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   hair care
         n 1: care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or
               curling or arranging the hair [syn: {hair care},
               {haircare}, {hairdressing}]

English Dictionary: horse wrangler	by the DICT Development Group
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hair curler n a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight" Synonym(s): curler, hair curler, roller, crimper
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hair grass n fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums Synonym(s): needle spike rush, needle rush, slender spike rush, hair grass, Eleocharis acicularis
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hair grease n a toiletry for the hair [syn: hairdressing, hair tonic, hair oil, hair grease]
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hair shirt n an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance
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hair-raiser n excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser" Synonym(s): hair-raiser, chiller
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hair-shirt adj self-sacrificing or austere [syn: hair-shirt, {hair- shirted}]
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hair-shirted adj self-sacrificing or austere [syn: hair-shirt, {hair- shirted}]
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haircare n care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair Synonym(s): hair care, haircare, hairdressing
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hairgrip n a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip" Synonym(s): bobby pin, hairgrip, grip
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hara-kiri n ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society Synonym(s): harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku
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harakiri n ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society Synonym(s): harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku
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harasser n a persistent tormentor a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army" Synonym(s): harasser, harrier
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Hare Krishna n worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy Synonym(s): Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON a chant to the Hindu god Krishna
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Hargreaves n English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778) [syn: Hargreaves, James Hargreaves]
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harikari n ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society Synonym(s): harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku
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hearsay rule n a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
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hierocracy n a ruling body composed of clergy
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hire car n a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" Synonym(s): car rental, hire car, rent-a-car, self-drive, u-drive, you-drive
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horse around v indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" Synonym(s): horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
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horse race n a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting
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horse racing n the sport of racing horses
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horse radish n coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root Synonym(s): horseradish, horse radish, red cole, Armoracia rusticana
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horse wrangler n a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses [syn: {horse wrangler}, wrangler]
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horse-race v compete in a horse race
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horsehair n hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery
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horsehair lichen n any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair Synonym(s): horsehair lichen, horsetail lichen
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horsehair wig n a wig made of horsehair; "the English judiciary wear their traditional horsehair wigs"
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horseradish n the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning Synonym(s): horseradish, horseradish root coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root Synonym(s): horseradish, horse radish, red cole, Armoracia rusticana grated horseradish root
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horseradish peroxidase n an enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies
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horseradish root n the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning Synonym(s): horseradish, horseradish root
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horseradish sauce n creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard [syn: horseradish sauce, sauce Albert]
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hour circle n a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hair grass \Hair" grass`\ (Bot.) A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the {Agrostis scabra}, and several species of {Aira} or {Deschampsia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hair \Hair\, n. [OE. her, heer, h[91]r, AS. h[aemac]r; akin to OFries, h[emac]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[amac]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[86]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body. 2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin. Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs. --Chaucer. And draweth new delights with hoary hairs. --Spenser. 3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth. 5. An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily ({Nuphar}). 6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm. 7. A haircloth. [Obc.] --Chaucer. 8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth. Note: Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as, hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin, hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair. {Against the hair}, in a rough and disagreeable manner; against the grain. [Obs.] [bd]You go against the hair of your professions.[b8] --Shak. {Hair bracket} (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead. {Hair cells} (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear. {Hair compass}, {Hair divider}, a compass or divider capable of delicate adjustment by means of a screw. {Hair glove}, a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin. {Hair lace}, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the head. --Swift. {Hair line}, a line made of hair; a very slender line. {Hair moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth which destroys goods made of hair, esp. {Tinea biselliella}. {Hair pencil}, a brush or fine hair, for painting; -- generally called by the name of the hair used; as, a camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil, etc. {Hair plate}, an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire. {Hair powder}, a white perfumed powder, as of flour or starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of the head, or on wigs. {Hair seal} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of eared seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion. {Hair seating}, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc. {Hair shirt}, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of horsehair, and worn as a penance. {Hair sieve}, a strainer with a haircloth bottom. {Hair snake}. See {Gordius}. {Hair space} (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in lines of type. {Hair stroke}, a delicate stroke in writing. {Hair trigger}, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a hair. --Farrow. {Not worth a hair}, of no value. {To a hair}, with the nicest distinction. {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stork \Stork\, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah, Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. [?] a vulture.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family {Ciconid[91]}, having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America, and belong to {Ciconia} and several allied genera. The European white stork ({Ciconia alba}) is the best known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork ({C. nigra}) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. {Black-necked stork}, the East Indian jabiru. {Hair-crested stork}, the smaller adjutant of India ({Leptoptilos Javanica}). {Giant stork}, the adjutant. {Marabou stork}. See {Marabou}. -- Saddle-billed stork, the African jabiru. See {Jabiru}. {Stork's bill} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Pelargonium}; -- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of the axis of the receptacle of its flower. See {Pelargonium}.
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Hara-kiri \Ha"ra-ki`ri\, n. [Jap., stomach cutting.] Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, {hari-kari}. --W. E. Griffis.
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Harasser \Har"ass*er\, n. One who harasses.
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Hare's-ear \Hare's"-ear`\, n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Bupleurum rotundifolium} ); -- so named from the shape of its leaves. --Dr. Prior.
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Box kite \Box kite\ A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia, which consist of two light rectangular boxes, or cells open on two sides, and fastened together horizontally. Called also {Hargrave, [or] cellular, kite}.
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Hara-kiri \Ha"ra-ki`ri\, n. [Jap., stomach cutting.] Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, {hari-kari}. --W. E. Griffis.
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Harikari \Ha"ri*ka`ri\, n. See {Hara-kiri}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hara-kiri \Ha"ra-ki`ri\, n. [Jap., stomach cutting.] Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, {hari-kari}. --W. E. Griffis.
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Harikari \Ha"ri*ka`ri\, n. See {Hara-kiri}.
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Harsh \Harsh\ (h[aum]rsh), a. [Compar. {Harsher} (-[etil]r); superl. {Harshest}.] [OE. harsk; akin to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. h[84]rsk; from the same source as E. hard. See {Hard}, a.] 1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.: (a) disagreeable to the touch. [bd]Harsh sand.[b8] --Boyle. (b) disagreeable to the taste. [bd]Berries harsh and crude.[b8] --Milton. (c) disagreeable to the ear. [bd]Harsh din.[b8] --Milton. 2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough. Clarence is so harsh, so blunt. --Shak. Though harsh the precept, yet the charmed. --Dryden. 3. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.
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Heresiarch \Her"esiarch\ (?; 277), n. [L. haeresiarcha, Gr. [?]; [?] heresy + [?] leader, [?] to lead: cf. F. h[82]r[82]siarque.] A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Heresiarchy \Her"esiarch`y\, n. A chief or great heresy. [R.] The book itself [the Alcoran] consists of heresiarchies against our blessed Savior. --Sir T. Herbert.
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Hierocracy \Hi`eroc"racy\, n. [Gr. "iero`s sacred + [?] to be strong, rule.] Government by ecclesiastics; a hierarchy. --Jefferson.
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Hierogram \Hi"erogram\, n. [Gr. "iero`s sacred + -gram.] A form of sacred or hieratic writing.
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Hierogrammatic \Hi`erogram"mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hi[82]rogrammatique.] Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing. --Bp. Warburton.
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Hierogrammatist \Hi`erogram"ma*tist\, n. [Cf. F. hi[82]rogrammatiste.] A writer of hierograms; also, one skilled in hieroglyphics. --Greenhill.
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Hierographic \Hi`erograph"ic\, Hierographical \Hi`erograph"ic*al\, a. [L. hierographicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. hi[82]rographique.] Of or pertaining to sacred writing.
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Hierographic \Hi`erograph"ic\, Hierographical \Hi`erograph"ic*al\, a. [L. hierographicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. hi[82]rographique.] Of or pertaining to sacred writing.
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Hierography \Hi`erog"raphy\, n. [Gr. [?]; "iero`s sacred + gra`fein to write: cf. F. hi[82]rographie.] Sacred writing. [R.] --Bailey.
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Hoarse \Hoarse\, a. [Compar. {Hoarser}, superl. {Hoarsest}.] [OE. hors, also hos, has, AS. h[be]s; akin to D. heesch, G. heiser, Icel. h[be]ss, Dan. h[91]s, Sw. hes. Cf. Prov. E. heazy.] 1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven. The hoarse resounding shore. --Dryden. 2. Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.
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Horography \Horog"raphy\, n. [Gr. [?] hour + -graphy: cf. F. horographie.] 1. An account of the hours. --Chaucer. 2. The art of constructing instruments for making the hours, as clocks, watches, and dials.
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3. Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished from foot. The armies were appointed, consisting of twenty-five thousand horse and foot. --Bacon. 4. A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc. 5. A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers were made to ride for punishment. 6. Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a horse; a hobby. 7. (Mining) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse -- said of a vein -- is to divide into branches for a distance. 8. (Naut.) (a) See {Footrope}, a. (b) A breastband for a leadsman. (c) An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon. (d) A jackstay. --W. C. Russell. --Totten. Note: Horse is much used adjectively and in composition to signify of, or having to do with, a horse or horses, like a horse, etc.; as, horse collar, horse dealer or horse[?]dealer, horsehoe, horse jockey; and hence, often in the sense of strong, loud, coarse, etc.; as, horselaugh, horse nettle or horse-nettle, horseplay, horse ant, etc. {Black horse}, {Blood horse}, etc. See under {Black}, etc. {Horse aloes}, caballine aloes. {Horse ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}); -- called also {horse emmet}. {Horse artillery}, that portion of the artillery in which the cannoneers are mounted, and which usually serves with the cavalry; flying artillery. {Horse balm} (Bot.), a strong-scented labiate plant ({Collinsonia Canadensis}), having large leaves and yellowish flowers. {Horse bean} (Bot.), a variety of the English or Windsor bean ({Faba vulgaris}), grown for feeding horses. {Horse boat}, a boat for conveying horses and cattle, or a boat propelled by horses. {Horse bot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Botfly}, and {Bots}. {Horse box}, a railroad car for transporting valuable horses, as hunters. [Eng.] {Horse} {breaker [or] trainer}, one employed in subduing or training horses for use. {Horse car}. (a) A railroad car drawn by horses. See under {Car}. (b) A car fitted for transporting horses. {Horse cassia} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Cassia Javanica}), bearing long pods, which contain a black, catharic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse medicine. {Horse cloth}, a cloth to cover a horse. {Horse conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large, spiral, marine shell of the genus Triton. See {Triton}. {Horse courser}. (a) One that runs horses, or keeps horses for racing. --Johnson. (b) A dealer in horses. [Obs.] --Wiseman. {Horse crab} (Zo[94]l.), the Limulus; -- called also {horsefoot}, {horsehoe crab}, and {king crab}. {Horse crevall[82]} (Zo[94]l.), the cavally.
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{Horse emmet} (Zo[94]l.), the horse ant. {Horse finch} (Zo[94]l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse gentian} (Bot.), fever root. {Horse iron} (Naut.), a large calking iron. {Horse latitudes}, a space in the North Atlantic famous for calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Horse mackrel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus}), found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the Mediterranean. (b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}). (c) The scad. (d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes, as the California hake, the black candlefish, the jurel, the bluefish, etc. {Horse marine} (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang] {Horse mussel} (Zo[94]l.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and America. {Horse nettle} (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the {Solanum Carolinense}. {Horse parsley}. (Bot.) See {Alexanders}. {Horse purslain} (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical America ({Trianthema monogymnum}). {Horse race}, a race by horses; a match of horses in running or trotting. {Horse racing}, the practice of racing with horses. {Horse railroad}, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States, called a {tramway}. {Horse run} (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power. {Horse sense}, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.] {Horse soldier}, a cavalryman. {Horse sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}). {Horse stinger} (Zo[94]l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse sugar} (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the United States ({Symplocos tinctoria}), whose leaves are sweet, and good for fodder. {Horse tick} (Zo[94]l.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and sucking their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, {horse louse}, and {forest fly}. {Horse vetch} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hippocrepis} ({H. comosa}), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; -- called also {horsehoe vetch}, from the peculiar shape of its pods. {Iron horse}, a locomotive. [Colloq.] {Salt horse}, the sailor's name for salt beef. {To look a gift horse in the mouth}, to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell. {To take horse}. (a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay. (b) To be covered, as a mare. (c) See definition 7 (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Horse emmet} (Zo[94]l.), the horse ant. {Horse finch} (Zo[94]l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse gentian} (Bot.), fever root. {Horse iron} (Naut.), a large calking iron. {Horse latitudes}, a space in the North Atlantic famous for calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Horse mackrel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus}), found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the Mediterranean. (b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}). (c) The scad. (d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes, as the California hake, the black candlefish, the jurel, the bluefish, etc. {Horse marine} (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang] {Horse mussel} (Zo[94]l.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and America. {Horse nettle} (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the {Solanum Carolinense}. {Horse parsley}. (Bot.) See {Alexanders}. {Horse purslain} (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical America ({Trianthema monogymnum}). {Horse race}, a race by horses; a match of horses in running or trotting. {Horse racing}, the practice of racing with horses. {Horse railroad}, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States, called a {tramway}. {Horse run} (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power. {Horse sense}, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.] {Horse soldier}, a cavalryman. {Horse sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}). {Horse stinger} (Zo[94]l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse sugar} (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the United States ({Symplocos tinctoria}), whose leaves are sweet, and good for fodder. {Horse tick} (Zo[94]l.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and sucking their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, {horse louse}, and {forest fly}. {Horse vetch} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hippocrepis} ({H. comosa}), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; -- called also {horsehoe vetch}, from the peculiar shape of its pods. {Iron horse}, a locomotive. [Colloq.] {Salt horse}, the sailor's name for salt beef. {To look a gift horse in the mouth}, to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell. {To take horse}. (a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay. (b) To be covered, as a mare. (c) See definition 7 (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Horse emmet} (Zo[94]l.), the horse ant. {Horse finch} (Zo[94]l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse gentian} (Bot.), fever root. {Horse iron} (Naut.), a large calking iron. {Horse latitudes}, a space in the North Atlantic famous for calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Horse mackrel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus}), found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the Mediterranean. (b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}). (c) The scad. (d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes, as the California hake, the black candlefish, the jurel, the bluefish, etc. {Horse marine} (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang] {Horse mussel} (Zo[94]l.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and America. {Horse nettle} (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the {Solanum Carolinense}. {Horse parsley}. (Bot.) See {Alexanders}. {Horse purslain} (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical America ({Trianthema monogymnum}). {Horse race}, a race by horses; a match of horses in running or trotting. {Horse racing}, the practice of racing with horses. {Horse railroad}, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States, called a {tramway}. {Horse run} (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power. {Horse sense}, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.] {Horse soldier}, a cavalryman. {Horse sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}). {Horse stinger} (Zo[94]l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse sugar} (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the United States ({Symplocos tinctoria}), whose leaves are sweet, and good for fodder. {Horse tick} (Zo[94]l.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and sucking their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, {horse louse}, and {forest fly}. {Horse vetch} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hippocrepis} ({H. comosa}), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; -- called also {horsehoe vetch}, from the peculiar shape of its pods. {Iron horse}, a locomotive. [Colloq.] {Salt horse}, the sailor's name for salt beef. {To look a gift horse in the mouth}, to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell. {To take horse}. (a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay. (b) To be covered, as a mare. (c) See definition 7 (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Horse emmet} (Zo[94]l.), the horse ant. {Horse finch} (Zo[94]l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse gentian} (Bot.), fever root. {Horse iron} (Naut.), a large calking iron. {Horse latitudes}, a space in the North Atlantic famous for calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Horse mackrel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus}), found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the Mediterranean. (b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}). (c) The scad. (d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes, as the California hake, the black candlefish, the jurel, the bluefish, etc. {Horse marine} (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang] {Horse mussel} (Zo[94]l.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and America. {Horse nettle} (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the {Solanum Carolinense}. {Horse parsley}. (Bot.) See {Alexanders}. {Horse purslain} (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical America ({Trianthema monogymnum}). {Horse race}, a race by horses; a match of horses in running or trotting. {Horse racing}, the practice of racing with horses. {Horse railroad}, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States, called a {tramway}. {Horse run} (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power. {Horse sense}, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.] {Horse soldier}, a cavalryman. {Horse sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}). {Horse stinger} (Zo[94]l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse sugar} (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the United States ({Symplocos tinctoria}), whose leaves are sweet, and good for fodder. {Horse tick} (Zo[94]l.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and sucking their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, {horse louse}, and {forest fly}. {Horse vetch} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hippocrepis} ({H. comosa}), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; -- called also {horsehoe vetch}, from the peculiar shape of its pods. {Iron horse}, a locomotive. [Colloq.] {Salt horse}, the sailor's name for salt beef. {To look a gift horse in the mouth}, to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell. {To take horse}. (a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay. (b) To be covered, as a mare. (c) See definition 7 (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Horse emmet} (Zo[94]l.), the horse ant. {Horse finch} (Zo[94]l.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse gentian} (Bot.), fever root. {Horse iron} (Naut.), a large calking iron. {Horse latitudes}, a space in the North Atlantic famous for calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Horse mackrel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus}), found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the Mediterranean. (b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}). (c) The scad. (d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes, as the California hake, the black candlefish, the jurel, the bluefish, etc. {Horse marine} (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang] {Horse mussel} (Zo[94]l.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and America. {Horse nettle} (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the {Solanum Carolinense}. {Horse parsley}. (Bot.) See {Alexanders}. {Horse purslain} (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical America ({Trianthema monogymnum}). {Horse race}, a race by horses; a match of horses in running or trotting. {Horse racing}, the practice of racing with horses. {Horse railroad}, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States, called a {tramway}. {Horse run} (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power. {Horse sense}, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.] {Horse soldier}, a cavalryman. {Horse sponge} (Zo[94]l.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}). {Horse stinger} (Zo[94]l.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.] {Horse sugar} (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the United States ({Symplocos tinctoria}), whose leaves are sweet, and good for fodder. {Horse tick} (Zo[94]l.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and sucking their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, {horse louse}, and {forest fly}. {Horse vetch} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hippocrepis} ({H. comosa}), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; -- called also {horsehoe vetch}, from the peculiar shape of its pods. {Iron horse}, a locomotive. [Colloq.] {Salt horse}, the sailor's name for salt beef. {To look a gift horse in the mouth}, to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell. {To take horse}. (a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay. (b) To be covered, as a mare. (c) See definition 7 (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horsehair \Horse"hair`\, n. A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; a fabric or tuft made of such hairs. {Horsehair worm} (Zo[94]l.), the hair worm or gordius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horsehair \Horse"hair`\, n. A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; a fabric or tuft made of such hairs. {Horsehair worm} (Zo[94]l.), the hair worm or gordius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horse-radish \Horse"-rad`ish\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Nasturtium} ({N. Armoracia}), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. --Gray. {Horse-radish tree}. (Bot.) See {Moringa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horse-radish \Horse"-rad`ish\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Nasturtium} ({N. Armoracia}), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. --Gray. {Horse-radish tree}. (Bot.) See {Moringa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horserake \Horse"rake`\, n. A rake drawn by a horse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horseworm \Horse"worm`\, n. The larva of a botfly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hour \Hour\, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. [?], orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See {Year}, and cf. {Horologe}, {Horoscope}.] 1. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes. 2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour. Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come. --John ii. 4. This is your hour, and the power of darkness. --Luke xxii. 53. 4. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers. 5. A measure of distance traveled. Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels. --J. P. Peters. {After hours}, after the time appointed for one's regular labor. {Canonical hours}. See under {Canonical}. {Hour angle} (Astron.), the angle between the hour circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place. {Hour circle}. (Astron.) (a) Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15[deg], or one hour, each. (b) A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension. (c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. {Hour hand}, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece. {Hour line}. (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour. (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial. {Hour plate}, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. --Locke. {Sidereal hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day. {Solar hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day. {The small hours}, the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. [?].] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet. That finer matter, called sand, is no other than very small pebbles. --Woodward. 2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak. 3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life. The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak. 4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide. [bd]The Libyan sands.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The sands o' Dee.[b8] --C. Kingsley. 5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang] {Sand badger} (Zo[94]l.), the Japanese badger ({Meles ankuma}). {Sand bag}. (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc. (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by assassins. {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use at the toilet. {Sand bath}. (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed. (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand. {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace. {Sand birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for numerous species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers, plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore birds}. {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and other hard substances by driving sand against them by a steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the process. {Sand box}. (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling paper with sand. (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent slipping. {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}. {Sand bug} (Zo[94]l.), an American anomuran crustacean ({Hippa talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under {Anomura}. {Sand canal} (Zo[94]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in function. {Sand cock} (Zo[94]l.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.] {Sand collar}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below. {Sand crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The lady crab. (b) A land crab, or ocypodian. {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes lameness. {Sand cricket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus} and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the Western United States. {Sand cusk} (Zo[94]l.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.} under {Ophidioid}. {Sand dab} (Zo[94]l.), a small American flounder ({Limanda ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also applied locally to other allied species. {Sand darter} (Zo[94]l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the Ohio valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}). {Sand dollar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms, especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast. {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted sand. {Sand eel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A lant, or launce. (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth. {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones. {Sand flea}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in, sandy places, especially the common dog flea. (b) The chigoe. (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}. {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind. --James Bruce. {Sand fluke}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The sandnecker. (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole}, {smear dab}, {town dab}. {Sand fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United States. They are very troublesome on account of their biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and {midge}. {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below. {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea}) with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves, growing on the Atlantic coast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurkaru \Hur*ka"ru\, n. [Hind. hark[be]ra] In India, a running footman; a messenger. [Written also {hurkaroo}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurkaru \Hur*ka"ru\, n. [Hind. hark[be]ra] In India, a running footman; a messenger. [Written also {hurkaroo}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hurry-skurry \Hur"ry-skur`ry\, adv. [An imitative word; cf. Sw. skorra to rattle, snarl, E. scurry.] Confusedly; in a bustle. [Obs.] --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cony \Co"ny\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus cuniculus}). (b) The chief hare. Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See {Daman}. 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus apua}); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daman \Da"man\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small herbivorous mammal of the genus {Hyrax}. The species found in Palestine and Syria is {Hyrax Syriacus}; that of Northern Africa is {H. Brucei}; -- called also {ashkoko}, {dassy}, and {rock rabbit}. See {Cony}, and {Hyrax}.
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Harcourt, IA (city, FIPS 34410) Location: 42.26104 N, 94.17499 W Population (1990): 306 (146 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50544
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Harker Heights, TX (city, FIPS 32312) Location: 31.06120 N, 97.65410 W Population (1990): 12841 (5182 housing units) Area: 29.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76542, 76543
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Harkers Island, NC (CDP, FIPS 29560) Location: 34.69835 N, 76.55871 W Population (1990): 1759 (1036 housing units) Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28531
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Herscher, IL (village, FIPS 34384) Location: 41.04912 N, 88.10060 W Population (1990): 1278 (456 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60941