English Dictionary: halogeton | by the DICT Development Group |
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Hailshot \Hail"shot`\, n. pl. Small shot which scatter like hailstones. [Obs.] --Hayward. | |
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Hailstone \Hail"stone`\, n. A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail. | |
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Hailstorm \Hail"storm`\, n. A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail. | |
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Halacha \Ha*la"cha\, n.; pl. {Halachoth}([?]) [Heb. hal[be]ch[be]h.] The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See {Midrash}. | |
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Silver \Sil"ver\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. [bd]Silver hair.[b8] --Shak. Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their downy breast. --Milton. (b) Precious; costly. (c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. [bd]Silver voices.[b8] --Spenser. (d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. [bd]Silver slumber.[b8] --Spenser. {American silver fir} (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under {Balsam}. {Silver age} (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of the previous golden age, so-called. {Silver-bell tree} (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree ({Halesia tetraptera}) with white bell-shaped flowers in clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree. {Silver bush} (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant ({Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage. {Silver chub} (Zo[94]l.), the fallfish. {Silver eel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A pale variety of the common eel. {Silver fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Abies pectinata}) found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150 feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine. {Silver foil}, foil made of silver. {Silver fox} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the common fox ({Vulpes vulpes}, variety {argenteus}) found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also {black fox}, and {silver-gray fox}. {Silver gar}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Billfish} (a) . {Silver grain} (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple, pine, cherry, etc. {Silver grebe} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver. See Illust. under {Diver}. {Silver hake} (Zo[94]l.), the American whiting. {Silver leaf}, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very thin. {Silver lunge} (Zo[94]l.), the namaycush. {Silver moonfish}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Moonfish} (b) . {Silver moth} (Zo[94]l.), a lepisma. {Silver owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. {Silver perch} (Zo[94]l.), the mademoiselle, 2. {Silver pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of the genus {Euplocamus}. They have the tail and more or less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common species ({E. nychtemerus}) is native of China. {Silver plate}, domestic utensils made of silver. | |
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Kite \Kite\, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c[?]ta; cf. W. cud, cut.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily {Milvin[91]}, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail. Note: The European species are {Milvus ictinus} and {M. govinda}; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is {Haliastur Indus}; the American fork-tailed kite is the {Nauclerus furcatus}. 2. Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. --Shak. 3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string. 4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light. 5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. --Henrici. 6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant] 7. (Zo[94]l.) The brill. [Prov. Eng. ] {Flying kites}. (Naut.) See under {Flying}. {Kite falcon} (Zo[94]l.), an African falcon of the genus {Avicida}, having some resemblance to a kite. | |
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Whistling \Whis"tling\, a. & n. from {Whistle}, v. {Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}. {Whistling coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American black scoter. {Whistling Dick}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii}). (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The golden-eye. (b) A tree duck. {Whistling eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian eagle ({Haliastur sphenurus}); -- called also {whistling hawk}, and {little swamp eagle}. {Whistling plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover. {Whistling snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the American woodcock. {Whistling swan}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also {wild swan}, and {elk}. (b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus}). See under {Swan}. {Whistling teal} (Zo[94]l.), a tree duck, as {Dendrocygna awsuree} of India. {Whistling thrush}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus {Myiophonus}, native of Asia, Australia, and the East Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is a loud and clear whistle. (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Clay \Clay\ (kl[amac]), n. [AS. cl[d6]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[be]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities. 2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles. I also am formed out of the clay. --Job xxxiii. 6. The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover. --Byron. {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}. {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and therefore turning red when burned. {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate. {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand. {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay. {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug mill. {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug. {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite. {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite}, {bole}, etc. {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime, iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for fire brick. {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}. {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron. | |
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Halloysite \Hal*loy"site\, n. [Named after Omalius d'Halloy.] (Min.) A claylike mineral, occurring in soft, smooth, amorphous masses, of a whitish color. | |
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Clay \Clay\ (kl[amac]), n. [AS. cl[d6]g; akin to LG. klei, D. klei, and perh. to AS. cl[be]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue, Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.] 1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities. 2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles. I also am formed out of the clay. --Job xxxiii. 6. The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover. --Byron. {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}. {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and therefore turning red when burned. {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate. {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand. {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay. {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug mill. {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug. {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite. {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite}, {bole}, etc. {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime, iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for fire brick. {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}. {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron. | |
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Halloysite \Hal*loy"site\, n. [Named after Omalius d'Halloy.] (Min.) A claylike mineral, occurring in soft, smooth, amorphous masses, of a whitish color. | |
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Hallstatt \Hall"statt\, Hallstattian \Hall*stat"ti*an\, a. Of or pert. to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt civilization. {Hallstatt, [or] Hallstattian}, {civilization}, a prehistoric civilization of central Europe, variously dated at from 1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated with the Celtic or Alpine race. It was characterized by expert use of bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of domestic animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and sentiment in manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc. The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia, Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and southern Italy. --J. Deniker. {H. epoch}, the first iron age, represented by the {Hallstatt civilization}. | |
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Hallstatt \Hall"statt\, Hallstattian \Hall*stat"ti*an\, a. Of or pert. to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt civilization. {Hallstatt, [or] Hallstattian}, {civilization}, a prehistoric civilization of central Europe, variously dated at from 1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated with the Celtic or Alpine race. It was characterized by expert use of bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of domestic animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and sentiment in manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc. The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia, Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and southern Italy. --J. Deniker. {H. epoch}, the first iron age, represented by the {Hallstatt civilization}. | |
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Hallstatt \Hall"statt\, Hallstattian \Hall*stat"ti*an\, a. Of or pert. to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt civilization. {Hallstatt, [or] Hallstattian}, {civilization}, a prehistoric civilization of central Europe, variously dated at from 1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated with the Celtic or Alpine race. It was characterized by expert use of bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of domestic animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and sentiment in manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc. The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia, Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and southern Italy. --J. Deniker. {H. epoch}, the first iron age, represented by the {Hallstatt civilization}. | |
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Halse \Halse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halsed} (h?lst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Halsing}.] [Cf. {Hawser}.] To haul; to hoist. [Obs.] | |
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Sun \Sun\, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries. sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth. sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [fb]297. Cf. {Solar}, {South}.] 1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000. Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is 32[b7] 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in 25[frac13] days. Its mean density is about one fourth of that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity. Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen, called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or streams of light which are visible only at the time of a total eclipse, forming the solar corona. 2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs. 3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. Lambs that did frisk in the sun. --Shak. 4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv. 11. I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity. --Eikon Basilike. {Sun and planet wheels} (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis. {Sun angel} (Zo[94]l.), a South American humming bird of the genus {Heliangelos}, noted for its beautiful colors and the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat. {Sun animalcute}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heliozoa}. {Sun bath} (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; insolation. {Sun bear} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bear ({Helarctos Malayanus}) native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black, but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also {bruang}, and {Malayan bear}. {Sun beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus {Amara}. {Sun bittern} (Zo[94]l.), a singular South American bird ({Eurypyga helias}), in some respects related both to the rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white, brown, and black. Called also {sunbird}, and {tiger bittern}. {Sun fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun stroke. {Sun gem} (Zo[94]l.), a Brazilian humming bird ({Heliactin cornutus}). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish yellow at the tip. Called also {Horned hummer}. {Sun grebe} (Zo[94]l.), the finfoot. {Sun picture}, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's rays; a photograph. {Sun spots} (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye. They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions, and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of 50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used to include bright spaces (called facul[91]) as well as dark spaces (called macul[91]). Called also {solar spots}. See Illustration in Appendix. {Sun star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of starfishes belonging to {Solaster}, {Crossaster}, and allied genera, having numerous rays. {Sun trout} (Zo[94]l.), the squeteague. {Sun wheel}. (Mach.) See {Sun and planet wheels}, above. {Under the sun}, in the world; on earth. [bd]There is no new thing under the sun.[b8] --Eccl. i. 9. Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright, sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched, and the like. | |
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Helicoid \Hel"i*coid\, n. (Geom.) A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it. | |
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Helicoid \Hel"i*coid\, a. [Gr. [?]; "e`lix, -ikos, spiral + [?] shape: cf. F. h[82]lico[8b]de. See {Helix}.] 1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the {Helicid[91]}, or Snail family. {Helicoid parabola} (Math.), the parabolic spiral. | |
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Helicoid \Hel"i*coid\, a. [Gr. [?]; "e`lix, -ikos, spiral + [?] shape: cf. F. h[82]lico[8b]de. See {Helix}.] 1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the {Helicid[91]}, or Snail family. {Helicoid parabola} (Math.), the parabolic spiral. | |
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Helicoidal \Hel`i*coid"al\, a. Same as {Helicoid}. -- {Hel`i*coid"al*ly}, adv. | |
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Helicoidal \Hel`i*coid"al\, a. Same as {Helicoid}. -- {Hel`i*coid"al*ly}, adv. | |
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d8Nyentek \[d8]Ny*en"tek\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mannual ({Helictis moscatus}, or {H. orientalis}), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor. | |
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Siderostat \Sid"er*o*stat\, n. [L. sidus, sideris, a star + Gr. [?][?][?] standing, fixed, fr. [?][?][?][?] to place.] (Astron.) An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by clockwork so as to throw the rays of the sun or a star in a fixed direction; -- a more general term for {heliostat}. | |
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Heliostat \He"li*o*stat\, n. [Helio- + Gr. [?] placed, standing, fr. [?] to place, stand: cf. F. h[82]liostate.] An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope. | |
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Siderostat \Sid"er*o*stat\, n. [L. sidus, sideris, a star + Gr. [?][?][?] standing, fixed, fr. [?][?][?][?] to place.] (Astron.) An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by clockwork so as to throw the rays of the sun or a star in a fixed direction; -- a more general term for {heliostat}. | |
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Heliostat \He"li*o*stat\, n. [Helio- + Gr. [?] placed, standing, fr. [?] to place, stand: cf. F. h[82]liostate.] An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope. | |
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Hell-cat \Hell"-cat `\, n. A witch; a hag. --Middleton. | |
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Hellkite \Hell"kite`\, n. A kite of infernal breed. --Shak. | |
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Hillside \Hill"side`\, n. The side or declivity of a hill. | |
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Holcad \Hol"cad\, n. [Gr. 'olka`s, -a`dos, a ship which is towed, a ship of burden, fr. 'e`lkein to draw. Gf. {Hulk}.] A large ship of burden, in ancient Greece. --Mitford. | |
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Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[be]lig, fr. h[91]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[be]l whole, well; akin to OS. h[?]lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See {Whole}, and cf. {Halibut}, {Halidom}, {Hallow}, {Hollyhock}.] 1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood. [bd]Holy rites and solemn feasts.[b8] --Milton. 2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God. Now through her round of holy thought The Church our annual steps has brought. --Keble. {Holy Alliance} (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia, Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe, except the pope and the king of England. {Holy bark}. See {Cascara sagrada}. {Holy Communion}. See {Eucharist}. {Holy family} (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ, his parents, and others of his family are represented. {Holy Father}, a title of the pope. {Holy Ghost} (Theol.),the third person of the Trinity; the Comforter; the Paraclete. {Holy Grail}. See {Grail}. {Holy grass} (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa borealis} and {H. alpina}). In the north of Europe it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and western parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla, [or] Seneca, grass}. {Holy Innocents' day}, Childermas day. {Holy Land}, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity. {Holy office}, the Inquisition. {Holy of holies} (Script.), the innermost apartment of the Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and where no person entered, except the high priest once a year. {Holy One}. (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. [bd] The Holy One of Israel.[b8] --Is. xliii. 14. (b) One separated to the service of God. {Holy orders}. See {Order}. {Holy rood}, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed, in churches. over the entrance to the chancel. {Holy rope}, a plant, the hemp agrimony. {Holy Saturday} (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter. {Holy Spirit}, same as {Holy Ghost} (above). {Holy Spirit plant}. See {Dove plant}. {Holy thistle} (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Holy Thursday}. (Eccl.) (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday. {Holy war}, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of the holy places. | |
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Holosiderite \Hol`o*sid"er*ite\, n. [Holo + siderite.] (Min.) Meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of metallic iron without stony matter. | |
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Holostean \Ho*los"te*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to the Holostei. | |
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Holosteric \Hol`o*ster"ic\, a. [Holo + Gr.stereo`s solid.] Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the use of liquids, as the aneroid. | |
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Holostomate \Ho*los"to*mate\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Holostomatous}. | |
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Holostomatous \Hol`o*stom"a*tous\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having an entire aperture; -- said of many univalve shells. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holostome \Hol"o*stome\, n. [Holo + Gr. sto`ma mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Holostomata. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Phyllopoda \[d8]Phyl*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a leaf + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in swimming. Called also {Branchiopoda}. Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell ({Holostraca}); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped carapace ({Monostraca}); in others, like Artemia, there is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented. Sometimes the group is made to include also the Cladocera. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holstein \Hol"stein\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of a breed of cattle, originally from Schleswig-Holstein, valued for the large amount of milk produced by the cows. The color is usually black and white in irregular patches. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holster \Hol"ster\, n. [D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den, cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth. hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. [root]17. See {Hele} to cover, {Hell}, and cf. {Housing}, {Houss}.] A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holstered \Hol"stered\, a. Bearing holsters. --Byron. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[be]lig, fr. h[91]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[be]l whole, well; akin to OS. h[?]lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See {Whole}, and cf. {Halibut}, {Halidom}, {Hallow}, {Hollyhock}.] 1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood. [bd]Holy rites and solemn feasts.[b8] --Milton. 2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God. Now through her round of holy thought The Church our annual steps has brought. --Keble. {Holy Alliance} (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia, Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe, except the pope and the king of England. {Holy bark}. See {Cascara sagrada}. {Holy Communion}. See {Eucharist}. {Holy family} (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ, his parents, and others of his family are represented. {Holy Father}, a title of the pope. {Holy Ghost} (Theol.),the third person of the Trinity; the Comforter; the Paraclete. {Holy Grail}. See {Grail}. {Holy grass} (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa borealis} and {H. alpina}). In the north of Europe it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and western parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla, [or] Seneca, grass}. {Holy Innocents' day}, Childermas day. {Holy Land}, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity. {Holy office}, the Inquisition. {Holy of holies} (Script.), the innermost apartment of the Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and where no person entered, except the high priest once a year. {Holy One}. (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. [bd] The Holy One of Israel.[b8] --Is. xliii. 14. (b) One separated to the service of God. {Holy orders}. See {Order}. {Holy rood}, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed, in churches. over the entrance to the chancel. {Holy rope}, a plant, the hemp agrimony. {Holy Saturday} (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter. {Holy Spirit}, same as {Holy Ghost} (above). {Holy Spirit plant}. See {Dove plant}. {Holy thistle} (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Holy Thursday}. (Eccl.) (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday. {Holy war}, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of the holy places. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holystone \Ho"ly*stone`\, n. (Naut.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. --Totten. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holystone \Ho"ly*stone`\, v. t. (Naut.) To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Huloist \Hu"lo*ist\, n. See {Hyloist}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hyloist \Hy"lo*ist\, n. [Gr. [?] wood, matter.] Same as {Hylotheist}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Halcott Center, NY Zip code(s): 12430 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Halesite, NY (CDP, FIPS 31445) Location: 40.88700 N, 73.41408 W Population (1990): 2687 (1004 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11743 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hallstead, PA (borough, FIPS 32080) Location: 41.96191 N, 75.74734 W Population (1990): 1274 (529 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 18822 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Halstad, MN (city, FIPS 26630) Location: 47.35116 N, 96.82399 W Population (1990): 611 (304 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56548 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Halstead, KS (city, FIPS 29600) Location: 38.00103 N, 97.50931 W Population (1990): 2015 (844 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67056 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hill City, GA Zip code(s): 30735 Hill City, KS (city, FIPS 32175) Location: 39.36625 N, 99.84650 W Population (1990): 1835 (879 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67642 Hill City, MN (city, FIPS 29096) Location: 46.98605 N, 93.59641 W Population (1990): 469 (399 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55748 Hill City, SD (city, FIPS 29100) Location: 43.93207 N, 103.57144 W Population (1990): 650 (324 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57745 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hillister, TX Zip code(s): 77624 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hillsdale, IL (village, FIPS 35073) Location: 41.61175 N, 90.17517 W Population (1990): 489 (214 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61257 Hillsdale, IN Zip code(s): 47854 Hillsdale, KS Zip code(s): 66036 Hillsdale, MI (city, FIPS 38460) Location: 41.92579 N, 84.63573 W Population (1990): 8170 (3175 housing units) Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49242 Hillsdale, MO (village, FIPS 32266) Location: 38.68510 N, 90.28849 W Population (1990): 1948 (747 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hillsdale, NJ (borough, FIPS 31920) Location: 41.00822 N, 74.04366 W Population (1990): 9750 (3422 housing units) Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07642 Hillsdale, NY Zip code(s): 12529 Hillsdale, OK (town, FIPS 34650) Location: 36.56400 N, 97.99246 W Population (1990): 96 (37 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hillsdale, WI Zip code(s): 54744 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hillsdale County, MI (county, FIPS 59) Location: 41.88775 N, 84.59361 W Population (1990): 43431 (18547 housing units) Area: 1551.0 sq km (land), 21.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hillside, IL (village, FIPS 35086) Location: 41.87097 N, 87.89860 W Population (1990): 7672 (3145 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60162, 60163 Hillside, NJ (CDP, FIPS 32010) Location: 40.69615 N, 74.23026 W Population (1990): 21044 (7364 housing units) Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07205 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hillside Lake, NY (CDP, FIPS 34803) Location: 41.61483 N, 73.79862 W Population (1990): 1692 (570 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hillside Manor, NY Zip code(s): 11040 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Holgate, OH (village, FIPS 35854) Location: 41.24885 N, 84.12860 W Population (1990): 1290 (468 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43527 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hollister, CA (city, FIPS 34120) Location: 36.85550 N, 121.39906 W Population (1990): 19212 (6222 housing units) Area: 14.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95023 Hollister, ID (city, FIPS 38080) Location: 42.35384 N, 114.58724 W Population (1990): 144 (65 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hollister, MO (city, FIPS 32662) Location: 36.61913 N, 93.22031 W Population (1990): 2628 (1304 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65672 Hollister, NC Zip code(s): 27844 Hollister, OK (town, FIPS 35550) Location: 34.34163 N, 98.87037 W Population (1990): 59 (27 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73551 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Holliston, MA Zip code(s): 01746 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Holstein, IA (city, FIPS 36840) Location: 42.48681 N, 95.54229 W Population (1990): 1449 (647 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51025 Holstein, NE (village, FIPS 22815) Location: 40.46481 N, 98.65107 W Population (1990): 207 (95 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68950 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
hollised /hol'ist/ adj. [Usenet: sci.space] To be hollised is to have been ordered by one's employer not to post any even remotely job-related material to Usenet (or, by extension, to other Internet media). The original and most notorious case of this involved one Ken Hollis, a Lockheed employee and space-program enthusiast who posted publicly available material on access to Space Shuttle launches to sci.space. He was gagged under threat of being fired in 1994 at the behest of NASA public-relations officers. The result was, of course, a huge publicity black eye for NASA. Nevertheless several other NASA contractor employees were subsequently hollised for similar activities. Use of this term carries the strong connotation that the persons doing the gagging are bureaucratic idiots blinded to their own best interests by territorial reflexes. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Helkath smoothness, a town of Asher, on the east border (Josh. 19:25; 21:31); called also Hukok (1 Chr. 6:75). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Helkath-hazzurim plot of the sharp blades, or the field of heroes, (2 Sam. 2:16). After the battle of Gilboa, so fatal to Saul and his house, David, as divinely directed, took up his residence in Hebron, and was there anointed king over Judah. Among the fugitives from Gilboa was Ish-bosheth, the only surviving son of Saul, whom Abner, Saul's uncle, took across the Jordan to Mahanaim, and there had him proclaimed king. Abner gathered all the forces at his command and marched to Gibeon, with the object of wresting Judah from David. Joab had the command of David's army of trained men, who encamped on the south of the pool, which was on the east of the hill on which the town of Gibeon was built, while Abner's army lay on the north of the pool. Abner proposed that the conflict should be decided by twelve young men engaging in personal combat on either side. So fiercely did they encounter each other that "they caught every man his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim." The combat of the champions was thus indecisive, and there followed a severe general engagement between the two armies, ending in the total rout of the Israelites under Abner. The general result of this battle was that "David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker" (2 Sam. 3:1). (See {GIBEON}.) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Helkath-hazzurim, the field of strong men, or of rocks |