Helleborus niger : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

halberd
n 1: a pike fitted with an ax head

English Dictionary: Helleborus niger	by the DICT Development Group
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halberdier n a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
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half brother n a brother who has only one parent in common with you [syn: stepbrother, half-brother, half brother]
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half rest n a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time
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half-bred adj (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half- blooded}, half-bred, half-breed]
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half-breed adj (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half- blooded}, half-bred, half-breed] n an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different races (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)
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half-brother n a brother who has only one parent in common with you [syn: stepbrother, half-brother, half brother]
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half-free morel n a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length Synonym(s): Morchella semilibera, half-free morel, cow's head
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half-hardy adj (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals"
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half-hearted adj feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" Synonym(s): halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm
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half-heartedly adv without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner; "she tried half-heartedly"
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half-hour n a half of an hour Synonym(s): half-hour, 30 minutes
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half-hourly adv every thirty minutes, every half hour adj occurring ever half hour
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half-price adv for half the price; "she bought it half-price during the sale"
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half-relief n a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief Synonym(s): mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo, half-relief
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half-yearly adv every half year, every six months adj occurring or payable twice each year [syn: semiannual, biannual, biyearly, half-yearly]
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halfhearted adj feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" Synonym(s): halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm
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hall of residence n a university dormitory
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hall porter n someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary]
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haloform n compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom
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haloperidol n tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome Synonym(s): haloperidol, Haldol
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heliport n an airport for helicopters
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hell-for-leather adv at breakneck speed; "they were travelling hell-for- leather"
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hellebore n perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes Synonym(s): hellebore, false hellebore any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
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helleborine n any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish- white flowers in a twisted raceme Synonym(s): rattlesnake plantain, helleborine any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
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Helleborus n a genus of Helleborus [syn: Helleborus, {genus Helleborus}]
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Helleborus foetidus n digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally Synonym(s): stinking hellebore, bear's foot, setterwort, Helleborus foetidus
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Helleborus niger n European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers Synonym(s): Christmas rose, winter rose, black hellebore, Helleborus niger
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Helleborus orientalis n slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green Synonym(s): lenten rose, black hellebore, Helleborus orientalis
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Helleborus viridis n deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers Synonym(s): green hellebore, Helleborus viridis
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hellfire n a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned Synonym(s): hellfire, red region
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helper n a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" Synonym(s): assistant, helper, help, supporter a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) Synonym(s): benefactor, helper
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helper cell n T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus Synonym(s): helper T cell, helper cell, CD4 T cell, CD4 cell
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helper T cell n T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus Synonym(s): helper T cell, helper cell, CD4 T cell, CD4 cell
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Hilbert n German mathematician (1862-1943) [syn: Hilbert, {David Hilbert}]
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Hilbert space n a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional
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Holbrookia n earless lizards Synonym(s): Holbrookia, genus Holbrookia
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holly fern n any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum Synonym(s): holly fern, Cyrtomium aculeatum, Polystichum aculeatum
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Holofernes n (Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith
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holy person n person of exceptional holiness [syn: saint, holy man, holy person, angel]
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Hyalophora n American silkworm moth [syn: Hyalophora, {genus Hyalophora}]
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Hyalophora cecropia n North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees Synonym(s): cecropia, cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hippopotamus \Hip`popot"amus\, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L. {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.[?]; "i`ppos horse + [?] river. Cf. {Equine}.] (Zo[94]l.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus amphibius}), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also {zeekoe}, and {river horse}. A smaller species ({H. Liberiencis}) inhabits Western Africa.
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Halberd \Hal"berd\ (h[ocr]l"b[etil]rd; 277), n. [F. hallebarde; of German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax (orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. bar[edh]a, a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve. See {Beard}, {Helmet}.] (Mil.) An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form. [Written also {halbert}.]
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Halberdier \Hal`berd*ier"\, n. [F. hallebardier.] One who is armed with a halberd. --Strype.
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Halberd-shaped \Hal"berd-shaped`\, a. Hastate.
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Halberd \Hal"berd\ (h[ocr]l"b[etil]rd; 277), n. [F. hallebarde; of German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax (orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. bar[edh]a, a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve. See {Beard}, {Helmet}.] (Mil.) An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form. [Written also {halbert}.]
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Half \Half\ (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[be]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view. Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a compound. 2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge. Assumed from thence a half consent. --Tennyson. {Half ape} (Zo[94]l.), a lemur. {Half back}. (Football) See under 2d {Back}. {Half bent}, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch. {Half binding}, a style of bookbinding in which only the back and corners are in leather. {Half boarder}, one who boards in part; specifically, a scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only. {Half-breadth plan} (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of the half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines. {Half cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant. {Half cap}, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak. {A half cock}, the position of the cock of a gun when retained by the first notch.
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{Half hitch}, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove hitch. {Half hose}, short stockings; socks. {Half measure}, an imperfect or weak line of action. {Half note} (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve. {Half pay}, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an officer on half pay. {Half price}, half the ordinary price; or a price much reduced. {Half round}. (a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section. (b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; -- said of a file. {Half shift} (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and kindred instruments. See {Shift}. {Half step} (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of pitch or interval, used in music. {Half tide}, the time or state of the tide equally distant from ebb and flood. {Half time}, half the ordinary time for work or attendance; as, the half-time system. {Half tint} (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in drawing or painting. See {Demitint}. {Half truth}, a statement only partially true, or which gives only a part of the truth. --Mrs. Browning. {Half year}, the space of six months; one term of a school when there are two terms in a year.
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{Half hitch}, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove hitch. {Half hose}, short stockings; socks. {Half measure}, an imperfect or weak line of action. {Half note} (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve. {Half pay}, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an officer on half pay. {Half price}, half the ordinary price; or a price much reduced. {Half round}. (a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section. (b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; -- said of a file. {Half shift} (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and kindred instruments. See {Shift}. {Half step} (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of pitch or interval, used in music. {Half tide}, the time or state of the tide equally distant from ebb and flood. {Half time}, half the ordinary time for work or attendance; as, the half-time system. {Half tint} (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in drawing or painting. See {Demitint}. {Half truth}, a statement only partially true, or which gives only a part of the truth. --Mrs. Browning. {Half year}, the space of six months; one term of a school when there are two terms in a year.
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{Half hitch}, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove hitch. {Half hose}, short stockings; socks. {Half measure}, an imperfect or weak line of action. {Half note} (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve. {Half pay}, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an officer on half pay. {Half price}, half the ordinary price; or a price much reduced. {Half round}. (a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section. (b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; -- said of a file. {Half shift} (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and kindred instruments. See {Shift}. {Half step} (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of pitch or interval, used in music. {Half tide}, the time or state of the tide equally distant from ebb and flood. {Half time}, half the ordinary time for work or attendance; as, the half-time system. {Half tint} (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in drawing or painting. See {Demitint}. {Half truth}, a statement only partially true, or which gives only a part of the truth. --Mrs. Browning. {Half year}, the space of six months; one term of a school when there are two terms in a year.
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Half \Half\ (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[be]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view. Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a compound. 2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge. Assumed from thence a half consent. --Tennyson. {Half ape} (Zo[94]l.), a lemur. {Half back}. (Football) See under 2d {Back}. {Half bent}, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch. {Half binding}, a style of bookbinding in which only the back and corners are in leather. {Half boarder}, one who boards in part; specifically, a scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only. {Half-breadth plan} (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of the half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines. {Half cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant. {Half cap}, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak. {A half cock}, the position of the cock of a gun when retained by the first notch.
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Half-bred \Half"-bred`\, a. 1. Half-blooded. [Obs.] 2. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not well trained. --Atterbury.
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Half-breed \Half"-breed`\, a. Half-blooded.
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Half-breed \Half"-breed`\, n. A person who is blooded; the offspring of parents of different races, especially of the American Indian and the white race.
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Half-brother \Half"-broth`er\, n. A brother by one parent, but not by both.
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Halfer \Half"er\, n. 1. One who possesses or gives half only; one who shares. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu. 2. A male fallow deer gelded. --Pegge (1814).
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Half-heard \Half"-heard`\, a. Imperfectly or partly heard to the end. And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. --Pope.
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Half-hearted \Half"-heart`ed\, a. 1. Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind. --B. Jonson. 2. Lacking zeal or courage; lukewarm.
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Hourglass \Hour"glass`\, n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower. Note: A similar instrument measuring any other interval of time takes its name from the interval measured; as, a {half-hour glass}, a {half-minute glass}. A {three-minute glass} is sometimes called an egg-glass, from being used to time the boiling of eggs.
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Half-hourly \Half"-hour`ly\, a. Done or happening at intervals of half an hour.
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Half-port \Half"-port`\, n. (Naut.) One half of a shutter made in two parts for closing a porthole.
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Half-ray \Half"-ray`\, n. (Geom.) A straight line considered as drawn from a center to an indefinite distance in one direction, the complete ray being the whole line drawn to an indefinite distance in both directions.
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Half-read \Half"-read`\, a. Informed by insufficient reading; superficial; shallow. --Dryden.
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Hoop \Hoop\, n. [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.] 1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc. 2. A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese. 3. A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural. Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of whale. --Pope. 4. A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops. [Obs.] 5. An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks. [Eng.] --Halliwell. {Bulge hoop}, {Chine hoop}, {Quarter hoop}, the hoop nearest the middle of a cask, that nearest the end, and the intermediate hoop between these two, respectively. {Flat hoop}, a wooden hoop dressed flat on both sides. {Half-round hoop}, a wooden hoop left rounding and undressed on the outside. {Hoop iron}, iron in thin narrow strips, used for making hoops. {Hoop lock}, the fastening for uniting the ends of wooden hoops by notching and interlocking them. {Hoop skirt}, a framework of hoops for expanding the skirts of a woman's dress; -- called also {hoop petticoat}. {Hoop snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless snake of the Southern United States ({Abaster erythrogrammus}); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it curves itself into a hoop, taking its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with great velocity. {Hoop tree} (Bot.), a small West Indian tree ({Melia sempervirens}), of the Mahogany family.
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Half-yearly \Half"-year`ly\, a. Two in a year; semiannual. -- adv. Twice in a year; semiannually.
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V moth \V" moth`\ (Zo[94]l.) A common gray European moth ({Halia vauaria}) having a V-shaped spot of dark brown on each of the fore wings.
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Heel \Heel\, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[emac]la, perh. for h[omac]hila, fr. AS. h[omac]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[emac]la, Icel. h[91]ll, Dan. h[91]l, Sw. h[84]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in man or quadrupeds. He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then his speed, His winged heels and then his armed head. --Denham. 2. The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe. 3. The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part. [bd]The heel of a hunt.[b8] --A. Trollope. [bd]The heel of the white loaf.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. 4. Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob. 5. The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests; especially: (a) (Naut.) The after end of a ship's keel. (b) (Naut.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc. (c) (Mil.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position. (d) (Mil.) The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt. (e) The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe. 6. (Man.) Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well. 7. (Arch.) (a) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping. (b) A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen. --Gwilt. {Heel chain} (Naut.), a chain passing from the bowsprit cap around the heel of the jib boom. {Heel plate}, the butt plate of a gun. {Heel of a rafter}. (Arch.) See {Heel}, n., 7. {Heel ring}, a ring for fastening a scythe blade to the snath. {Neck and heels}, the whole body. (Colloq.) {To be at the heels of}, to pursue closely; to follow hard; as, hungry want is at my heels. --Otway. {To be down at the heel}, to be slovenly or in a poor plight. {To be out at the heels}, to have on stockings that are worn out; hence, to be shabby, or in a poor plight. --Shak. {To cool the heels}. See under {Cool}. {To go heels over head}, to turn over so as to bring the heels uppermost; hence, to move in a inconsiderate, or rash, manner. {To have the heels of}, to outrun. {To lay by the heels}, to fetter; to shackle; to imprison. --Shak. --Addison. {To show the heels}, to flee; to run from. {To take to the heels}, to flee; to betake to flight. {To throw up another's heels}, to trip him. --Bunyan. {To tread upon one's heels}, to follow closely. --Shak.
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Hellborn \Hell"born`\, a. Born in or of hell. --Shak.
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Hellbred \Hell`bred`\, a. Produced in hell. --Spenser.
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Hellbrewed \Hell"brewed`\, a. Prepared in hell. --Milton.
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Hellbroth \Hell"broth`\, n. A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. --Shak.
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Hellebore \Hel"le*bore\, n. [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. [?], [?]; cf. F. hell[82]bore, ell[82]bore.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Helleborus}) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. {H. niger} is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. {H. officinalis} was the officinal hellebore of the ancients. 2. (Bot.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus {Veratrum}, especially {V. album} and {V. viride}, both called {white hellebore}.
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Helleborein \Hel`lebo"rein\, n. (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.
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Helleborin \Helleb"orin\ (? [or] ?), n. (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also {elleborin}.
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Helleborism \Hel"leborism\, n. The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.
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Bear's-foot \Bear's"-foot`\ (-f[oocr]t`), n. (Bot.) A species of hellebore ({Helleborus f[d2]tidus}), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic.
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Setterwort \Set"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.) The bear's-foot ({Helleborus f[oe]tidus}); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also {pegroots}. --Dr. Prior.
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Helper \Help"er\, n. One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves; as, a lay helper in a parish. Thou art the helper of the fatherless. --Ps. x. 14. Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. --Dr. H. More.
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Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer. Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.] Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California partridge ({Callipepla Californica}). 3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.] {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China and the East Indies. {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.] {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa ({Francolinus pictus}). {Partridge berry}. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]}, having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria procumbens}); also, the plant itself. {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under {Mountain}. {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States. {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of the partridge. {Partridge wood} (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}. Called also {pheasant wood}. (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note. {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia. {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}. {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hill \Hill\, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain. Every mountain and hill shall be made low. --Is. xl. 4. 2. The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See {Hill}, v. t. 3. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes. [U. S.] {Hill ant} (Zo[94]l.), a common ant ({Formica rufa}), of Europe and America, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its nests. {Hill myna} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of birds of India, of the genus {Gracula}, and allied to the starlings. They are easily taught to speak many words. [Written also {hill mynah}.] See {Myna}. {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a partridge of the genus {Aborophila}, of which numerous species in habit Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Hill tit} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small Asiatic singing birds of the family {Leiotrichid[91]}. Many are beautifully colored.
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Upland \Up"land\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman. {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}. {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover}, {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote}, {quaily}, and {uplander}. {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
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Hole \Hole\, n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan. huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. h[86]l, Icel. hola; prob. from the root of AS. helan to conceal. See {Hele}, {Hell}, and cf. {Hold} of a ship.] 1. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure. The holes where eyes should be. --Shak. The blind walls Were full of chinks and holes. --Tennyson. The priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid. --2 Kings xii. 9. 2. An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation. --Dryden. The foxes have holes, . . . but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. --Luke ix. 58. Syn: Hollow; concavity; aperture; rent; fissure; crevice; orifice; interstice; perforation; excavation; pit; cave; den; cell. {Hole and corner}, clandestine, underhand. [Colloq.] [bd]The wretched trickery of hole and corner buffery.[b8] --Dickens. {Hole board} (Fancy Weaving), a board having holes through which cords pass which lift certain warp threads; -- called also {compass board}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holophrastic \Hol`o*phras"tic\, a. [Holo + Gr. [?] to speak: cf. F. holophrastique.] Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.
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]:
Hulver \Hul"ver\, n. [OE. hulfere; prob. akin to E. holly.] Holly, an evergreen shrub or tree.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Halbur, IA (city, FIPS 33645) Location: 42.00550 N, 94.97143 W Population (1990): 215 (86 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51444
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Haleburg, AL (town, FIPS 32656) Location: 31.41086 N, 85.13867 W Population (1990): 97 (52 housing units) Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Hall Park, OK (town, FIPS 32100) Location: 35.24007 N, 97.40680 W Population (1990): 1090 (359 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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Helper, UT (city, FIPS 34530) Location: 39.68968 N, 110.85910 W Population (1990): 2148 (1044 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84526
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Hilbert, WI (village, FIPS 34575) Location: 44.14005 N, 88.15915 W Population (1990): 1211 (475 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54129
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Hillburn, NY (village, FIPS 34660) Location: 41.12723 N, 74.17042 W Population (1990): 892 (305 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10931
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holabird, SD Zip code(s): 57540
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holbrook, AZ (city, FIPS 33280) Location: 34.91284 N, 110.15523 W Population (1990): 4686 (1814 housing units) Area: 15.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 86025 Holbrook, ID Zip code(s): 83243 Holbrook, MA (CDP, FIPS 30420) Location: 42.14778 N, 71.00709 W Population (1990): 11041 (4040 housing units) Area: 19.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02343 Holbrook, NE (village, FIPS 22605) Location: 40.30386 N, 100.01044 W Population (1990): 233 (136 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68948 Holbrook, NY (CDP, FIPS 35056) Location: 40.79258 N, 73.07076 W Population (1990): 25273 (7630 housing units) Area: 17.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11741 Holbrook, PA Zip code(s): 15341
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Holly Park, CA Zip code(s): 90250
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Hulbert, OK (town, FIPS 36400) Location: 35.93146 N, 95.14298 W Population (1990): 499 (222 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74441
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hulberton, NY Zip code(s): 14470