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hair stroke
n 1: a very fine line in writing or printing

English Dictionary: Harry S Truman	by the DICT Development Group
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hair style n the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) Synonym(s): hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif
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haircut n the style in which hair has been cut the act of cutting the hair
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hairstreak n small butterflies having striped markings under the wings Synonym(s): hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly
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hairstreak butterfly n small butterflies having striped markings under the wings Synonym(s): hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly
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hairstyle n the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) Synonym(s): hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif
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hairstylist n someone who cuts or beautifies hair [syn: hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler]
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Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini n a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas Synonym(s): Palestine Islamic Jihad, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PIJ, Harakat al- Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini
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Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami n an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan Synonym(s): Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami, HUJI
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harassed adj troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" Synonym(s): annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed
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haricot n a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried Synonym(s): flageolet, haricot
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haricot vert n very small and slender green bean [syn: haricot vert, haricots verts, French bean]
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haricots verts n very small and slender green bean [syn: haricot vert, haricots verts, French bean]
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Harkat ul-Ansar n an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan Synonym(s): Harkat-ul- Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul- Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors
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Harkat ul-Mujahedeen n an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan Synonym(s): Harkat-ul- Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul- Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors
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Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami n an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan Synonym(s): Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami, HUJI
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Harkat-ul-Mujahidin n an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan Synonym(s): Harkat-ul- Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat ul- Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors
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Harris Tweed n a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides
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Harry S Truman n elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) Synonym(s): Truman, Harry Truman, Harry S Truman, President Truman
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Harry Stack Sullivan n United States psychiatrist (1892-1949) [syn: Sullivan, Harry Stack Sullivan]
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Hearst n United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) Synonym(s): Hearst, William Randolph Hearst
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heroic stanza n a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
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heroic tale n a story of an adventure [syn: adventure story, {heroic tale}]
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heuristic adj of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation Antonym(s): algorithmic n a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem Synonym(s): heuristic, heuristic rule, heuristic program
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heuristic program n a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem Synonym(s): heuristic, heuristic rule, heuristic program
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heuristic rule n a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem Synonym(s): heuristic, heuristic rule, heuristic program
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hirsute adj having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" Synonym(s): hairy, haired, hirsute Antonym(s): hairless
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hirsuteness n excessive hairiness Synonym(s): hirsuteness, hirsutism
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hirsutism n excessive hairiness Synonym(s): hirsuteness, hirsutism
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hors d'oeuvre n a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
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horse doctor n a veterinarian who treats horses
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horse thistle n European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States Synonym(s): prickly lettuce, horse thistle, Lactuca serriola, Lactuca scariola
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horse tick n winged fly parasitic on horses [syn: horse tick, horsefly, Hippobosca equina]
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horse trade n the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) Synonym(s): horse trade, horse trading
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horse trader n a hard bargainer
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horse trading n the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) Synonym(s): horse trade, horse trading negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining
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horse-drawn adj pulled by a horse; "a horse-drawn carriage"
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horse-drawn vehicle n a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
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horse-head n any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies Synonym(s): moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead, horse-head, dollarfish, Selene setapinnis
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horse-trade v negotiate with much give and take
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horse-trail n a trail for horses
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horsehead n any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies Synonym(s): moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead, horse-head, dollarfish, Selene setapinnis
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horsehide n leather from the hide of a horse
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horsetail n perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
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horsetail family n sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies [syn: Equisetaceae, family Equisetaceae, horsetail family]
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horsetail lichen n any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair Synonym(s): horsehair lichen, horsetail lichen
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horsetail milkweed n milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock Synonym(s): poison milkweed, horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
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horseweed n erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States Synonym(s): horse balm, horseweed, stoneroot, stone-root, richweed, stone root, Collinsonia canadensis common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron Synonym(s): horseweed, Canadian fleabane, fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis
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horst n a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
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Hyracoidea n hyraxes and some extinct animals [syn: Hyracoidea, {order Hyracoidea}]
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Hyracotherium n extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus [syn: Hyracotherium, genus Hyracotherium]
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.
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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.
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Thecla \Thec"la\, n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to {Thecla} and allied genera; -- called also {hairstreak}, and {elfin}.
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Hairstreak \Hair"streak`\, n. A butterfly of the genus {Thecla}; as, the green hairstreak ({T. rubi}).
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Thecla \Thec"la\, n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to {Thecla} and allied genera; -- called also {hairstreak}, and {elfin}.
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Hairstreak \Hair"streak`\, n. A butterfly of the genus {Thecla}; as, the green hairstreak ({T. rubi}).
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Harass \Har"ass\ (h[acr]r"as), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Harassing}.] [F. harasser; cf. OF. harace a basket made of cords, harace, harasse,a very heavy and large shield; or harer to set (a dog) on.] To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out. [Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march. --Bacon. Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care. --Addison. Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt. --Tennyson. Syn: To weary; jade; tire; perplex; distress; tease; worry; disquiet; chafe; gall; annoy; irritate; plague; vex; molest; trouble; disturb; torment.
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Hare's-tail \Hare's"-tail`\ (-t[amac]l`), n. (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Eriophorum vaginatum}). See {Cotton grass}, under {Cotton}. {Hare's-tail grass} (Bot.), a species of grass ({Lagurus ovatus}) whose head resembles a hare's tail.
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Hare's-tail \Hare's"-tail`\ (-t[amac]l`), n. (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Eriophorum vaginatum}). See {Cotton grass}, under {Cotton}. {Hare's-tail grass} (Bot.), a species of grass ({Lagurus ovatus}) whose head resembles a hare's tail.
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Haricot \Har"i*cot\, n. [F.] 1. A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables. 2. The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean ({Phaseolus vulgaris}), used as a vegetable. Other species of the same genus furnish different kinds of haricots.
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Heuristic \Heu*ris"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] to discover.] Serving to discover or find out.
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Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail ({C. communis}), the rain quail ({C. Coromandelica}) of India, the stubble quail ({C. pectoralis}), and the Australian swamp quail ({Synoicus australis}). 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to {Colinus}, {Callipepla}, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called {Virginia quail}, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail ({Turnix varius}). See {Turnix}. 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak. {Bustard quail} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as {T. taigoor}, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail ({T. ocellatus}). See {Turnix}. {Button quail} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as {T. Sykesii}, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. {Mountain quail}. See under {Mountain}. {Quail call}, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. {Quail dove} {(Zo[94]l.)}, any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to {Geotrygon} and allied genera. {Quail hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk ({Hieracidea Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}). {Quail pipe}. See {Quail call}, above. {Quail snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also {robin snipe}, and {brown snipe}. {Sea quail} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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Hirsute \Hir*sute"\, a. [L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf. {Horrid}.] 1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy. 2. Rough and coarse; boorish. [R.] Cynical and hirsute in his behavior. --Life of A. Wood. 3. (Bot.) Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. --Gray. 4. (Zo[94]l.) Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds.
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Hirsuteness \Hir*sute"ness\, n. Hairiness. --Burton.
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Hoarstone \Hoar"stone`\, n. A stone designating the [?]ounds of an estate; a landmark. --Halliwell.
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d8Hors d'd2uvre \[d8]Hors` d'[d2]uvre"\; pl. {Hors d'[d2]uveres}. [F., lit., outside of work.] 1. Something unusual or extraordinary. [R.] 2. A dish served as a relish, usually at the beginning of a meal.
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{Horse emmet} (Zo[94]l.), the horse ant. {Horse finch} (Zo[94]l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse gentian} (Bot.), fever root. {Horse iron} (Naut.), a large calking iron. {Horse latitudes}, a space in the North Atlantic famous for calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Horse mackrel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus}), found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the Mediterranean. (b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}). (c) The scad. (d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes, as the California hake, the black candlefish, the jurel, the bluefish, etc. {Horse marine} (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang] {Horse mussel} (Zo[94]l.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and America. {Horse nettle} (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the {Solanum Carolinense}. {Horse parsley}. (Bot.) See {Alexanders}. {Horse purslain} (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical America ({Trianthema monogymnum}). {Horse race}, a race by horses; a match of horses in running or trotting. {Horse racing}, the practice of racing with horses. {Horse railroad}, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States, called a {tramway}. {Horse run} (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power. {Horse sense}, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.] {Horse soldier}, a cavalryman. {Horse sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}). {Horse stinger} (Zo[94]l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse sugar} (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the United States ({Symplocos tinctoria}), whose leaves are sweet, and good for fodder. {Horse tick} (Zo[94]l.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and sucking their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, {horse louse}, and {forest fly}. {Horse vetch} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hippocrepis} ({H. comosa}), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; -- called also {horsehoe vetch}, from the peculiar shape of its pods. {Iron horse}, a locomotive. [Colloq.] {Salt horse}, the sailor's name for salt beef. {To look a gift horse in the mouth}, to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell. {To take horse}. (a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay. (b) To be covered, as a mare. (c) See definition 7 (above).
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Horse \Horse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Horsing}.] [AS. horsion.] 1. To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on, or as on, a horse. [bd]Being better horsed, outrode me.[b8] --Shak. 2. To sit astride of; to bestride. --Shak. 3. To cover, as a mare; -- said of the male. 4. To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a deer. --S. Butler. 5. To place on the back of another, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.
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Horse-drench \Horse"-drench`\, n. 1. A dose of physic for a horse. --Shak. 2. The appliance by which the dose is administred.
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Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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Horsehead \Horse"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The silver moonfish ({Selene vomer}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horsehead \Horse"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The silver moonfish ({Selene vomer}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horsehide \Horse"hide`\, n. 1. The hide of a horse. 2. Leather made of the hide of a horse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horseshoe \Horse"shoe`\, n. 1. A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof. 2. Anything shaped like a horsehoe crab. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The Limulus of horsehoe crab. {Horsehoe head} (Med.), an old name for the condition of the skull in children, in which the sutures are too open, the coronal suture presenting the form of a horsehoe. --Dunglison. {Horsehoe magnet}, an artificial magnet in the form of a horsehoe. {Horsehoe nail}. See {Horsenail}. {Horsehoe nose} (Zo[94]l.), a bat of the genus {Rhinolophus}, having a nasal fold of skin shaped like a horsehoe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horsetail \Horse"tail`\, n. 1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus {Equisetum}, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of {Equisetum}. 2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank. Note: Commanders are distinguished by the number of horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three, two, or one. {Shrubby horsetail}. (Bot.) See {Joint-fir}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Equisetum \[d8]Eq`ui*se"tum\, n.; pl. {Equiseta}. [L., the horsetail, fr. equus horse + seta a thick,, stiff hair, bristle.] (Bot.) A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called {horsetails}. Note: The {Equiseta} have hollow jointed stems and no true leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules, so that one species ({E. hyemale}) is used for scouring and polishing, under the name of {Dutch rush} or {scouring rush}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horseweed \Horse"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Erigeron Canadensis}), which is a common weed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horsewood \Horse"wood`\, n. (Bot.) A West Indian tree ({Calliandra latifolia}) with showy, crimson blossoms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurst \Hurst\, n. [OE. hurst, AS. hyrst; akin to OHG. hurst, horst, wood, thicket, G. horst the nest of a bird of prey, an eyerie, thicket.] A wood or grove; -- a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazlehurst.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hyracoid \Hy"ra*coid\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Hyracoidea. -- n. One of the Hyracoidea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hyrst \Hyrst\, n. A wood. See {Hurst}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Harristown, IL (village, FIPS 33227) Location: 39.84161 N, 89.05952 W Population (1990): 1319 (485 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Harrogate, TN Zip code(s): 37752
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Harrogate-Shawanee, TN (CDP, FIPS 32650) Location: 36.58137 N, 83.64367 W Population (1990): 2657 (1035 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Horseheads, NY (village, FIPS 35694) Location: 42.16970 N, 76.82988 W Population (1990): 6802 (2950 housing units) Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14845
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Horseheads North, NY (CDP, FIPS 35710) Location: 42.19200 N, 76.80915 W Population (1990): 3003 (1078 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hurst, IL (city, FIPS 36815) Location: 37.83563 N, 89.14338 W Population (1990): 842 (406 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hurst, TX (city, FIPS 35576) Location: 32.83550 N, 97.17988 W Population (1990): 33574 (13801 housing units) Area: 25.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76053, 76054
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hurstbourne, KY (city, FIPS 38814) Location: 38.23815 N, 85.58662 W Population (1990): 4420 (1898 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hurstbourne Acres, KY (city, FIPS 38818) Location: 38.22020 N, 85.59053 W Population (1990): 1072 (930 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
hirsute adj. Occasionally used humorously as a synonym for {hairy}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
heuristic 1. A rule of thumb, simplification, or educated guess that reduces or limits the search for solutions in domains that are difficult and poorly understood. Unlike {algorithms}, heuristics do not guarantee optimal, or even {feasible}, solutions and are often used with no theoretical guarantee. 2. {approximation algorithm}. (2001-04-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
heuristics testing {failure-directed testing}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hirsute Occasionally used as a humorous synonym for {hairy}. [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Harosheth of the Gentiles (Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north of Palestine. It was here that Jabin's great army was marshalled before it went forth into the great battlefield of Esdraelon to encounter the army of Israel, by which it was routed and put to flight (Judg. 4). It was situated "at the entrance of the pass to Esdraelon from the plain of Acre" at the base of Carmel. The name in the Hebrew is _Harosheth ha Gojim_, i.e., "the smithy of the nations;" probably, as is supposed, so called because here Jabin's iron war-chariots, armed with scythes, were made. It is identified with el-Harithiyeh.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Harosheth, a forest; agriculture; workmanship; deafness; silence
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hor-hagidgad, the hill of felicity