hen harrier
         n 1: common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in
               marshes and open land [syn: {marsh hawk}, {northern
               harrier}, {hen harrier}, {Circus cyaneus}]

English Dictionary: Henri Rousseau	by the DICT Development Group
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Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant n French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893) Synonym(s): Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant, Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant
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Henri Rousseau n French primitive painter (1844-1910) [syn: Rousseau, Henri Rousseau, Le Douanier Rousseau]
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Henry Robinson Luce n United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) [syn: Luce, Henry Luce, Henry Robinson Luce]
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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft n United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864) Synonym(s): Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
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Henry Russell n United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957) Synonym(s): Russell, Henry Russell, Henry Norris Russell
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Henry Ward Beecher n United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887) Synonym(s): Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher
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Homer Armstrong Thompson n United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) Synonym(s): Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson
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honorarium n a fee paid for a nominally free service
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honorary adj given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary degree"
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honorary degree n a degree conferred to honor the recipient [syn: {honorary degree}, honoris causa]
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honorary society n an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature Synonym(s): academy, honorary society
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hammer \Ham"mer\, n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D.       hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer,       crag, and perh. to Gr. [?] anvil, Skr. a[?]man stone.]       1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the             like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron,             fixed crosswise to a handle.                         With busy hammers closing rivets up.   --Shak.          2. Something which in firm or action resembles the common             hammer; as:             (a) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to                   indicate the hour.             (b) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires,                   to produce the tones.             (c) (Anat.) The malleus. See under {Ear}. (Gun.) That part                   of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or                   firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of                   steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and                   struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming.             (e) Also, a person of thing that smites or shatters; as,                   St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.                               He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had                            been the [bd]massive iron hammers[b8] of the                            whole earth.                                 --J. H.                                                                               Newman.          {Atmospheric hammer}, a dead-stroke hammer in which the             spring is formed by confined air.          {Drop hammer}, {Face hammer}, etc. See under {Drop}, {Face},             etc.          {Hammer fish}. See {Hammerhead}.          {Hammer hardening}, the process of hardening metal by             hammering it when cold.          {Hammer shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Malleus}, a genus             of marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters,             having the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them             a hammer-shaped outline; -- called also {hammer oyster}.                      {To bring to the hammer}, to put up at auction.
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2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.          3. (Eccl.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved             wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery,             covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually             changed according to the different ceremonies.          4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead.             [Obs.] --Quincy.          5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones,             of the cranium.          {Frontal} {hammer [or] helve}, a forge hammer lifted by a             cam, acting upon a [bd]tongue[b8] immediately in front of             the hammer head. --Raymond.
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Hammerer \Ham"mer*er\, n.       One who works with a hammer.
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Hammer-harden \Ham"mer-hard`en\, v. t.       To harden, as a metal, by hammering it in the cold state.
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Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See       {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]       A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or       wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also       {marish}.]          {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})             with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white             flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.          {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})             having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;             marsh five-finger.          {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)       (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).       (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt             marshes ({Iva frutescens}).          {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).                      {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.          {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses             growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall             {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very             young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt             hay.          {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier             ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk},             {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.          {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both             America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,             with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse             hawk}.       (b) The marsh harrier.          {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of             fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water             marshes.          {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A.             officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and             whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.          {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous             genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,             growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.                      {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark.          {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S.             Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully             astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also             {sea lavender}.          {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})             found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.          {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes             Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored             flowers.          {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.          {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.          {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens             of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They             chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
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Hen \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[91]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.       henna, G. henne, Icel. h[?]na, Dan. h[94]na; the fem.       corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,       Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,       and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. {Chanticleer}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,       pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray       hen.          Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the                female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.          {Hen clam}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A clam of the {Mactra}, and allied genera; the sea clam             or surf clam. See {Surf clam}.       (b) A California clam of the genus {Pachydesma}.          {Hen driver}. See {Hen harrier} (below).          {Hen harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a hawk ({Circus cyaneus}), found in             Europe and America; -- called also {dove hawk}, {henharm},             {henharrow}, {hen driver}, and usually, in America, {marsh             hawk}. See {Marsh hawk}.          {Hen hawk} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of large hawks             which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk             ({Buteo borealis}), the red-shouldered hawk ({B.             lineatus}), and the goshawk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See       {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]       A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or       wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also       {marish}.]          {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})             with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white             flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.          {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})             having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;             marsh five-finger.          {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)       (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).       (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt             marshes ({Iva frutescens}).          {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).                      {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.          {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses             growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall             {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very             young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt             hay.          {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier             ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk},             {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.          {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both             America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,             with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse             hawk}.       (b) The marsh harrier.          {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of             fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water             marshes.          {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A.             officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and             whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.          {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous             genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,             growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.                      {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark.          {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S.             Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully             astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also             {sea lavender}.          {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})             found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.          {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes             Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored             flowers.          {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.          {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.          {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens             of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They             chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hen \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[91]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.       henna, G. henne, Icel. h[?]na, Dan. h[94]na; the fem.       corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,       Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,       and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. {Chanticleer}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,       pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray       hen.          Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the                female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.          {Hen clam}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A clam of the {Mactra}, and allied genera; the sea clam             or surf clam. See {Surf clam}.       (b) A California clam of the genus {Pachydesma}.          {Hen driver}. See {Hen harrier} (below).          {Hen harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a hawk ({Circus cyaneus}), found in             Europe and America; -- called also {dove hawk}, {henharm},             {henharrow}, {hen driver}, and usually, in America, {marsh             hawk}. See {Marsh hawk}.          {Hen hawk} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of large hawks             which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk             ({Buteo borealis}), the red-shouldered hawk ({B.             lineatus}), and the goshawk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Honorarium \[d8]Hon`o*ra"ri*um\, Honorary \Hon"or*a*ry\, n.       [L. honorarium (sc. donum), fr. honorarius. See {Honorary},       a.]       1. A fee offered to professional men for their services; as,             an honorarium of one thousand dollars. --S. Longfellow.          2. (Law) An honorary payment, usually in recognition of             services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign             a fixed business price. --Heumann.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Honorary \Hon"or*a*ry\, a. [L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf.       F. honoraire.]       1. Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary             services. --Macaulay.          2. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor             without emolument; as, an honorary degree. [bd]Honorary             arches.[b8] --Addison.          3. Holding a title or place without rendering service or             receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.
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Canon \Can"on\, n. [OE. canon, canoun, AS. canon rule (cf. F.       canon, LL. canon, and, for sense 7, F. chanoine, LL.       canonicus), fr. L. canon a measuring line, rule, model, fr.       Gr. [?] rule, rod, fr. [?], [?], red. See {Cane}, and cf.       {Canonical}.]       1. A law or rule.                         Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon                      'gainst self-slaughter.                     --Shak.          2. (Eccl.) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted             by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a             decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by             ecclesiastical authority.                         Various canons which were made in councils held in                      the second centry.                              --Hock.          3. The collection of books received as genuine Holy             Scriptures, called the {sacred canon}, or general rule of             moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible;             also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See {Canonical             books}, under {Canonical}, a.          4. In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious             order.          5. A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the             Roman Catholic Church.          6. A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a             prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.          7. (Mus.) A musical composition in which the voices begin one             after another, at regular intervals, successively taking             up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda             (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew,             thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the             strictest form of imitation. See {Imitation}.          8. (Print.) The largest size of type having a specific name;             -- so called from having been used for printing the canons             of the church.          9. The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called             also {ear} and {shank}.          Note: [See Illust. of {Bell}.] --Knight.          10. (Billiards) See {Carom}.          {Apostolical canons}. See under {Apostolical}.          {Augustinian canons}, {Black canons}. See under             {Augustinian}.          {Canon capitular}, {Canon residentiary}, a resident member of             a cathedral chapter (during a part or the whole of the             year).          {Canon law}. See under {Law}.          {Canon of the Mass} (R. C. Ch.), that part of the mass,             following the Sanctus, which never changes.          {Honorary canon}, a canon who neither lived in a monastery,             nor kept the canonical hours.          {Minor canon} (Ch. of Eng.), one who has been admitted to a             chapter, but has not yet received a prebend.          {Regular canon} (R. C. Ch.), one who lived in a conventual             community and follower the rule of St. Austin; a Black             canon.          {Secular canon} (R. C. Ch.), one who did not live in a             monastery, but kept the hours.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Honorer \Hon"or*er\, n.       One who honors.