Chapter 730

Herrnhuter <Xpage=689>

Herrn"hut*er (?) , n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the Moravians; -- so called from the settlement of Herrnhut (the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at the invitation of Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf, upon his estate in the circle of Bautzen.

Hers <Xpage=689>

Hers (?) , pron. See the Note under Her, pr<?/n .

Hersal <Xpage=689>

Her"sal (?) , n. Rehearsal. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Herschel <Xpage=689>

Her"schel (?) , n. (Astron.) See Uranus .

Herschelian <Xpage=689>

Her*sche"li*an (?) , a. Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope .

Herse <Xpage=689>

Herse (?) , n. [F. herse harrow, portcullis, OF. herce , LL. hercia , L. hirpex , gen. hirpicis , and irpex , gen. irpicis , harrow. The LL. hercia signifies also a kind of candlestick in the form of a harrow, having branches filled with lights, and placed at the head of graves or cenotaphs; whence herse came to be used for the grave, coffin, or chest containing the dead. Cf. Hearse .] 1. (Fort.) A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered, to impede the advance of an enemy.

Farrow.

2. See Hearse , a carriage for the dead.

3. A funeral ceremonial. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Herse <Xpage=689>

Herse , v. t. Same as Hearse , v. t.

Chapman.

Herself <Xpage=689>

Her*self" (?) , pron. 1. An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she ; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself ; she blames herself .

2. Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now herself again; she has come to herself .

By herself , alone; apart; unaccompanied.

Hersillon <Xpage=689>

Her"sil*lon (?) , n. [F., fr. herse a harrow. See Herse , n. ] (Fort.) A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach impassable.

Hert <Xpage=689>

Hert (?) , n. A hart. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Herte <Xpage=689>

Her"te (?) , n. A heart. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Hertely <Xpage=689>

Her"te*ly , a. & adv. Hearty; heartily. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Hery <Xpage=689>

Her"y (?) , v. t. [AS. herian .] To worship; to glorify; to praise. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Spenser.

Hesitancy <Xpage=689>

Hes"i*tan*cy (?) , n. [L. haesitantia a stammering.] 1. The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates.

2. A stammering; a faltering in speech.

Hesitant <Xpage=689>

Hes"i*tant (?) , a. [L. haesitans , p. pr. of haesitare : cf. F. h\'82sitant . See Hesitate .] 1. Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating.

2. Unready in speech.

Baxter.

Hesitantly <Xpage=689>

Hes"i*tant*ly , adv. With hesitancy or doubt.

Hesitate <Xpage=689>

Hes"i*tate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hesitated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hesitating .] [L. haesitatus , p. p. of haesitare , intens. fr. haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast. Cf. Aghast , Gaze , Adhere .]

1. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.

Pope.

2. To stammer; to falter in speaking.

Syn. -- To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer.

Hesitate <Xpage=689>

Hes"i*tate , v. t. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. [Poetic & R.]

Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Pope.

Hesitatingly <Xpage=689>

Hes"i*ta`ting*ly , adv. With hesitation or doubt.

Hesitation <Xpage=689>

Hes`i*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. haesitatio : cf. F. h\'82sitation .] 1. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

2. A faltering in speech; stammering.

Swift.

Hesitative <Xpage=689>

Hes"i*ta*tive (?) , a. Showing, or characterized by, hesitation.

[He said] in his mild, hesitative way. R. D. Blackmore.

Hesitatory <Xpage=689>

Hes"i*ta*to*ry (?) , a. Hesitating.

R. North.

Hesp <Xpage=689>

Hesp (?) , n. [Cf. Icel. hespa a hasp, a wisp or skein. See Hasp .] A measure of two hanks of linen thread. [Scot.] [Written also hasp .]

Knight.

Hesper <Xpage=689>

Hes"per (?) , n. [See Hesperian .] The evening; Hesperus.

Hesperetin <Xpage=689>

Hes*per"e*tin (?) , n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance having a sweetish taste, obtained by the decomposition of hesperidin, and regarded as a complex derivative of caffeic acid.

Hesperian <Xpage=689>

Hes*pe"ri*an (?) , a. [L. hesperius , fr. hesperus the evening star, Gr. <?/ evening, <?/ <?/ the evening star. Cf. Vesper .] Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic]

Milton.

Hesperian <Xpage=689>

Hes*pe"ri*an , n. A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic]

J. Barlow.

Hesperian <Xpage=689>

Hes*pe"ri*an , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperid\'91 , or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous species of Hesperid\'91 ; a skipper.

Hesperid <Xpage=689>

Hes"per*id (?) , a. & n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as 3d Hesperian .

Hesperidene <Xpage=689>

Hes*per"i*dene (?) , n. [See Hesperidium .] (Chem.) An isomeric variety of terpene from orange oil.

Hesperides <Xpage=689>

Hes*per"i*des (?) , n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. <?/.]

1. (Class. Myth.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides .

2. The garden producing the golden apples.

It not love a Hercules, Still climbing trees in the Hesperides ? Shak.

Hesperidin <Xpage=689>

Hes*per"i*din (?) , n. [See Hesperidium .] (Chem.) A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

Hesperidium <Xpage=689>

Hes`pe*rid"i*um (?) , n. [NL. So called in allusion to the golden apples of the Hesperides. See Hesperides .] (Bot.) A large berry with a thick rind, as a lemon or an orange.

Hesperornis <Xpage=689>

Hes`pe*ror"nis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ western + <?/, <?/, a bird.] (Paleon.) A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several species are known. See Illust . in Append.

Hesperus <Xpage=689>

Hes"pe*rus (?) , n. [L. See Hesper .] 1. Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper.

2. Evening. [Poetic]

The Sun was sunk, and after him the Star Of Hesperus . Milton.

Hessian <Xpage=689>

Hes"sian (?) , a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.

Hessian boots , &or; Hessians , boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. Thackeray . -- Hessian cloth , &or; Hessians , a coarse hempen cloth for sacking. -- Hessian crucible . See under Crucible . -- Hessian fly (Zo\'94l.) , a small dipterous fly or midge ( Cecidomyia destructor ). Its larv\'91 live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution.

Hessian <Xpage=689>

Hes"sian , n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.

2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.]

&hand; This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War.

3. pl. See Hessian boots and cloth , under Hessian , a.

Hessite <Xpage=689>

Hess"ite (?) , n. [After H. Hess .] (Min.) A lead-gray sectile mineral. It is a telluride of silver.

Hest <Xpage=689>

Hest (?) , n. [AS. h <?/ s , fr. h<?/tan to call, bid. See Hight , and cf. Behest .] Command; precept; injunction. [Archaic] See Behest . "At thy hest ."

Shak.

Let him that yields obey the victor's hest . Fairfax.

Yet I thy hest will all perform, at full. Tennyson.

Hestern, Hesternal <Xpage=689>

Hes"tern (?) , Hes*ter"nal (?) , a. [L. hesternus ; akin to heri yesterday.] Pertaining to yesterday. [Obs.] See Yester , a.

Ld. Lytton.

Hesychast <Xpage=689>

Hes"y*chast (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ hermit, fr. <?/ to be still or quiet, fr. <?/ still, calm.] One of a mystical sect of the Greek Church in the fourteenth century; a quietist.

Brande & C.

Hetairism, Hetarism <Xpage=689>

He*tair"ism (?) , Het"a*rism (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a companion, a concubine, fem. of <?/ a comrade.] A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women of a tribe were held in common. H. Spencer . -- Het`a*ris"tic (#) , a.

Hetchel <Xpage=689>

Hetch"el (?) , v. t. Same as Hatchel .

Hete <Xpage=689>

Hete (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Hete , later Het .] Variant of Hote . [Obs.]

But one avow to greate God I hete . Chaucer.

Heteracanth <Xpage=689>

Het"er*a*canth (?) , a. [ Hetero- + Gr. <?/ a spine.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.

Heterarchy <Xpage=689>

Het"er*arch`y (?) , n. [ Hetero- + -archy .] The government of an alien. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Heterauxesis <Xpage=689>

Het`e*raux*e"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the other + <?/ growth.] (Bot.) Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant.

Hetero- <Xpage=689>

Het"er*o- (?) . [Gr. "e`teros other.] A combining form signifying other , other than usual , different ; as, hetero clite, hetero dox, hetero gamous .

Heterocarpism <Xpage=689>

Het`er*o*car"pism (?) , n. [ Hetero- + Gr.<?/ fruit.] (Bot.) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in Amphicarp\'91a , in which besides the usual pods, there are others underground.

Heterocarpous <Xpage=689>

Het`er*o*car"pous (?) , a. (Bot.) Characterized by heterocarpism.

Hetercephalous <Xpage=689>

Het`er*ceph"a*lous (?) , a. [ Hetero- + Gr.<?/ head.] (Bot.) Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain composite plants.

Heterocera <Xpage=689>

Het`e*roc"e*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ other + <?/ horn.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk moths, which have the antenn\'91 variable in form.

Heterocercal <Xpage=689>

Het`er*o*cer"cal (?) , a. [ Hetero- + Gr. <?/ tail.] (Anat.) Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.

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Heterocercy <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*cer`cy (?) , n. [ Hetero- + Gr. <?/ a tail.] (anat.) Unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the possession of a heterocercal tail.

Heterochromous <Xpage=690>

Het`er*o*chro"mous (?; 277) , a. [ Hetero- + Gr. <?/ color.] (bot.) Having the central florets of a flower head of a different color from those of the circumference.

Heterochronism, Heterochrony <Xpage=690>

Het`er*och"ro*nism (?) , Het`er*och"ro*ny (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ of different times; <?/ other + <?/ time.] (Biol.) In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.

Heteroclite <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*clite , a. [L. heteroclitus , Gr. <?/; <?/ other + <?/ to lean, incline, inflect: cf. F. h\'82t\'82roclite .] Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.

Heteroclite <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*clite , n. 1. (Gram.) A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is irregular in declension.

2. Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or from common forms.

Howell.

Heteroclitic, Heteroclitical <Xpage=690>

Het`er*o*clit"ic (?) , Het`er*o*clit"ic*al (?) , a. [See Heteroclite .] Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.

Heteroclitous <Xpage=690>

Het`er*oc"li*tous (?) , a. Heteroclitic. [Obs.]

Heterocyst <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*cyst (?) , n. [ Hetero- + cyst .] (Bot.) A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain alg\'91 related to nostoc.

Heterodactyl <Xpage=690>

Het`er*o*dac"tyl (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Heterodactylous. -- n. One of the Heterodactyl\'91.

Heterodactyl\'91 <Xpage=690>

Het`e*ro*dac"ty*l\'91 (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ other + <?/ a finger.] (Zo\'94l.) A group of birds including the trogons.

Heterodactylous <Xpage=690>

Het`er*o*dac"tyl*ous (?) , a. [ Hetero- + Gr. <?/ a toe.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

Heterodont <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*dont (?) , a. [ Hetero- + Gr. <?/, <?/ a tooth.] (Anat.) Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont .

Heterodont <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*dont , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any animal with heterodont dentition.

Heterodox <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*dox (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ other + <?/ opinion; cf. F. h\'82t\'82rodoxe .] 1. Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects.

Raw and indigested, heterodox , preaching. Strype.

2. Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical; -- said of persons.

Macaulay.

-- Het"er*o*dox`ly , adv. -- Het"er*o*dox`ness , n.

Heterodox <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*dox , n. An opinion opposed to some accepted standard. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Heterodoxal <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*dox`al (?) , a. Not orthodox.

Howell.

Heterodoxy <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*dox`y (?) , n. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. h\'82t\'82rodoxie .] An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy.

Bp. Bull.

Heterodromous <Xpage=690>

Het`er*od"ro*mous (?) , a. [ Hetero- + Gr. <?/ to run.] 1. (Bot.) Having spirals of changing direction.

Gray.

2. (Mech.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.

Heterogamous <Xpage=690>

Het`er*og"a*mous (?) , a. [ Hetero- + Gr. ga`mos marriage: cf. F. h\'82t\'82rogame .] (Bot. & Biol.) (a) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster. (b) Characterized by heterogamy.

Heterogamy <Xpage=690>

Het`er*og"a*my (?) , n. [See Heterogamous .]

1. (Bot.) The process of fertilization in plants by an indirect or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy .

2. (Biol.) That form of alternate generation in which two kinds of sexual generation, or a sexual and a parthenogenetic generation, alternate; -- in distinction from metagenesis , where sexual and asexual generations alternate.

Claus & Sedgwick.

Heterogangliate <Xpage=690>

Het`er*o*gan"gli*ate (?) , a. [ Hetero- + gangliate .] (Physiol.) Having the ganglia of the nervous system unsymmetrically arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals.

Heterogene <Xpage=690>

Het"er*o*gene (?) , a. Heterogenous. [Obs.]

Heterogeneal <Xpage=690>

Het`er*o*ge"ne*al (?) , a. Heterogeneous.

Heterogeneity <Xpage=690>

Het`er*o*ge*ne"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. h\'82t\'82rog\'82n\'82it\'82 .] The state of being heterogeneous; contrariety.

The difference, indeed the heterogeneity , of the two may be felt. Coleridge.

Heterogeneous <Xpage=690>

Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ race, kind; akin to E. kin : cf. F. h\'82t\'82rog\'8ane .] Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to homogeneous , and said of two or more connected objects, or of a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of which it is made up. -- Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous*ly , adv. -- Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous*ness , n.