Hieroglyphic Writing.
Hieroglyphic, hī-ėr-o-glif′ik, alsoHī′eroglyph,n.the sacred characters of the ancient Egyptian language: picture-writing, or writing in which figures of objects are employed instead of conventional signs, like the alphabet—hieroglyphics are eitherphoneticorideographic, the former comprising signs which represent sounds, the latter those which represent ideas: any symbolical or enigmatical figure.—v.t.Hī′eroglyph, to represent by hieroglyphs.—adjs.Hieroglyph′ic,-al.—adv.Hieroglyph′ically.—n.Hierog′lyphist, one skilled in hieroglyphics. [Gr.hieroglyphikon—hieros, sacred,glyphein, to carve.]
Hierogram, hī′er-o-gram,n.a hieroglyphic symbol.—adjs.Hierogrammat′ic,-al.—ns.Hierogram′matist,Hierogram′mate, a writer of sacred records;Hī′erograph, a sacred symbol;Hierog′rapher, a sacred scribe.—adjs.Hierograph′ic,-al, pertaining to sacred writing.—n.Hierog′raphy, a description of sacred things. [Gr.hieros, sacred,gramma, a writing.]
Hierolatry, hī-er-ol′a-tri,n.the worship of saints or sacred things.
Hierology, hī-ėr-ol′o-ji,n.the science of sacred matters, esp. ancient writing and Egyptian inscriptions.—adj.Hierolog′ic.—n.Hierol′ogist. [Gr.hierologia—hieros, sacred,legein, to speak.]
Hieromancy, hī-er-o-man′si,n.divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice.
Hieronymic, hī-e-rō-nim′ik,adj.of or pertaining to St Jerome—alsoHieronym′ian.—n.Hieron′ymite, one of the many hermit orders established in the course of the 13th and 14th centuries. [L.Hieronymus, Jerome.]
Hieropathic, hī-er-o-path′ik,adj.consisting in love of the clergy.
Hierophant, hī′ėr-o-fant,n.one who shows or reveals sacred things: a priest.—adj.Hierophant′ic, belonging to or relating to hierophants. [Gr.hierophantēs—hieros, sacred,phainein, to show.]
Hieroscopy, hī-er-os′ko-pi,n.the same as hieromancy.
Hierosolymitan, hī-e-rō-sol′i-mī-tan,adj.of or pertaining to Jerusalem. [L.Hierosolyma, Jerusalem.]
Hierurgy, hī′er-ur′ji,n.a sacred performance.—adj.Hierur′gical.
Higgle, hig′l,v.i.to make difficulty in bargaining: to chaffer.—v.i.Higg′le-hagg′le, a reduplicated variant ofhiggle.—ns.Higg′ler;Higg′ling. [Prob. a form ofhaggle.]
Higgledy-piggledy, hig′l-di-pig′l-di,adv.andadj.topsy-turvy: (coll.) upside down. [A word coined to express a meaningless jumble.]
High, hī,adj.elevated: lofty: tall: elevated relatively to something, as upward from a base, in position from the mouth of a river, &c.: eminent in anything: exalted in rank: dignified: chief: noble: ostentatious: arrogant: proud: strong, intensified: extreme in opinion: powerful: angry: loud: violent: tempestuous: shrill: excellent: far advanced: difficult: dear: remote in time: slightly tainted (of game, &c.).—adv.aloft: eminently: powerfully: profoundly: of flesh, on the point of beginning to decay.—ns.High′-ad′miral, a high or chief admiral of a fleet;High′-al′tar, the principal altar in a church;High′-bail′iff, an officer who serves writs, &c., in certain franchises, exempt from the ordinary supervision of the sheriff;High′-bind′er(U.S.), a rowdy, ruffian, blackmailer.—adjs.High′-blest(Milt.), supremely blest or happy;High′-blood′ed, of noble lineage;High′-blown, swelled with wind: (Shak.) inflated, as with pride;High′-born, of high or noble birth;High′-bred, of high or noble breed, training, or family.—ns.High′-church, applied to a party within the Church of England, which exalts the authority of the Episcopate and the priesthood, the saving grace of sacraments, &c. (alsoadj.);High′-church′ism;High′-church′man.—adj.High′-col′oured, having a strong or glaring colour.—ns.High′-court, a supreme court;High′-cross, a market cross;High′-day, a holiday or festival: (B.) broad daylight.—adj.befitting a festival.—v.t.High′er, to raise higher: to lift.—v.i.to ascend.—n.High′-falū′tin, bombastic discourse.—adj.bombastic: pompous.—adj.High′-fed, fed highly or luxuriously: pampered.—ns.High′-feed′ing;High′-flier, a bird that flies high: one who runs into extravagance of opinion or action.—adjs.High′-flown, extravagant: elevated: turgid;High′-fly′ing, extravagant in conduct or opinion;High′-grown(Shak.), covered with a high growth;High′-hand′ed, overbearing: violent: arbitrary.—n.High′-hand′edness.—adjs.High′-heart′ed, with the heart full of courage;High′-heeled, wearing high heels—of shoes.—n.High′-jinks, boisterous play or jollity: an old Scotch pastime in which persons played various parts under penalty of a forfeit.—adj.High′-kilt′ed, wearing the kilt or petticoat high: indecorous.—n.andadj.High′land, a mountainous district, esp. inpl.that portion of Scotland lying north and west of a line drawn diagonally from Nairn to Dumbarton.—ns.High′lander,High′landman, an inhabitant of a mountainous region;High′-low, a high shoe fastened with a leather thong in front.—adv.High′ly.—n.High′-mass(seeMass).—adjs.High′-mett′led, high-spirited, courageous;High′-mind′ed, having a high, proud, or arrogant mind: having honourable pride: magnanimous.—n.High′-mind′edness.—adjs.High′most, highest;High′-necked, of a dress, cut so as to cover the shoulders and neck.—n.High′ness, the state of being high: dignity of rank: a title of honour given to princes.—adj.High′-pitched, high-strung: haughty.—n.High′-place(B.), an eminence on which idolatrous rites were performed by the Jews—hence the idols, &c., themselves.—adjs.High′-press′ure, applied to a steam-engine in which the steam is raised to a high temperature, so that the pressure may exceed that of the atmosphere;High′-priced, costly.—ns.High′-priest(seePriest);High′-priest′ess;High′-priest′hood.—adjs.High′-prin′cipled, of high, noble, or strict principle;High′-proof, proved to contain much alcohol: highly rectified;High′-raised, raised aloft: elevated;High′-reach′ing, reaching upwards: ambitious.—n.High′-road, one of the public or chief roads: a road for general traffic.—adjs.High′-sea′soned, made rich or piquant with spices or other seasoning;High′-sight′ed(Shak.), always looking upwards;High′-souled, having a high or lofty soul or spirit;High′-sound′ing, pompous: ostentatious;High′-spir′ited, having a high spirit or natural fire: bold: daring: irascible.—n.High′-step′per, a horse that lifts its feet high from the ground.—adjs.High′-step′ping, having a proud or conceited carriage or walk;High′-stom′ached(Shak.), proud-spirited, lofty, obstinate;High′-strung, high-spirited: sensitive.—n.Hight(Milt.), obsolete form of height.—adj.High′-tast′ed, having a strong, piquant taste or relish.—n.High′-tide(rare), a great festival.—adj.High′-toned, high in pitch: dignified.—ns.High′-top(Shak.), a mast-head;High′-trea′son, treason against the sovereign or state.—adj.High′-viced(Shak.), enormously wicked.—ns.High′-wa′ter, the time at which the tide is highest: the greatest elevation of the tide;High′-wa′ter-mark, the highest line so reached;High′way, a public road on which all have right to go: the main or usual way or course;High′wayman, a robber who attacks people on the public way.—adj.High′-wrought, wrought with exquisite skill: highly finished: agitated.—High and dry, of a ship, up out of the water: disabled;High and low, rich and poor, people of every condition;High and mighty, exalted: arrogant;High celebration(seeCelebration);High life, the life of fashionable society: the people of this society;High living, over-indulgence in the pleasures of the table;High seas, the open sea, including the whole extent of sea so far as it is not the exclusive property of any particular country;High table, the table in the dining-hall of a college where the dons sit;High tea, a tea with hot meat, &c., as opposed to a plain tea.—A high hand, or arm, might: power: audacity;A high time,A high old time(coll.), a time of special jollity or enthusiasm;Be high time, to be fully time something was done that should have been done well before;Be on one's high horse, to assume an attitude of fancied superiority: to be arrogant.—Highland costume, the fillibeg or kilt, shoulder-plaid, sporran, &c.;Highland regiments, a number of regiments in the British army, wearing the Highland dress and feather-bonnet, or tartan trews and shakos.—In high feather, in high spirits: happy;On high, in or to a height;On the high ropes(coll.), in an elated or highly excited mood;With a high hand, arrogantly. [A.S.héah; Goth.hauhs, Ice.hár, Ger.hoch.]
Hight, hīt,v.t.to command: (Spens.) to call, name.—v.i.(orig.pass.) to be called or named, to have as a name; therefore third pers. sing.,Hight=he was or is called. [M. E.highte—A.S.hátte, I was called,pa.t.ofhátan, to call, to be called. Cf. Ger.ich heisse, I am named, fromheissen, to call.]
Highty-tighty, hī′ti-tī′ti,adj.the same asHoity-toity(q.v.).
Hijra,Hijrah. Same asHegira.
Hilar, hī′lar,adj.pertaining to a hilum.
Hilarious, hi-lā′ri-us,adj.gay: very merry.—adv.Hilā′riously.—n.Hilar′ity, gaiety: pleasurable excitement. [L.hilaris—Gr.hilaros, cheerful.]
Hilary, hil′ar-i,adj.a term or session of the High Court of Justice in England; also one of the university terms at Oxford and Dublin—from StHilaryof Poitiers (died 367), festival, Jan. 13.
Hilch, hilch,v.t.(Scot.) to hobble.—n.a limp.
Hildebrandism, hil′de-brand-izm,n.the spirit and policy ofHildebrand(Pope Gregory VII., 1073-85), unbending assertion of the power of the Church, &c.—adj.Hildebrand′ic.
Hilding, hild′ing,n.a mean, cowardly person, a dastard.—adj.cowardly, spiritless. [Prob.hield, to bend down.]
Hill, hil,n.a high mass of land, less than a mountain.—n.Hill′-dig′ger, one who digs into barrows, &c., for buried treasure.—adj.Hilled, having hills.—ns.pl.Hill′-folk,Hill′men, people living or hiding among the hills: the Scotch sect of Cameronians, the Covenanters generally.—ns.Hill′-fort, a prehistoric stronghold;Hill′iness;Hill′ock, a small hill.—adj.Hill′ocky.—ns.Hill′-side, the slope of a hill;Hill′-top, the summit of a hill.—adj.Hill′y, full of hills.—Up hill and down dale, vigorously and persistently. [A.S.hyll; cf. L.collis, a hill,celsus, high.]
Hillo, hil′ō,interj.Same asHallo.
Hilt, hilt,n.the handle, esp. of a sword.—adj.Hilt′ed, having a hilt.—Up to the hilt, completely, thoroughly, to the full. [A.S.hilt; Dut.hilte, Old High Ger.helza; not conn. withhold.]
Hilum, hī′lum,n.the scar on a seed at the point of union with the placenta: (anat.) the depression at the place where ducts, vessels, and nerves enter an organ.—adj.Hī′lar. [L.]
Him, him,pron.the objective case ofhe.—pron.Him′self, the emphatic and reflective form ofheandhim: the proper character of a person. [A.S.him, dat. sing. masc. and neut. ofhe,it.]
Himation, hi-mat′i-on,n.the ancient Greek outer garment, oblong, thrown over the left shoulder, and fastened either over or under the right. [Gr.]
Himyaritic, him-ya-rit′ik,adj.a name formerly applied to the language of the ancient Sabæan inscriptions in the south-west of Arabia. [Himyar, a traditional king of Yemen.]
Hin, hin,n.a Hebrew liquid measure containing about six English quarts. [Heb.]
Hind, hīnd,n.the female of the stag or red-deer.—n.Hind′berry, the raspberry. [A.S.hind; Dut. and Ger.hinde.]
Hind, hīnd,n.a farm-servant, esp. one having charge of a pair of horses, with cottage on the farm, formerly bound to supply a female field-worker (bondager). [A.S.hína=híwna, gen. pl. ofhíwan, domestics.]
Hind, hīnd,adj.placed in the rear: pertaining to the part behind: backward:—opp. toFore.—adj.Hind′er, the older form ofhind, but used in the same significations.—n.Hind′er-end, the latter end: (Scot.) buttocks.—n.pl.Hind′erlins(Scot.), the buttocks.—adjs.Hind′ermost,Hind′most, superlative ofhind, farthest behind;Hind′-fore′most, the back part in the front place. [A.S.hindan(adv.), back,hinder, backwards; Goth.hindar, Ger.hinter, behind.]
Hinder, hin′dėr,v.t.to put or keep behind: to stop, or prevent progress: to embarrass.—v.i.to be an obstacle.—ns.Hin′derance,Hin′drance, act of hindering: that which hinders: obstacle. [A.S.hindrian; Ger.hindern.]
Hindi, hin′dē,n.andadj.one of the languages of Aryan stock now spoken in Northern India.—AlsoHin′dee. [Urdū,Hind, 'India.']
Hindu,Hindoo, hin′dōō,n.a native of Hindustan: now more properly applied to native Indian believers in Brahmanism, as opposed to Mohammedans, &c.—ns.Hin′duism,Hin′dooism, the religion and customs of the Hindus. [Sindhu, Sans. for Indus.]
Hindustani,Hindoostanee,hin-dōō-stan′ē,n.a dialect of Hindi, also calledUrdū, the chief official and commercial language of India.—Alsoadj.
Hinge, hinj,n.the hook or joint on which a door or lid hangs: that on which anything depends or turns.—v.t.to furnish with hinges: to bend.—v.i.to hang or turn as on a hinge: to depend on:—pr.p.hing′ing;pa.p.hinged.—n.Hinge′-joint(anat.), a joint in which the bones move.—Off the hinges, in a state of confusion. [Related tohang.]
Hinny, hin′i,n.the offspring of a stallion and she-ass. [L.hinnus—Gr.ginnos, laterhinnos, a mule.]
Hinny, hin′i,n.a Scotch variant ofhoney.
Hinny, hin′i,v.i.to neigh, whinny.
Hint, hint,n.a distant or indirect allusion: slight mention: insinuation.—v.t.to bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion: to allude to.—v.i.to make an indirect or remote allusion: to allude.—adv.Hint′ingly.—Hint at, to allude to obscurely. [A.S.hentan, to seize.]
Hinterland, hint′ėr-land,n.the district behind that lying along the coast, or along a river. [Ger.]
Hip, hip,n.the haunch or fleshy part of the thigh: (archit.) the external angle formed by the sides of a roof when the end slopes backward instead of terminating in a gable.—v.t.to sprain the hip:—pr.p.hip′ping;pa.p.hipped, hipt.—ns.Hip′-bath, a bath to sit in—alsoSitz-bath;Hip′-gir′dle,-belt, the 14th-century sword-belt, passing diagonally from waist to hip;Hip′-gout, sciatica;Hip′-joint, the articulation of the head of the thigh-bone with the ilium;Hip′-knob, an ornament placed on the apex of the hips of a roof or on a gable;Hip′-lock, a trick in wrestling by which one throws a leg and hip before the other to throw him;Hip′ping, a napkin wrapped about an infant's hips.—adj.Hip′-shot, having the hip out of joint.—Hip-and-thigh, in phrase, 'smitten hip-and-thigh'=smitten both before and behind, completely overpowered.—Have,Catch,on the hip, to get an advantage over some one—a metaphor from the wrestling-ring. [A.S.hype; Goth.hups, Ger.hüfte.]
Hip, hip,Hep, hep,n.the fruit of the wild brier or dog-rose. [A.S.héope, a hip.]
Hip,Hyp, hip,n.hypochondria.—v.t.to render melancholy.—adjs.Hipped, rendered melancholy;Hip′pish, somewhat hypochondriac. [A corr. ofhypochondria.]
Hip, hip,interj.an exclamation to invoke a united cheer—Hip′-hip′-hurr′ah.
Hipparion, hi-pā′ri-on,n.a fossil genus ofEquidæ. [Gr.hipparion, dim. ofhippos, a horse.]
Hippety-hoppety, hip′e-ti-hop′e-ti,adv.hopping and skipping.—n.Hipp′ety-hop.
Hippiatric, hip-i-at′rik,adj.relating to the treatment of the diseases of horses.—n.pl.Hippiat′rics.—ns.Hippiat′rist;Hippiat′ry.—adj.Hipp′ic, relating to horses.
Hippocampus, hip′o-kam-pus,n.a genus of small fishes with head and neck somewhat like those of a horse, thesea-horse: (anat.) a raised curved trace on the floor of the lateral ventricle of the brain. [Gr.hippokampos—hippos, a horse,kampos, a sea-monster.]
Hippocentaur, hip-o-sent′awr,n.Same asCentaur. [Gr.hippos, a horse, andcentaur.]
Hippocras, hip′o-kras,n.an aromatic medicated wine, formerly much used as a cordial.—adj.Hippocrat′ic, pertaining to the Greek physicianHippocrates(born 460B.C.).—v.t.Hippoc′ratise.—n.Hippoc′ratism.
Hippocrene, hip′o-krēn,n.a fountain on the northern slopes of Mount Helicon, in Greece, sacred to the Muses and Apollo. [L.,—Gr.hippokrēnē—hippos, a horse,krēnē, a fountain.]
Hippocrepian, hip-o-krē′pi-an,adj.horse-shoe shaped. [Gr.hippos, a horse,krēpis, a shoe.]
Hippodame, hip′o-dām,n.(Spens.) the sea-horse.—n.Hippod′amist, a horse-tamer.—adj.Hippod′amous, horse-taming.
Hippodrome, hip′o-drōm,n.the Greek name for a racecourse for horses and chariots: an equestrian circus: (U.S.) a fraudulent athletic game or contest in which the result is prearranged.—v.t.to conduct races in such a way.—adj.Hippodrom′ic.—n.Hippod′romist, a circus trainer or rider. [Fr.,—Gr.hippodromos—hippos, a horse,dromos, a course.]
Hippogriff,Hippogryph,hip′o-grif,n.a fabulous animal represented as a winged horse with the head of a griffin. [Fr.hippogriffe—Gr.hippos, a horse,gryps, a griffin.]
Hippology, hip-ol′o-ji,n.the study of horses.—adj.Hippolog′ical.—n.Hippol′ogist.
Hippomanes, hip-om′an-ēz,n.an ancient love-philtre obtained from a mare or foal.—n.Hipp′omane, a genus of plants of the natural orderEuphorbiaceæ, the manchineel-tree. [Gr.]
Hippopathology, hip-o-pa-thol′o-ji,n.the pathology of the horse: the science of veterinary medicine. [Gr.hippos, a horse, andpathology.]
Hippophagy, hip-pof′a-ji,n.the act or practice of feeding on horse-flesh.—n.pl.Hippoph′agi, eaters of horse-flesh.—n.Hippoph′agist, an eater of horseflesh.—adj.Hippoph′agous, horse-eating. [Gr.hippos, a horse,phagein, to eat.]
Hippophile, hip′o-fīl,n.a lover of horses.
Hippopotamus, hip-o-pot′a-mus,n.the river-horse—an African quadruped, of aquatic habits, having a very thick skin, short legs, and a large head and muzzle.—adj.Hippopotam′ic(also-pot′-),like a hippopotamus, clumsy. [L.,—Gr.hippopotamos—hippos, a horse,potamos, a river.]
Hippotomy, hip-ot′o-mi,n.the dissection of the horse.—adj.Hippotom′ical.—n.Hippot′omist.
Hippuric, hip-ū′rik,adj.denoting an acid first obtained from the urine of horses. [Gr.hippos, a horse,ouron, urine.]
Hippurid, hi-pū′rid,n.a plant of natural orderHippurideæorHaloragaceæ, the typical genus the common mare's tail.
Hippurite, hip′ū-rīt,n.a fossil bivalve mollusc peculiar to the cretaceous strata.—adj.Hippurit′ic. [Gr.hippos, a horse,oura, a tail.]
Hippus, hip′us,n.clonic spasm of the iris.
Hircine, hėr′sīn,adj.goat-like: having a strong goatish smell.—ns.Hircocer′vus, a fabulous creature, half-goat, half-stag;Hircos′ity, goatishness. [Fr.,—L.hircinus—hircus, a he-goat.]
Hirdy-girdy, hėr′di-gėr′di,adv.(Scot.) in confusion.
Hire, hīr,n.wages for service: the price paid for the use of anything.—v.t.to procure the use or service of, at a price: to engage for wages: to grant temporary use of for compensation: to bribe.—adj.Hire′able.—ns.Hire′ling, a hired servant: a mercenary: a prostitute (alsoadj.);Hir′er;Hire′-sys′tem, a system by which a hired article becomes the property of the hirer after a stipulated number of payments;Hir′ing, the contract of hiring—bailment for hire(in Scotland,location): a fair or market where servants are engaged.—On hire, for hiring. [A.S.hýr, wages,hýrian, to hire; Ger.heuer, Dut.huur.]
Hirmos, hir′mos,n.in the usage of the Greek Church, a standard troparion, forming the first stanza of a canon of odes, and serving as a model for the other stanzas:—pl.Hir′moi.—n.Hirmolō′gion, an office-book containing the hirmoi. [Gr.eirmos, a series.]
Hirple, hėr′pl,v.i.(Scot.) to walk or run as if lame.—n.a limping gait.
Hirrient, hir′i-ent,n.a trilled sound.
Hirsel, hir′sel,n.(Scot.) a multitude, a throng, a flock of sheep.—v.t.to put in different groups.
Hirsle, hir′sl,v.i.(Scot.) to slide or move, resting on the hams: to move forward with a rustling sound.
Hirsute, hir-sūt′,adj.hairy: rough: shaggy: (bot.) having long, stiffish hairs. [L.hirsutus—hirsus,hirtus, shaggy.]
Hirundine, hi-run′din,adj.of or pertaining to the swallow. [L.hirundo, a swallow.]
His, hiz,pron.possessive form ofhe: (B.) used forits.—Hisn, a contracted form of his own. [A.S.his, possessive ofhe, and originally ofit.]
Hish, hish,v.i.to hiss. [A by-form ofhiss.]
Hispanic, his-pan′ik,adj.Spanish.—adv.Hispan′ically.—vs.t.Hispan′icise,Hispan′iolise, to render Spanish.—n.Hispan′icism, a Spanish phrase. [L.Hispania, Spain.]
Hispid, his′pid,adj.(bot.) rough with or having strong hairs or bristles.—n.Hispid′ity. [L.hispidus.]
Hiss, his,v.i.to make a sibilant sound like that of the letter s, as the goose, serpent, &c.: to express contempt, &c., by hissing.—v.t.to condemn by hissing.—n.the sound of the letters, an expression of disapprobation, contempt, &c.—n.Hiss′ing, the noise of a hiss: object of hissing: object or occasion of contempt. [Imit.]
Hist, hist,interj.demanding silence and attention: hush! silence!—v.t.to urge (a dog, &c.) by making the sound of this word. [Imit.]
Histie, his′ti,adj.(Scot.) dry: barren.
Histioid, his′ti-oid,adj.resembling tissue.—adj.Histogenet′ic.—adv.Histogenet′ically.—ns.Histog′eny, the formation and development of tissues—alsoHistogen′esis;Histog′raphy, a description of the tissues.—adjs.Histolog′ic,-al, pertaining to histology.—ns.Histol′ogist, one skilled in histology;Histol′ogy, the science which classifies and describes the structural or morphological elements which exist in the solids and fluids of organised bodies;Histol′ysis, degeneration and decay of organic tissue.—adj.Histolyt′ic. [Gr.histos, web.]
History, his′to-ri,n.an account of an event: a systematic account of the origin and progress of a nation: the knowledge of facts, events, &c.: an eventful life, a past of more than common interest, as a 'woman with a history:' a drama representing historical events.—v.t.(rare) to record.—n.His′tōrian, a writer of history.—adjs.Histō′riāted, adorned with figures, esp. of men or animals, as the medieval illuminated manuscripts, capital letters, initials &c.;Histor′ic,-al, pertaining to history: containing history: derived from history: famous in history: authentic.—adv.Histor′ically.—v.t.andv.i.Histor′icise, to make, or represent as, historic.—ns.Historic′ity, historical character;Historiette′, a short history or story.—v.t.Histor′ify, to record in history.—n.Historiog′rapher, a writer of history: a professed or official historian.—adjs.Historiograph′ic,-al, pertaining to the writing of history.—adv.Historiograph′ically.—ns.Historiog′raphy, the art or employment of writing history;Historiol′ogy, the knowledge or study of history.—Historical method, the study of a subject in its historical development;Historical painting, the painting of historic scenes, or scenes in which historic figures are introduced;Historical present, the present tense used for the past, to add life and reality to the narrative, as in 'cometh' in Mark, v. 22.—Ancient history, the history of the world down to the fall of Rome, 476A.D.;Medieval history, the history of the period between the fall of Rome and the beginning of the 16th century;Modern history, history since the beginning of the 16th century;Natural history, originally an expression including all the concrete sciences, now the science of living things: (in frequent use) zoology, esp. in so far as that is concerned with the life and habits of animals;Profane,Secular,history, the history of secular affairs as opposed toSacred history, which deals with the events in the Bible narrative. [L.,—Gr.historia—histōr, knowing; cf.eidenai, to know, L.vidēre, Sans.vid, Eng.wit.]
Histrionic,-al, his-tri-on′ik, -al,adj.relating to the stage or stage-players: befitting a theatre: feigned.—ns.His′trio,His′trion, a stage-player.—adv.Histrion′ically.—ns.Histrion′icism,His′trionism, the acts or practice of stage-playing or of pantomime.—n.pl.Histrion′ics, play-acting.—v.i.His′trionise, to act, play a part. [L.histrionicus—histrio, an actor, primary formhister, a player.]
Hit, hit,v.t.to touch or strike: to reach: to suit: fit: conform to.—v.i.to come in contact: to chance luckily: to succeed:—pr.p.hit′ting;pa.t.andpa.p.hit.—n.a lucky chance, a surprising success: a stroke: a happy turn of thought or expression: at backgammon, a move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point, a game won after one or two men are removed from the board.—n.Hit′ter.—adj.Hit′ty-miss′y, random, hap-hazard.—Hit below the belt, to deal a blow disallowable in the rules of the ring: to do an injury to another unfairly;Hit it off(with), to agree with some one;Hit off, to imitate, to describe;Hit-or-miss, reckless, hap-hazard;Hit out, to strike out with the fist;Hit the nail on the head(seeNail);Hit upon, to come upon, discover.—Hard hit, one gravely affected by some trouble, or by love. [A.S.hyttan, app. Ice.hitta, to light on, to find; Sw.hitta, to find, Dan.hitte, to hit upon.]
Clove-hitch, Timber-hitch and Blackwall-hitch.
Hitch, hich,v.i.to move by jerks, as if caught by a hook: to be caught by a hook: to be caught or fall into.—v.t.to hook: to catch: to fasten, tether, esp. to make fast a rope.—n.a jerk: a catch or anything that holds: an obstacle: a sudden halt: (naut.) a species of knot by which one rope is connected with another, or to some object—various knots are theClove-hitch,Timber-hitch,Blackwall-hitch, &c.—n.Hitch′er.—adv.Hitch′ily.—adj.Hitch′y.—Hitch up, to harness a horse to a vehicle. [Ety. dub.; prob. the same asitch.]
Hithe, hīth,n.a small haven. [A.S.hýð.]
Hither, hith′ėr,adv.to this place.—adj.toward the speaker: nearer.—v.i.to come—chiefly in phrase, 'to hither and thither'=to go to and fro.—adj.Hith′ermost, nearest on this side.—n.andadj.Hith′erside, the nearer side.—advs.Hith′erto, to this place or time: as yet;Hith′erward, towards this place.—Hither and thither, back and forward: to and from. [A.S.hider; Goth.hidrê, Ice.hêðra.]
Hitopadesa, hit-ō-pa-dē′sa,n.a famous collection of fables and stories in Sanskrit literature, a popular summary in four books of thePanchatantra.
Hittite, hit′īt,adj.pertaining to the Hittites, a powerful and civilised people, probably not Semitic, of northern Syria. [Heb.Khittīm.]
Hive, hīv,n.a place where bees live and store up honey, whether artificial or natural: a swarm of bees in a box or basket: any busy company.—v.t.to collect into a hive: to lay up in store.—v.i.to take shelter together: to reside in a body.—ns.Hive′-bee, the common honey-bee;Hiv′er;Hive′-nest, a large nest built and occupied by several pairs of birds in common. [A.S.hýf.]
Hives, hīvz,n.a popular term for nettle-rash and other similar skin diseases: laryngitis.
Hizz, hiz,v.i.to hiss.
Ho,Hoa, hō,interj.a call to excite attention: hold! stop!—repeated it expresses derision.
Hoar, hōr,adj.white or grayish-white, esp. with age or frost: mouldy.—n.hoariness: age.—v.i.(Shak.) to become mouldy.—n.Hoar′-frost, white frost: the white particles formed by the freezing of dew.—adjs.Hoar′-head′ed,Hoar′y, white or gray with age: (bot.) covered with short, dense, whitish hairs.—adv.Hoar′ily.—ns.Hoar′iness;Hoar′-stone, an ancient boundary stone. [A.S.hár, hoary, gray; Ice.hárr.]
Hoard, hōrd,n.a store: a hidden stock: a treasure: a place for hiding anything.—v.t.to store: to amass and deposit in secret.—v.i.to store up: to collect and form a hoard.—n.Hoard′er. [A.S.hord; Ice.hodd, Ger.hort.]
Hoard, hōrd,Hoarding,hōrd′ing,n.a hurdle or fence enclosing a house and materials while builders are at work: any boarding on which bills are posted. [From O. Fr.hurdis—hurt,hourt,hourd, a palisade.]
Hoarhound,Horehound, hōr′hownd,n.a plant of a whitish or downy appearance, used as a tonic. [M. E.horehune—A.S.hárhúne, fromhár, hoar or white, andhúne(acc. to Skeat, meaning 'strong-scented'); cf. L.cunila, Gr.konilē, wild marjoram.]
Hoarse, hōrs,adj.having a harsh, grating voice, as from a cold: harsh: discordant.—adv.Hoarse′ly.—n.Hoarse′ness. [A.S.hás; Ice.háss, this prob. forhárs, throwing light on the M. E.hôrs,hoors, Scot.hairsh, &c.]
Hoast, hōst,n.(prov.) a cough.—v.i.to cough. [Ice.hóste; Dut.hoest.]
Hoastman, hōst′man,n.a member of an old merchant guild in Newcastle, with charge of coal-shipping, &c. [Host, stranger, guest.]
Hoatzin, hō-at′sin,n.a remarkable South American bird, the same as the Touraco (q.v.).—AlsoHoact′zin,Hoa′zin. [S. Amer.]
Hoax, hōks,n.a deceptive trick: a practical joke.—v.t.to deceive: to play a trick upon for sport, or without malice.—ns.Hoaxee′;Hoax′er;Hoax′ing. [Corr. ofhocus. SeeHocus-pocus.]
Hob, hob,n.the projecting nave of a wheel: a projection on the side of a fireplace, on which anything may be laid to keep hot: a game in which coins are placed on the end of a short stick at which stones are thrown, those that fall head up going to the thrower—also the round stick used in this game: a hardened threaded steel mandrel used in forming the cutting ends of screw-chasing tools, &c.—n.Hob′nail, a nail with a thick, strong head, used in horse-shoes, &c.: a clownish fellow.—v.t.to furnish with hobnails: to trample upon with hobnailed shoes.—adj.Hob′nailed. [Cf.Hub.]
Hob, hob,n.a clownish fellow: a rustic: a fairy.—n.Hob′binoll, a rustic.—adj.Hob′bish, clownish.—n.Hobgob′lin, a mischievous fairy: a frightful apparition.—Play hob, to make confusion. [A corr. ofRobforRobin,Robert.]
Hob-a-nob,Hob-and-nob. Same asHobnob.
Hobbism, hob′izm,n.the doctrine of ThomasHobbes(1588-1679), that morality is an institution of society.—n.Hobb′ist, a follower of Hobbes.
Hobble, hob′l,v.i.to walk with a limp: to walk awkwardly: to move irregularly.—v.t.to fasten loosely the legs of: to hamper: to perplex.—n.an awkward limping gait: a difficulty, a scrape: anything used to hamper the feet of an animal, a clog or fetter.—ns.Hobb′ler, one who hobbles: an unlicensed pilot, casual labourer in docks, &c.: a man who tows a canal-boat with a rope;Hobb′ling.—adv.Hobb′lingly. [Cf. Dut.hobbelen,hobben, to toss.]
Hobbledehoy, hob′l-de-hoi′,n.an awkward youth, a stripling, neither man nor boy.—adj.Hobbledehoy′ish.—n.Hobbledehoy′ism. [Prob. conn. withhobble, referring to awkward gait.]
Hobbler, hob′lėr,n.a horseman employed for light work, as reconnoitring, &c.: a horse. [O. Fr.hobeler—hobin, a small horse.]
Hobby, hob′i,n.a strong, active horse: a pacing horse: a subject on which one is constantly setting off, as in 'to ride' or 'to mount a hobby:' a favourite pursuit.—n.Hobb′y-horse, a stick or figure of a horse on which boys ride: one of the chief parts played in the ancient morris-dance: (Shak.) a term of contempt for a loose and frivolous person, male or female.—adj.Hobb′y-hor′sical, having a hobby: eccentric.—ns.Hobb′yism;Hobb′yist, one who rides a hobby.—adj.Hobb′yless. [M. E.hobyn,hoby, prob.Hob, a by-form ofRob. Hence also O. Fr.hobin,hobi(Fr.aubin).]
Hobby, hob′i,n.a small species of falcon. [O. Fr.hobé,hobet—Low L.hobetus; prob. O. Fr.hober, to move.]
Hobgoblin. SeeHob(2).—ns.Hobgob′linism;Hobgob′linry.
Hobjob, hob′job,n.(prov.) an odd job.—v.i.to work at such.—ns.Hob′jobber;Hob′jobbing.
Hobnail. SeeHob(1).
Hobnob, hob′nob,adv.have or not have, a familiar invitation to drink.—v.i.to associate or drink together familiarly.—pr.p.Hobnob′bing.—adj.Hob′nobby. [Hab,nab.]
Hobson-jobson, hob′son-job′son,n.a native festal excitement, esp. the Moharram ceremonies. [A corr. of the wailing 'Yā Hasan! Yā Hosain!' a typical phrase of Anglo-Indian argot, hence adopted as a concise alternative title for Yule and Burnell's admirableGlossary of Anglo-Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases(Lond. 1886).]
Hock, hok,n.andv.SeeHough.
Hock, hok,n.properly, the wine made atHochheim, Germany; now applied to all white Rhine wines.
Hock-day, hok′-dā,n.an old English festival held on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday, one of the chief customs being the seizing and binding of passengers until they gave money for their liberty, Monday the men by the women, Tuesday the women by the men.—AlsoHock′-tide.
Hockey, hok′i,n.a game at ball played with a club or stick curved at one end, shinty.—AlsoHook′ey. [Prob. O. Fr.hoquet, a crook.]
Hockey, hok′i,n.(prov.) harvest-home, the harvest-supper.—AlsoHawk′ey,Hork′ey.
Hockle, hok′l,v.t.to hamstring. [SeeHough.]
Hocus-pocus, hō′kus-pō′kus,n.a juggler: a juggler's trick.—v.t.Hō′cus, to cheat: to stupefy with drink: to drug:—pr.p.hō′cussing;pa.p.hō′cussed.[The meaningless gibberish of a juggler—no reference to 'hoc est corpus.']
Hod, hod,n.a kind of trough borne on the shoulder, for carrying bricks and mortar: a coal-scuttle: a pewterer's blowpipe.—n.Hod′man, a man who carries a hod: a mason's labourer. [A variant of prov.hot; cf. Fr.hotte, a basket.]
Hoddengray, hod′n-grā,n.coarse cloth made of undyed wool.—adj.Hodd′en, wearing hoddengray: rustic.—n.hoddengray. [Prob. a form ofholden, kept, reserved, andgray.]
Hoddle, hod′l,v.i.(Scot.) to waddle.
Hodge, hoj,n.a countryman, rustic. [Hodge, corr. fromRoger.]
Hodgepodge, hoj′poj,n.(seeHotchpotch).—n.Hodge′-pudd′ing(Shak.), a pudding made of a mass of ingredients mixed together.
Hodiernal, hō-di-ėrn′al,adj.of or pertaining to the present day. [L.hodiernus—hodie, to-day—hoc die, on this day.]
Hodmandod, hod′man-dod,n.a snail, dodman.
Hodograph, hod′o-graf,n.a curve the radius vector of which represents in direction and magnitude the velocity of a moving particle—a term suggested by Sir W. R. Hamilton. [Gr.hodos, a way,graphein, to write.]
Hodometer, ho-dom′e-tėr,n.an instrument attached to the axle of a vehicle to register the revolutions of the wheels. [Gr.hodos, a way,metron, a measure.]
Hoe, hō,n.an instrument for hewing or digging up weeds and loosening the earth.—v.t.to cut or clean with a hoe: to weed.—v.i.to use a hoe:—pr.p.hoe′ing;pa.p.hoed.—ns.Hoe′-cake(U.S.), a thin cake of Indian meal;Hō′er.—A hard, orlong,row to hoe, a hard or wearisome task to perform. [O. Fr.houe—Old High Ger.houwa(Ger.haue), a hoe.]
Hog, hog,n.a general name for swine: a castrated boar: a pig: formerly slang for a shilling: a low filthy fellow.—v.t.to cut short the hair of:—pr.p.hog′ging;pa.p.hogged.—ns.Hog′-back,Hog's′-back, a back rising in the middle: a ridge of a hill of such shape—alsoHorseback;Hog′gery, hoggishness of character: coarseness;Hog′get, a boar of the second year: a sheep or colt after it has passed its first year.—adj.Hog′gish, resembling a hog: brutish: filthy: selfish.—adv.Hog′gishly.—ns.Hog′gishness;Hog′hood, the nature of a hog;Hog′-mane, a horse's mane clipped short;Hog′-pen, a pig-sty;Hog′-plum, a West Indian tree of the cashew family, the fruit given to hogs;Hog′-reeve,-con′stable, an officer charged with the care of stray swine;Hog′-ring′er, one who puts rings into the snouts of hogs;Hog's′-bean, the henbane.—v.t.Hog′-shou′ther(Scot.), to jostle with the shoulder.—ns.Hog′-skin, leather made of the skin of swine;Hog's′-lard, the melted fat of the hog;Hog′-wash, the refuse of a kitchen, brewery, &c.—Bring one's hogs to a fine market, to make a complete mess of something;Go the whole hog, to do a thing thoroughly or completely, to commit one's self to anything unreservedly. [M. E.hogge, a gelded hog, prob. fromhack, to cut; others derive from W.hwch, a sow, Bret.houch,hoch.]
Hog, hog,v.i.to droop at both ends.—n.Hog′-frame, a fore-and-aft frame serving to resist vertical flexure in a ship.—adj.Hogged, of a ship, having a droop at the ends.
Hog, hog,n.in curling, a stone which does not pass the hog-score.—v.t.to play such a shot with a curling-stone.—n.Hog′-score, a line drawn across the rink at a certain distance from the tees—to be cleared, else the shot does not count. [Prob. conn. withhog, a swine.]
Hog,Hogg, hog,n.a young sheep of the second year.—AlsoHog′gerel.
Hogan, hog′an,n.a kind of strong liquor. [Corr. ofhogen-mogen—Dut.hoog en mogend, high and mighty.]
Hogger, hog′er,n.(prov.) a coal-miner's footless stocking.—n.Hogg′er-pipe, the terminal section of the discharge-pipe of a mining-pump.
Hogmanay, hog-ma-nā′,n.(Scot.) the old name for the last day of the year. [Prob. a corr., through Norman French forms, of O. Fr.aguilanneuf=au-gui-l'an-neuf, 'to the mistletoe! the New Year!' Fr.gui, mistletoe, is from L.viscum.]
Hogshead, hogz′hed,n.(Shak.) a large cask: a measure of capacity=52½ imperial gallons, or 63 old wine gallons;of beer=54 gallons;of claret=46 gallons;of tobacco(U.S.), varying from 750 to 1200 lb. [Corr. of Old Dut.okshoofd, ox-head; from the brand on the cask.]
Hoiden. SeeHoyden.
Hoise, hoiz,v.t.to hoist.
Hoist, hoist,v.t.to lift: to raise with tackle: to heave.—n.act of lifting: the height of a sail: an apparatus for lifting heavy bodies to the upper stories of a building.—Hoist with one's own petard, beaten with one's own weapons, caught in one's own trap. [Formerlyhoise, orhoyse—Old Dut.hyssen, Dut.hijsschen, to hoist.]
Hoity-toity, hoi′ti-toi′ti,interj.an exclamation of surprise or disapprobation.—adj.giddy, gay, noisy.
Hoky-poky, hō′ki-pō′ki,n.a kind of ice-cream sold on the streets. [Fromhocus-pocus.]
Holarctic, hol-ärk′tik,adj.entirely arctic.
Hold, hōld,v.t.to keep possession of or authority over: to sustain: to defend: to maintain, support: to occupy: to derive title to: to bind: to confine: to restrain: to stop, as in 'to cry hold:' to continue: to persist in: to contain: to celebrate: to esteem: (Shak.) to endure: (arch.) to bet.—v.i.to remain fixed: to be true or unfailing: to continue unbroken or unsubdued: to adhere: to derive right:—pr.p.hōld′ing;pa.t.held;pa.p.held (obs.hōld′en).—n.act or manner of holding: seizure: power of seizing: something for support: a place of confinement: custody: a fortified place: (mus.) a mark over a rest or note, indicating that it is to be prolonged.—ns.Hold′-all, a general receptacle, esp. a big carpet-bag;Hold′-back, a check: a strap joining the breeching to the shaft of a vehicle;Hold′-beam, one of the beams crossing a ship's hold and strengthening the framework.—Hold′en(B.), oldpa.p.ofhold.—ns.Hold′er;Hold′-fast, that which holds fast: a long nail: a catch;Hold′ing, anything held: a farm held of a superior: hold: influence: (Scots law) tenure.—Hold forth, to put forward: show: to speak in public, to declaim;Hold hard!stop!Hold in, to restrain, check: to restrain one's self;Hold of(Pr. Bk.), to regard;Hold off, to keep at a distance;Hold on, to persist in something: to continue: to cling;Hold one in hand, to amuse in order to gain some advantage;Hold one's own, to maintain one's position;Hold one's peace,Hold one's tongue, to keep silence;Hold out, to endure, last;Hold over, to postpone, to keep possession of land or a house beyond the term of agreement;Hold the market(seeMarket);Hold together, to remain united: to cohere;Hold up, to raise: to continue to go at the same rate;Hold water, to be sound and firm, to endure trial;Hold with, to take sides with. [A.S.healdan; Old High Ger.haltan, Goth.haldan.]
Hold, hōld,n.the interior cavity of a ship between the floor and the lower deck, used for the cargo. [Dut.hol, a cavity or hole, with excrescentd.]
Hole, hōl,n.a hollow place: a cavity: an opening in a solid body: a pit: a subterfuge: a means of escape: a difficult situation: a scrape: a place of hiding, a mean lodging, a secret room for some disreputable business: (golf) one of the holes, 4 in. in diameter, into which the ball is played, also the distance between any two holes.—v.t.to form holes in: to drive into a hole.—v.i.to go into a hole.—adj.Hole′-and-cor′ner, secret: underhand.—ns.Hōling-axe, a narrow axe for cutting holes in posts;Hōling-pick, a pick used in under-cutting coal.—A hole in one's coat, a stain on a person's reputation;Put a person in a hole, to put him in a position from which he cannot easily extricate himself;Toad in the hole, meat baked in batter, &c. [A.S.hol, a hole, cavern; Dut.hol, Dan.hul, Ger.hohl, hollow; conn. with Gr.koilos, hollow.]
Hole,adj.(Spens.) whole.
Holibut. SeeHalibut.
Holiday, hol′i-dā,n.a consecrated day: a religious festival: a day for the commemoration of some event: a day of idleness and amusement.—adj.befitting a holiday: cheerful.—Holiday speeches, fine but empty phrases. [Formerlyholy day.]
Holla, hol′a,Hollo,Holloa,hol′ō,orhol-lō′,interj.ho, there! attend! (naut.) the usual response to 'Ahoy!'—n.a loud shout.—v.i.to cry loudly to one at a distance. [Fr.holà—hoandlà—L.illac, there; the other forms are due to confusion withhalloo.]
Holland, hol′and,n.a coarse linen fabric, unbleached or dyed brown, which is used for covering furniture, &c.: (orig.) a fine kind of linen first made inHolland.
Hollander, hol′and-ėr,n.a native ofHolland.—adj.Holl′andish.—n.Holl′ands, gin made in Holland.
Hollow, hol′ō,adj.vacant: not solid: containing an empty space: sunken: unsound: insincere.—n.a hole: a cavity: any depression in a body: any vacuity: a groove: a channel.—v.t.to make a hole in: to make hollow by digging: to excavate.—adv.completely: clean.—adjs.Holl′ow-eyed, having sunken eyes;Holl′ow-heart′ed, having a hollow or untrue heart: faithless: treacherous.—adv.Holl′owly(Shak.), in a hollow or insincere manner.—ns.Holl′owness, the state of being hollow: cavity: insincerity: treachery;Holl′ow-ware, trade name for hollow articles of iron, as pots and kettles.—Beat hollow, to beat wholly. [A.S.holh, a hollow place—hol. SeeHole.]
Holly, hol′i,n.an evergreen shrub having leathery, shining, and spinous leaves and scarlet or yellow berries, much used for Christmas decorations. [A.S.holegn; cf. W.celyn, Ir.cuileann.]
Hollyhock, hol′i-hok,n.a kind of mallow, brought into Europe from the Holy Land—(Bacon)Holl′y-oak. [M. E.holihoc—holi, holy, and A.S.hoc, mallows—Celtic, cf. W.hocys.]
Holm, hōlm, or hōm,n.a river-islet: rich flat land beside a river. [A.S.holm, orig. a mound; Ger.holm, &c.]
Holm, hōlm, or hōm,n.(Spens.) holly.—n.Holm′-oak, the ilex or evergreen oak, so called from some resemblance to the holly. [Holm-is a corr. ofholin, the M. E. form ofholly, which see.]
Holoblastic, hol-o-blas′tik,adj.undergoing segmentation throughout the entire mass, as the ova of mammals.
Holocaust, hol′o-kawst,n.a burnt sacrifice, in which the whole of the victim was consumed. [L.,—Gr.holokauston—holos, whole,kaustos, burnt.]
Holocryptic, hol-o-krip′tik,adj.concealing completely, undecipherable.
Holograph, hol′o-graf,n.a document wholly written by the person from whom it proceeds (also used asadj.).—adj.Holograph′ic. [Gr.holos, whole,graphein, to write.]
Holohedrism, hol-o-hē′drizm,n.(math.) the property of having the full number of symmetrically arranged planes crystallographically possible.—adj.Holohē′dral.—n.Holohē′dron, a form possessing this property. [Gr.holos, whole,hedra, base.]
Holometabolic, hol-o-met-a-bol′ik,adj.undergoing complete metamorphosis, as an insect—opp. ofAmetabolic.
Holometer, hol-om′et-ėr,n.an instrument for taking all kinds of measures. [Gr.holos, whole,metron, measure.]
Holomorphic, hol-o-mor′fik,adj.(math.) having the properties of an entire function, being finite, continuous, and one-valued for all finite values of the variable: showing holohedral symmetry. [Gr.holos, whole,morphē, form.]
Holophote, hol′o-fōt,n.an improved optical apparatus now used in lighthouses, by which all the light from the lamp is thrown in the required direction, in thecatoptricholophote by reflectors, in thedioptricby refracting lenses, in thecatadioptricby both combined.—adj.Holophōt′al. [Gr.holos, whole,phōs,phōtos, light.]
Holophrastic, hol-o-fras′tik,adj.bearing the force of a whole phrase, expressive of a sentence or an idea.—n.Holophrā′sis. [Gr.holos, whole,phrastikos,phrazein, to indicate.]
Holorhinal, hol-o-rī′nal,adj.having the nasal bones slightly cleft or not at all. [Gr.holos, whole,hris,hrinos, the nose.]
Holothurian, hol-o-thōō′ri-an,n.a sea-cucumber or similar echinoderm. [L.,—Gr.holothourion, fromholos, whole, and perh.thouros, impetuous.]
Holp, hōlp,Holpen,hōlp′n,oldpa.t.andpa.p.ofhelp.
Holster, hōl′stėr,n.the leathern case carried by a horseman at the forepart of the saddle for covering a pistol.—adj.Hol′stered. [Acc. to Skeat, from Dut.holster, a pistol-case—hullen, to cover, which is cog. with A.S.helan, to cover.]
Holt, hōlt,n.a wood or woody hill: an orchard. [A.S.holt, a wood; Ice.holt, a copse, Ger.holz.]
Holus-bolus, hōl′us-bōl′us,adv.all at a gulp: altogether.—n.the whole. [A vulgarism, formed from whole, most likely on the analogy ofhocus-pocus; hardly conn. withbolus, a pill.]
Holy, hō′li,adj.perfect in a moral sense: pure in heart: religious: set apart to a sacred use.—adv.Hō′lily, in a holy manner: piously.—n.Hō′liness, state of being holy: religious goodness: sanctity: a title of the pope.—adj.Hō′ly-cru′el(Shak.), cruel through excess of holiness.—ns.Hō′ly-day, a formal spelling of holiday (q.v.);Hō′ly-off′ice, the Inquisition;Hō′ly-rood, the holy cross in R.C. churches over the entrance to the chancel;Hō′lystone, a sandstone used by seamen for cleansing the decks, said to be named from cleaning the decks for Sunday.—v.t.to scrub with a holystone.—ns.Hō′ly-Thurs′day, the day on which the ascension of our Saviour is commemorated, ten days before Whitsuntide;Hō′ly-wa′ter, water blessed by the priest or bishop for certain religious uses;Hō′ly-week, the week before Easter, kept holy to commemorate our Lord's passion;Hō′ly-writ, the holy writings: the Scriptures.—Holy Alliance, a league formed after the fall of Napoleon (1815) by the sovereigns of Austria Russia, and Prussia, professedly to regulate all national and international relations in accordance with the principles of Christian charity;Holy city, Jerusalem: also specially applied to Rome, Mecca, Benares, Allahabad, &c.;Holy coat, the seamless coat of Jesus, claimed to be kept at Trèves;Holy communion(seeCommunion);Holy Family, the infant Saviour with Joseph, Mary, &c.;Holy Ghost,Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, proceeding from the Father and the Son;Holy grail(seeGrail);Holy grass, a sweet-smelling grass about a foot high, with a brownish glossy lax panicle—sometimes strewed on the floors of churches on festival days, whence its name;Holy land, Palestine;Holy of holies,The most holy place, the inner chamber of the Jewish tabernacle, which the high-priest alone might enter, and but once a year;Holy One, God: Christ: the one who is holy, by way of emphasis: one separated to the service of God;Holy orders, ordination to the rank of minister in holy things: the Christian ministry;Holy places, scenes of the Saviour's life, the sepulchre, &c.;Holy quest, the search for the Holy grail;Holy Roman Empire, the official denomination of the German Empire from 962 down to 1806, when Francis II. of Hapsburg resigned the imperial title;Holy war, a name impiously given to a war for the extirpation of heresy, as that against the Albigenses, &c.: one of the Crusades. [A.S.hálig, lit. whole, perfect, healthy—hál, sound, whole; conn. withhail,heal,whole.]
Holywell, hol′i-wel, in phrase, 'Holywell Street literature,' i.e. such books as used to be much sold inHolywellStreet, London—viz. filthy books.
Homage, hom′āj,n.the service due from a knight or vassal to his lord in feudal times, the vassal preferring to become his lord's man: the act of fealty: respect paid by external action: reverence directed to the Supreme Being: devout affection.—n.Hom′ager, one who does homage. [O. Fr.homage—Low L.homaticum—L.homo, a man.]
Home, hōm,n.one's house or country: place of constant residence: the residence of a family: the seat, as of war: a charitable institution where domestic comforts are given to the destitute.—adj.pertaining to one's dwelling or country: domestic: close: severe.—adv.pertaining to one's habitation or country: close: closely: to the point: effectively.—adjs.Home′-born, native, not foreign;Home′bound, homeward-bound;Home′-bred, bred at home: native: domestic: plain: unpolished;Home′-brewed, brewed at home or for home use.—n.Home′-farm, the farm near the home or mansion of a gentleman.—adjs.Home′felt, felt in one's own breast: inward: private;Home′-grown, produced in one's own country, not imported;Home′-keep′ing, staying at home;Home′less, without a home.—n.Home′lessness,—adv.Home′lily.—n.Home′liness.—adjs.Home′ly, pertaining to home: familiar: plain;Home′-made, made at home: made in one's own country: plain.—n.Hom′er, a pigeon trained to fly home from a distance.—adj.Home′sick, sick or grieved at separation from home.—n.Home′sickness.—adj.Home′spun, spun or wrought at home: not made in foreign countries: plain: inelegant.—n.cloth made at home.—ns.Home′stall,Home′stead, the place of a mansion-house: the enclosures immediately connected with it: original station.—advs.Home′ward,Home′wards, towards home: towards one's habitation or country.—adj.in the direction of home.—adj.Home′ward-bound, bound homeward or to one's native land.—adjs.Hom′ing, having a tendency to return home;Hom′y, home-like.—Home circuit, the south-eastern circuit of Assize, including the home counties (except Middlesex), also Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk;Home counties, the counties over and into which London has extended—Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey;Home Department, that part of government which is concerned with the maintenance of the internal peace of the United Kingdom—its headquarters theHome Office, its official head theHome Secretary;Home rule, a form of self-government claimed by Ireland, with a separate parliament for the management of internal affairs.—At home, in one's own house: at ease: familiar: a phrase signifying that a family will be at home at a fixed date, and ready to receive visitors—as an.—a reception;Bring home to, to prove to, in such a way that there is no way of escaping the conclusion: to impress upon;Eat out of house and home, to live at the expense of another so as to ruin him;Long home, the grave;Make one's self at home, to be as free and unrestrained as when in one's own house;Pay home, to strike to the quick: to retaliate. [A.S.hám; Dut. and Ger.heim, Goth.haims.]