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   Hail Mary
         n 1: a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her
               [syn: {Ave Maria}, {Hail Mary}]

English Dictionary: hell on earth by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hallmark
n
  1. a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark]
  2. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
    Synonym(s): authentication, hallmark, assay- mark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson
n
  1. United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
    Synonym(s): Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hell on earth
n
  1. any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";
    Synonym(s): hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hail \Hail\, interj. [See {Hail}, v. t.]
      An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or,
      occasionally, of familiar greeting. [bd]Hail, brave
      friend.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {All hail}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Hail Mary}, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman
            Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See {Ave
            Maria}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hall-mark \Hall"-mark`\, n.
      The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay
      offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles,
      attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word
      or phrase lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G.
      helm, Icel. hj[be]lm, and perh. to E. helve.]
      1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered,
            comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used
            of the tiller or wheel alone.
  
      2. The place or office of direction or administration.
            [bd]The helm of the Commonwealth.[b8] --Melmoth.
  
      3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman;
            hence, a guide; a director.
  
                     The helms o' the State, who care for you like
                     fathers.                                             --Shak.
  
      4. [Cf. {Helve}.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Helm amidships}, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in
            the same plane.
  
      {Helm aport}, when the tiller is borne over to the port side
            of the ship.
  
      {Helm astarboard}, when the tiller is borne to the starboard
            side.
  
      {Helm alee}, {Helm aweather}, when the tiller is borne over
            to the lee or to the weather side.
  
      {Helm hard alee} [or] {hard aport}, {hard astarboard}, etc.,
            when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.
  
      {Helm port}, the round hole in a vessel's counter through
            which the rudderstock passes.
  
      {Helm down}, helm alee.
  
      {Helm up}, helm aweather.
  
      {To ease the helm}, to let the tiller come more amidships, so
            as to lessen the strain on the rudder.
  
      {To feel the helm}, to obey it.
  
      {To right the helm}, to put it amidships.
  
      {To shift the helm}, to bear the tiller over to the
            corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.
            --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Helmer, IN
      Zip code(s): 46747

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hilmar, CA
      Zip code(s): 95324

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hilmar-Irwin, CA (CDP, FIPS 33861)
      Location: 37.40560 N, 120.85061 W
      Population (1990): 3392 (1154 housing units)
      Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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