Hylobatidae : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   half a dozen
         n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn:
               {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a
               dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}, {hexad}]

English Dictionary: Hylobatidae	by the DICT Development Group
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half boot n a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: buskin, combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot]
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half dollar n a United States coin worth half of a dollar [syn: {half dollar}, fifty-cent piece]
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half door n an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently Synonym(s): Dutch door, half door
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half dozen adj denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units Synonym(s): six, 6, vi, half dozen, half-dozen
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half hatchet n a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other
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half hitch n a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
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half title n a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book Synonym(s): half title, bastard title
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half track n a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military a track that goes around only rear wheels
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half-dozen adj denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units Synonym(s): six, 6, vi, half dozen, half-dozen
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half-term n a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term"
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half-timber adj having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in Tudor architecture Synonym(s): half-timber, half-timbered
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half-timbered adj having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in Tudor architecture Synonym(s): half-timber, half-timbered
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half-time adv for less than the standard number of hours; "he works part-time" Synonym(s): half-time, part-time Antonym(s): full- time adj involving half the standard or customary time for an activity; "he had two years of half-time training"
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half-track adj having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front; "half-track armored vehicles" Synonym(s): half-track, half-tracked
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half-tracked adj having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front; "half-track armored vehicles" Synonym(s): half-track, half-tracked
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half-truth n a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
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half-wit n a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard] a stupid incompetent person Synonym(s): dimwit, nitwit, half- wit, doofus
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half-witted adj retarded in intellectual development [syn: backward, half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded]
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halftime n an intermission between the first and second half of a game
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halftone n a print obtained from photoengraving an engraving used to reproduce an illustration Synonym(s): halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving
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halftone engraving n an engraving used to reproduce an illustration [syn: halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving]
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halibut n lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes Synonym(s): halibut, holibut
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halibut-liver oil n a fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
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halophyte n plant growing naturally in very salty soil
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hayloft n a loft in a barn where hay is stored [syn: hayloft, haymow, mow]
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Helipterum n genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma Synonym(s): Helipterum, genus Helipterum
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Helipterum manglesii n Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum Synonym(s): Swan River everlasting, rhodanthe, Rhodanthe manglesii, Helipterum manglesii
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help desk n a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network Synonym(s): help desk, helpdesk
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help out v be of help, as in a particular situation of need; "Can you help out tonight with the dinner guests?"
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helpdesk n a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network Synonym(s): help desk, helpdesk
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Helvetica n a typeface in which characters have no serifs [syn: {sans serif}, Helvetica]
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holibut n marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes Synonym(s): halibut, holibut
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holophyte n an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis
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holophytic adj obtaining nourishment as green plants do [ant: holozoic]
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Holy Father n the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome]
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Hylobates n gibbons Synonym(s): Hylobates, genus Hylobates
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Hylobates lar n smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies Synonym(s): gibbon, Hylobates lar
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Hylobates syndactylus n large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web Synonym(s): siamang, Hylobates syndactylus, Symphalangus syndactylus
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Hylobatidae n used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae Synonym(s): Hylobatidae, family Hylobatidae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Half tone \Half tone\, [or] Half-tone \Half"-tone`\, n. 1. (Fine Arts) (a) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light. (b) A half-tone photo-engraving. 2. (Music) A half step.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Half-boot \Half"-boot`\, n. A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See {Cocker}, and {Congress boot}, under {Congress}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of vessels having more than one. {Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where the hammocks of the crew are swung. {Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers are placed. {Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to stern. {Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun deck. {Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin. {Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck, usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull. {Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are stowed, usually below the water line. {Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the mizzenmast aft. {Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one. {Spar deck}. (a) Same as the upper deck. (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck. {Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from stem to stern. 2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat. 3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car. 4. A pack or set of playing cards. The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak. 5. A heap or store. [Obs.] Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck. --Massinger. {Between decks}. See under {Between}. {Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower chords, between the girders. {Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof construction. {Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony. {Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but not expected to go aloft. {Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the roof. {Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not surmounted by parapet walls. {Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the deck is framed. {To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for action. {To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.
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Half-deck \Half"-deck`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shell of the genus {Crepidula}; a boat shell. See {Boat shell}. 2. See {Half deck}, under {Deck}.
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Half-decked \Half"-decked`\, a. Partially decked. The half-decked craft . . . used by the latter Vikings. --Elton.
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Half-hatched \Half"-hatched`\, a. Imperfectly hatched; as, half-hatched eggs. --Gay.
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Half-timbered \Half"-tim`bered\, a. (Arch.) Constructed of a timber frame, having the spaces filled in with masonry; -- said of buildings.
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Half tone \Half tone\, [or] Half-tone \Half"-tone`\, n. 1. (Fine Arts) (a) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light. (b) A half-tone photo-engraving. 2. (Music) A half step.
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Half-tone \Half"-tone`\, a. Having, consisting of, or pertaining to, half tones; specif. (Photo-engraving), pertaining to or designating plates, processes, or the pictures made by them, in which gradation of tone in the photograph is reproduced by a graduated system of dotted and checkered spots, usually nearly invisible to the unaided eye, produced by the interposition between the camera and the object of a screen. The name alludes to the fact that this process was the first that was practically successful in reproducing the half tones of the photograph.
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Half-tounue \Half"-tounue`\ (-t[ucr]ng`), n. (O. Law) A jury, for the trial of a foreigner, composed equally of citizens and aliens.
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Half-wit \Half"-wit`\, n. A foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce. --Dryden.
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Half-witted \Half"-wit`ted\, a. Weak in intellect; silly.
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Halibut \Hal"i*but\ (?;277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See {Holy}, {Holiday}.] (Zo[94]l.) A large, northern, marine flatfish ({Hippoglossus vulgaris}), of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish. [Written also {holibut}.]
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Halophyte \Hal"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + [?] a plant.] (Bot.) A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.
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Halved \Halved\, a. Appearing as if one side, or one half, were cut away; dimidiate.
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Halve \Halve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Halving}.] [From {Half}.] 1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of. So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin soul that halves their own. --M. Arnold. 2. (Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
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Haulabout \Haul"a*bout`\, n. A bargelike vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers.
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Hayloft \Hay"loft`\ (?; 115), n. A loft or scaffold for hay.
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Heelpath \Heel"path`\, n. [So called with a play upon the words tow and toe.] The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath; berm. [U. S.] The Cowles found convenient spiles sunk in the heelpath. --The Century.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Help \Help\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helped}(Obs. imp. {Holp}, p. p. {Holpen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Helping}.] [AS. helpan; akin to OS. helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hj[be]lpa, Sw. hjelpa, Dan. hielpe, Goth. hilpan; cf. Lith. szelpti, and Skr. klp to be fitting.] 1. To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, [bd]Help me scale yon balcony.[b8] --Longfellow. 2. To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison. [bd]God help, poor souls, how idly do they talk![b8] --Shak. 3. To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object. [bd]To help him of his blindness.[b8]
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Helve \Helve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Helving}.] To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Green \Green\ (gren), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green. O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton. 3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural. In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers. --Pope. 4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food. 5. Any substance or pigment of a green color. {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green; -- called also {Helvetia green}. {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}. {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green in composition. {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper. {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}. {Emerald green}. (Chem.) (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green}, {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green}, {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate. (b) See {Paris green} (below). {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially of a basic hydrate of chromium. {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff, obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow luster; -- called also {light-green}. {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}. {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a. {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis green}. {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green}, {nereid green}, or {emerald green}.
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Helvetian \Hel*ve"tian\, a. Same as {Helvetic}. -- n. A Swiss; a Switzer.
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Helvetic \Hel*ve"tic\, a. [L. Helveticus, fr. Helvetii the Helvetii.] Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions; as, the Helvetic confederacy; Helvetic states.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helvine \Hel"vine\, Helvite \Hel"vite\, n. [L. helvus of a light bay color.] (Min.) A mineral of a yellowish color, consisting chiefly of silica, glucina, manganese, and iron, with a little sulphur.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halibut \Hal"i*but\ (?;277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See {Holy}, {Holiday}.] (Zo[94]l.) A large, northern, marine flatfish ({Hippoglossus vulgaris}), of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish. [Written also {holibut}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holibut \Hol"i*but\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Halibut}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halibut \Hal"i*but\ (?;277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See {Holy}, {Holiday}.] (Zo[94]l.) A large, northern, marine flatfish ({Hippoglossus vulgaris}), of the family {Pleuronectid[91]}. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish. [Written also {holibut}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holibut \Hol"i*but\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Halibut}.
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Holophotal \Hol`o*pho"tal\, a. [Holo + Gr. [?], [?], light.] (Opt.) Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.
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Holophote \Hol"o*phote\, n. A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction; -- used in lighthouses.
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Holophytic \Hol`o*phyt"ic\, a. [Holo + Gr.[?] a plant.] Wholly or distinctively vegetable. {Holophytic nutrition}, that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic acid, ammonia, and nitrates are absorbed as food, in distinction from the animal mode of nutrition, by the ingestion of albuminous matter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holophytic \Hol`o*phyt"ic\, a. [Holo + Gr.[?] a plant.] Wholly or distinctively vegetable. {Holophytic nutrition}, that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic acid, ammonia, and nitrates are absorbed as food, in distinction from the animal mode of nutrition, by the ingestion of albuminous matter.
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]:
Hylobate \Hy"lo*bate\, n. [Gr. [?] one that walks or inhabits the woods: [?] a wood + [?] to go.] (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus {Hylobates}; a gibbon, or long-armed ape. See {Gibbon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hoolock \Hoo"lock\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small black gibbon ({Hylobates hoolock}), found in the mountains of Assam.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lar \Lar\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), found in Burmah. Called also {white-handed gibbon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: The white-handed gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), the crowned ({H. pilatus}), the wou-wou or singing gibbon ({H. agilis}), the siamang, and the hoolock. are the most common species.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yuen \Yu"en\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The crowned gibbon ({Hylobates pileatus}), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called also {wooyen}, and {wooyen ape}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Siamang \[d8]Si"a*mang`\, n. [Malay si[be]mang.] (Zool.) A gibbon ({Hylobates syndactylus}), native of Sumatra. It has the second and third toes partially united by a web.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hylopathism \Hylop"athism\, n. [Gr. [?] matter + [?], [?], to suffer.] The doctrine that matter is sentient. --Krauth-Fleming.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hylopathist \Hylop"athist\, n. One who believes in hylopathism.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Halibut Cove, AK (CDP, FIPS 31270) Location: 59.58722 N, 151.23766 W Population (1990): 78 (93 housing units) Area: 18.6 sq km (land), 12.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Helvetia, WV Zip code(s): 26224
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
half-duplex (hdx, from {telegraphy}) 1. A type of communication channel using a single circuit which can carry data in either direction but not both directions at once. Compare: {simplex}, {full-duplex}. 2. An obsolete term for {local echo}. (2001-07-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
halftone The reproducion of {greyscale} {images} using dots of a single shade but varying size to simulate the different shades of grey. {Laser printers} that cannot print different sized dots, halftones are produced by varying the numbers of dots in a given area. This process is also used to produce a black and white version of a colour original using shades of grey in place of colours. See also {device independent bitmap}. (1996-09-20)