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   hairless
         adj 1: having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the
                  size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on
                  the head and tail" [ant: {haired}, {hairy}, {hirsute}]

English Dictionary: hairlessness by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hairlessness
n
  1. the condition of being void of hair [syn: hairlessness, depilation]
  2. the quality of not having hair
    Antonym(s): hairiness, pilosity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hairlike
adj
  1. long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"
    Synonym(s): capillary, hairlike
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hairy-legged vampire bat
n
  1. similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
    Synonym(s): hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harlequin
n
  1. a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
v
  1. variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harlequin opal
n
  1. a reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harlequin-snake
n
  1. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America
    Synonym(s): coral snake, harlequin-snake, New World coral snake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harlequinade
n
  1. acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Harley Granville-Barker
n
  1. English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
    Synonym(s): Granville-Barker, Harley Granville-Barker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Harley Street
n
  1. a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Harlow Shapley
n
  1. United States astronomer (1885-1972) [syn: Shapley, Harlow Shapley]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hoary alison
n
  1. tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
    Synonym(s): hoary alison, hoary alyssum, Berteroa incana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hoary alyssum
n
  1. tall European annual with downy grey-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
    Synonym(s): hoary alison, hoary alyssum, Berteroa incana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horologe
n
  1. a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn: timepiece, timekeeper, horologe]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horologer
n
  1. someone who makes or repairs watches [syn: watchmaker, horologist, horologer]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horologist
n
  1. someone who makes or repairs watches [syn: watchmaker, horologist, horologer]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horology
n
  1. the art of designing and making clocks
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]:
   Hairless \Hair"less\, a.
      Destitute of hair. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hariali grass \Ha`ri*a"li grass`\ (Bot.)
      The East Indian name of the {Cynodon Dactylon}; dog's-grass.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlech group \Har"lech group`\ [ So called from Harlech in
      Wales.] (Geol.)
      A minor subdivision at the base of the Cambrian system in
      Wales.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. i.
      To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, v. t.
      Toremove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick.
  
               And kitten,if the humor hit Has harlequined away the
               fit.                                                      --M. Green.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calicoback \Cal"i*co*back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The calico bass.
      (b) An hemipterous insect ({Murgantia histrionica}) which
            injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called
            also {calico bug} and {harlequin cabbage bug}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calicoback \Cal"i*co*back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The calico bass.
      (b) An hemipterous insect ({Murgantia histrionica}) which
            injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called
            also {calico bug} and {harlequin cabbage bug}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
      harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
      hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
      origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]
      A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
      tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
      an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
      Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
  
               As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
                                                                              --Johnson.
  
      {Harlequin bat} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
            ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.
  
      {Harlequin beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American
            beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
            antenn[91]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
            black, and gray.
  
      {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calicoback}.
  
      {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American
            bombycid moth {(Euch[91]tes egle)} which is covered with
            black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
  
      {Harlequin duck} (Zo[94]l.), a North American duck
            ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
            curiously streaked with white.
  
      {Harlequin moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.
  
      {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.
  
      {Harlequin snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small, poisonous snake
            ({Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black, found in the
            Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlequinade \Har"le*quin*ade`\, n. [F. arleguinade.]
      A play or part of play in which the harlequin is conspicuous;
      the part of a harlequin. --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harlock \Har"lock\, n.
      Probably a corruption either of charlock or hardock.
      --Drayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heirless \Heir"less\ a.
      Destitute of an heir. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hero94logist \He`ro*[94]l"o*gist\, n. [Gr. [?] + [?] discourse.]
      One who treats of heroes. [R.] --T. Warton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hierologic \Hi`er*o*log"ic\, Hierological \Hi`er*o*log"ic*al\,
      a. [Cf. F. hi[82]rologique.]
      Pertaining to hierology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hierologic \Hi`er*o*log"ic\, Hierological \Hi`er*o*log"ic*al\,
      a. [Cf. F. hi[82]rologique.]
      Pertaining to hierology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hierologist \Hi`er*ol"o*gist\, n.
      One versed in, or whostudies, hierology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hierology \Hi`er*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?]; "iero`s sacred + [?]
      discourse: cf. F. hi[82]rologie.]
      A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science which
      treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the
      Egyptians, or a treatise on that science.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hireless \Hire"less\, a.
      Without hire. --Davenant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horologe \Hor"o*loge\, n. [OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF.
      horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr.
      [?]; [?] hour + [?] to say, tell. See {Hour}, and {Logic}.]
      1. A servant who called out the hours. [Obs.]
  
      2. An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of
            any kind; a watch, clock, or dial. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horologer \Ho*rol"o*ger\, n.
      A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in
      horology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horological \Hor`o*log"ic*al\, a. [L. horologicus, Gr. [?].]
      Relating to a horologe, or to horology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horologiographer \Hor`o*lo`gi*og"ra*pher\, n. [See
      {Horologiography}.]
      A maker of clocks, watches, or dials.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horologiographic \Hor`o*lo`gi*o*graph"ic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to horologiography. --Chambers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horologiography \Hor`o*lo`gi*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. [?] horologe +
      -graphy.]
      1. An account of instruments that show the hour.
  
      2. The art of constructing clocks or dials; horography.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horologist \Ho*rol"o*gist\, n.
      One versed in horology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horology \Ho*rol"o*gy\, n. [See {Horologe}.]
      The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of
      constructing instruments for measuring and indicating
      portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.

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   Haralson, GA (town, FIPS 36528)
      Location: 33.22894 N, 84.57027 W
      Population (1990): 139 (56 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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   Haralson County, GA (county, FIPS 143)
      Location: 33.79101 N, 85.20900 W
      Population (1990): 21966 (9016 housing units)
      Area: 730.8 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)

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   Harleysville, PA (CDP, FIPS 32616)
      Location: 40.27837 N, 75.38802 W
      Population (1990): 7405 (2625 housing units)
      Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 19438

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Harrells, NC (town, FIPS 29680)
      Location: 34.72960 N, 78.20098 W
      Population (1990): 187 (79 housing units)
      Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28444

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   Harrellsville, NC (town, FIPS 29720)
      Location: 36.30133 N, 76.79272 W
      Population (1990): 106 (47 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 27942

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   Hurlock, MD (town, FIPS 41125)
      Location: 38.62914 N, 75.87103 W
      Population (1990): 1706 (679 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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