English Dictionary: hunchbacked | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
H91moscope \H[91]m"o*scope\ (? or ?), n. [H[91]mo- + -scope.] (Physiol.) An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic examination. | |
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Hang-by \Hang"-by`\, n.; pl. {Hang-bies}. A dependent; a hanger-on; -- so called in contempt. --B. Jonson. | |
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Hangbird \Hang"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l) The Baltimore oriole ({Icterus galbula}); -- so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See {Baltimore oriole}. | |
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Hang-by \Hang"-by`\, n.; pl. {Hang-bies}. A dependent; a hanger-on; -- so called in contempt. --B. Jonson. | |
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Hankey-pankey \Han"key-pan"key\, n. [Cf. {Hocus-pocus}.] Professional cant; the chatter of conjurers to divert attention from their tricks; hence, jugglery. [Colloq.] | |
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Haunch \Haunch\ (?; 277), n. [F. hanche, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke, hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E. ankle.] 1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part. 2. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison. {Haunch bone}. See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}. {Haunches of an arch} (Arch.), the parts on each side of the crown of an arch. (See {Crown}, n., 11.) Each haunch may be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half arch. | |
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Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[81]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[94]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. [?] the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] 1. The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle. 2. (Arch.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions. 3. (Engin) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord. --Waddell. {Hip bone} (Anat.), the innominate bone; -- called also {haunch bone} and {huckle bone}. {Hip girdle} (Anat.), the pelvic girdle. {Hip joint} (Anat.), the articulation between the thigh bone and hip bone. {Hip knob} (Arch.), a finial, ball, or other ornament at the intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge. {Hip molding} (Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof, covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing. {Hip rafter} (Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof. {Hip roof}, {Hipped roof} (Arch.), a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides. See {Hip}, n., 2., and {Hip}, v. t., 3. {Hip tile}, a tile made to cover the hip of a roof. {To catch upon the hip}, [or] {To have on the hip}, to have or get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from wresting. --Shak. {To smite hip and thigh}, to overthrow completely; to defeat utterly. --Judg. xv. 8. | |
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Haunch \Haunch\ (?; 277), n. [F. hanche, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke, hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E. ankle.] 1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part. 2. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison. {Haunch bone}. See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}. {Haunches of an arch} (Arch.), the parts on each side of the crown of an arch. (See {Crown}, n., 11.) Each haunch may be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half arch. | |
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Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG. huf, G. h[81]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h[94]ft, Goth. hups; cf. Icel. huppr, and also Gr. [?] the hollow above the hips of cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.] 1. The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle. 2. (Arch.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions. 3. (Engin) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord. --Waddell. {Hip bone} (Anat.), the innominate bone; -- called also {haunch bone} and {huckle bone}. {Hip girdle} (Anat.), the pelvic girdle. {Hip joint} (Anat.), the articulation between the thigh bone and hip bone. {Hip knob} (Arch.), a finial, ball, or other ornament at the intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge. {Hip molding} (Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof, covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing. {Hip rafter} (Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof. {Hip roof}, {Hipped roof} (Arch.), a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides. See {Hip}, n., 2., and {Hip}, v. t., 3. {Hip tile}, a tile made to cover the hip of a roof. {To catch upon the hip}, [or] {To have on the hip}, to have or get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from wresting. --Shak. {To smite hip and thigh}, to overthrow completely; to defeat utterly. --Judg. xv. 8. | |
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Hemisphere \Hem"i*sphere\, n. [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. [?]; [?] half = [?] sphere: cf. F. h[82]misph[8a]re. 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. {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. | |
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Hemispheric \Hem`i*spher"ic\, Hemispherical \Hem`i*spher"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. h[82]misph[82]rique.] Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body. | |
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Hemispheric \Hem`i*spher"ic\, Hemispherical \Hem`i*spher"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. h[82]misph[82]rique.] Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body. | |
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Hemispheroid \Hem`i*sphe"roid\, n. [Hemi- + spheroid.] A half of a spheroid. | |
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Hemispheroidal \Hem`i*sphe*roid"al\, a. Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form. | |
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Hemispherule \Hem`i*spher"ule\, n. A half spherule. | |
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Henceforth \Hence`forth"\, adv. From this time forward; henceforward. I never from thy side henceforth to stray. --Milton. | |
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Henceforward \Hence`for"ward\, adv. From this time forward; henceforth. | |
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Henchboy \Hench"boy`\, n. A page; a servant. [Obs.] | |
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Hencoop \Hen"coop`\, n. A coop or cage for hens. | |
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Hen's-foot \Hen's-foot`\, n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Caucalis daucoides}). | |
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Homageable \Hom"age*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. hommageable.] Subject to homage. --Howell. | |
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Home-keeping \Home"-keep`ing\, n. A staying at home. | |
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Home-keeping \Home"-keep`ing\ (-k[emac]p`[icr]ng), a. Staying at home; not gadding. Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits. --Shak. | |
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Home-speaking \Home"-speak`ing\, n. Direct, forcible, and effective speaking. --Milton. | |
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Homespun \Home"spun\, n. 1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun. 2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Homespun \Home"spun\, a. 1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. [bd]Homespun country garbs.[b8] --W. Irving. 2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. [bd]Our homespun English proverb.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]Our homespun authors.[b8] --Addison. | |
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Humicubation \Hu`mi*cu*ba"tion\, n. [L. humus the ground + cubare to lie down.] The act or practice of lying on the ground. [Obs.] --Abp. Bramhall. | |
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Hunchback \Hunch"back`\, n. [Cf. {Humpback}.] A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person. | |
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Hunchbacked \Hunch"backed`\, a. Having a humped back. | |
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Hung \Hung\, imp. & p. p. of {Hang}. {Hung beef}, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef. | |
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