lent; of highest spiritual purity; consecrated; hallowed.

hom'age, 1 hem'ij; 2 homʼag, n. Reveren

tial regard or worship; a vassal's act of fealty.

a.

home, 1 hōm; 2 hōm. I. a. 1. Pertaining to home or country. 2. Going home; effective. II. n. 1. A place of abode; family residence; resting place; habitat. 2. In games, a goal. III. adv. 1. To or at home. 2. To the place or point intended.- hom'ing, a. Readily finding its way home, as a carrier-pigeon.- home'less, a. Having no home.- home'like", a. Like home; reminding of home.- home'liness, n.- home'ly, a. [HOME'LI-ER; HOME'LI-EST.] 1. Having a familiar, every-day character; simple; domestic. 2. [U. S.] Having plain features.- home'sick", Suffering because of absence from home.home'sick"ness, n.- home'spun". I. a. 1. Of domestic manufacture. 2. Plain and homely in character. II. n. Fabric woven at home.- home'stead, n. A permanent famlly abode.- home'ward, adv. Toward home. ho"me-op'a-thy, 1 hō"mi-op'a-thi; 2 hō"me-op'a-thy, n. A system of medicine founded on the principle that "like cures like," and prescribing minute doses of medicines that would produce in a healthy person symptoms like those of the disease to be cured.- ho"me-o-path'ic, a.-ho"me-op'a-thist, n. One who advocates or practises homeopathy. ho'me-opath‡.

hom'l-cide, 1 hem'i-said; 2 hom'i-çid, n. The killing of a human being; one who has killed another.- hom'l-ci"dal, a. hom'i-ly, 1 hem'ı-11; 2 hčm'i-ly, n. [-LIESZ, pl.] A didactic discourse;

sermon.

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hom"l-let'ic, a. Pertaining to the composition and delivery of sermons. hom"ilet'l-calt.

hom'i-ny, 1 hem'i-nı; 2 hom'i-ny, n. [U. S.] Maize, hulled and broken. Same as HOMEOPho”moe-opa-thy, etc.

ATHY, etc. ho"mo-ge'ne-ous, 1 hō'mo-ji'ni-us; 2 hō"mo-ge'ne-us, a. Made up of similar parts; uniform in texture or composition. -ly, adv. -ness, n.- ho"mo-ge-ne'l-ty, n. Identity or similarity of kind or structure. ho-mol'o-gous, 1 ho-mel'o-gus; 2 homŏl'o-ğus, a. Having a similar structure, proportion, value, or position.- hom'olog, n.

hom'o-nym, 1 hem'o-nim; 2 hom'o-ným, n. A word similar in sound to, but different in meaning from, another; as, fair and fare. hom'o-nyme‡.-ho-mon'y-mous, a. ho-mon'y-my, n. hone, 1 hōn; 2 hōn. I. vt. [HONED; HON'ING. To sharpen, as on a hone. II. n. A block of fine stone, as for sharpening

razors.

hon'est, 1 en'est; 2 ŏn'ěst, a. Fair and candid in dealings; frank; open; just; upright; also, chaste.- hon'est-ly, adv.hon'es-ty, n. The quality of being honest. hon'ey, 1 hun'; 2 hỏn'y, n. A sweet hun'ey', sirup from the nectaries of flowers, deposited by bees.- hon'ey -bee", n. A bee that collects honey; the common hive bee.- hon'ey-comb". I. vt. To fill with small holes or passages. II. n. 1. A structure of waxen cells, made by bees to contain honey, eggs, etc. 2. Anything full of small holes or cells.- hon'ey-combed", pa. Full of cells or perforations.- hon'eyed, a. 1. Covered with or full of honey. 2. Sweet: cajoling.- hon'ey-moon", n. The first month after marriage.-hon'ey-suck"le. n. Any one of various ornamental erect or climbing flowering shrubs.

hon'or, 1 en'ar; 2 Ŏn'or. I. vt. 1. To regard with honor; bestow marks of honor upon; add dignity to. 2. To pay, as a draft. II. n. 1. Consideration due or paid, as to worth; respectful regard, or its outward tokens; a cause of esteem. 2. Nobility of character; nice sense of what is right, noble, or becoming.- hon' or-abl (er, a. Worthy of honor; conferring honor; conforming to a code of honor.hon'or-a-bly, adv.- hon'or-a-ry, 1 en'ərē-ri; 2 Ŏn'or-a-ry, a. Conferring honor; being a token of honor.

hon"o-ra'rl-um, 1 hen"o-rē'ri-um; 2 hon"o-rā'ri-um, n. [-RI-A, pl.] A reward for services, which is not technically viewed as pay.

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hon'our, hon'our-a-bl (er, etc. -hood, suffix. Condition; state; hood, 1 hud; 2 hood. Id. vt. with a hood; hide. II. n.

Honor, etc. as, childhood. To cover

A covering

for the head and back of the neck.- hood'winkt, vt. To deceive, as if by blinding; blindfold.

hood'lum, 1 hūd'lum; 2 hood'lům, n. [Colloq., U. S.] A street ruffian; rowdy. hoo'doo, 1 hū'dū; 2 hōo'doo, n. A person or thing that causes bad luck; an evil spell. See vOODOO.

hoof, 1 huf; 2 hoof, n. [HOOFS, pl.] The horny casing of the foot of the horse, ox, deer, etc.

hookt, 1 huk; 2 hook, vt. & vi. 1. To fasten with a hook; entrap. 2. To attack with the horns, as a cow.-hooked, pa. 1. Curved like a hook. 2. Supplied with a hook. 3. Fastened by a hook. book, n. Something bent so as to hold another object, as a fish-hook. hoo'ka, 1 hü'ka; 2 hōō'ka, n. An Oriental tobacco-pipe, in which the smoke is drawn through water.

hoopit, 1 hup; 2 hoop, v. To whoop. hoop. It. vt. 1. To surround with hoops, as a cask. 2. To encircle. II. n. A circular band, as one used to confine the staves of barrels.

Hoo'sier, 1 hû'gar; 2 hōo'zher, n. A nickname for a native or resident of the State of Indiana.

hoot, 1 hut; 2 hoot. Id. vt. & vi. To utter contemptuous cries; jeer; mock; cry as an owl. II. n. 1. A cry uttered in derision. 2. The cry of an owl. hop, 1 hop; 2 hop, v. [HOPPED OF HOPT; HOP'PING. I. t. To leap over. II. i. To move by short leaps, especially on one leg. hop1, n. The act of hopping; a dance. hop2, n. 1. A perennial climbing herb with opposite lobed leaves and scaly fruit. 2. pl. The fruit of this plant. hope, 1 hōp; 2 hōp. I. vt. & vi. [HOPEDt; HOP'ING.] To desire with expectation of obtaining; cherish desire mingled with expectation. II. n. 1. Desire accompanied by expectation. 2. The cause of hopeful expectation.- hope'ful. I. a. Full of hope; promising. II. n. [Colloq.] A son or daughter. -ly, adv. -ness, n.-hope'less, a. Without hope; despairing. -ly, adv. -ness, n.

hop'per, 1 hop'ar; 2 hop'er, n. A funnel for sending grain to the millstones in a mill. hop'ple, 1 hop'l; 2 hop'l. I. vt. [HOP'PLED; HOPPLING.] To hamper; hobble. II. n. A fetter, as for the legs of a horse.

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horde, 1 hōrd; 2 hōrd, n. A gathered and motley multitude of human beings. hore'hound", n. Same as HOARHOUND. ho-ri'zon, 1 ho-rai'zan; 2 ho-ri'zon, n. The line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky.- hor"l-zon'tal, a. Parallel to the horizon; level. -ly, adv. horn, 1 horn; 2 hôrn, n. 1. A bone-like projecting growth on the head of an animal, as an ox or deer. 2. Something made of horn, or likened to an animal's horn, as a trumpet.- horned, a. Having a horn or horns.-horn'pipe", n. 1. A lively English country-dance. 2. A former musical instrument.- horn'y, a. hor'net, 1 hōr'net; 2 hôr′nět, n. social wasp.

A large

ho-rol'o-gy, 1 ho-rel'o-ji; 2 ho-rol'o-ġy, n. [-GIESZ, pl.] The science of time-measurement or of timepieces.

hor'o-scope, 1 her'o-skōp; 2 hor'o-scōp, n. Astrol. The position of the planets at a person's birth.

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hor'ri-ble, 1 her'ı-bl; 2 hor'i-bl, a. hor'ri-ble, citing abhorrence; terrible.hor'ri-bly, adv.- hor-rif'ic, a. Causing horror.-hor'ri-fy, tt. [-FIED; -FY "ING.] TO affect or fill with horror.

hor'rid, 1 her'id; 2 hor'id, a. Fitted to inspire horror; dreadful; outrageous. -ly, adv. -ness, n.

hor'ror, 1 her'ar; 2 hor'or, n. 1. Extreme fear or abhorrence; dread; repugnance. 2. Some great calamity.

horse, I hōrs; 2 hôrs. I. vt. [HORSEDt, HORSTS; HORS'ING.] To mount or carry, as on a horse; furnish horses for. II. n. 1. A solid-hoofed quadruped having a mane and tail of long coarse hair, and relatively small ears and head. 2. The male of the horse. 3. Mounted troops; cavalry. -horse'back". I. n. 1. A horse's back. 2. An object shaped like a horse's back. II.adv. On a horse's back.-horse' chestnut, n. An Old World tree, with a large chestnutlike fruit. horse'man, n. One who rides Equestrian a horse.- horse'man-ship, n. skill.- h. power, n. 1. A standard theoretical unit of the rate of work, equal to 33,000 pounds lifted one foot in one minute. 2. A treadmill worked by a horse.- horse'rad"ish, n. A common garden herb of the mustard family, cultivated for its pungent root.- horse'shoe", n. A U-shaped metal shoe for a horse; something similarly shaped.-horse'whip". It. vl. To chastise with a horsewhip. II. n. A whip for managing horses.

hor'ta-tive, 1 her'ta-tiv; 2 hôr'ta-tÏv, a. hor'ta-tivs, Of the nature of exhortation. -hor'ta-to-ry, a. Giving exhortation.

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hor'ti-culture, 1 hor'tı-kul'chur or -tiūr; 2 hôr'ti-eul "chur or -tür, n. The cultivation of a garden, especially as a science. hor"ti-cul'tur-al, a.- hor"ti-cul'tur-ist,

n.

One devoted to or skilled in horticulture. ho-san'na, 1 ho-zan'a; 2 ho-şăn'a, interj. An exclamation of praise to God. hose, 1 hōz; 2 hōş, n. [HOSE, formerly HO'SEN, 1 hō'zn, 2 hō'gn, pl.] 1. A stocking: mostly used as a plural. 2. A flexible tube for conveying fluids.- hoʼsier, 1 hō'gər; 2 hō'zhēr, n. One who deals in hose, etc.ho'sier-y, n. Hosiers' wares; stockings;

hose.

hos'pice, 1 hes'pis; 2 hos'piç, n. A place of entertainment or shelter; especially a convent in an Alpine pass.

hos'pi-ta-ble, 1 hos'pi-ta-bl; 2 hõsʼpi-tahos'pi-ta-ble, bl, a. Disposed to entertain with generous kindness.- hos'pi-tably, adv.

hos'pi-tal, 1 hes'pi-tal; 2 hos'pi-tal, n. An institution for the care and treatment of the sick or wounded.

hos"pi-tal'i-ty, 1 hes"pi-tal'ı-tı; 2 hos"pitǎl'i-ty, n. [-TIES, pl.] The act of being hospitable. [army. host1, 1 hōst; 2 hōst, n. A multitude; an host2, n. One who entertains guests. host3, n. In some churches, the consecrated wafer used at the Lord's Supper. hos'tage, 1 hes'tij; 2 hos'taġ, n. A person held as a pledge, as in war, for the performance of some stipulation. hos'tel-ry, 1 hes'tel-ri; 2 hŏs'těl-ry, n. inn. hos'telt; hos'tler-yt. [host. host'ess, 1 hōst'es; 2 hōst'ěs, n. A female hos'tile, 1 hes'til; 2 hos'til, a. 1. Havhos'tils, ing a spirit of enmity. 2. Pertaining to an enemy.-hos-till-ty, [-TIESZ, pl.] 1. Enmity. 2. pl. Warlike measures. [man; groom. A stable

An

hos'tler, 1 hes'lar; 2 hos'ler, n. hot, 1 het; 2 hot, a. [HOT'TER; HOT'TEST.] Being heated; very warm; pungent; acrid; fiery.- hot'bed", n. A bed of rich earth, covered with glass, for tender plants.hot-headed, a. Having an impulsive temperament.- hot'house", n. A house, as of glass, heated artificially.- hot'ly, adv.hot'ness, n.

hotch'potch", 1 hech'pech"; 2 hoch'poch",

n. A confused mess; jumble. hodge'podge".

ho-tel', 1 ho-tel'; 2 ho-těl', n. A house for the entertainment of travelers; an inn; also, an official residence. hough, n.

Same as HOCK.

hound, 1 haund; 2 hound. Id. vt. Το hunt with hounds; trail; persecute; set on,

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as a hound. II. n. 1. A hunting dog. 2. A dastardly fellow. hour, 1 aur; 2 our, n. 1. Sixty minutes. 2. A set time.- hour' glass", n. A glass vessel used for measuring time by the running of sand.- hour'ly. I. a. Happening every hour. II. adv. At intervals of an hour. hou'ri, 1 hūʼri or hau'rı; 2 hu'ri or hou'ri, n. [HOU'RIS OF HOU'RIES, pl.] One of the beautiful maidens who, according to the Mohammedan faith, are to be the companions of the faithful in Paradise. house, 1 hauz; 2 houg, rt. & vi. [HOUSED, houz,HOUZDP; HOUS'ING, HOUZ'ING.] To

place under cover; take shelter or lodgings. house, 1 haus; 2 hous, n. [HOUS'ES, 1 hauz'ez; 2 houg'ěs, pl.] 1. A place of abode. 2. A household. 3. A tribe; stock; line. 4. One of the divisions of a legislative body; a convention; audience. 5. A mercantile establishment; a corporation.-house'break"er, n. A burglar. -house 'break"ing, n.- house'hold". I. a. Domestic. II. n. A number of persons dwelling under the same roof.-household"er, n. The head of a family.- house'keep"er, n. A woman who oversees work in a house.-house'keep"ing, n. The management of a household.-house'maid", n. A girl employed in housework.-house'warm"ing, n. A festivity on entering a new home.- house'wife", 1 haus'waif"; 2 hous'wif", n. The mistress of a household. -ly, adv.-house'wife"ry, n. Housekeeping. [Shelter. hous'ing1, 1 hauz'ın; 2 houg'ing, n. hous'ing2, n. The ornamental trappings

of a horse.

[dwelling.

A wretched

To

hove, imp. of HEAVE, 0. hovel, 1 hev'el; 2 hov'ěl, ?. hov'er, 1 huv'ar; 2 hover, cover with the wings. i. 1. To pause with fluttering wings. 2. To linger about.

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i. t.

II.

1. In what how, 1 hau; 2 how, adv. manner. 2. To what degree. 3. In what state. 4. At what price. 5. To what purport. 6. By what name. 7. For what reason; why.-how-be'it, adv. & conj. Be it as it may.-how-ev'er. I. ado. In whatever manner; by whatever means. II. conj. Notwithstanding; yet.-how"soev'er, ado. Nevertheless.

how'dah, 1 hau'də; 2 how'da, n. A railed or canopied seat on the back of an elephant. how'it-zer, 1 hau'ıt-sor; 2 how'it-ser, n. A short light cannon.

howl, 1 haul; 2 howl. I. vt. & vi. Το utter a loud wail; clamor; roar. II. n. 1. The cry of a wolf or of a dog in distress.

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2. Any resonant mournful cry or sound. howl'ing, pa.

hoy, 1 hei; 2 hoy, interj. Ho; halloo. hoy'den, n. Same as HOIDEN. hub, 1 hub; 2 hŭb, n. 1. The central part of a wheel. 2. Anything central. [roar. hub'bub, 1 hub'ub; 2 hŭb'ŭb, n. Uphuck'le-ber'ry, 1 huk'l-ber"1; 2 hŭk'lběry, n. [-RIES", pl.] The edible black or dark-blue berry of a species of heath. hur'tle-ber"ryt.

huck'ster, 1 huk'star; 2 hŭk'ster.

I. vi. To bargain in a small way. II. n. One who retails small wares; a hawker. hud'dle, 1 hud'l; 2 hŭd'l. I. vt. & vi. [HUD'DLED; HUD'DLING.] To collect confusedly; put in place hurriedly; gather in a huddle. II. n. A confused crowd or collection. [quality of a color; tint. hue, 1 hiū; 2 hũ, n. The particular hue2, n. A vociferous cry; shouting. huff, 1 huf; 2 huf. It. vt. & vi. To puff huf, up; swell; bully; anger. II. Offense suddenly taken.- huff'ish, a. Petulant; irascible. huff'yt.

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hu-mane', 1 hiu-mēn'; 2 hū-mān', a. Having or showing kindness; compassionate. 2. Tending to refine; polite; elegant.-hu-mane ly, adv.

hum'ble, 11 hum'bl; 2 hum'bl. I. vt. hum'ble, [HUM'BL(E) DP; HUM BLING.] To make humble; humiliate; lower. II. a. [HUM'BLER; HUM BLEST.] Having or manifesting a lowly opinion of oneself; meek; unpretending; lowly.- hum'bly, adv. hum'ble-bee", 1 hum'bl-bi"; 2 hum'bl-be", A bumblebee.

n.

hug, 1 hug; 2 hug, v. [HUGGED, HUGDS; HUG'GING.] 1. t. To clasp tightly within the arms; embrace; cherish. II. i. To cuddle.- hug, n. A close embrace. huge, 1 hiūj; 2 hug, a. Having great bulk; vast. -ly, adv. -ness, n.

Hu'gue-not, 1 hiu'gi-net; 2 hü'ge-not, n. A French Protestant of the 16th and 17th centuries.

hulk, 1 hulk; 2 hůlk, n. The body of an old ship; any unwieldy object. hulk'ing, 1 hulk'ın; 2 hulk'ing, a. [Colloq.] Bulky; clumsy. hulk'yt.

hull1, 1 hul; 2 hul. I. vt.

To free from

the hull. II1. n. The outer covering, as of a nut; husk.

hull. I. vt. To strike or pierce the hull of. II. n. The body of a vessel. hul-lo', 1 hu-lō'; 2 hú-lō', v., n., & interj. Same as HALLOO.

hum, 1 hum; 2 hům. I. vt. & vi. [HUMMED, HUMD; HUM'MING.] To sing in a low tone; make a droning sound. II. n. A low inarticulate sound (as of h'm).

Perhu'man, 1 hiū'mən; 2 hu'man, a. taining to man; suitable for man.- hu'man-ize, vt. & vl. [-IZED; -IZING.] Το hu'man-iset.render humane or human.

hu-man"i-ta'ri-an, n. A philanthropist. -hu-man'l-ty, 1 hiu-man'ı-ti; 2 hu-măn'ity, n. [-TIESZ, pl.] 1. Mankind collectively. 2. Human nature. 3. The state of being humane; a humane act. 4. pl. Classical learning.- huʼman-kind”, n. The human race.- hu'man-ly, adv.

hu-mil'i-ty, 1 hiu-mil'i-ti; 2 hū-mil'i-ty, n. [-TIES, pl.] The quality of being humble.

hum'ming-bird", n. A small American bird, related to the swifts.

hum'mock, 1 hum'ak; 2 hŭm'ok, n. A small elevation.

hu'mor, 1 hiù'mər or yu'mar; 2 hu'mor or yu'mor. I. vt. To yield to the humor or caprices of; adapt oneself to. II. n. 1. Disposition; characteristic mood; whim. 2. A facetious turn of thought. 3. An animal fluid. 4. A cutaneous eruption. - huʼmor-ist, n. One who displays humor. -hu'mor-ous, a. 1. That excites merriment; amusing. 2. Whimsical. -ly, adv. -ness, n.- huʼmor-some, a. 1. Full of whims. 2. Characterized by wit; droll. -ly, adv. -ness, n.

hump, 1 hump; 2 hump, n. A protuberance, as that formed by a curved spine. - hump'back", n. 1. A crooked back. 2. A hunchback. hump'backed", a. hunch, 1 hunch; 2 hunch. It. vt. To jostle; also, to crook, as the back. II. n. 1. A hump; lump. 2. A sudden shove. - hunch'back", n. A humpbacked person. hunch'backed", a.

hun'dred, 1 hun'dred; 2 hun'drěd, a. & n. Ten times ten; also, the symbol repre senting it, C or 100.- hun'dredth. I. a. Tenth in order after the ninetieth. The last in a series of 100.- hun'dredweight", n. A weight commonly reckoned

II. n.