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H (, the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, , as in shall, thing, (for zh see tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation,
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The name (aitch) is from the French ache; its form is from the Latin, and this from the Greek H, which was used as the sign of the spiritus asper (rough breathing) before it came to represent the long vowel, Gr. c; as in E. horn, L. cornu, Gr. ke`ras; E. hele, v. t., conceal; E. hide, L. cutis, Gr. ky`tos; E. hundred, L. centum, Gr. "e-kat-on, Skr. ata.
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H piece (Mining), the part of a plunger pump which contains the valve.
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H (h. (Mus.) The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for B natural. See B.
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H2O n. (, The chemical formula for water.
Syn. -- water, hydrogen oxide.
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Ha (h, interj. [AS.] An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to \'bdWell, it is so.\'b8
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Ha-has, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke. Carlyle.
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Haaf (h, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven.] The deep-sea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles.
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Haak (h, n. (Zo\'94l.) A sea fish. See Hake. Ash.
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Haar (h, n. [See Hoar.] A fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind. [Scot.] T. Chalmers.
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\'d8Ha"be*as cor"pus (h. [L. you may have the body.] (Law) A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial. Bouvier.
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\'d8Ha*ben"dum (h, n. [L., that must be had.] (Law) That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it begins with the word Habendum. Kent.
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Hab"er*dash (h, v. i. [See Haberdasher.] To deal in small wares. [R.]
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To haberdash in earth's base ware. Quarles.
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Hab"er*dash`er (h, n. [Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares.] 1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread. [Obs.]
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2. A dealer in items of men's clothing, such as hats, gloves, neckties, etc.
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The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. Gascoigne.
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3. A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc.
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Hab"er*dash`er*y (h, n. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles. Burke.
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Hab`er*dine" (h, n. [D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The l was misunderstood as the French article.] A cod salted and dried. Ainsworth.
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Ha*ber"ge*on (h, n. [F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk.] Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. Chaucer.
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Habenaria prop. n. A genus of chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; it includes species formerly placed in the genus Gymnadeniopsis.
Syn. -- genus Habenaria.
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Hab"i*la*to*ry (h, a. Of or pertaining to clothing; wearing clothes. Ld. Lytton.
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Hab"ile (h, a. [F. habile, L. habilis. See Able, Habit.] Fit; qualified; also, apt. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Ha*bil"i*ment (h, n. [F. habillement, fr. habiller to dress, clothe, orig., to make fit, make ready, fr. habile apt, skillful, L. habilis. See Habile.] 1. A garment; an article of clothing. Camden.
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2. pl. Dress, in general. Shak.
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Ha*bil"i*ment*ed, a. Clothed. Taylor (1630).
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Ha*bil"i*tate (h, a. [LL. habilitatus, p. p. of habilitare to enable.] Qualified or entitled. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Ha*bil"i*tate (h, v. t. To fit out; to equip; to qualify; to entitle. Johnson.
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Ha*bil`i*ta"tion (h, n. [LL. habilitatio: cf. F. habilitation.] Equipment; qualification. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Ha*bil"i*ty (h, n. [See Ability.] Ability; aptitude. [Obs.] Robynson (More's Utopia).
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Hab"it (h n. [OE. habit, abit, F. habit, fr. L. habitus state, appearance, dress, fr. habere to have, be in a condition; prob. akin to E. have. See Have, and cf. Able, Binnacle, Debt, Due, Exhibit, Malady.] 1. The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
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2. (Biol.) The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism. Specifically, the tendency of a plant or animal to grow in a certain way; as, the deciduous habit of certain trees.
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3. Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
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A man of very shy, retired habits. W. Irving.
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4. Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
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Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy. Shak.
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There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in different habits. Addison.

5. Hence: The distinctive clothing worn commonly by nuns or monks; as, in the late 1900's many orders of nuns discarded their habits and began to dress as ordinary lay women.
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Syn. -- Practice; mode; manner; way; custom; fashion. -- Habit, Custom. Habit is a disposition or tendency leading us to do easily, naturally, and with growing certainty, what we do often; custom is external, being habitual use or the frequent repetition of the same act. The two operate reciprocally on each other. The custom of giving produces a habit of liberality; habits of devotion promote the custom of going to church. Custom also supposes an act of the will, selecting given modes of procedure; habit is a law of our being, a kind of \'bdsecond nature\'b8 which grows up within us.
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How use doth breed a habit in a man! Shak.
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He who reigns . . . upheld by old repute,
custom Milton.
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Hab"it (h, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habited; p. pr. & vb. n. Habiting.] [OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter, fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr. habere to have. See Habit, n.] 1. To inhabit. [Obs.]
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In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. Rom. of R.
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2. To dress; to clothe; to array.
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They habited themselves like those rural deities. Dryden.
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3. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Hab`it*a*bil"i*ty (h, n. Habitableness.
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Hab"it*a*ble (h, a. [F. habitable, L. habitabilis.] Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world. -- Hab"it*a*ble*ness, n. -- Hab"it*a*bly, adv.
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Hab"it*a*cle (h, n. [F. habitacle dwelling place, binnacle, L. habitaculum dwelling place. See Binnacle, Habit, v.] A dwelling place. Chaucer. Southey.
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Ha`bi`tan" (, n. Same as Habitant, 2.
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General Arnold met an emissary . . . sent . . . to ascertain the feelings of the habitans or French yeomanry. W. Irwing.
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Hab"it*ance (h, n. [OF. habitance, LL. habitantia.] Dwelling; abode; residence. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Hab"it*an*cy (h, n. Same as Inhabitancy.
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Hab"it*ant (h, n. [F. habitant. See Habit, v. t.]
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1. An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope.
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2. [F. pron. ] An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in the plural.
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The habitants or cultivators of the soil. Parkman.
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Hab"i*tat (h, n. [L., it dwells, fr. habitare. See Habit, v. t.] 1. (Biol.) The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.
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2. Place where anything is commonly found.
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This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire. Earle.
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Hab`i*ta"tion (h, n. [F. habitation, L. habitatio.] 1. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. Denham.
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2. Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
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The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov. iii. 33.
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Hab"i*ta`tor (h, n. [L.] A dweller; an inhabitant. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Hab"it*ed (h, p. p. & a. 1. Clothed; arrayed; dressed; as, he was habited like a shepherd.
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2. Fixed by habit; accustomed. [Obs.]
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So habited he was in sobriety. Fuller.
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3. Inhabited. [Archaic]
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Another world, which is habited by the ghosts of men and women. Addison.
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Ha*bit"ual (h, a. [Cf. F. habituel, LL. habitualis. See Habit, n.] 1. Formed or acquired by habit or use.
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An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. South.
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2. According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habitual practice of sin.
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It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common and ordinary blessings. Buckminster.

Syn. -- Customary; accustomed; usual; common; wonted; ordinary; regular; familiar.

-- Ha*bit"u*al*ly, adv. -- Ha*bit"u*al*ness, n.
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Ha*bit"u*ate (h, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habituated (h; p. pr. & vb. n. Habituating (h.] [L. habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F. habituer. See Habit.] 1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
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Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime. Sir K. Digby.
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Men are first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices. Tillotson.
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2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
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Ha*bit"u*ate (h, a. Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] Hammond.
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Ha*bit`u*a"tion (h, n. [Cf. F. habituation.] The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
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Hab"i*tude (h, n. [F., fr. L. habitudo condition. See Habit.] 1. Habitual attitude; usual or accustomed state with reference to something else; established or usual relations. South.
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The same ideas having immutably the same habitudes one to another. Locke.
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The verdict of the judges was biased by nothing else than their habitudes of thinking. Landor.
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2. Habitual association, intercourse, or familiarity.
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To write well, one must have frequent habitudes with the best company. Dryden.
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3. Habit of body or of action. Shak.
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It is impossible to gain an exact habitude without an infinite number of acts and perpetual practice. Dryden.
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\'d8Ha`bi`tu`\'82" (, n. [F., p. p. of habituer. See Habituate.] One who habitually frequents a place; as, an habitu\'82 of a theater.
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Hab"i*ture (h, n. Habitude. [Obs.]
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\'d8Hab"i*tus (h, n. [L.] (Zo\'94l.) Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.
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Ha"ble (h, a. See Habile. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Hab"nab (h, adv. [Hobnob.] By chance. [Obs.]
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Hach"ure (h, n. [F., fr. hacher to hack. See Hatching.] (Fine Arts) A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching.
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\'d8Ha`ci*en"da (or h, n. [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.] 1. A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions.
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2. The main residence of a hacienda{1}.
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Hack (h, n. [See Hatch a half door.] 1. A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
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2. Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.
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Hack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hacked (h; p. pr. & vb. n. Hacking.] [OE. hakken, AS. haccian; akin to D. hakken, G. hacken, Dan. hakke, Sw. hacka, and perh. to E. hew. Cf. Hew to cut, Haggle.] 1. To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post.
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My sword hacked like a handsaw. Shak.
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2. Fig.: To mangle in speaking. Shak.
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3. (Computers) To program (a computer) for pleasure or compulsively; especially, to try to defeat the security systems and gain unauthorized access to a computer.
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4. To bear, physically or emotionally; as, he left the job because he couldn't hack the pressure. [Colloq.]
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Hack, v. t. (Football) To kick the shins of (an opposing payer).
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Hack, v. i. To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
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Hack, n. 1. A notch; a cut. Shak.
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2. An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
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3. A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. Dr. H. More.
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4. (Football) A kick on the shins, or a cut from a kick. T. Hughes.
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5. (Computers) A clever computer program or routine within a program to accomplish an objective in a non-obvious fashion.
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6. (Computers) A quick and inelegant, though functional solution to a programming problem.
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7. A taxicab. [informal]
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Hack saw, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal.
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Hack (h, n. [Shortened fr. hackney. See Hackney.]
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1. A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
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2. A coach or carriage let for hire; a hackney coach; formerly, a coach with two seats inside facing each other; now, usually a taxicab.
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On horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots. Pope.
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3. Hence: The driver of a hack; a taxi driver; a hackman.
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3. A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
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Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed,
hack. Goldsmith.
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4. A procuress.
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Hack, v. i. To ride or drive as one does with a hack horse; to ride at an ordinary pace, or over the roads, as distinguished from riding across country or in military fashion.
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Hack, a. Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. Wakefield.
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Hack writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. \'bdA vulgar hack writer.\'b8 Macaulay.
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Hack, v. t. 1. To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
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2. To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.<-- = hackney? -->
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The word \'bdremarkable\'b8 has been so hacked of late. J. H. Newman.
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Hack, v. i. 1. To be exposed or offered to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. Hanmer.
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2. To live the life of a drudge or hack. Goldsmith.
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Hack"a*more (h, n. [Cf. Sp. jaquima headstall of a halter.] A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal. [Western U. S.]
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Hack"ber`ry (h, n. (Bot.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. Celtis occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States. Gray.
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Hack"bolt` (h, n. (Zo\'94l.) The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.
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Hack"buss (h, n. Same as Hagbut.
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Hack"ee (h, n. (Zo\'94l.) The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel. [U. S.]
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Hackelia prop. n. A genus of plants with seeds that stick to clothing, including stickseed and some of the beggar's lice.
Syn. -- genus Hackelia, Lappula, genus Lappula.
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hack"er (h, n. One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack.
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hack"er*y (h, n. [Hind. chhakr\'be.] A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks. [Bengal] Malcom.
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hack"ie (h, n. The driver of a taxicab; a hackman. [Colloq.]
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hac"kle (h, n. [See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.]
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1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
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2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
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3. One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used.
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4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
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Hac"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled (h; p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling (h.] 1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
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2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
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The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. Burke.
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Hac"kly (h, a. [From Hackle.] 1. Rough or broken, as if hacked.
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2. (Min.) Having fine, short, and sharp points on the surface; as, the hackly fracture of metallic iron.
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Hack"man (h, n.; pl. Hackmen (h. The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire.
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Hack"ma*tack` (h, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack.
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Hack"ney (-n, n.; pl. Hackneys (-n. [OE. hakeney, hakenay; cf. F. haguen\'82e a pacing horse, an ambling nag, OF. also haquen\'82e, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea, D. hakkenei, also OF. haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh. akin to E. hack to cut, and nag, and orig. meaning, a jolting horse. Cf. Hack a horse, Nag.] 1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. Chaucer.
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2. A horse or pony kept for hire.
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3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
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4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
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Hack"ney, a. Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. \'bdHackney tongue.\'b8 Roscommon.

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Hack"ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackneyed (-n; p. pr. & vb. n. Hackneying.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.
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Had I so lavish of my presence been,
hackneyed in the eyes of men. Shak.
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2. To carry in a hackney coach. Cowper.
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Hack"ney*man (-m, n.; pl. Hackneymen (-m. A man who lets horses and carriages for hire.
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Hack"ster (-st, n. [From Hack to cut.] A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin. [Obs.] Milton.
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Hac"que*ton (h, n. Same as Acton. [Obs.]
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Had (h, imp. & p. p. of Have. [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS. h\'91fde.] See Have.
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Had as lief, Had rather, Had better, Had as soon, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under Better.
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And lever me is be pore and trewe.
C. Mundi (Trans.).
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Him had been lever to be syke.
Fabian.
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For him was lever have at his bed's head
Chaucer.
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Gradually the nominative was substituted for the dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the dative with had, are found.
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Poor lady, she were better love a dream. Shak.
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You were best hang yourself. Beau. & Fl.
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Me rather had my heart might feel your love
Shak.
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I hadde levere than my scherte,
Chaucer.
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I had as lief not be as live to be
Shak.
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I had rather be a dog and bay the moon,
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I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Ps. lxxxiv. 10.
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Had"der (h, n. Heather; heath. [Obs.] Burton.
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Had"die (-d, n. (Zo\'94l.) The haddock. [Scot.]
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Had"dock (-d, n. [OE. hadok, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zo\'94l.) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus \'91glefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie.
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Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish.
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Hade (h, n. [Cf. AS. heald inclined, bowed down, G. halde declivity.] 1. The descent of a hill. [Obs.]
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2. (Mining) The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein.
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3. (Geol. & Mining) The deviation of a fault plane from the vertical.

direction of the hade is the direction toward which the fault plane descends from an intersecting vertical line.
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Hade, v. i. (Mining) To deviate from the vertical; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.
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Ha"des (h, n. [Gr. "a',dhs, "A'idhs; 'a priv. + 'idei^n to see. Cf. Un-, Wit.] The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.
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And death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them. Rev. xx. 13 (Rev. Ver.).
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Neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. Acts ii. 31 (Rev. Ver.).
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And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments. Luke xvi. 23 (Rev. Ver.).
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\'d8Hadj (h, n. [Ar. hajj, fr. hajja to set out, walk, go on a pilgrimage.] The pilgrimage to Mecca, performed by Mohammedans. It is the duty of Moslems to make a journey to Mecca at least once ina lifetime, or if that is not possible, three journeys to one of the alternate sacred sites. [Also spelled haj and hajj.]
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Hadj"i (-, n. [Ar. h\'bejj. See Hadj.] [Also spelled hajji and haji.] 1. A Mohammedan who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor. G. W. Curtis.
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2. A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem. Heyse.
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hadron n. (Physics) any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles.
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hadrosaur n. Any member of the genus Hadrosaurus or family Hadrosauridae, an extinct family of heavy bipedal partly aquatic dinosaurs with duck-billed skull and webbed feet; of the Upper Cretaceous in North America.
Syn. -- hadrosaurus.
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Hadrosauridae prop. n. A natural family of extinct reptiles including the duck-billed dinosaurs.
Syn. -- family Hadrosauridae.
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\'d8Had`ro*sau"rus (h, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "adro`s thick + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation.
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H\'91c*ce"i*ty (h, [L. h\'91cce this.] (Logic) Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book.

H\'91m"a- (h, H\'91m"a*to- (h, H\'91m"o- (h. [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.] Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, h\'91mapod, h\'91matogenesis, h\'91moscope.
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a"i^ma are written hema-, hemato-, hemo-, as well as h\'91ma-, h\'91mato-, h\'91mo-.
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H\'91m"a*chrome (h, n. [H\'91ma- + Gr. chrw^ma color.] (Physiol. Chem.) Hematin.
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H\'91m`a*cy"a*nin (-s, n. [H\'91ma- + Gr. ky`anos a dark blue substance.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color.
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oxyh\'91macyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile.
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H\'91m`a*cy*tom"e*ter (-s, n. [H\'91ma + Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel + -meter.] (Physiol.) An apparatus for determining the number of corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.
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H\'91"mad (h, adv. [H\'91ma- + L. ad toward.] (Anat.) Toward the h\'91mal side; on the h\'91mal side of; -- opposed to neurad.
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{ H\'91m`a*drom"e*ter (h, H\'91m`a*dro*mom"e*ter (-dr, } n. Same as Hemadrometer.
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{ H\'91m`a*drom"e*try (-dr,H\'91m`a*dro*mom"e*try (-dr, } n. Same as Hemadrometry.
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H\'91m`a*drom"o*graph (-dr, n. [H\'91ma- + Gr. dro`mos course + -graph.] (Physiol.) An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood.

H\'91`ma*dy*nam"e*ter (h H\'91`ma*dy`na*mom"e*ter (h, Same as Hemadynamometer.
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H\'91ma*dy*nam"ics (h, n. Same as Hemadynamics.
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H\'91"mal (h, a. [Gr. a"i^ma blood.] Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels; also, ventral. See Hemal.
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H\'91m`a*ph\'91"in (h, n. [H\'91ma- + Gr. faio`s dusky.] (Physiol.) A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood, in cases of jaundice.
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H\'91m"a*pod (h, n. [H\'91ma + -pod.] (Zo\'94l.) An h\'91mapodous animal. G. Rolleston.
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H\'91*map"o*dous (h, a. (Anat.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to neuropodous.
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H\'91m`a*poi*et"ic (h, a. [H\'91ma- + Gr. poihtiko`s productive.] (Physiol.) Blood-forming; as, the h\'91mapoietic function of the spleen.
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\'d8H\'91m`a*poph"y*sis (-p, n. [NL.] Same as Hemapophysis. -- H\'91m`a*po*phys"i*al (-p, a.
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H\'91m`a*stat"ics, n. Same as Hemastatics.
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H\'91m`a*ta*chom"e*ter (-t, n. [H\'91ma- + Gr. tachy`s swift + -meter.] (Physiol.) A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the hemadrometer) for measuring the velocity of the blood.
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H\'91m`a*ta*chom"e*try (-tr, n. (Physiol.) The measurement of the velocity of the blood.
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H\'91m`a*tem"e*sis, n. Same as Hematemesis.
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H\'91*mat"ic (h, a. [Gr. a"imatiko`s] Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red.
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H\'91matic acid (Physiol.), a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum. Thudichum.
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H\'91m"a*tin, n. Same as Hematin.
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H\'91m`a*ti*nom"e*ter, n. Same as Hematinometer.
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H\'91m`a*tin`o*met"ric, a. Same as Hematinometric.
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H\'91m"a*tite, n. Same as Hematite.
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H\'91m`a*tit"ic (h, a. (Zo\'94l.) Of a blood-red color; crimson; (Bot.) brownish red.
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H\'91m"a*to- (h, prefix. See H\'91ma-.
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H\'91m"a*to*blast (-bl, n. [H\'91mato- + -blast.] (Anat.) One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; -- called also blood plaque, and blood plate.<-- = hemocytoblast, hematocytoblast. Precursor of erythroblasts, lymphoblasts, and myeloblasts, found mostly in bone marrow. Hayem's hematoblast = a platelet -->
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\'d8H\'91m`a*toc"ry*a (t, n. pl. (Zo\'94l.) The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as Hematocrya.
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H\'91m`a*toc"ry*al (-, a. Cold-blooded.
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H\'91m`a*to*crys"tal*lin, n. Same as Hematocrystallin.
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H\'91`ma*to*dy`na*mom"e*ter (h, n. Same as Hemadynamometer.
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H\'91m`a*to*gen"e*sis (h, n. [H\'91mato- + genesis.] (Physiol.) (a) The origin and development of blood. (b) The transformation of venous into arterial blood by respiration; hematosis.
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H\'91m`a*to*gen"ic (-j, a. (Physiol.) Relating to h\'91matogenesis.
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H\'91m`a*tog"e*nous (-t, a. (Physiol.) Originating in the blood.
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H\'91m`a*to*glob"u*lin, n. Same as Hematoglobulin.
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H\'91m"a*toid, a. Same as Hematoid.
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H\'91m`a*toid"in, n. Same as Hematoidin.
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H\'91*mat"o*in (h, n. [H\'91mato- + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid. Two like bodies, called respectively h\'91matoporphyrin and h\'91matolin, are formed in a similar manner.
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H\'91*mat"o*lin (-l, n. See H\'91matoin.
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H\'91m`a*tol"o*gy (h, n. The science which treats of the blood. Same as Hematology.
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\'d8H\'91m`a*tol"y*sis (hor h, n. [NL.; h\'91mato- + Gr. ly`sis a loosing, dissolving, fr. ly`ein to loose, dissolve.] (Physiol.) Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished coagulability of the blood; h\'91molysis. -- H\'91m`a*to*lyt"ic (#), a.
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H\'91m`a*tom"e*ter (-t, n. [H\'91mato- + -meter.] (Physiol.) (a) Same as Hemadynamometer. (b) An instrument for determining the number of blood corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.
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\'d8H\'91m`a*to*phi*li"na (-t, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + filei^n to love.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Chiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See Vampire.
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H\'91m"a*to*plast` (-pl, n. [H\'91mato- + Gr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Anat.) Same as H\'91matoblast.
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H\'91m`a*to*plas"tic (-pl, a. [H\'91mato- + -plastic.] (Physiol.) Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels.
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H\'91m`a*to*por"phy*rin (-p, n. [H\'91mato- + Gr. porfy`ra purple.] (Physiol. Chem.) See H\'91matoin.
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H\'91m"a*to*sac` (-s, n. [H\'91mato- + sac.] (Anat.) A vascular sac connected, beneath the brain, in many fishes, with the infundibulum.
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H\'91m"a*to*scope` (-sk, n. A h\'91moscope.
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H\'91m`a*to"sin (h, n. (Physiol. Chem.) Hematin. [R.]
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\'d8H\'91m`a*to"sis, n. Same as Hematosis.
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\'d8H\'91m`a*to*ther"ma (h, n. pl. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Hematotherma.
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H\'91m`a*to*ther"mal (-m, a. Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
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H\'91m`a*to*tho"rax, n. Same as Hemothorax.
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H\'91m`a*tox"y*lin (-t, n. [See H\'91matoxylon.] (Chem.) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin.
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\'d8H\'91m`a*tox"y*lon (-l, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.
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\'d8H\'91m`a*to*zo"\'94n (-t, n.; pl. H\'91matozoa (-. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zo\'94l.) A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.: (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria, sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc. (b) The trematode, Bilharzia h\'91matobia, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death.
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H\'91"mic (h, a. Pertaining to the blood; hemal.
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H\'91"min (h, n. Same as Hemin.
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H\'91m"o- (h, prefix. See H\'91ma-.
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H\'91m"o*chrome (-kr, n. Same as H\'91machrome.
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H\'91m`o*chro"mo*gen (-kr, n. [H\'91mochrome + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body obtained from hemoglobin, by the action of reducing agents in the absence of oxygen.
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H\'91m`o*chro*mom"e*ter (-kr, n. [H\'91mochrome + -meter.] (Physiol. Chem.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known strength and of normal color.
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H\'91m`o*cy"a*nin (-s, n. Same as H\'91macyanin.
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\'d8H\'91m`o*cy*tol"y*sis (-s, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + ky`tos hollow vessel + ly`ein to loosen, dissolve.] (Physiol.) See H\'91mocytotrypsis.
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H\'91m`o*cy*tom"e*ter, n. See H\'91macytometer.
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\'d8H\'91m`o*cy`to*tryp"sis (-s, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + ky`tos hollow vessel + tri`bein to rub, grind.] (Physiol.) A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or h\'91mocytolysis.
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H\'91m`o*drom"o*graph (-dr, n. Same as H\'91madromograph.
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H(-dr,n.Same as Hemadrometer.

H\'91`mo*dy*nam"e*ter (h, n. Same as Hemadynamics.
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H\'91m`o*glo"bin, n. Same as Hemoglobin.
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H\'91m`o*glo`bin*om"e*ter (-, n. [H\'91moglobin + -meter.] Same as Hemochromometer.
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H\'91"mol (h, n. [Gr. a"i^ma blood.] (Chem.) A dark brown powder containing iron, prepared by the action of zinc dust as a reducing agent upon the coloring matter of the blood, used medicinally as a hematinic.
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H\'91m`o*lu"te*in (-l, n. [H\'91mo- + corpus luteum.] (Physiol.) See Hematoidin.
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\'d8H\'91*mol"y*sis (h, n., H\'91m`o*lyt"ic (hor h, a. (Physiol.) Same as H\'91matolysis, H\'91matolytic.
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H\'91m`o*ma*nom"e*ter (-m, n. [H\'91mo- + manometer.] Same as Hemadynamometer.
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H\'91*mom"e*ter (h, n. [H\'91mo- + -meter.] (Physiol.) Same as Hemadynamometer.
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H\'91"mo*ny (h, n. [L. H\'91monia a name of Thessaly, the land of magic.] A plant described by Milton as \'bdof sovereign use against all enchantments.\'b8
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H\'91`mo*plas"tic, a. Same as H\'91matoplastic.
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H\'91m"or*rhoid"al, a. Same as Hemorrhoidal.
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H\'91m"o*scope (h, n. [H\'91mo- + -scope.] (Physiol.) An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic examination.
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H\'91m`o*stat"ic (-st, a. Same as Hemostatic.
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H\'91m`o*ta*chom"e*ter (-t, n. Same as H\'91matachometer.
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H\'91m`o*ta*chom"e*try (-tr, n. Same as H\'91matachometry.
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Haf (h, imp. of Heave. Hove. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Haf"fle (h, v. i. [Cf. G. haften to cling, stick to, Prov. G., to stop, stammer.] To stammer; to speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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haf"ni*um (h, n. A metallic element of atomic number 72 present together with zirconium to the extent of 1% to 5% in zirconium minerals. It is a poisonous, ductile metal with a brilliant silver luster, has an atomic weight of 178.49, and has a high melting point (2227norium.
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Haft (h, n. [AS. h\'91ft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. heave, or have. Cf. Heft.] 1. A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.
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This brandish'd dagger
haft in her fair breast. Dryden.
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2. A dwelling. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Haft, v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger.
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Haft"er (-, n. [Cf. G. haften to cling or stick to, and E. haffle.] A caviler; a wrangler. [Obs.] Baret.
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Hag (h, n. [OE. hagge, hegge, witch, hag, AS. h\'91gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. h\'84xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild woman. 1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.] \'bd[Silenus] that old hag.\'b8 Golding.
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2. An ugly old woman. Dryden.
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3. A fury; a she-monster. Crashaw.
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4. (Zo\'94l.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotreta. Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken.
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5. (Zo\'94l.) The hagdon or shearwater.
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6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair. Blount.
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Hag moth (Zo\'94l.), a moth (Phobetron pithecium), the larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit trees. -- Hag's tooth (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of matting or pointing.
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Hag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hagged (h; p. pr. & vb. n. Hagging.] To harass; to weary with vexation.
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How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with the fancy of omens. L'Estrange.
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Hag, n. [Scot. hag to cut; cf. E. hack.] 1. A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled.
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This said, he led me over hoults and hags;
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2. A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut. Dugdale.
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Hag"ber`ry (h, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Prunus (Prunus Padus); the bird cherry. [Scot.]
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Hag"born` (-b, a. Born of a hag or witch. Shak.
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Hag"but (-b, n. [OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See Hook, and 2d Box, and cf. Arquebus.] A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. [Written also haguebut and hackbuss.]
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Hag"but*ter (h, n. A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus. [Written also hackbutter.] Froude.
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Hag"don (h, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus; esp., Puffinus major, the greater shearwarter, and Puffinus Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See Shearwater.
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Hag"fish`(-f,n.(Zo See Hag, 4.
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Hag*ga"da (h, n.; pl. Haggadoth (-d. [Rabbinic hagg\'bedh\'be, fr. Heb. higg\'c6dh to relate.] A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament. [Written also hagada.]
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Hag"gard (h, a. [F. hagard; of German origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See Hedge, 1st Haw, and -ard.] 1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. [For hagged, fr. hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild.] Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted by pain; wild and wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes.
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Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look. Dryden.
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Hag"gard, n. [See Haggard, a.] 1. (Falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
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2. A fierce, intractable creature.
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I have loved this proud disdainful haggard. Shak.
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3. [See Haggard, a., 2.] A hag. [Obs.] Garth.
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Hag"gard, n. [See 1st Haw, Hedge, and Yard an inclosed space.] A stackyard. [Prov. Eng.] Swift.
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Hag"gard*ly, adv. In a haggard manner. Dryden.
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Hag"ged (-g, a. Like a hag; lean; ugly. [R.]
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Hag"gis (-g, n. [Scot. hag to hack, chop, E. hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E. hash), fr. hacher.] A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck. [Written also haggiss, haggess, and haggies.]
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Hag"gish (-g, a. Like a hag; ugly; wrinkled.
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But on us both did haggish age steal on. Shak.
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Hag"gish*ly, adv. In the manner of a hag.
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Hag"gle (h, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haggled (-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Haggling (-gl.] [Freq. of Scot. hag, E. hack. See Hack to cut.] To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood.
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Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er,
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Hag"gle, v. i. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
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Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood. Walpole.
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Hag"gle, n. The act or process of haggling. Carlyle.
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Hag"gler (h, n. 1. One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining.
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2. One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets.
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Ha"gi*ar`chy (h, n. [Gr. "a`gios sacred, holy + -archy.] A sacred government; government by holy orders of men. Southey.
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Ha`gi*oc"ra*cy (-, n. [Gr. "a`gios holy, and kratei^n to govern.] Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.
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\'d8Ha`gi*og"ra*pha (hor h, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. "agio`grafa (sc. bibli`a), fr. "agio`grafos written by inspiration; "a`gios sacred, holy + gra`fein to write.] 1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles, or that portion of the Old Testament not contained in the Law (Tora) and the Prophets (Nevi'im) -- it is also called in Hebrew the Ketuvim. Together with the Tora and Nevi'im, it comprises the Hebrew Bible, which is called in Hebrew the Tanach, a vocalization of the first letters of its three parts.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. Brande & C.
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Ha`gi*og"ra*phal (-f, Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings.
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Ha`gi*og"ra*pher (-f, n. One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints. Shipley.
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ha`gi*o*graph"ic (h, ha`gi*o*graph"ic*al (h, 1. of or pertaining to the Hagiographa, or to sacred writings; -- same as hagiographal.
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2. of or pertaining to hagiography.
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Ha`gi*og"ra*phy (-f, n. Same as Hagiographa.
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Ha`gi*ol"a*try (-, n. [Gr. "a`gios sacred + The invocation or worship of saints.
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Ha`gi*ol"o*gist (-, n. One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer. Tylor.
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Hagiologists have related it without scruple. Southey.
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Ha`gi*ol"o*gy (-j, n. [Gr. "a`gios sacred + -logy.] The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints. J. H. Newman.
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Ha"gi*o*scope` (h, n. [Gr. "a`gios sacred + -scope.] An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; -- called, in architecture, a squint. Hook.
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hag"-rid`den, hag"rid`den (h, a. Ridden by a hag or witch; hence, afflicted with nightmares; tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears. Beattie. Cheyne.
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hagridden . . . by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth C. S. Lewis

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Hag"seed` (h, n. The offspring of a hag. Shak.
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Hag"ship, n. The state or title of a hag. Middleton.
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Hag"-ta`per (-t, n. [Cf. 1st Hag, and Hig-taper.] (Bot.) The great woolly mullein (Verbascum Thapsus).
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Hague"but (h, n. See Hagbut.
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Hague Tribunal (h. The permanent court of arbitration created by the \'bdInternational Convention for the Pacific Settle of International Disputes.\'b8, adopted by the International Peace Conference of 1899. It is composed of persons of known competency in questions of international law, nominated by the signatory powers. From these persons an arbitration tribunal is chosen by the parties to a difference submitted to the court. On the failure of the parties to agree directly on the arbitrators, each chooses two arbitrators, an umpire is selected by them, by a third power, or by two powers selected by the parties.
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Hah (h, interj. Same as Ha.
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Ha-ha" (h, n. [See Haw-haw.] A sunk fence; a fence, wall, or ditch, not visible till one is close upon it. [Written also haw-haw.]
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Hai"ding*er*ite (h, n. (Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of the arseniate of lime; -- so named in honor of W. Haidinger, of Vienna.
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Hai"duck (h, n. [G. haiduck, heiduck, fr. Hung. hajdu.] Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts. [Written also hayduck, haiduk, heiduc, heyduck, and heyduk.]
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\'d8Haik (h, n. [Ar. h, fr. h\'beka to weave.] A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an outer garment. [Written also hyke.] Heyse.
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\'d8Hai"kal (h, n. The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually closed by an embroidered curtain.
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Hai"kwan" (h, n. [Chin. 'hai-kuan.] Chinese maritime customs.
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Haikwan tael. A Chinese weight (
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Hail (h, n. [OE. hail, ha, AS. h\'91gel, hagol; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. hagel; Icel. hagl; cf. Gr. ka`chlhx pebble.] Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones.
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Thunder mixed with hail,
Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky. Milton.
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Hail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hailed (h; p. pr. & vb. n. Hailing.] [OE. hailen, AS. hagalian.] To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
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Hail, v. t. To pour forcibly down, as hail. Shak.
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Hail, a. Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
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Hail, v. t. [OE. hailen, heilen, Icel. heill hale, sound, used in greeting. See Hale sound.] 1. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
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2. To name; to designate; to call.
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And such a son as all men hailed me happy. Milton.
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Hail, v. i. 1. To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.
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2. To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from. [Colloq.] C. G. Halpine.
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Hail, interj. [See Hail, v. t.] An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. \'bdHail, brave friend.\'b8 Shak.
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All hail. See in the Vocabulary. -- Hail Mary, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria.
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Hail, n. A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. \'bdTheir puissant hail.\'b8 M. Arnold.
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The angel hail bestowed. Milton.
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Hail"-fel`low (-f, n. An intimate companion.
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Hail-fellow well met. Lyly.
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Hailse (h, v. t. [OE. hailsen, Icel. heilsa. Cf. Hail to call to.] To greet; to salute. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
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Hail"shot` (h, n. pl. Small shot which scatter like hailstones. [Obs.] Hayward.
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Hail"stone` (-st, n. A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail.
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Hail"storm` (-st, n. A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail.
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Hail"y (-, a. Of hail. \'bdHaily showers.\'b8 Pope.
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Hain (h, v. t. [Cf. Sw. h\'84gn hedge, inclosure, Dan. hegn hedge, fence. See Hedge.] To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass. \'bdA ground . . . hained in.\'b8 Holland.
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Hain't (h. A contraction of have not or has not; as, I hain't, he hain't, we hain't. [Colloq. or illiterate speech.] [Written also han't.]<-- now ain't -->
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Hair (h, n. [OE. her, heer, h\'91r, AS. h; akin to OFries. h, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h, Dan. haar, Sw. h\'86r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body.
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2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in vertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin.
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Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs. Chaucer.
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And draweth new delights with hoary hairs. Spenser.
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3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions.
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4. (Zo\'94l.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
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5. (Bot.) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).
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6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
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7. A haircloth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
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Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as, hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin, hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair.
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Against the hair, in a rough and disagreeable manner; against the grain. [Obs.] \'bdYou go against the hair of your professions.\'b8 Shak. -- Hair bracket (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead. -- Hair cells (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear. -- Hair compass, Hair divider, a compass or divider capable of delicate adjustment by means of a screw. -- Hair glove, a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin. -- Hair lace, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the head. Swift. -- Hair line, a line made of hair; a very slender line. -- Hair moth (Zo\'94l.), any moth which destroys goods made of hair, esp. Tinea biselliella. -- Hair pencil, a brush or pencil made of fine hair, for painting; -- generally called by the name of the hair used; as, a camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil, etc. -- Hair plate, an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire. -- Hair powder, a white perfumed powder, as of flour or starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of the head, or on wigs. -- Hair seal (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of eared seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion. -- Hair seating, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc. -- Hair shirt, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of horsehair, and worn as a penance. -- Hair sieve, a strainer with a haircloth bottom. -- Hair snake. See Gordius. -- Hair space (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in lines of type. -- Hair stroke, a delicate stroke in writing. -- Hair trigger, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a hair. Farrow. -- Not worth a hair, of no value. -- To a hair, with the nicest distinction. -- To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
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hair"ball`, hair" ball` (h, n. a compact mass of hair that forms in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur; as, the cat coughed up a hairball right on the new rug. [wns=1 + 2]
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Hair"bell` (h, n. (Bot.) See Harebell.
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Hair"bird` (h, n. (Zo\'94l.) The chipping sparrow.
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Hair"brained` (h, a. See Harebrained.

Hair"breadth` (-br, Hair's" breadth` (h. The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance; sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch. [Also spelled hairsbreadth.]
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Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not miss. Judg. xx. 16.
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Hair"breadth`, a. Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth escape.
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Hair"-brown` (-broun`), a. Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is composed of equal proportions of red and green.
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Hair"brush` (-br, n. A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair.
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Hair"cloth` (-kl, n. Stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair.
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Hair"dress`er (-dr, n. One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
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hairdressing n. a toiletry for the hair.
Syn. -- hairtonic, hair oil, hair grease.
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Haired (h, a. 1. Having hair. \'bdA beast haired like a bear.\'b8 Purchas.
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2. In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired.
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Hai"ren (h, a. [AS. h.] Hairy. [Obs.]
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His hairen shirt and his ascetic diet. J. Taylor.
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Hair" grass` (gr. (Bot.) A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira or Deschampsia.
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Hair"i*ness (-, n. 1. The state of abounding, or being covered, with hair. Johnson.
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2. The quality of being hairy.
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Hair"less, a. Destitute of hair; bald. Shak.
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hairlike adj. 1. shaped like a hair; long and slender.
Syn. -- capillary.
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2. long and slender with a very fine internal diameter.
Syn. -- capillary.
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hairline n. 1. a very thin line.
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2. the natural margin formed by hair on the head, especially the edge of growth of hair on the forehead; as, a receding hairline.
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hair"net` n. a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place.
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hair"piece` n. a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment; a toupee.
Syn. -- false hair, postiche, toupee.
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Hair"pin` (-p, n. A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women.
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Hair"-salt` (-s, n. [A translation of G. haarsalz.] (Min.) A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers.
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Hair"split`ter (-spl, n. One who makes excessively fine or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles. \'bdThe caviling hairsplitter.\'b8 De Quincey.
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Hair"split`ting (-t, a. Making excessively fine or trivial distinctions in reasoning; overly subtle. -- n. The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.
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The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading. Charles Sumner.
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Hair"spring` (-spr, n. (Horology) The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece.
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Hair"streak` (-str, n. A butterfly of the genus Thecla; as, the green hairstreak (Thecla rubi).
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Hair"tail` (-t, n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., Trichiurus lepturus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.
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Hair" worm` (w. (Zo\'94l.) A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See Gordius.
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Hair"y (-, a. 1. Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; hirsute.
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His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge. Milton.
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2. Very complicated, difficult, or involved; as, a hairy problem; a hairy equation. [Colloq.]
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3. Dangerous or frightening; as, a hairy encounter with a mugger.
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Haiti n. 1. a country on the island of Hispaniola.
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2. an island in the West Indies.
Syn. -- Hispaniola, Hayti.
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Hai"ti*an (h, a. & n. Same as Haytian; -- now the preferred spelling.
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haj, hajj n. A pilgrimage to Mecca; every Muslim must make this journey at least once. [Also spelled hadj.]
Syn. -- hadj, haj.
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haj"i, haj"ji (h, n. One who has made a journey to Mecca; Same as hadji.
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Ha"je (h, n. [Ar. hayya snake.] (Zo\'94l.) The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp.
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Hake (h, n. [See Hatch a half door.] A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
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Hake, n. [Also haak.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See Hook.] (Zo\'94l.) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is Merlucius vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is Merlucius bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and Phycis tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling.
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Hake (h, v. i. To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
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Hake's"-dame` (h, n. See Forkbeard.
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Hak"e*ton (h, n. Same as Acton. [Obs.]
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\'d8Ha*kim" (h, n. [Ar. hak\'c6m.] A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan. [India]
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\'d8Ha"kim (h, n. [Ar. h\'bekim.] A Mohammedan title for a ruler; a judge. [India]
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Ha*la"cha (h, n.; pl. Halachoth (-k. [Heb. hal\'bech\'beh.] The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash.
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Ha*la"tion (h, n. (Photog.) An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the edges of dark objects in a photographic picture.
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Hal"berd (h, n. [F. hallebarde; of German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax (orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. bar, a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve. See Beard, Helmet.] (Mil.) An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form. [Written also halbert.]
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Hal`berd*ier" (h, n. [F. hallebardier.] One who is armed with a halberd. Strype.
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Hal"berd-shaped` (-sh, a. Hastate.
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Hal"cy*on (h, n. [L. halcyon, alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.] (Zo\'94l.) A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
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Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be
halcyons brooding on a winter sea. Dryden.
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Hal"cy*on, a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.
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2. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy. \'bdDeep, halcyon repose.\'b8 De Quincy.
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Hal`cy*o"ni*an (h, a. Halcyon; calm.
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Hal"cy*o*noid (h, a. & n. [Halcyon + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) See Alcyonoid.
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Hale (h, a. [Written also hail.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See Whole.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.
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Last year we thought him strong and hale. Swift.
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Hale, n. Welfare. [Obs.]
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All heedless of his dearest hale. Spenser.
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Hale (h, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haled (h\'beld or h; p. pr. & vb. n. Haling.] [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.] To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. Chaucer.
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Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. Milton.
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As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. Shelley.
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Halenia n. A genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians.
Syn. -- genus Halenia.
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\'d8Ha*le"si*a (h, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.
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Half (h, a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h\'belfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. Halve, Behalf.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.
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2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
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Assumed from thence a half consent. Tennyson.
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Half ape (Zo\'94l.), a lemur. -- Half back. (Football) See under 2d Back. -- Half bent, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch. -- Half binding, a style of bookbinding in which only the back and corners are in leather. -- Half boarder, one who boards in part; specifically, a scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only. -- Half-breadth plan (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of one half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines. -- Half cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant. -- Half cap, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] Shak. -- At half cock, the position of the cock of a gun when retained by the first notch.<-- half cocked: see below, halfcocked: = unprepared, lacking forethought; -- as in go off half cocked --> -- Half hitch, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove hitch. -- Half hose, short stockings; socks. -- Half measure, an imperfect or weak line of action. -- Half note (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve. -- Half pay, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an officer on half pay. -- Half price, half the ordinary price; or a price much reduced. -- Half round. (a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section. (b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; -- said of a file. -- Half shift (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and kindred instruments. See Shift. -- Half step (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of pitch or interval, used in music. -- Half tide, the time or state of the tide equally distant from ebb and flood. -- Half time, half the ordinary time for work or attendance; as, the half-time system. -- Half tint (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in drawing or painting. See Demitint. -- Half truth, a statement only partially true, or which gives only a part of the truth. Mrs. Browning. -- Half year, the space of six months; one term of a school when there are two terms in a year.
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Half, adv. In an equal part or degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious. \'bdHalf loth and half consenting.\'b8 Dryden.
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Their children spoke halfin the speech of Ashdod. Neh. xiii. 24.
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Half (h, n.; pl. Halves (h. [AS. healf. See Half, a.] 1. Part; side; behalf. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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The four halves of the house. Chaucer.
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2. One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple.
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Not half his riches known, and yet despised. Milton.
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A friendship so complete
halves between us. Tennyson.
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Better half. See under Better. -- In half, in two; an expression sometimes used improperly instead of in ; as, to cut in half. [Colloq.] Dickens. -- In, , one's half, in one's behalf; on one's part. [Obs.] -- To cry halves, to claim an equal share with another. -- To go halves, to share equally between two.
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