HEMATINONHe*mat"i*non, n. Etym: [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]
Defn: A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc.
HEMATITEHem"a*tite, n. Etym: [L. haematites, Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.](Min.)
Defn: An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; — the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown.
HEMATITICHem`a*tit"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.
HEMATOHem"a*to.
Defn: See Hæma-.
HEMATOCELEHe*mat"o*cele, n. Etym: [Hemato- + Gr. hématocèle.] (Med.)
Defn: A tumor filled with blood.
HEMATOCRYA Hem`a*toc"ry*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + kry`os cold.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals and birds; — the antithesis to Hematotherma.
HEMATOCRYSTALLINHem`a*to*crys"tal*lin, n. Etym: [Hemato + crystalline.] (Physiol.)
Defn: See Hemoglobin.
HEMATOIDHem"a*toid, a. Etym: [Hemato- + -oid.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Resembling blood.
HEMATOIDINHem`a*toid"in, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A crystalline or amorphous pigment, free from iron, formed from hematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in the body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora lutea it is called hæmolutein.
HEMATOLOGYHem`a*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Hemato- + -logy.]
Defn: The science which treats of the blood.
HEMATOMAHem`a*to"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Hema-, and -oma.] (Med.)
Defn: A circumscribed swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin.
HEMATOPHILIAHem`a*to*phil"i*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood +(Med.)
Defn: A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds.
HEMATOSINHem`a*to"sin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: The hematin of blood. [R.]
HEMATOSIS Hem`a*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a"ima`twsis.] (Physiol.) (a) Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood. (b) The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the formation of blood in general; hæmatogenesis.
HEMATOTHERMA Hem`a*to*ther"ma, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + thermo`s warm.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and birds; — the antithesis to hematocrya.
HEMATOTHERMALHem"a*to*ther"mal, a.
Defn: Warm-blooded.
HEMATOXYLINHem`a*tox"y*lin, n.
Defn: Hæmatoxylin.
HEMATURIAHem`a*tu"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Hema-, and Urine.] (Med.)
Defn: Passage of urine mingled with blood.
HEMAUTOGRAPHYHem`au*tog"ra*phy, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: The obtaining of a curve similar to a pulse curve or sphygmogram by allowing the blood from a divided artery to strike against a piece of paper.
HEMELYTRON; HEMELYTRUMHem*el"y*tron or, Hem*el"y*trum (-trûm cf. Elytron, 277),, n.; pl.Hemelytra (. Etym: [NL. See Hemi, and Elytron.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc.
HEMERALOPIAHem`e*ra*lo"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Nyctalopia.] (Med.)
Defn: A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong artificial light; day sight.
Note: Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense, i. e., day blindness. See Nyctalopia.
HEMEROBIANHem`er*o"bi*an, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A neuropterous insect of the genus Hemerobius, and allied genera.
HEMEROBIDHe*mer"o*bid, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of relating to the hemerobians.
HEMEROCALLISHem`e*ro*cal"lis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily.
HEMI-Hem"i-. Etym: [Gr. "hmi-. See Semi-.]
Defn: A prefix signifying half.
HEMIALBUMINHem`i*al*bu"min, n. Etym: [Hemi- + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Same as Hemialbumose.
HEMIALBUMOSEHem`i*al"bu"mose`, n. Etym: [Hemi- + albumose.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone. Called also hemialbumin.
HEMIANAESTHESIAHem`i*an`æs*the"si*a, n. Etym: [Hemi- + anæsthesia.] (Med.)
Defn: Anæsthesia upon one side of the body.
HEMIBRANCHIHem`i*bran"chi, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced branchial apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and Fistularia.
HEMICARDIAHem`i*car"di*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Cardia.] (Anat.)
Defn: A lateral half of the heart, either the right or left. B. G.Wilder.
HEMICARPHem`i*carp, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.
HEMICEREBRUMHem`i*cer"e*brum, n. Etym: [Hemi- + cerebrum.] (Anat.)
Defn: A lateral half of the cerebrum. Wilder.
HEMICOLLINHem`i*col"lin, n. Etym: [Hemi- + collin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: See Semiglutin.
HEMICRANIAHem`i*cra"ni*a, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. hémicrânie. See Cranium, andMegrim.] (Med.)
Defn: A pain that affects only one side of the head.
HEMICRANYHem"i*cra`ny, n. (Med.)
Defn: Hemicranis.
HEMICYCLEHem"i*cy`cle, n. Etym: [L. hemicyclus, Gr.
1. A half circle; a semicircle.
2. A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room. The collections will be displayed in the hemicycle of the central pavilion. London Academy.
HEMIDACTYLHem`i*dac"tyl, n. Etym: [See Hemi-, and Dactyl.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath.
HEMI-DEMI-SEMIQUAVERHem`i-dem`i-sem"i*quaver, n. Etym: [Hemi- + demi-semiquaver.] (Mus.)
Defn: A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the sixty-fourth part of a whole note.
HEMIDITONEHem`i*di"tone, n. Etym: [Hemi- + ditone.] (Gr. Mus.)
Defn: The lesser third. Busby.
HEMIGAMOUSHe*mig"a*mous, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; — said of grasses.
HEMIGLYPHHem"i*glyph, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Arch.)
Defn: The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in theDoric order.
HEMIHEDRALHem`i*he"dral, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would require, as when a cube has planes only on half of its eight solid angles, or one plane out of a pair on each of its edges; or as in the case of a tetrahedron, which is hemihedral to an octahedron, it being contained under four of the planes of an octahedron. — Hem`i*he"dral*ly, adv.
HEMIHEDRISMHem`i*he"drism, n. (Crystallog.)
Defn: The property of crystallizing hemihedrally.
HEMIHEDRONHem`i*he"dron, n. (Crystallog.)
Defn: A solid hemihedrally derived. The tetrahedron is a hemihedron.
HEMIHOLOHEDRALHem`i*hol`o*he"dral, a. Etym: [Hemi- + holohedral.] (Crystallog.)
Defn: Presenting hemihedral forms, in which half the sectants have the full number of planes.
HEMIMELLITICHem`i*mel*lit"ic, a. Etym: [Hemi- + mellitic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; — said of an organic acid.
HEMIMETABOLAHem`i*me*tab"o*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hemi-, and Metabola.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.
HEMIMETABOLICHem`i*met`a*bol"ic, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvæ differing from the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the grasshoppers and cockroaches.
HEMIMORPHICHem`i*mor"phic, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Having the two ends modified with unlike planes; — said of a crystal.
HEMINHe"min, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; — called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin.
Note: The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood.
HEMINAHe*mi"na, n.; pl. Heminæ. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: A measure of half a sextary. Arbuthnot.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.
HEMIONUSHe*mi"o*nus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A wild ass found in Thibet; the kiang. Darwin.
HEMIOPIA; HEMIOPSIAHem`i*o"pi*a, Hem`i*op"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at.
HEMIORTHOTYPEHem`i*or"tho*type, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. -type.]
Defn: Same as Monoclinic.
HEMIPEPTONEHem`i*pep"tone, n. Etym: [Hemi- + peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter.
Note: Unlike antipeptone it is convertible into leucin and tyrosin, by the continued action of pancreatic juice. See Peptone. It is also formed from hemialbumose and albumin by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid.
HEMIPLEGIAHem`i*ple"gi*a, n.Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. hémiplagie.] (Med.)
Defn: A palsy that affects one side only of the body.— Hem`i"pleg"ic, a.
HEMIPLEGYHem"i*ple`gy, n. (Med.)
Defn: Hemiplegia.
HEMIPODEHem"i*pode, n. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia,Africa, and Australia.
HEMIPROTEINHem`i*pro"te*in, n. Etym: [Hemi- + protein.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schützenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.
HEMIPTERHe*mip"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hémiptères, pl.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Hemiptera.
HEMIPTERAHe*mip"te*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.
Note: They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera, including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips, and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina or true lice.
HEMIPTERAL; HEMIPTEROUSHe*mip"ter*al, He*mip"ter*ous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera.
HEMIPTERANHe*mip"ter*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter.
HEMISECTHem`i*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemisected; p. pr. & vb. n.Hemisecting.] Etym: [Hemi- + L. secare to cut.] (Anat.)
Defn: To divide along the mesial plane.
HEMISECTIONHem`i*sec"tion, n. (Anat.)
Defn: A division along the mesial plane; also, one of the parts so divided.
HEMISPHERE Hem"i*sphere, n. Etym: [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. hémisphère. See Hemi-, and Sphere.]
1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.
2. Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture.
3. The people who inhabit a hemisphere. He died . . . mourned by a hemisphere. J. P. Peters. ten Cerebral hemispheres. (Anat.) See Brain. — Magdeburg hemispheres (Physics), two hemispherical cups forming, when placed together, a cavity from which the air can be withdrawn by an air pump; — used to illustrate the pressure of the air. So called because invented by Otto von Guericke at Magdeburg.
HEMISPHERIC; HEMISPHERICALHem`i*spher"ic, Hem`i*spher"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hémisphérique.]
Defn: Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.
HEMISPHEROIDHem`i*sphe"roid, n. Etym: [Hemi- + spheroid.]
Defn: A half of a spheroid.
HEMISPHEROIDALHem`i*sphe*roid"al, a.
Defn: Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form.
HEMISPHERULEHem`i*spher"ule, n.
Defn: A half spherule.
HEMISTICH Hem"i*stich, n. Etym: [L. hemistichium, Gr. "hmisti`chion; "hmi- half + sti`chos row, line, verse: cf. F. hémistiche.]
Defn: Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed.
HEMISTICHALHe*mis"ti*chal, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse.
HEMISYSTOLEHem`i*sys"to*le, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart.
Note: Hemisystole is noticed in rare cases of insufficiency of the mitral valve, in which both ventricles at times contract simultaneously, as in a normal heart, this condition alternating with contraction of the right ventricle alone; hence, intermittent hemisystole.
HEMITONEHem"i*tone, n. Etym: [L. hemitonium, Gr.
Defn: See Semitone.
HEMITROPAL; HEMITROPOUSHe*mit"ro*pal, He*mit"ro*pous, a. Etym: [See Hemitrope.]
1. Turned half round; half inverted.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; — said of an ovule. Gray.
HEMITROPEHem"i*trope, a. Etym: [Hemi- + Gr. hémitrope.]
Defn: Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.
HEMITROPEHem"i*trope, n.
Defn: That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
HEMITROPYHe*mit"ro*py, n. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Twin composition in crystals.
HEMLOCKHem"lock, n. Etym: [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata, bulbifera, and virosa, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium.
Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by some thought to have been a decoction of Cicuta virosa, or water hemlock, by others, of Conium maculatum.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: An evergreen tree common in North America (Abies, or Tsuga,Canadensis); hemlock spruce.The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. Longfellow.
3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. Ground hemlock, or Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground.
HEMMELHem"mel, n. Etym: [Scot. hemmel, hammel, Prov. E. hemble hovel,stable, shed, perh. allied to D. hemel heaven, canopy, G. himmel; cf.E. heaven.
Defn: A shed or hovel for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
HEMMERHem"mer, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, hems with a needle. Specifically: (a) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down. (b) A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a hem.
HEMO-Hem"o-.
Defn: Same as Hæma-, Hæmo-.
HEMOGLOBINHem"o*glo"bin, n. Etym: [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)
Defn: The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called hæmatoglobulin. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called hæmatocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.
HEMOGLOBINOMETERHem`o*glo"bin*om"e*ter, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Same as Hæmochromometer.
HEMOPHILIAHem`o*phil"i*a, n.
Defn: See Hematophilia.
HEMOPTYSISHe*mop"ty*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. hémoptysie.] (Med.)
Defn: The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
HEMORRHAGE Hem"or*rhage, n. Etym: [L. haemorrhagia, Gr. hémorriage, hémorrhagie.] (Med.)
Defn: Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.
Note: The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.
HEMORRHAGICHem`or*rhag"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. hémorrhagique.]
Defn: Pertaining or tending to a flux o
HEMORRHOIDALHem`or*rhoid"al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hémorroïdal, hémorrhoïdal.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, hemorrhoids.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the hemorrhoidal arteries, veins, and nerves.
HEMORRHOIDS Hem"or*rhoids, n. pl. Etym: [L. haemorrhoidae, pl., Gr. hémorroïdes, hémorrhoïdes. See Rheum.] (Med.)
Defn: Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods. [The sing. hemorrhoid is rarely used.]
HEMOSTATICHem`o*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Hemo- + Gr.
1. (Med.)
Defn: Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.
2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.
HEMOSTATICHem`o*stat"ic, n.
Defn: A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
HEMOTHORAXHem"o*tho"rax, n. Etym: [NL. See Hemo-, and Thorax.] (Med.)
Defn: An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.
HEMP Hemp, n. Etym: [OE. hemp, AS. henep, hænep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. conoplia, Skr. a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine, Canvas.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.
2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning.The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the truehemp. African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring.— Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.— Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), thefiber of which was used by the Indians.— Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatoriumcannabinum), much like the American boneset.— Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (G. Tetrahit),belonging to the Mint family.— Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.— Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.— Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan.— Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalariajuncea).— Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), relatedto the amaranth.
HEMPENHemp"en, a.
1. Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.
2. Like hemp. "Beat into a hempen state." Cook.
HEMPYHemp"y, a.
Defn: Like hemp. [R.] Howell.
HEMSELF; HEMSELVE; HEMSELVEN Hem*self", Hem*selve" (, Hem*selv"en (, pron. pl. Etym: [See Hem, pron.]
Defn: Themselves; — used reflexively. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HEMSTITCHHem"stitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hemstitched; p. pr. & vb. n.Hemstitching.] Etym: [Hem + stitch.]
Defn: To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.
HEMSTITCHEDHem"stitched, a.
Defn: Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.
HEMUSEHe"muse, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The roebuck in its third year. [Prov. Eng.]
HEN Hen, n. Etym: [AS. henn, hen, hæn; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. hna, Dan. höna; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.
Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen. Hen clam. (Zoöl.) (a) A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See Surf clam. (b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma. — Hen driver. See Hen harrier (below). — Hen harrier (Zoöl.), a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in Europe and America; — called also dove hawk, henharm, henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, marsh hawk. See Marsh hawk. — Hen hawk (Zoöl.), one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (B. lineatus), and the goshawk.
HENBANEHen"bane`, n. Etym: [Hen + bane.] (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. niger). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade, from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus.
HENBITHen"bit`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A weed of the genus Lamium (L. amplexicaule) with deeply crenate leaves.
HENCE Hence, adv. Etym: [OE. hennes, hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; cf. -wards), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinnan, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See He.]
1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend." Chaucer. Arise, let us go hence. John xiv. 31. I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Acts xxii. 21.
2. From this time; in the future; as, a week hence. "Half an hour hence." Shak.
3. From this reason; as an inference or deduction. Hence, perhaps, it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom. Tillotson.
4. From this source or origin. All other faces borrowed hence Their light and grace. Suckling. Whence come wars and fightings among you Come they not hence, even of your lusts James. iv. 1.
Note: Hence is used, elliptically and imperatively, for go hence;depart hence; away; be gone. "Hence with your little ones." Shak.— From hence, though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the usageof good writers.An ancient author prophesied from hence. Dryden.Expelled from hence into a world Of woe and sorrow. Milton.
HENCEHence, v. t.
Defn: To send away. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
HENCEFORTHHence`forth", adv.
Defn: From this time forward; henceforward.I never from thy side henceforth to stray. Milton.
HENCEFORWARDHence`for"ward, adv.
Defn: From this time forward; henceforth.
HENCHBOYHench"boy`, n.
Defn: A page; a servant. [Obs.]
HENCHMAN Hench"man, n.; pl. -men. Etym: [OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.]
Defn: An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.
HENCOOPHen"coop`, n.
Defn: A coop or cage for hens.
HENDE Hende, a. Etym: [OE., near, handy, kind, fr. AS. gehende near, fr. hand hand. See Handy.]
1. Skillful; dexterous; clever. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Friendly; civil; gentle; kind. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HENDECAGONHen*dec"a*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. hendécagone.] (Geom.)
Defn: A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles. [Written also endecagon.]
HENDECANEHen"de*cane, n. Etym: [Gr. "e`ndeka eleven.] (Chem.)
Defn: A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; — so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane, undecane.
HENDECASYLLABICHen*dec`a*syl*lab"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.
HENDECASYLLABLE Hen*dec"a*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [L. hendecasyllabus, Gr. hendécasyllabe.]
Defn: A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton.
HENDECATOICHen*dec`a*to"ic, a. Etym: [See Hendecane.] (Chem.)
Defn: Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane; as, hendecatoic acid.
HENDIADYSHen*di"a*dys, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Gram.)
Defn: A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold, for golden cups.
HENDYHen"dy, a. [Obs.]
Defn: See Hende.
HENENHen"en, adv.
Defn: Hence. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HENFISH Hen"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A marine fish; the sea bream. (b) A young bib. See Bib, n., 2.
HENGHeng, obs. imp. of Hang.
Defn: Hung. Chaucer.
HEN-HEARTEDHen"-heart`ed, a.
Defn: Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted. Udall.
HENHOUSEHen"house`, n.; pl. Henhouses.
Defn: A house or shelter for fowls.
HENHUSSYHen"hus`sy, n.
Defn: A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.
HENIQUENHe*ni"quen, n.
Defn: See Jeniquen.
HENNAHen"na, n. Etym: [Ar. hinna alcanna (Lawsonia inermis or alba). Cf.Alcanna, Alkanet, Orchanet.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.
2. (Com.)
Defn: The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.
HENNERYHen"ner*y, n.
Defn: An inclosed place for keeping hens. [U. S.]
HENNESHen"nes, adv.
Defn: Hence. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HENNOTANNICHen`no*tan"nic, a. Etym: [Henna + tannic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as, hennotannic acid.
HENOGENY; HENOGENESISHe*nog"e* ny, Hen`o*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Same as Ontogeny.
HENOTHEISMHen"o*the*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. theism.]
Defn: Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest. [R.]
HENOTICHe*not"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Harmonizing; irenic. Gladstone.
HENPECKHen"peck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Henpecked; p. pr. & vb. Henpecking.]
Defn: To subject to petty authority; — said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).
HENRIETTA CLOTHHen`ri*et"ta cloth`.
Defn: A fine wide wooled fabric much used for women's dresses.
HENROOSTHen"roost`, n.
Defn: A place where hens roost.
HENRY Hen"ry, n.; pl. Henrys. Etym: [From Joseph Henry, an American physicist.]
Defn: The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampère a second.
HEN'S-FOOTHen's-foot` (, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An umbelliferous plant (Caucalis daucoides).
HENTHent, v. t. [imp. Hente; p. p. Hent.] Etym: [OE. hente, henten, fr.AS. hentan, gehentan, to pursue, take, seize; cf. Icel. henda, Goth.hinpan (in compos.), and E. hunt.]
Defn: To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. [Obs.] PiersPlowman. Spenser.This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast. Chaucer.But all that he might of his friendes hente On bookes and on learninghe it spente. Chaucer.
HENWAREHen"ware`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A coarse, blackish seaweed. See Badderlocks.
HENXMANHenx"man, n.
Defn: Henchman. [Obs.]
HEPHep, n.
Defn: See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose.
HEPARHe"par, n. Etym: [L. hepar, hepatis, the liver, Gr.
1. (Old Chem.)
Defn: Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris (.
2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar sulphuris calcareum ( Hepar antimonii ( (Old Chem.), a substance, of a liver-brown color, obtained by fusing together antimony sulphide with alkaline sulphides, and consisting of sulphantimonites of the alkalies; — called also liver of antimony.
HEPATIC He*pat"ic, a. Etym: [L. hepaticus, Gr. jecur, Skr. yak: cf. F. hépatique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases.
2. Resembling the liver in color or in form; as, hepatic cinnabar.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, the plants called Hepaticæ, or scale mosses and liverworts. Hepatic duct (Anat.), any biliary duct; esp., the duct, or one of the ducts, which carries the bile from the liver to the cystic and common bile ducts. See Illust., under Digestive. — Hepatic gas (Old Chem.), sulphureted hydrogen gas. — Hepatic mercurial ore, or Hepatic cinnabar. See under Cinnabar.
HEPATICA He*pat"i*ca, n.; pl. Hepaticæ. Etym: [NL. See Hepatic. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup.
2. (bot.)
Defn: Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepaticæ; — called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepaticæ, in the Supplement.
HEPATICALHe*pat"ic*al, a.
Defn: Hepatic. [R.]
HEPATITE Hep"a*tite, n. Etym: [L. hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Gr. hépatite.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated.
HEPATITISHep`a*ti"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the liver.
HEPATIZATIONHep`a*ti*za"tion, n.
1. (Chem.)
Defn: Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.]
2. Etym: [Cf. F. hépatisation.] (Med.)
Defn: Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air.
HEPATIZEHep"a*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hepatized; p. pr. & vb. n.Hepatizing.] Etym: [Gr. hepatite, and (for sense 2) F. hépatiser.]
1. To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly called hepatic gas. On the right . . . were two wells of hepatized water. Barrow.
2. To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.
HEPATOCELEHe*pat"o*cele, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Hernia of the liver.
HEPATOCYSTICHep`a*to*cys"tic, a. Etym: [Hepatic + cystic.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts.
HEPATOGASTRICHep`a*to*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Hepatic + gastric.] (Anat.)
Defn: See Gastrohepatic.
HEPATOGENIC; HEPATOGENOUS Hep`a*to*gen"ic, Hep`a*tog"e*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. "h ar, "h`patos, the liver + root of gi`gnesthai to be born] (Med.)
Defn: Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as, hepatogenic jaundice.
HEPATOLOGY Hep`a*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. "h ar, "h`patos, the liver + -logy.]
Defn: The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.
HEPATO-PANCREAS Hep"a*to-pan"cre*as, n. Etym: [Gr. "h ar, "h`patos, the liver + E. pancreas.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.
HEPATORENALHep`a*to*re"nal, a. Etym: [Hepatic + renal.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament.
HEPATOSCOPY Hep`a*tos"co*py, n. Etym: [Gr. "h ar, "h`patos, the liver + hépatoscopie.]
Defn: Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.
HEPPELWHITEHep"pel*white, a. (Furniture)
Defn: Designating a light and elegant style developed in England under George III., chiefly by Messrs. A.Heppelwhite & Co.
HEPPENHep"pen, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. gehæp fit, Icel. heppinn lucky, E. happy.]
Defn: Neat; fit; comfortable. [Obs.]
HEPPERHep"per, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A young salmon; a parr.
HEPTAHep"ta. Etym: [See Seven.]
Defn: A combining form from Gr. "epta`, seven.
HEPTACHORD Hep"ta*chord, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta`xordos seven-stringed; "epta` seven + xordh` chord: cf. F. heptacorde. See Seven, and Chord.]
1. (Anc. Mus.) (a) A system of seven sounds. (b) A lyre with seven chords.
2. (Anc. Poet.)
Defn: A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. Moore(Encyc. of Music).
HEPTADHep"tad, n. Etym: [L. heptas the number seven. Gr. "epta` seven.](Chem.)
Defn: An atom which has a valence of seven, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, seven monad atoms or radicals; as, iodine is a heptad in iodic acid. Also used as an adjective.
HEPTADEHep"tade, n. Etym: [Cf. F. heptade. See Heptad.]
Defn: The sum or number of seven.
HEPTAGLOTHep"ta*glot, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven + 3,
Defn: A book in seven languages.
HEPTAGONHep"ta*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven + heptagone.] (Geom.)
Defn: A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven angles.
HEPTAGONALHep*tag"o*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptagonal.]
Defn: Having seven angles or sides. Heptagonal numbers (Arith.), the numbers of the series 1, 7, 18, 34, 55, etc., being figurate numbers formed by adding successively the terms of the arithmetical series 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, etc.
HEPTAGYNIA Hep`ta*gyn"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven + heptagunie.] (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan order of plants having seven pistils.
HEPTAGYNIAN; HEPTAGYNOUSHep`ta*gyn"i*an, Hep*tag"y*nous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptagyne.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having seven pistils.
HEPTAHEDRONHep`ta*he"dron, n. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. heptaèdre.] (Geom.)
Defn: A solid figure with seven sides.
HEPTAMEROUSHep*tam"er*ous, a. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of sevens. Gray.
HEPTANDRIAHep*tan"dri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven + heptandrie.](Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan class of plants having seven stamens.
HEPTANDRIAN; HEPTANDROUSHep*tan"dri*an, Hep*tan"drous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptandre.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having seven stamens.
HEPTANEHep"tane, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); — so called because the molecule has seven carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc.
HEPTANGULARHep*tan"gu*lar, a. Etym: [Hepta- + angular: cf. F. heptangulaire. Cf.Septangular.]
Defn: Having seven angles.
HEPTAPHYLLOUSHep*taph"yl*lous, a. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. heptaphylle.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having seven leaves.
HEPTARCHHep"tarch, n.
Defn: Same as Heptarchist.
HEPTARCHICHep*tar"chic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. heptarchique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting of a heptarchy. T. Warton.
HEPTARCHISTHep"tarch*ist, n.
Defn: A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written also heptarch.]
HEPTARCHYHep"tarch*y, n. Etym: [Hepta- + -archy: cf. F. heptarchie.]
Defn: A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers.
Note: The word is most commonly applied to England, when it was divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex), the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.
HEPTASPERMOUSHep`ta*sper"mous, a. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having seven seeds.
HEPTASTICHHep"ta*stich, n. Etym: [Hepta- + Gr. sti`chos line, verse.] (Pros.)
Defn: A composition consisting of seven lines or verses.
HEPTATEUCH Hep"ta*teuch, n. Etym: [L. heptateuchos, Gr. "epta` seven + heptateuque.]
Defn: The first seven books of the Testament.
HEPTAVALENTHep*tav"a*lent, a. Etym: [Hepta- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.](Chem.)
Defn: Having seven units of attractive force or affinity; — said of heptad elements or radicals.
HEPTENEHep"tene, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Heptylene.
HEPTINEHep"tine, n. Etym: [Heptane + -ine.] (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of a series of unsaturated metameric hydrocarbons,C7H12, of the acetylene series.
HEPTOICHep*to"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, heptane; as, heptoic acid.
HEPTONEHep"tone, n. Etym: [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)
Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon, C7H10, of the valylene series.
HEP TREEHep" tree`. Etym: [See Hep.]
Defn: The wild dog-rose.
HEPTYLHep"tyl, n. Etym: [Hepta- + -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: A compound radical, C7H15, regarded as the essential radical of heptane and a related series of compounds.
HEPTYLENEHep"tyl*ene, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of the ethylene series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene.
HEPTYLICHep*tyl"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane; as, heptylic alcohol. Cf. .
HER Her, pron. & a. Etym: [OE. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat. sing., AS. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of héo she. from the same root as E. he. See He.]
Defn: The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.
Note: The possessive her takes the form hers when the noun with which in agrees is not given, but implied. "And what his fortune wanted, hers could mend." Dryden.
HER; HERE Her, Here (, pron. pl. Etym: [OE. here, hire, AS. heora, hyra, gen. pl. of he. See He.]
Defn: Of them; their. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.On here bare knees adown they fall. Chaucer.
HERACLEONITEHe*rac"le*on*ite, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church.
HERAKLINEHe*rak"line, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A picrate compound, used as an explosive in blasting.
HERALD Her"ald, n. Etym: [OE. herald, heraud, OF. heralt, heraut, herault, F. héraut, LL. heraldus, haraldus, fr. (assumed) OHG. heriwalto, hariwaldo, a (civil) officer who serves the army; hari, heri, army + waltan to manage, govern, G. walten; akin to E. wield. See Harry, Wield.]
1. (Antiq.)
Defn: An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character.
2. In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms.
3. A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as, the herald of another's fame. Shak.
4. A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger. It was the lark, the herald of the morn. Shak.
5. Any messenger. "My herald is returned." Shak. Heralds' College, in England, an ancient corporation, dependent upon the crown, instituted or perhaps recognized by Richard III. in 1483, consisting of the three Kings-at-Arms and the Chester, Lancaster, Richmond, Somerset, Windsor, and York Heralds, together with the Earl Marshal. This retains from the Middle Ages the charge of the armorial bearings of persons privileged to bear them, as well as of genealogies and kindred subjects; — called also College of Arms.
HERALDHer"ald, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heralded; p. pr. & vb. n. Heralding.]Etym: [Cf. OF. herauder, heraulder.]
Defn: To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in. Shak.
HERALDICHe*ral"dic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. héraldique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as, heraldic blazoning; heraldic language. T. Warton.
HERALDICALLYHe*ral"dic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry.
HERALDRYHer"ald*ry, n.
Defn: The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.
HERALDSHIPHer"ald*ship, n.
Defn: The office of a herald. Selden.
HERAPATHITEHer"a*path*ite, n. Etym: [Named after Dr. Herapath, the discoverer.](Chem.)
Defn: The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing in thin plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light.
HERAUDHer"aud, n.
Defn: A herald. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HERB Herb, n. Etym: [OE. herbe, erbe, OF. herbe, erbe, F. herbe, L. herba; perh. akin to Gr. forbh` food, pasture, fe`rbein to feed.]
1. A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.
Note: Annual herbs live but one season; biennial herbs flower the second season, and then die; perennial herbs produce new stems year after year.
2. Grass; herbage.And flocks Grazing the tender herb. Milton.Herb bennet. (Bot.) See Bennet.— Herb Christopher (Bot.), an herb (Actæa spicata), whose root isused in nervous diseases; the baneberry. The name is occasionallygiven to other plants, as the royal fern, the wood betony, etc.— Herb Gerard (Bot.), the goutweed; — so called in honor of St.Gerard, who used to be invoked against the gout. Dr. Prior.— Herb grace, or Herb of grace. (Bot.) See Rue.— Herb Margaret (Bot.), the daisy. See Marguerite.— Herb Paris (Bot.), an Old World plant related to the trillium(Paris quadrifolia), commonly reputed poisonous.— Herb Robert (Bot.), a species of Geranium (G. Robertianum.)
HERBACEOUSHer*ba"ceous, a. Etym: [L. herbaceus grassy. See Herb.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous stem.
HERBAGEHerb"age (; 48), n. Etym: [F. See Herb.]
1. Herbs collectively; green food beasts; grass; pasture. "Thin herbage in the plaims." Dryden.
2. (Law.)
Defn: The liberty or right of pasture in the forest or in the grounds of another man. Blount.
HERBAGEDHerb"aged, a.
Defn: Covered with grass. Thomson.
HERBALHerb"al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to herbs. Quarles.
HERBALHerb"al, n.
1. A book containing the names and descriptions of plants. Bacon.
2. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved; a hortus siccus; an herbarium. Steele.
HERBALISMHerb"al*ism, n.
Defn: The knowledge of herbs.
HERBALISTHerb"al*ist, n.
Defn: One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
HERBARHerb"ar, n.
Defn: An herb. [Obs.] Spenser.
HERBARIANHer*ba"ri*an, n.
Defn: A herbalist.
HERBARISTHerb"a*rist, n.
Defn: A herbalist. [Obs.]
HERBARIUM Her*ba"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Herbariums, L. Herbaria. Etym: [LL., fr. L. herba. See Herb, and cf. Arbor, Herbary.]
1. A collection of dried specimens of plants, systematically arranged. Gray.
2. A book or case for preserving dried plants.
HERBARIZEHerb"a*rize, v. t.
Defn: See Herborize.
HERBARYHerb"a*ry, n. Etym: [See Herbarium.]
Defn: A garden of herbs; a cottage garden. T. Warton.
HERBERHerb"er, n. Etym: [OF. herbier, LL. herbarium. See Herbarium.]
Defn: A garden; a pleasure garden. [Obs.] "Into an herber green."Chaucer.
HERBERGAGEHer"berg*age, n. Etym: [See Harborage.]
Defn: Harborage; lodging; shelter; harbor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HERBERGEOURHer"ber*geour, n. Etym: [See Harbinger.]
Defn: A harbinger. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HERBERGH; HERBERWEHer"bergh, Her"ber*we (, n. Etym: [See Harbor.]
Defn: A harbor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HERBESCENTHer*bes"cent, a. Etym: [L. herbescens, p. pr. of herbescere.]
Defn: Growing into herbs.
HERBIDHerb"id, a. Etym: [L. herbidus.]
Defn: Covered with herbs. [Obs.] Bailey.
HERBIFEROUSHer*bif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Herb + -ferous: cf. F. herbifére.]
Defn: Bearing herbs or vegetation.
HERBISTHerb"ist, n.
Defn: A herbalist.
HERBIVORA Her*biv"o*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. herba herb + vorare to devour.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly included theProboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla, but bylater writers it is generally restricted to the two latter groups(Ungulata). They feed almost exclusively upon vegetation.
HERBIVOREHer"bi*vore, n. Etym: [Cf. F. herbivore.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Herbivora. P. H. Gosse.
HERBIVOROUSHer*biv"o*rous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Eating plants; of or pertaining to the Herbivora.
HERBLESSHerb"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of herbs or of vegetation. J. Warton.
HERBLETHerb"let, n.
Defn: A small herb. Shak.
HERBORISTHer"bo*rist, n. Etym: [F. herboriste.]
Defn: A herbalist. Ray.
HERBORIZATIONHer`bo*ri*za"tion, n. Etym: [F. herborisation.]
1. The act of herborizing.
2. The figure of plants in minerals or fossils.
HERBORIZEHer"bo*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Herborized; p. pr. & vb. n.Herborizing.] Etym: [F. herboriser, for herbariser, fr. L. herbarium.See Hebrarium.]
Defn: To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view toclassifying them.He herborized as he traveled. W. Tooke.
HERBORIZEHer"bo*rize, v. t.
Defn: To form the figures of plants in; — said in reference to minerals. See Arborized. Herborized stones contain fine mosses. Fourcroy (Trans.)
HERBOROUGHHer"bor*ough, n. Etym: [See Harborough, and Harbor.]
Defn: A harbor. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
HERBOSE; HERBOUSHer*bose", Herb"ous, a. Etym: [L. herbosus: cf. F. herbeux.]
Defn: Abounding with herbs. "Fields poetically called herbose."Byrom.
HERB-WOMANHerb"-wom`an, n.; pl. Herb-women (.
Defn: A woman that sells herbs.
HERBYHerb"y, a.
Defn: Having the nature of, pertaining to, or covered with, herbs or herbage. "Herby valleys." Chapman.
HERCOGAMOUSHer*cog"a*mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Not capable of self-fertilization; — said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy.
HERCULEANHer*cu"le*an, a. Etym: [L. herculeus, fr. Hercules: cf. F. herculéen.See Hercules.]
1. Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.
2. Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs. "Herculean Samson." Milton.
HERCULESHer"cu*les, n.
1. (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or "labors."
2. (Astron.)
Defn: A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. Hercules' beetle (Zoöl.), any species of Dynastes, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. D. hercules of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. — Hercules' club. (Bot.) (a) An ornamental tree of the West Indies (Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis), of the same genus with the prickly ash. (b) A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c) The Angelica tree. See under Angelica. — Hercules powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; — used for blasting.
HERCYNIANHer*cyn"i*an, a. Etym: [L. Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus, theHercynian forest; cf. Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains.
HERDHerd, a.
Defn: Haired. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HERD Herd, n. Etym: [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta,G. herde, Icel. hjör, Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. haírda; cf. Skr. çardha troop, host.]
1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.