English Dictionary: Harlan Stone | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grunt \Grunt\, n. 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus {H[91]mulon}, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt ({A. Plumieri}), and the redmouth grunt ({H. aurolineatus}), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera {Pomadasys}, {Orthopristis}, and {Pristopoma}. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hair \Hair\, n. [OE. her, heer, h[91]r, AS. h[aemac]r; akin to OFries, h[emac]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[amac]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[86]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body. 2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin. Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs. --Chaucer. And draweth new delights with hoary hairs. --Spenser. 3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth. 5. An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily ({Nuphar}). 6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm. 7. A haircloth. [Obc.] --Chaucer. 8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth. Note: Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as, hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin, hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair. {Against the hair}, in a rough and disagreeable manner; against the grain. [Obs.] [bd]You go against the hair of your professions.[b8] --Shak. {Hair bracket} (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead. {Hair cells} (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear. {Hair compass}, {Hair divider}, a compass or divider capable of delicate adjustment by means of a screw. {Hair glove}, a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin. {Hair lace}, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the head. --Swift. {Hair line}, a line made of hair; a very slender line. {Hair moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth which destroys goods made of hair, esp. {Tinea biselliella}. {Hair pencil}, a brush or fine hair, for painting; -- generally called by the name of the hair used; as, a camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil, etc. {Hair plate}, an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire. {Hair powder}, a white perfumed powder, as of flour or starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of the head, or on wigs. {Hair seal} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of eared seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion. {Hair seating}, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc. {Hair shirt}, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of horsehair, and worn as a penance. {Hair sieve}, a strainer with a haircloth bottom. {Hair snake}. See {Gordius}. {Hair space} (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in lines of type. {Hair stroke}, a delicate stroke in writing. {Hair trigger}, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a hair. --Farrow. {Not worth a hair}, of no value. {To a hair}, with the nicest distinction. {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Heirloom \Heir"loom`\, n. [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See {Loom} the frame.] Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his ancestors. --Moir. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Herling \Her"ling\, Hirling \Hir"ling\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[94]l.) The young of the sea trout. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hireling \Hire"ling\, a. Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. [bd]Hireling mourners.[b8] --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hireling \Hire"ling\ (-l[icr]ng), n. [AS. h[ymac]reling. See {Hire}, n., and {-ling}.] One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary. [bd]Lewd hirelings.[b8] --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Herling \Her"ling\, Hirling \Hir"ling\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[94]l.) The young of the sea trout. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hour \Hour\, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. [?], orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See {Year}, and cf. {Horologe}, {Horoscope}.] 1. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes. 2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour. Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come. --John ii. 4. This is your hour, and the power of darkness. --Luke xxii. 53. 4. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers. 5. A measure of distance traveled. Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels. --J. P. Peters. {After hours}, after the time appointed for one's regular labor. {Canonical hours}. See under {Canonical}. {Hour angle} (Astron.), the angle between the hour circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place. {Hour circle}. (Astron.) (a) Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15[deg], or one hour, each. (b) A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension. (c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. {Hour hand}, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece. {Hour line}. (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour. (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial. {Hour plate}, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. --Locke. {Sidereal hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day. {Solar hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day. {The small hours}, the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hurl \Hurl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hurling}.] [OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE. hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. [root]16. See {Hurtle}.] 1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance. And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main. --Pope. 2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. --Spenser. 3. [Cf. {Whirl}.] To twist or turn. [bd]Hurled or crooked feet.[b8] [Obs.] --Fuller. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hurling \Hurl"ing\, n. 1. The act of throwing with force. 2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played. Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the ball. --Carew. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hurlwind \Hurl"wind`\, n. A whirlwind. [Obs.] --Sandys. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Harlan, IA (city, FIPS 34500) Location: 41.64903 N, 95.32619 W Population (1990): 5148 (2253 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51537 Harlan, IN Zip code(s): 46743 Harlan, KS Zip code(s): 67641 Harlan, KY (city, FIPS 34732) Location: 36.84140 N, 83.32016 W Population (1990): 2686 (1277 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Harlan County, KY (county, FIPS 95) Location: 36.85619 N, 83.21501 W Population (1990): 36574 (14735 housing units) Area: 1210.0 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water) Harlan County, NE (county, FIPS 83) Location: 40.17371 N, 99.39884 W Population (1990): 3810 (2409 housing units) Area: 1431.7 sq km (land), 55.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Harlem, FL (CDP, FIPS 28925) Location: 26.73511 N, 80.95168 W Population (1990): 2826 (904 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Harlem, GA (city, FIPS 36696) Location: 33.41404 N, 82.31698 W Population (1990): 2199 (658 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30814 Harlem, MT (city, FIPS 34375) Location: 48.53175 N, 108.78369 W Population (1990): 882 (391 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59526 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Harlingen, TX (city, FIPS 32372) Location: 26.19530 N, 97.68627 W Population (1990): 48735 (17798 housing units) Area: 69.7 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78550, 78552 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Herlong, CA Zip code(s): 96113 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hireling a labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (Lev. 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day's wage was a "penny" (q.v.) i.e., a Roman denarius (Matt. 20:1-14). |