Chapter 726

Hem`o*stat"ic , n. A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.

Hemoothorax <Xpage=685>

Hemo"o*tho"rax (?) , n. [NL. See Hemo- , and Thorax .] (Med.) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.

Hemp <Xpage=685>

Hemp (?) , n. [OE. hemp , AS. henep , h\'91nep ; akin to D. hennep , OHG. hanaf , G. hanf , Icel. hampr , Dan. hamp , Sw. hampa , L. cannabis , cannabum , Gr. <?/, <?/; cf. Russ. conoplia , Skr. <?/ a<?/a ; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine , Canvas .] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ( C. sativa ), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.

2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.

African hemp , Bowstring hemp . See under African , and Bowstring . -- Bastard hemp , the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina . -- Canada hemp , a species of dogbane ( Apocynum cannabinum ), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. -- Hemp agrimony , a coarse, composite herb of Europe ( Eupatorium cannabinum ), much like the American boneset. -- Hemp nettle , a plant of the genus Galeopsis ( G. Tetrahit ), belonging to the Mint family. -- Indian hemp . See under Indian , a. -- Manila hemp , the fiber of Musa textilis . -- Sisal hemp , the fiber of Agave sisalana , of Mexico and Yucatan. -- Sunn hemp , a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant ( Crotalaria juncea ). -- Water hemp , an annual American weed ( Acnida cannabina ), related to the amaranth.

Hempen <Xpage=685>

Hemp"en (?) , a. 1. Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord .

2. Like hemp. "Beat into a hempen state."

Cook.

Hempy <Xpage=685>

Hemp"y (?) , a. Like hemp. [R.]

Howell.

Hemself, Hemselve </ , Hemselven <Xpage=685>

Hem*self" (?) , Hem*selve" (<?/) , Hem*selv"en (<?/) , pron. pl . [See Hem , pron .] Themselves; -- used reflexively. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Hemstitch <Xpage=685>

Hem"stitch (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hemstitched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hemstitching .] [ Hem + stitch .] To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief .

Hemstitched <Xpage=685>

Hem"stitched (?) , a. Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief .

Hemuse <Xpage=685>

He"muse (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The roebuck in its third year. [Prov. Eng.]

Hen <Xpage=685>

Hen (?) , n. [AS. henn , hen , h\'91n ; akin to D. hen , OHG. henna , G. henne , Icel. h <?/ na , Dan. h\'94na ; 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\'94l.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen ; the gray hen .

&hand; Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, pea hen .

Hen clam . (Zo\'94l.) (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\'94l.) , 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\'94l.) , 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.

Henbane <Xpage=685>

Hen"bane` (?) , n. [ Hen + bane .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus ( H. niger ). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade , from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus .

Henbit <Xpage=685>

Hen"bit` (?) , n. (Bot.) A weed of the genus Lamium ( L. amplexicaule ) with deeply crenate leaves.

Hence <Xpage=685>

Hence (?) , adv. [OE. hennes , hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; cf. -wards ), also hen , henne , hennen , heonnen , heonene , AS. heonan , heonon , heona , hine ; akin to OHG. hinn\'ben , G. hinnen , OHG. hina , G. hin ; all from the root of E. he . See He .] 1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend."

Chaucer.

Arise, let us go hence . John xiv. 31.

I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Acts xxii. 21.

2. From this time; in the future; as, a week hence . "Half an hour hence ."

Shak.

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3. From this reason; as an inference or deduction.

Hence , perhaps, it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom. Tillotson.

4. From this source or origin.

All other faces borrowed hence Their light and grace. Suckling.

Whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence , even of your lusts? James. iv. 1.

&hand; Hence is used, elliptically and imperatively, for go hence ; depart hence ; away ; be gone . " Hence with your little ones." Shak . -- From hence , though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the usage of good writers. <-- raus! -->

An ancient author prophesied from hence . Dryden.

Expelled from hence into a world Of woe and sorrow. Milton.

Hence <Xpage=686>

Hence (?) , v. t. To send away. [Obs.]

Sir P. Sidney.

Henceforth <Xpage=686>

Hence`forth" (?) , adv. From this time forward; henceforward.

I never from thy side henceforth to stray. Milton.

Henceforward <Xpage=686>

Hence`for"ward (?) , adv. From this time forward; henceforth.

Henchboy <Xpage=686>

Hench"boy` (?) , n. A page; a servant. [Obs.]

Henchman <Xpage=686>

Hench"man (?) , n. ; pl. -men (#) . [OE. hencheman , henxman ; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man , and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.] An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.

Hencoop <Xpage=686>

Hen"coop` (?) , n. A coop or cage for hens.

Hende <Xpage=686>

Hende (?) , a. [OE., near, handy, kind, fr. AS. gehende near, fr. hand hand. See Handy .] 1. Skillful; dexterous; clever. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. Friendly; civil; gentle; kind. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Hendecagon <Xpage=686>

Hen*dec"a*gon (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ eleven + <?/ angle: cf. F. hend\'82cagone .] (Geom.) A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles. [Written also endecagon .]

Hendecane <Xpage=686>

Hen"de*cane (?) , n. [Gr. "e`ndeka eleven.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C11H24 , of the paraffin series; -- so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane , undecane .

Hendecasyllabic <Xpage=686>

Hen*dec`a*syl*lab"ic (?) , a. Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.

Hendecasyllable <Xpage=686>

Hen*dec"a*syl`la*ble (?) , n. [L. hendecasyllabus , Gr. <?/ eleven-syllabled; <?/ eleven + <?/ syllable: cf. F. hend\'82casyllabe .] A metrical line of eleven syllables.

J. Warton.

Hendecatoic <Xpage=686>

Hen*dec`a*to"ic (?) , a. [See Hendecane .] (Chem.) Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane; as, hendecatoic acid .

Hendiadys <Xpage=686>

Hen*di"a*dys (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ <?/ <?/ one by two.] (Gram.) A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and , instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold , for golden cups .

Hendy <Xpage=686>

Hen"dy (?) , a. [Obs.] See Hende .

Henen <Xpage=686>

Hen"en (?) , adv. Hence. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Henfish <Xpage=686>

Hen"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A marine fish; the sea bream. (b) A young bib. See Bib , n. , 2.

Heng <Xpage=686>

Heng (?) , obs. imp. of Hang . Hung.

Chaucer.

Hen-hearted <Xpage=686>

Hen"-heart`ed (?) , a. Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted.

Udall.

Henhouse <Xpage=686>

Hen"house` (?) , n. ; pl. Henhouses . A house or shelter for fowls.

Henhussy <Xpage=686>

Hen"hus`sy (?) , n. A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.

Heniquen <Xpage=686>

He*ni"quen (?) , n. See Jeniquen .

Henna <Xpage=686>

Hen"na (?) , n. [Ar. hinn\'be alcanna ( Lawsonia inermis or alba ). Cf. Alcanna , Alkanet , Orchanet .]

1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia ( L. alba ). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.

2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.

Hennery <Xpage=686>

Hen"ner*y (?) , n. An inclosed place for keeping hens. [U. S.]

Hennes <Xpage=686>

Hen"nes (?) , adv. Hence. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Hennotannic <Xpage=686>

Hen`no*tan"nic (?) , a. [ Henna + tannic .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as, hennotannic acid .

Henoge ny, Henogenesis <Xpage=686>

He*nog"e* ny (?) , Hen`o*gen"e*sis (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, masc., <?/, neut., one + root of <?/ to be born.] (Biol.) Same as Ontogeny .

Henotheism <Xpage=686>

Hen"o*the*ism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, one + E. theism .] Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped reference to the rest. [R.]

Henotic <Xpage=686>

He*not"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to unite, fr. <?/ one.] Harmonizing; irenic.

Gladstone.

Henpeck <Xpage=686>

Hen"peck` (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Henpecked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. Henpecking .] To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).

Henroost <Xpage=686>

Hen"roost` (?) , n. A place where hens roost.

Henry <Xpage=686>

Hen"ry (?) , n. ; pl. Henrys . [From Joseph Henry , an American physicist.] The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one amp\'8are a second.

Hen's-foot <Xpage=686>

Hen's-foot` (<?/) , n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ( Caucalis daucoides ).

Hent <Xpage=686>

Hent (?) , v. t. [ imp. Hente ; p. p. Hent .] [OE. hente , henten , fr. AS. hentan , gehentan , to pursue, take, seize; cf. Icel. henda , Goth. hinpan (in compos.), and E. hunt .] To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. [Obs.]

Piers Plowman. Spenser.

This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast. Chaucer.

But all that he might of his friendes hente On bookes and on learning he it spente. Chaucer.

Henware <Xpage=686>

Hen"ware` (?) , n. (Bot.) A coarse, blackish seaweed. See Badderlocks .

Henxman <Xpage=686>

Henx"man (?) , n. Henchman. [Obs.]

Hep <Xpage=686>

Hep (?) , n. See Hip , the fruit of the dog-rose.

Hepar <Xpage=686>

He"par (?) , n. [L. hepar , hepatis , the liver, Gr. <?/.] 1. (Old Chem.) Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris (<?/) .

2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar sulphuris calcareum (<?/).

Hepar antimonii (<?/) (Old Chem.) , a substance, of a liver-brown color, obtained by fusing together antimony sulphide with alkaline sulphides, and consisting of sulphantimonites of the alkalies; -- called also liver of antimony .

Hepatic <Xpage=686>

He*pat"ic (?) , a. [L. hepaticus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ the liver; akin to L. jecur , Skr. yak<?/t : cf. F. h\'82patique .] 1. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases.

2. Resembling the liver in color or in form; as, hepatic cinnabar .

3. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the plants called Hepatic\'91 , or scale mosses and liverworts.

Hepatic duct (Anat.) , any biliary duct; esp., the duct, or one of the ducts, which carries the bile from the liver to the cystic and common bile ducts. See Illust ., under Digestive . -- Hepatic gas (Old Chem.) , sulphureted hydrogen gas. -- Hepatic mercurial ore , &or; Hepatic cinnabar . See under Cinnabar .

Hepatica <Xpage=686>

He*pat"i*ca (?) , n. ; pl. Hepatic\'91 (#) . [NL. See Hepatic . So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.]

1. (Bot.) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup.

2. (bot.) Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepatic\'91 ; -- called also scale moss and liverwort . See Hepatic\'91 , in the Supplement.

Hepatical <Xpage=686>

He*pat"ic*al , a. Hepatic. [R.]

Hepatite <Xpage=686>

Hep"a*tite (?; 277) , n. [L. hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, <?/, the liver: cf. F. h\'82patite .] (Min.) A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated.

Hepatitis <Xpage=686>

Hep`a*ti"tis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, liver + -itis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the liver.

Hepatization <Xpage=686>

Hep`a*ti*za"tion (?) , n. 1. (Chem.) Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.]

2. [Cf. F. h\'82patisation .] (Med.) Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air.

Hepatize <Xpage=686>

Hep"a*tize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hepatized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hepatizing (?) .] [Gr. <?/ to be like the liver, to be liver-colored, fr. <?/, <?/, the liver: cf. E. hepatite , and (for sense 2) F. h\'82patiser .] 1. To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly called hepatic gas.

On the right . . . were two wells of hepatized water. Barrow.

2. To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.

Hepatocele <Xpage=686>

He*pat"o*cele (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, the liver + <?/ tumor.] (Med.) Hernia of the liver.

Hepatocystic <Xpage=686>

Hep`a*to*cys"tic (?) , a. [ Hepatic + cystic .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts .

Hepatogastric <Xpage=686>

Hep`a*to*gas"tric (?) , a. [ Hepatic + gastric .] (Anat.) See Gastrohepatic .

Hepatogenic, Hepatogenous <Xpage=686>

Hep`a*to*gen"ic (?) , Hep`a*tog"e*nous (?) , a. [Gr. "h^par , "h`patos , the liver + root of gi`gnesthai to be born] (Med.) Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as, hepatogenic jaundice .

Hepatology <Xpage=686>

Hep`a*tol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. "h^par , "h`patos , the liver + -logy .] The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.

Hepato-pancreas <Xpage=686>

Hep"a*to-pan"cre*as (?) , n. [Gr. "h^par , "h`patos , the liver + E. pancreas .] (Zo\'94l.) A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.

Hepatorenal <Xpage=686>

Hep`a*to*re"nal (?) , a. [ Hepat ic + renal .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament .

Hepatoscopy <Xpage=686>

Hep`a*tos"co*py (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; fr. "h^par , "h`patos , the liver + <?/ to view: cf. F. h\'82patoscopie .] Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.

Heppen <Xpage=686>

Hep"pen (?) , a. [Cf. AS. geh\'91p fit, Icel. heppinn lucky, E. happy .] Neat; fit; comfortable. [Obs.]

Hepper <Xpage=686>

Hep"per (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo\'94l.) A young salmon; a parr.

Hepta <Xpage=686>

Hep"ta (?) . [See Seven .] A combining form from Gr. "epta` , seven.

Heptachord <Xpage=686>