English Dictionary: Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hail \Hail\, interj. [See {Hail}, v. t.] An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. [bd]Hail, brave friend.[b8] --Shak. {All hail}. See in the Vocabulary. {Hail Mary}, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See {Ave Maria}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hall-mark \Hall"-mark`\, n. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G. helm, Icel. hj[be]lm, and perh. to E. helve.] 1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone. 2. The place or office of direction or administration. [bd]The helm of the Commonwealth.[b8] --Melmoth. 3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director. The helms o' the State, who care for you like fathers. --Shak. 4. [Cf. {Helve}.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] {Helm amidships}, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in the same plane. {Helm aport}, when the tiller is borne over to the port side of the ship. {Helm astarboard}, when the tiller is borne to the starboard side. {Helm alee}, {Helm aweather}, when the tiller is borne over to the lee or to the weather side. {Helm hard alee} [or] {hard aport}, {hard astarboard}, etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit. {Helm port}, the round hole in a vessel's counter through which the rudderstock passes. {Helm down}, helm alee. {Helm up}, helm aweather. {To ease the helm}, to let the tiller come more amidships, so as to lessen the strain on the rudder. {To feel the helm}, to obey it. {To right the helm}, to put it amidships. {To shift the helm}, to bear the tiller over to the corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Helmer, IN Zip code(s): 46747 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hilmar, CA Zip code(s): 95324 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hilmar-Irwin, CA (CDP, FIPS 33861) Location: 37.40560 N, 120.85061 W Population (1990): 3392 (1154 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) |