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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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H p. 600the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is commonly classed among the consonants, but perhaps without sufficient reason, as it is pronounced with the mouth-organs in the same position as that of…Hā, interj. p. 600An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. With the first or long sound of a, it is used as a question, and is equivalent to “What do you say?” When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of…Hāaf, n. p. 600The act or occupation of fishing for cod, ling, and tusk in the Shetland Isles. Jamieson.Hāak, n. p. 600A fish, the hake. See HAKE. Ash.Hāar'kiēs, n. p. 600(Min.) (a.) Capillary pyrites in very delicate acicular crystals. (b.) A native sulphuret of nickel. Brande.Hā'be-as Cōr'pus p. 600(Law.) A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect…Ha-bēn'dum, n. p. 600(Law.) One of the principal parts of a deed, so called, because it begins with this word, signifying to have. It follows that part of the deed called the premises. Its office is to determine the…Hăb'er-dăsh, v. i. p. 600To do small trading. [Rare.] “To haberdash in earth’s base wares.” Quarles.Hăb'er-dăsh'er, n. p. 600A seller of small wares, such as ribbons, tapes, pins, needles, and thread.Hăb'er-dāsh'er-y, n. p. 600The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher.Hāb'er-dīne' or Hāb'er-dīne, n. p. 600A dried salt cod. Ainsworth.Ha-bĕr'ge-on, n. p. 600A piece of ancient defensive armor descending from the neck to the middle, and formed of little iron rings or meshes linked together. Put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy broad habergeon. Milton.Hăb'īle, a. p. 600Fit; proper; also, apt; skillful; handy. [Obs.] Spenser.Ha-bĭl′ĭ-ment, n. p. 600A garment; clothing. “The honorable habiliments, as robes of state, Parliament robes.” Camden.Ha-bĭl'i-ment-ed, a. p. 600Having habiliments; clothed. [Obs.] Taylor, 1630.Ha-bĭl'i-tāte, v. t. p. 600To qualify. [Obs.] Bacon.Ha-bĭl'i-tate, a. p. 600Qualified or entitled. [Obs.] — Bacon.Ha-bĭl’i-tā’tĭon, n. p. 600Qualification. [Obs.] Bacon.Hāb'it, n. p. 600The usual condition of a person or thing regarded as that which is had or retained; ordinary state, either natural or acquired; especially, physical temperament; as, a full, lax, or costive habit of…Hăb'it, v. t. p. 600To inhabit. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. To dress; to clothe; to array. They habited themselves like rural deities. Dryden.Hăb'it-a-bĭl'ĭ-ty, n. p. 600Habitableness. Buckland.Hāb'it-a-ble, a. p. 600Capable of being inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world.Hāb'it-a-ble-ness, n. p. 600Capacity of being inhabited. Ray.Hāb'it-a-bly, adv. p. 600In a habitable manner, or so as to be habitable. Forsyth.Hăb'it-a-cle, n. p. 600A dwelling-place. Bale. 2. A niche for a statue. Chaucer.Hāb'it-ance, n. p. 600Dwelling; abode; residence. [Obs.] Spenser.Hăb'it-an-cy, n. p. 600The same as INHABITANCY.Hāb'it-ant, n. p. 600An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope. 2. (pl.) (ā'bē-tōng"). An inhabitant or resident; — a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Lower Canada.Hăb'i-tăt, n. p. 600(Nat. Hist.) The natural abode or locality of a plant or animal.Hăb/i-tā/tion, n. p. 600Act of inhabiting; state of dwelling. Denham. 2. Place of abode; a settled dwelling; a mansion; a residence. The Lord ... blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov. iii. 33. 3. (Bot.) The range…Hăb'it-ā'tor, n. p. 600A dweller; an inhabitant. [Obs.] Browne.Hăb'it-ed, p. a. p. 600Clothed; dressed; as, he was habited like a shepherd. 2. Fixed by habit; accustomed. [Obs.] “So habited he was in sobriety.” Fuller.Hā-bĭt'ū-al, a. p. 600Formed or acquired by habit, frequent use, or custom. Art is properly an habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. South. 2. According to habit; customary; as, the habitual practice of sin. It…Ha-bit'ū-al-ly, adv. p. 600In an habitual manner; in consequence of habit; customarily; by frequent practice or use.Ha-bit'ū-al-ness, n. p. 600Quality of being habitual.Ha-bit'ū-āte, v. t. p. 600To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize. “Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime.” Digby. 2. To settle as an inhabitant in a place. Temple.Ha-bit'ū-ate, a. p. 600Inveterate by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [Rare.] Hammond.Ha-bĭt-ū-ā'tion, n. p. 600The act of habituating, or the state of being habituated.Hāb'i·tūde, n. p. 600The state of being had, held, or related, with reference to another object; relation. [Obs.] South. 2. Frequent intercourse; familiarity. [Rare.] To write well, one must have frequent habitudes with…Habitué, n. p. 600One habituated to a certain place, employment, &c.; as, an habitué of a theater.Hāb'i-tūre, n. p. 600Habitude; custom. [Obs.] “Without much do or far-fetched habiture.” Marston.Hā'ble, a. p. 600Fit; proper; able. See ABLE. Spenser.Hăb'năb, adv. p. 600At random; by chance; without order or rule; at all risks. Hudibras.Hab-zē'li-ā, n. p. 600(Bot.) A genus of dicotyledonous plants, the fruits of several species of which have a pungent, aromatic taste, that of one species (H. Æthiopica) being sold in the shops under the name Piper…Hăch′ūre, n. p. 600A short line used in delineating surfaces, especially mountains, in map-engraving.Hăch′üre, v. t. p. 600To cover with hachures.Hacienda, n. p. 600A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; an isolated farm or farm-house.Hăck, v. t. p. 600To cut irregularly, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument. “My sword hacked like a handsaw.” Shak. 2. To speak with stops or catches; to…Hăck, v. i. p. 600To be exposed or offered to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. Hammer. 2. To make an effort to raise phlegm; to hawk; to cough faintly and frequently. Halliwell.Hăck, n. p. 600A notch; a cut. Shak. 2. Hesitating or faltering speech. Sir T. More. 3. A procuress.Häck, n. p. 600A horse, or coach, or other carriage, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a family horse used in all kinds of work, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses. 2. A book-maker who…Häck, a. p. 601Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. Wakefield.Hăck'/bĕr'/ry, n. p. 601(Bot.) An American tree (Celtis occidentalis), having the appearance of an elm, and bearing sweet, edible fruits about the size of a cherry. Gray.Hăck'-bŏlt, n. p. 601See PUFFIN.Hăck'but, n. p. 601See HAGBUT.Hăck'ee, n. p. 601The striped squirrel; the chipmunk. See CHIPMUNK. [U. S.]Hăck'er-y, n. p. 601A street cart in Bengal, drawn by oxen. Malcom.Hăck'le, v. t. p. 601To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. 2. To tear rudely asunder; to break up into irregular fragments. “The other…Hăck'le, n. p. 601[Written also heckle.] An instrument with teeth for separating the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine; a hatchel. 2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. 3. A fly for angling, dressed…Hăck'ly, a. p. 601Rough or broken, as if hacked or chopped. 2. (Min.) Having fine, short, and sharp points on the surface; as, a hackly fracture. Cleveland.