ă, n. p. 650Super-service in the Roman Catholic church, performed to the Virgin Mary. Usher.Hŷ'per-dū'ly, n. p. 650The same as HYPERDULLA. [Obs.]Hȳ′-per-æs-thē′si-a, n. p. 650(Med.) A state of exalted sensibility of a part of the body.Hŷ-pĕr'i-cŭm, n. p. 650(Bot.) A plant of a shrubby nature, generally with dotted leaves, and usually yellow flowers; — called also St. John's wort. Loudon.Hȳ-pē'ri-on, n. p. 650(Myth.) Apollo, the god of day, who was distinguished for his beauty. So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr. Shak. Pronounced Hyperi'on in the classics.Hȳ-pĕr'me-ter, n. p. 650An hypercataleptic verse; hence, any thing exceeding the ordinary standard of measure. When a man rises above six foot he is an hypermeter. Addison.