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   hackberry
         n 1: any of various trees of the genus Celtis having
               inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn:
               {hackberry}, {nettle tree}]
         2: small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits;
            southern United States [syn: {sugarberry}, {hackberry}]

English Dictionary: high-pressure	by the DICT Development Group
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hagberry n small cherry much liked by birds
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hagberry tree n small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry Synonym(s): hagberry tree, European bird cherry, common bird cherry, Prunus padus
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hash over v go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn: retrograde, rehash, hash over]
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hawk's-beard n any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere Synonym(s): hawk's-beard, hawk's-beards
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hawk's-beards n any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere Synonym(s): hawk's-beard, hawk's-beards
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haze over v make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" Synonym(s): obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
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Hesperian adj denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture" Synonym(s): occidental, Hesperian
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Hesperides n (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera Synonym(s): Hesperides, Atlantides
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Hesperiphona n evening grosbeak [syn: Hesperiphona, {genus Hesperiphona}]
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Hesperiphona vespertina n North American grosbeak [syn: evening grosbeak, Hesperiphona vespertina]
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Hesperis n biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers Synonym(s): Hesperis, genus Hesperis
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Hesperis matronalis n long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America Synonym(s): damask violet, Dame's violet, sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis
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Hesperus n a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky Synonym(s): evening star, Hesperus, Vesper
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high bar n gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends Synonym(s): horizontal bar, high bar
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high brass n brass with 35% zinc
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high frequency n 3 to 30 megahertz Synonym(s): high frequency, HF a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches Synonym(s): high pitch, high frequency Antonym(s): low frequency, low pitch
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high priest n a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz" a senior clergyman and dignitary Synonym(s): archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate
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high profile n a position attracting much attention and publicity
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high-performance adj modified to give superior performance; "a high- performance car"
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high-power adj vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" Synonym(s): high-octane, high-powered, high-power, high- voltage, high-energy
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high-powered adj vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" Synonym(s): high-octane, high-powered, high-power, high- voltage, high-energy (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification; "a high-powered microscope"
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high-pressure adj aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman" Synonym(s): hard-hitting, high-pressure
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high-priced adj having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" Synonym(s): costly, dear(p), high- priced, pricey, pricy
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high-principled adj having high principles
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high-protein diet n a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass
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highboard n a high diving board
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highborn adj belonging to the peerage; "the princess and her coroneted companions"; "the titled classes" Synonym(s): coroneted, highborn, titled
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highbrow adj highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic" Synonym(s): highbrow, highbrowed n a person of intellectual or erudite tastes
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highbrowed adj highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic" Synonym(s): highbrow, highbrowed
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House of Burgesses n the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
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house of prayer n any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn: place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship]
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house of prostitution n a building where prostitutes are available [syn: whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house]
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House of Representatives n the lower legislative house of the United States Congress Synonym(s): United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, US House of Representatives, House of Representatives, U.S. House, US House
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House of War n areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted Synonym(s): Dar al-harb, House of War
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house of worship n any building where congregations gather for prayer [syn: place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship]
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House of York n the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose Synonym(s): York, House of York
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house party n a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house
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house-proud adj proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep
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housebreak v train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house [syn: housebreak, house-train]
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housebreaker n a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house Synonym(s): housebreaker, cat burglar a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker" Synonym(s): housewrecker, housebreaker
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housebreaking n trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent Synonym(s): housebreaking, break-in, breaking and entering
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housebroken adj (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place; "housebroken pets"; "`house-trained' is chiefly British" Synonym(s): housebroken, house-trained
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housewifery n the work of a housewife
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible. {Edible bird's nest}. See {Bird's nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[94]l.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab ({Callinectes hastatus}). See {Crab}. {Edible frog} (Zo[94]l.), the common European frog ({Rana esculenta}), used as food. {Edible snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail used as food, esp. {Helix pomatia} and {H. aspersa} of Europe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hackberry \Hack"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) A genus of trees ({Celtis}) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. {C. occidentalis} is common in the Eastern United States. --Gray.
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Hagberry \Hag"ber"ry\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Prunus} ({P. Padus}); the bird cherry. [Scot.]
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Hagborn \Hag"born`\, a. Born of a hag or witch. --Shak.
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Heck \Heck\, n. [See {Hatch} a half door.] [Written also {hack}.] 1. The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.] 2. A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.] 3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also {heck door}. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 4. A latticework contrivance for catching fish. 5. (Weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine. 6. A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.] {Half heck}, the lower half of a door. {Heck board}, the loose board at the bottom or back of a cart. {Heck} {box [or] frame}, that which carries the heck in warping.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hesper \Hes"per\, n. [See {Hesperian}.] The evening; Hesperus.
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Hesperetin \Hesper"etin\, n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance having a sweetish taste, obtained by the decomposition of hesperidin, and regarded as a complex derivative of caffeic acid.
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d8Urbicol91 \[d8]Urbic"ol[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. urbs, urbis, a city + colere to inhabit.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive family of butterflies, including those known as skippers ({Hesperiad[91]}).
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Hesperian \Hespe"rian\, a. [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the evening star, Gr. [?] evening, [?] [?] the evening star. Cf. {Vesper}.] Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] --Milton.
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Hesperian \Hespe"rian\, n. A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] --J. Barlow.
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Hesperian \Hespe"rian\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called {Hesperid[91]}, or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous species of {Hesperid[91]}; a skipper.
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Hesperid \Hes"per*id\, a. & n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as 3d {Hesperian}.
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Hesperidene \Hesper"idene\, n. [See {Hesperidium}.] (Chem.) An isomeric variety of terpene from orange oil.
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Hesperidin \Hesper"idin\, n. [See {Hesperidium}.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
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Damewort \Dame"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A cruciferrous plant ({Hesperis matronalis}), remarkable for its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; -- called also {rocket} and {dame's violet}. --Loudon.
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Desert \Des"ert\, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. d[82]sert. See 2d {Desert}.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. He . . . went aside privately into a desert place. --Luke ix. 10. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Gray. {Desert flora} (Bot.), the assemblage of plants growing naturally in a desert, or in a dry and apparently unproductive place. {Desert hare} (Zo[94]l.), a small hare ({Lepus sylvaticus}, var. Arizon[91]) inhabiting the deserts of the Western United States. {Desert mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American mouse ({Hesperomys eremicus}), living in the Western deserts.
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Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[ocr]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half. 2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below. 3. Cloth made of cotton. Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry; cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick. {Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2. {Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel. {Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by Eli Whitney. {Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton. {Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops. {Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally Asiatic, is {G. herbaceum}. {Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton. {Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}), covered with a white substance resembling cotton. {Cotton scale} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton plant. {Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant. {Cotton stainer} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hemipterous insect ({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}. {Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made wholly of cotton. {Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills. {Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state. {Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and {Southern army worm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deer \Deer\ (d[emac]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal, wild animal, AS. de[a2]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G. thier, tier, Icel. d[df]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of unknown origin. [fb]71.] 1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak. The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne MS. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A ruminant of the genus {Cervus}, of many species, and of related genera of the family {Cervid[91]}. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison. Note: The deer hunted in England is {Cervus elaphus}, called also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {C. dama}; the common American deer is {C. Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North America is {C. Columbianus}; and the mule deer of the same region is {C. macrotis}. See {Axis}, {Fallow deer}, {Mule deer}, {Reindeer}. Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying, deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc. {Deer mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the white-footed mouse ({Hesperomys leucopus}) of America. {Small deer}, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the first definition, above.) [bd]Minor critics . . . can find leisure for the chase of such small deer.[b8] --G. P. Marsh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. {Mice} (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus, AS. m[umac]s, pl. m[ymac]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. & Icel. m[umac]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr. my^s, Skr. m[umac]sh mouse, mush to steal. [fb]277. Cf. {Muscle}, {Musk}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus {Mus} and various related genera of the family {Murid[91]}. The common house mouse ({Mus musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse ({Hesperomys leucopus}) sometimes lives in houses. See {Dormouse}, {Meadow mouse}, under {Meadow}, and {Harvest mouse}, under {Harvest}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Odontolcae \[d8]O`don*tol"cae\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + [?] a furrow.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes {Hesperornis}, and allied genera. See {Hesperornis}. [Written also {Odontholcae}, and {Odontoholcae}.]
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Venus \Ve"nus\, n. [L. Venus, -eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients {Lucifer}; as the evening star, {Hesperus}. 3. (Alchem.) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus. [Archaic] 4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {Venus} or family {Venerid[91]}. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food. {Venus's basin} (Bot.), the wild teasel; -- so called because the connate leaf bases form a kind of receptacle for water, which was formerly gathered for use in the toilet. Also called {Venus's bath}. {Venus's basket} (Zo[94]l.), an elegant, cornucopia-shaped, hexactinellid sponge ({Euplectella speciosa}) native of the East Indies. It consists of glassy, transparent, siliceous fibers interwoven and soldered together so as to form a firm network, and has long, slender, divergent anchoring fibers at the base by means of which it stands erect in the soft mud at the bottom of the sea. Called also {Venus's flower basket}, and {Venus's purse}. {Venus's comb}. (a) (Bot.) Same as {Lady's comb}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A species of {Murex} ({M. tenuispinus}). It has a long, tubular canal, with a row of long, slender spines along both of its borders, and rows of similar spines covering the body of the shell. Called also {Venus's shell}. {Venus's fan} (Zo[94]l.), a common reticulated, fanshaped gorgonia ({Gorgonia flabellum}) native of Florida and the West Indies. When fresh the color is purple or yellow, or a mixture of the two. {Venus's flytrap}. (Bot.) See {Flytrap}, 2. {Venus's girdle} (Zo[94]l.), a long, flat, ribbonlike, very delicate, transparent and iridescent ctenophore ({Cestum Veneris}) which swims in the open sea. Its form is due to the enormous development of two spheromeres. See Illust. in Appendix. {Venus's hair} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful fern ({Adiantum Capillus-Veneris}) having a slender, black and shining stem and branches. {Venus's hair stone} (Min.), quartz penetrated by acicular crystals of rutile. {Venus's looking-glass} (Bot.), an annual plant of the genus {Specularia} allied to the bellflower; -- also called {lady's looking-glass}. {Venus's navelwort} (Bot.), any one of several species of {Omphalodes}, low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or white flowers. {Venus's pride} (Bot.), an old name for Quaker ladies. See under {Quaker}. {Venus's purse}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Venus's basket}, above. {Venus's shell}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of Cypr[91]a; a cowrie. (b) Same as {Venus's comb}, above. (c) Same as {Venus}, 4. {Venus's slipper}. (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Cypripedium}. See {Lady's slipper}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any heteropod shell of the genus {Carinaria}. See {Carinaria}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [d6]fnung. See {even}, n., and cf. {Eve}.] 1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum. In the ascending scale Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose. --Milton. Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the United States, the afternoon is called evening. --Bartlett. 2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory. Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. [bd]Evening Prayer.[b8] --Shak. {Evening flower} (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants ({Hesperantha}) from the Cape of Good Hope, with sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which expand in the evening. {Evening grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), an American singing bird ({Coccothraustes vespertina}) having a very large bill. Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called because it sings in the evening. {Evening primrose}. See under {Primrose}. {The evening star}, the bright star of early evening in the western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically, the planet Venus; -- called also {Vesper} and {Hesperus}. During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also evening stars. See {Morning Star}.
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(e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble. Both meet to hear and answer such high things. --Shak. Plain living and high thinking are no more. --Wordsworth. (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price. If they must be good at so high a rate, they know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South. (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense. An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin. --Prov. xxi. 4. His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot. --Clarendon. 3. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc. High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser. High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies. --Baker. 4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high. 5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, a high note. 6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as [emac] ([emac]ve), [oomac] (f[oomac]d). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11. {High admiral}, the chief admiral. {High altar}, the principal altar in a church. {High and dry}, out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached. {High and mighty} arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.] {High art}, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all meretricious display. {High bailiff}, the chief bailiff. {High Church}, [and] {Low Church}, two ecclesiastical parties in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See {Broad Church}. {High constable} (Law), a chief of constabulary. See {Constable}, n., 2. {High commission court},a court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse of its powers it was abolished in 1641. {High day} (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31. {High festival} (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full ceremonial. {High German}, [or] {High Dutch}. See under {German}. {High jinks}, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry; wild sport. [Colloq.] [bd]All the high jinks of the county, when the lad comes of age.[b8] --F. Harrison. {High latitude} (Geog.), one designated by the higher figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator. {High life}, life among the aristocracy or the rich. {High liver}, one who indulges in a rich diet. {High living}, a feeding upon rich, pampering food. {High Mass}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Mass}. {High milling}, a process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding. {High noon}, the time when the sun is in the meridian. {High place} (Script.), an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. {High priest}. See in the Vocabulary. {High relief}. (Fine Arts) See {Alto-rilievo}. {High school}. See under {School}. {High seas} (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty, usually distant three miles or more from the coast line. --Wharton. {High steam}, steam having a high pressure. {High steward}, the chief steward. {High tea}, tea with meats and extra relishes. {High tide}, the greatest flow of the tide; high water. {High time}. (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion. (b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal. [Slang] {High treason}, treason against the sovereign or the state, the highest civil offense. See {Treason}. Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W. {High water}, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also, the time of such elevation. {High-water mark}. (a) That line of the seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water. (b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of fresh water, as in time of freshet. {High-water shrub} (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. {High wine}, distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol; -- usually in the plural. {To be on a high horse}, to be on one's dignity; to bear one's self loftily. [Colloq.] {With a high hand}. (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. [bd]The children of Israel went out with a high hand.[b8] --Ex. xiv. 8. (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. [bd]They governed the city with a high hand.[b8] --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious; proud; violent; full; dear. See {Tall}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High priest \High" priest`\ (Eccl.) A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Highborn \High"born`\, a. Of noble birth. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-bred \High"-bred`\, a. Bred in high life; of pure blood. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-pressure \High"-pres`sure\ (?; 135), a. 1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc. 2. Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or social life. {High-pressure engine}, an engine in which steam at high pressure is used. It may be either a condensing or a noncondensing engine. Formerly the term was used only of the latter. See {Steam engine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-pressure \High"-pres`sure\ (?; 135), a. 1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc. 2. Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or social life. {High-pressure engine}, an engine in which steam at high pressure is used. It may be either a condensing or a noncondensing engine. Formerly the term was used only of the latter. See {Steam engine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steam \Steam\, n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[a0]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. [?] to erect, [?] a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The elastic, a[89]riform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor. 2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so called in popular usage. 3. Any exhalation. [bd]A steam og rich, distilled perfumes.[b8] --Milton. {Dry steam}, steam which does not contain water held in suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to superheated steam. {Exhaust steam}. See under {Exhaust}. {High steam}, [or] {High-pressure steam}, steam of which the pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere. {Low steam}, [or] {Low-pressure steam}, steam of which the pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above, that of the atmosphere. {Saturated steam}, steam at the temperature of the boiling point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also applied to {wet steam}. {Superheated steam}, steam heated to a temperature higher than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water, and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged steam}, {anhydrous steam}, and {steam gas}. {Wet steam}, steam which contains water held in suspension mechanically; -- called also {misty steam}. Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived from steam, in distinction from other sources of power; as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc. {Steam blower}. (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire. (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine. {Steam boiler}, a boiler for producing steam. See {Boiler}, 3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues, which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler, enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g the safety value; hthe water gauge. {Steam car}, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a locomotive. {Steam carriage}, a carriage upon wheels moved on common roads by steam. {Steam casing}. See {Steam jacket}, under {Jacket}. {Steam chest}, the box or chamber from which steam is distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump, etc., and which usually contains one or more values; -- called also {valve chest}, and {valve box}. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under {Slide}. {Steam chimney}, an annular chamber around the chimney of a boiler furnace, for drying steam. {Steam coil}, a coil of pipe, or collection of connected pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying, etc. {Steam colors} (Calico Printing), colors in which the chemical reaction fixed the coloring matter in the fiber is produced by steam. {Steam cylinder}, the cylinder of a steam engine, which contains the piston. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under {Slide}. {Steam dome} (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the boiler, from which steam is conduced to the engine. See Illust. of Steam boiler, above. {Steam fire engine}, a fire engine consisting of a steam boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine, combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling. {Steam fitter}, a fitter of steam pipes. {Steam fitting}, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter; also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes. {Steam gas}. See {Superheated steam}, above. {Steam gauge}, an instrument for indicating the pressure of the steam in a boiler. The {mercurial steam gauge} is a bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which is connected with the boiler while the other is open to the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the mercury in the long limb of the tume to a height proportioned to that pressure. A more common form, especially for high pressures, consists of a spring pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube, closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or a mass of confined air, etc. {Steam gun}, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles may be thrown by the elastic force of steam. {Steam hammer}, a hammer for forging, which is worked directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end of the cylinder. {Steam heater}. (a) A radiator heated by steam. (b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator, piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam. {Steam jacket}. See under {Jacket}. {Steam packet}, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and running periodically between certain ports. {Steam pipe}, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine. {Steam plow} [or] {plough}, a plow, or gang of plows, moved by a steam engine. {Steam port}, an opening for steam to pass through, as from the steam chest into the cylinder. {Steam power}, the force or energy of steam applied to produce results; power derived from a steam engine. {Steam propeller}. See {Propeller}. {Steam pump}, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is usually direct-acting. {Steam room} (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam. {Steam table}, a table on which are dishes heated by steam for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel, restaurant, etc. {Steam trap}, a self-acting device by means of which water that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will be discharged without permitting steam to escape. {Steam tug}, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling ships. {Steam vessel}, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship; -- a steamer. {Steam whistle}, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a warning signal. The steam issues from a narrow annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it, and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a common whistle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-priesthood \High"-priest`hood\, n. The office, dignity, or position of a high priest.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-priestship \High"-priest`ship\, n. High-priesthood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-principled \High"-prin`ci*pled\, a. Possessed of noble or honorable principles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-proof \High"-proof`\, a. 1. Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits. 2. So as to stand any test. [bd]We are high-proof melancholy.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hogframe \Hog"frame`\, n. (Steam Vessels) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also {hogging frame}, and {hogback}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hog \Hog\, n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera of {Suid[91]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of {S. scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow. Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus Indicus}. 2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.] 3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.] 4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water. --Totten. 5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made. {Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground}, etc. {Hog caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the green grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk moth}. {Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine, attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.) {Hog deer} (Zo[94]l.), the axis deer. {Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}), yielding an aromatic gum. {Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year. {Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea. {Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias} ({S. lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies. {Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane. {Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}. {Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}. {Mexican hog} (Zo[94]l.), the peccary. {Water hog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Capybara}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peer \Peer\, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.] 1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate. In song he never had his peer. --Dryden. Shall they consort only with their peers? --I. Taylor. 2. A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate. He all his peers in beauty did surpass. --Spenser. 3. A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron; as, a peer of the realm. A noble peer of mickle trust and power. --Milton. {House of Peers}, {The Peers}, the British House of Lords. See {Parliament}. {Spiritual peers}, the bishops and archibishops, or lords spiritual, who sit in the House of Lords.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance. Their latest refuge Was to send him. --Shak. Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by terracing [?][?][?] story in danger of darkness. --Sir H. Wotton. {Cities of refuge} (Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed homicide without design. Of these there were three on each side of Jordan. --Josh. xx. {House of refuge}, a charitable institution for giving shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or tempted. Syn: Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Housebreaker \House"break`er\, n. One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Housebreaking \House"break`ing\, n. The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See {Burglary}, and {To break a house}, under {Break}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Housewifery \House"wif`er*y\, n. The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Howsoever \How`so*ev"er\, adj. & conj. [How + so + ever.] 1. In what manner soever; to whatever degree or extent; however. I am glad he's come, howsoever he comes. --Shak. 2. Although; though; however. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Huswifery \Hus"wife*ry\, n. The business of a housewife; female domestic economy and skill. --Tusser.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hackberry, LA (CDP, FIPS 32405) Location: 29.96828 N, 93.43384 W Population (1990): 1664 (774 housing units) Area: 213.0 sq km (land), 29.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70645 Hackberry, TX (town, FIPS 31715) Location: 33.15001 N, 96.91843 W Population (1990): 200 (92 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hasbrouck Height, NJ Zip code(s): 07604
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (borough, FIPS 30420) Location: 40.86080 N, 74.07418 W Population (1990): 11488 (4510 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hawk Springs, WY Zip code(s): 82217
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hay Springs, NE (village, FIPS 21730) Location: 42.68313 N, 102.68901 W Population (1990): 693 (346 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69347
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hesperia, CA (city, FIPS 33434) Location: 34.41907 N, 117.30240 W Population (1990): 50418 (17359 housing units) Area: 125.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92345 Hesperia, MI (village, FIPS 37860) Location: 43.56822 N, 86.04024 W Population (1990): 846 (357 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49421
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hesperus, CO Zip code(s): 81326
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
High Bridge, KY Zip code(s): 40390 High Bridge, NJ (borough, FIPS 31320) Location: 40.66837 N, 74.89572 W Population (1990): 3886 (1454 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08829 High Bridge, WI Zip code(s): 54846
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hosford, FL Zip code(s): 32334
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hospers, IA (city, FIPS 37290) Location: 43.07201 N, 95.90361 W Population (1990): 643 (264 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51238
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
HCPRVR "HCPRVR: An Interpreter for Logic Programs", D. Chester in Proc First Natl Conf on AI, Stanford, 1980.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) High performance computing includes scientific workstations, supercomputer systems, high speed networks, special purpose and experimental systems, the new generation of large scale parallel systems, and application and systems software with all components well integrated and linked over a high speed network. ["Grand Challenges 1993: High Performance Computing and Communications", Committee on Physical, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology.]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
High Performance File System (HPFS) The {native} {file system} for {IBM}'s {OS/2}. (1995-03-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
High Performance Fortran (HPF) A {data parallel} language extension to {Fortran 90} which provides a portable programming interface for a wide variety of target {platforms}. The original HPF language specification was produced by the High Performance Fortran Forum, a broad consortium of industry and academia, which met regularly throughout 1992 and early 1993. HPF {compilers} are now available on most commonly-used computing systems, and users are beginning to gain first hand experience with this language. The Forum has continued to meet in order to address advanced topics. {HPF+ at Vienna (http://www.par.univie.ac.at/hpf+/)}. ["High Performance Fortran: Status Report", G.L. Steele Jr , SIGPLAN Notices 28(1):1-4 (Jan 1993)]. (1996-09-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
High Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI, previously HPPI) A {connection-oriented}, point-to-point networking {standard} using {circuit-switching} technology at a speed of 800 Mbits/s or 1.6 Gbits/s (simplex or full-duplex). HIPPI is often used for short distances (up to 10km depending on cable type) to connect a {supercomputer} to {routers}, {frame buffers}, {mass-storage} peripherals and other computers. HIPPI was developed at {Los Alamos National Laboratory} and is now {ANSI} standard X3T9/88-127. Standards for interconnecting with {ATM}, {SONet}, and {fibre channel} are in development. {HIPPI Networking Forum (http://www.esscom.com/hnf)}. (1997-06-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
High Performance Routing (HPR) Routing designed to work in conjunction with {APPN} {Intermediate Session Routing} (ISR) network nodes. HPR nodes perform many of the same functions as ISR nodes. For example, HPR nodes use the same method of calculating routes based on the {Topology} Routing Service database and {class of service} tables. HPR nodes also supports such APPN features as connection networks and support for parallel {transmission groups} (TGs). In the HPR architecture, both partner nodes must support HPR for {RTP} connections to take place between the nodes. If one node supports HPR and the partner node does not, then the link will support ISR functionality only. ["APPN Architecture and Product Implementations Tutorial", IBM, GG24-3669-92]. (1997-05-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
High Performance Serial Bus (Or "{IEEE} 1394", "FireWire", "I-Link") A 1995 {Macintosh}/{IBM PC} serial bus interface standard offering high-speed communications and {isochronous} {real-time} data services. 1394 can transfer data between a computer and its {peripherals} at 100, 200, or 400 {Mbps}, with a planed increase to 2 {Gbps}. Cable length is limited to 4.5 m but up to 16 cables can be daisy-chained yielding a total length of 72 m. It can {daisy-chain} together up to 63 peripherals in a tree-like structure (as opposed to {SCSI}'s linear structure). It allows peer-to-peer device communication, such as communication between a {scanner} and a {printer}, to take place without using system memory or the {CPU}. It is designed to support {plug-and-play} and {hot swapping}. Its six-wire cable is not only more convenient than SCSI cables but can supply up to 60 watts of power, allowing low-consumption devices to operate without a separate power cord. Some expensive camcorders have included this bus since Autumn 1995. It is expected to be used to carry {SCSI}, with possible application to {home automation} using {repeaters}. See also {Universal Serial Bus}, {FC-AL}. (2000-09-03)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
High priest Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides those garments which he wore in common with all priests, there were four that were peculiar to himself as high priest: (1.) The "robe" of the ephod, all of blue, of "woven work," worn immediately under the ephod. It was without seam or sleeves. The hem or skirt was ornamented with pomegranates and golden bells, seventy-two of each in alternate order. The sounding of the bells intimated to the people in the outer court the time when the high priest entered into the holy place to burn incense before the Lord (Ex. 28). (2.) The "ephod" consisted of two parts, one of which covered the back and the other the breast, which were united by the "curious girdle." It was made of fine twined linen, and ornamented with gold and purple. Each of the shoulder-straps was adorned with a precious stone, on which the names of the twelve tribes were engraved. This was the high priest's distinctive vestment (1 Sam. 2:28; 14:3; 21:9; 23:6, 9; 30:7). (3.) The "breastplate of judgment" (Ex. 28:6-12, 25-28; 39:2-7) of "cunning work." It was a piece of cloth doubled, of one span square. It bore twelve precious stones, set in four rows of three in a row, which constituted the Urim and Thummim (q.v.). These stones had the names of the twelve tribes engraved on them. When the high priest, clothed with the ephod and the breastplate, inquired of the Lord, answers were given in some mysterious way by the Urim and Thummim (1 Sam. 14:3, 18, 19; 23:2, 4, 9, 11,12; 28:6; 2 Sam. 5:23). (4.) The "mitre," or upper turban, a twisted band of eight yards of fine linen coiled into a cap, with a gold plate in front, engraved with "Holiness to the Lord," fastened to it by a ribbon of blue. To the high priest alone it was permitted to enter the holy of holies, which he did only once a year, on the great Day of Atonement, for "the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest" (Heb. 9; 10). Wearing his gorgeous priestly vestments, he entered the temple before all the people, and then, laying them aside and assuming only his linen garments in secret, he entered the holy of holies alone, and made expiation, sprinkling the blood of the sin offering on the mercy seat, and offering up incense. Then resuming his splendid robes, he reappeared before the people (Lev. 16). Thus the wearing of these robes came to be identified with the Day of Atonement. The office, dress, and ministration of the high priest were typical of the priesthood of our Lord (Heb. 4:14; 7:25; 9:12, etc.). It is supposed that there were in all eighty-three high priests, beginning with Aaron (B.C. 1657) and ending with Phannias (A.D. 70). At its first institution the office of high priest was held for life (but comp. 1 Kings 2:27), and was hereditary in the family of Aaron (Num. 3:10). The office continued in the line of Eleazar, Aaron's eldest son, for two hundred and ninety-six years, when it passed to Eli, the first of the line of Ithamar, who was the fourth son of Aaron. In this line it continued to Abiathar, whom Solomon deposed, and appointed Zadok, of the family of Eleazar, in his stead (1 Kings 2:35), in which it remained till the time of the Captivity. After the Return, Joshua, the son of Josedek, of the family of Eleazar, was appointed to this office. After him the succession was changed from time to time under priestly or political influences.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hosea, Prophecies of This book stands first in order among the "Minor Prophets." "The probable cause of the location of Hosea may be the thoroughly national character of his oracles, their length, their earnest tone, and vivid representations." This was the longest of the prophetic books written before the Captivity. Hosea prophesied in a dark and melancholy period of Israel's history, the period of Israel's decline and fall. Their sins had brought upon them great national disasters. "Their homicides and fornication, their perjury and theft, their idolatry and impiety, are censured and satirized with a faithful severity." He was a contemporary of Isaiah. The book may be divided into two parts, the first containing chapters 1-3, and symbolically representing the idolatry of Israel under imagery borrowed from the matrimonial relation. The figures of marriage and adultery are common in the Old Testament writings to represent the spiritual relations between Jehovah and the people of Israel. Here we see the apostasy of Israel and their punishment, with their future repentance, forgiveness, and restoration. The second part, containing 4-14, is a summary of Hosea's discourses, filled with denunciations, threatenings, exhortations, promises, and revelations of mercy. Quotations from Hosea are found in Matt. 2:15; 9:15; 12:7; Rom. 9:25, 26. There are, in addition, various allusions to it in other places (Luke 23:30; Rev. 6:16, comp. Hos. 10:8; Rom. 9:25, 26; 1 Pet. 2:10, comp. Hos. 1:10, etc.). As regards the style of this writer, it has been said that "each verse forms a whole for itself, like one heavy toll in a funeral knell." "Inversions (7:8; 9:11, 13; 12: 8), anacolutha (9:6; 12:8, etc.), ellipses (9:4; 13:9, etc.), paranomasias, and plays upon words, are very characteristic of Hosea (8:7; 9:15; 10:5; 11:5; 12:11)."