Chapter 714

Hat*te"ri*a (?) , n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also Sphenodon , and Tuatera .

Hatting <Xpage=674>

Hat"ting (?) , n. The business of making hats; also, stuff for hats.

Hatti-sherif <Xpage=674>

Hat"ti-sher`if (?) , n. [Turk., fr. Ar. knatt a writing + sher\'c6f noble.] A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan.

Hattree <Xpage=674>

Hat"tree` (?) , n. A hatstand.

Haubergeon <Xpage=674>

Hau*ber"ge*on (?) , n. See Habergeon .

Hauberk <Xpage=674>

Hau"berk (?) , n. [OF. hauberc , halberc , F. haubert , OHG. halsberc ; hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen ; akin to AS. healsbeorg , Icel. h\'belsbj\'94rg . See Collar , and Bury , v. t. ] A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon . See Habergeon . [Written variously hauberg , hauberque , hawberk , etc.]

Chaucer.

Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail. Gray.

Hauerite <Xpage=674>

Hau"er*ite (?) , n. [Named after Von Hauer , of Vienna.] (Min.) Native sulphide of manganese a reddish brown or brownish black mineral.

Haugh <Xpage=674>

Haugh (?) , n. [See Haw a hedge.] A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

On a haugh or level plain, near to a royal borough. Sir W. Scott.

Haught <Xpage=674>

Haught (?) , a. [See Haughty .] High; elevated; hence, haughty; proud. [Obs.]

Shak.

Haughtily <Xpage=674>

Haugh"ti*ly (?) , adv. [From Haughty .] In a haughty manner; arrogantly.

Haughtiness <Xpage=674>

Haugh"ti*ness , n. [For hauteinness . See Haughty .] The quality of being haughty; disdain; arrogance.

Syn. -- Arrogance; disdain; contemptuousness; superciliousness; loftiness. -- Haughtiness , Arrogance , Disdain . Haughtiness denotes the expression of conscious and proud superiority; arrogance is a disposition to claim for one's self more than is justly due, and enforce it to the utmost; disdain in the exact reverse of condescension toward inferiors, since it expresses and desires others to feel how far below ourselves we consider them. A person is haughty in disposition and demeanor; arrogant in his claims of homage and deference; disdainful even in accepting the deference which his haughtiness leads him arrogantly to exact.

Haughty <Xpage=674>

Haugh"ty , a. [ Compar. Haughtier (?) ; superl. Haughtiest .] [OE. hautein , F. hautain , fr. haut high, OF. also halt , fr. L. altus . See Altitude .]

1. High; lofty; bold. [Obs. or Archaic]

To measure the most haughty mountain's height. Spenser.

Equal unto this haughty enterprise. Spenser

2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing.

A woman of a haughty and imperious nature. Clarendon.

3. Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage .

Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced, Came towering. Milton.

Haul <Xpage=674>

Haul (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hauled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hauling .] [OE. halen , halien , F. <?/aler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol<?/n , hal<?/n , G. holen , Dan. hale to haul, Sw. hala , and to L. calare to call, summon, Gr. <?/ to call. Cf. Hale , v. t. , Claim . Class , Council , Ecclesiastic .] 1. To pull or draw with force; to drag.

Some dance, some haul the rope. Denham.

Thither they bent, and hauled their ships to land. Pope.

Romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. Thomson.

2. To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill .

When I was seven or eight years of age, I began hauling all the wood used in the house and shops. U. S. Grant.

To haul over the coals . See under Coal . -- To haul the wind (Naut.) , to turn the head of the ship nearer to the point from which the wind blows.

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Haul , v. i. 1. (Naut.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul , v. t.

I . . . hauled up for it, and found it to be an island. Cook.

2. To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.

To haul around (Naut.) , to shift to any point of the compass; -- said of the wind. -- To haul off (Naut.) , to sail closer to the wind, in order to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to draw back. <-- haul off (b), to get ready (usu. for violent action) -- used with "and" -- "hauled off and punched him on the nose" -->

Haul <Xpage=674>

Haul , n. 1. A pulling with force; a violent pull.

2. A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul .

3. That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net.

4. Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul .

5. (Rope Making) A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred.

Haulage <Xpage=674>

Haul"age (?) , n. Act of hauling; as, the haulage of cars by an engine ; charge for hauling.

Hauler <Xpage=674>

Haul"er (?) , n. One who hauls.

Haulm <Xpage=674>

Haulm (<?/) , n. [OE. halm , AS. healm ; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. halm , Icel. h\'belmr , L. calamus reed, cane, stalk, Gr. <?/. Cf. Excel , Culminate , Culm , Shawm , Calamus .] The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw.

Haulm <Xpage=674>

Haulm , n. A part of a harness; a hame.

Hauls <Xpage=674>

Hauls (?) , n. [Obs.] See Hals .

Haulse <Xpage=674>

Haulse (?) , v. [Obs.] See Halse .

Hault <Xpage=674>

Hault (?) , a. [OF. hault , F. haut . See Haughty .] Lofty; haughty. [Obs.]

Through support of countenance proud and hault . Spenser.

Haum <Xpage=674>

Haum (?) , n. See Haulm , stalk.

Smart.

Haunce <Xpage=674>

Haunce (?) , v. t. To enhance. [Obs.]

Lydgate.

Haunch <Xpage=674>

Haunch (?; 277) , n. [F. hanche , of German origin; cf. OD. hancke , hencke , and also OHG. ancha ; prob. not akin to E. ankle .] 1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.

2. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison .

Haunch bone . See Innominate bone , under Innominate . -- Haunches of an arch (Arch.) , the parts on each side of the crown of an arch. (See Crown , n. , 11.) Each haunch may be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half arch.

Haunched <Xpage=674>

Haunched (?) , a. Having haunches.

Haunt <Xpage=674>

Haunt (?; 277) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Haunted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Haunting .] [F. hanter ; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition ); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home ). &root;36.] 1. To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon.

You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house. Shak.

Those cares that haunt the court and town. Swift.

2. To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition.

Foul spirits haunt my resting place. Fairfax.

3. To practice; to devote one's self to. [Obs.]

That other merchandise that men haunt with fraud . . . is cursed. Chaucer.

Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime. Ascham.

4. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.]

Haunt thyself to pity. Wyclif.

Haunt <Xpage=674>

Haunt , v. i. To persist in staying or visiting.

I've charged thee not to haunt about my doors. Shak.

Haunt <Xpage=674>

Haunt , n. 1. A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts.

&hand; In Old English the place occupied by any one as a dwelling or in his business was called a haunt .

Often used figuratively.

The household nook, The haunt of all affections pure. Keble.

The feeble soul, a haunt of fears. Tennyson.

2. The habit of resorting to a place. [Obs.]

The haunt you have got about the courts. Arbuthnot.

3. Practice; skill. [Obs.]

Of clothmaking she hadde such an haunt . Chaucer.

Haunted <Xpage=674>

Haunt"ed , a. Inhabited by, or subject to the visits of, apparitions; frequented by a ghost.

All houses wherein men have lived and died Are haunted houses. Longfellow.

Haunter <Xpage=674>

Haunt"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, haunts.

Haurient <Xpage=674>

Hau"ri*ent (?) , a. [L. hauriens , p. pr. of haurire to breathe.] (Her.) In pale, with the head in chief; -- said of the figure of a fish, as if rising for air.

Hausen <Xpage=674>

Hau"sen (?) , n. [G.] (Zo\'94l.) A large sturgeon ( Acipenser huso ) from the region of the Black Sea. It is sometimes twelve feet long. <-- syn = Huso huso, and also called Beluga. Provides the highest quality caviar -->

Hausse <Xpage=674>

Hausse (?) , n. [F.] (Gun.) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a cannon.

Haustellata <Xpage=674>

Haus`tel*la"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. haustellum , fr. L. haurire , haustum , to draw water, to swallow. See Exhaust .] (Zo\'94l.) An artificial division of insects, including all those with a sucking proboscis.

Haustellate <Xpage=674>

Haus"tel*late (?) , a. [See Haustellata .] (Zo\'94l.) Provided with a haustellum, or sucking proboscis. -- n. One of the Haustellata.

Haustellum <Xpage=674>

Haus*tel"lum (?) , n. ; pl. Haustella (#) . [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) The sucking proboscis of various insects. See Lepidoptera , and Diptera .

Haustorium <Xpage=674>

Haus*to"ri*um (?) , n. ; pl. Haustoria (#) . [LL., a well, fr. L. haurire , haustum , to drink.] (Bot.) One of the suckerlike rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy.

R. Brown.

Haut <Xpage=674>

Haut (?) , a. [F. See Haughty .] Haughty. [Obs.] "Nations proud and haut ."

Milton.

Hautboy <Xpage=674>

Haut"boy (?) , n. [F. hautbois , lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty , Bush ; and cf. Oboe .] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe . See Illust . of Oboe .

2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry ( Fragaria elatior ).

Hautboyist <Xpage=674>

Haut"boy*ist (-&icr;st) , n. [Cf. F. hautbo\'8bste .] A player on the hautboy.

Hautein <Xpage=674>

Hau"tein (?) , a. [See Haughty .] 1. Haughty; proud. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. High; -- said of the voice or flight of birds. [Obs.]

Hauteur <Xpage=674>

Hau`teur" (?) , n. [F., fr. haut high. See Haughty .] Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.

Hautgo\'96t <Xpage=674>

Haut`go\'96t" (?) , n. [F.] High relish or flavor; high seasoning.

Hautpas <Xpage=674>

Haut`pas" (?) , n. [F. haut high + pas step.] A raised part of the floor of a large room; a platform for a raised table or throne. See Dais .

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Ha\'81ynite <Xpage=675>

Ha"\'81y*nite (?) , n. [From the French mineralogist Ha\'81y .] (Min.) A blue isometric mineral, characteristic of some volcani<?/ rocks. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with sulphate of lime.

Havana <Xpage=675>

Ha*van"a (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar ; -- formerly sometimes written Havannah . -- n. An Havana cigar.

Young Frank Clavering stole his father's Havannahs , and . . . smoked them in the stable. Thackeray.

Havanese <Xpage=675>

Hav`an*ese" (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana.

Have <Xpage=675>

Have (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Had (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Having . Indic. present , I have , thou hast , he has ; we, ye, they have .] [OE. haven , habben , AS. habben (imperf. h\'91fde , p. p. geh\'91fd ); akin to OS. hebbian , D. hebben , OFries, hebba , OHG. hab<?/n , G. haben , Icel. hafa , Sw. hafva , Dan. have , Goth. haban , and prob. to L. habere , whence F. avoir . Cf. Able , Avoirdupois , Binnacle , Habit .] 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm .

2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.

The earth hath bubbles, as the water has . Shak.

He had a fever late. Keats.

3. To accept possession of; to take or accept.

Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me? Shak.

4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get.

Shak.

5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.

It had the church accurately described to me. Sir W. Scott.

Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? Ld. Lytton.

6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child .

7. To hold, regard, or esteem.

Of them shall I be had in honor. 2 Sam. vi. 22.

8. To cause or force to go; to take. "The stars have us to bed." Herbert . " Have out all men from me." 2 Sam . xiii . 9 .

9. To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e. , to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion.

Shak.

10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.

Science has , and will long have , to be a divider and a separatist. M. Arnold.

The laws of philology have to be established by external comparison and induction. Earle.

11. To understand.

You have me, have you not? Shak.

12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him . [Slang]

&hand; Have , as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the possession of the object in the state indicated by the participle; as, I have conquered him , I have or hold him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost this independent significance, and is used with the participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs as a device for expressing past time. Had is used, especially in poetry, for would have or should have .

Myself for such a face had boldly died. Tennyson.

To have a care , to take care; to be on one's guard. -- To have (a man) out , to engage (one) in a duel. -- To have done (with). See under Do, v. i. -- To have it out , to speak freely; to bring an affair to a conclusion. -- To have on , to wear. -- To have to do with . See under Do, v. t.

Syn. -- To possess; to own. See Possess .

Haveless <Xpage=675>

Have"less , a. Having little or nothing. [Obs.]

Gower.

Havelock <Xpage=675>

Hav"e*lock (?) , n. [From Havelock , an English general distinguished in India in the rebellion of 1857.] A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.

Haven <Xpage=675>

Ha"ven (?) , n. [AS. h\'91fene ; akin to D. & LG. haven , G. hafen , MNG. habe , Dan. havn , Icel. h\'94fn , Sw. hamn ; akin to E . have , and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave ); or akin to AS. h\'91f sea, Icel. & Sw. haf , Dan. hav , which is perh. akin to E. heave .] 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.

What shipping and what lading's in our haven . Shak.

Their haven under the hill. Tennyson.

2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum.

Shak.

The haven , or the rock of love. Waller.

Haven <Xpage=675>

Ha"ven , v. t. To shelter, as in a haven.

Keats.

Havenage <Xpage=675>

Ha"ven*age (?) , n. Harbor dues; port dues.

Havened <Xpage=675>

Ha"vened (?) , p. a. Sheltered in a haven.

Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats.

Havener <Xpage=675>