Chapter 97

Hek"tare`, Hek"to*gram, Hek"to*li`ter, ∧ Hek"to*me`ter, n. Same as Hectare, Hectogram, Hectoliter, and Hectometer.

Hek"to*graph (?), n. See Hectograph.

||Hel*a*mys (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; fawn + &?; mouse.] (Zoˆl.) See ||Jumping hare, under Hare.

Hel"co*plas`ty (?), n. [Gr. &?; a wound + -plasty.] (Med.) The act or process of repairing lesions made by ulcers, especially by a plastic operation.

Held (?), imp. & p. p. of Hold.

Hele (?), n. [See Heal, n.] Health; welfare. [Obs.] "In joy and perfyt hele." Chaucer.

Hele, v. t. [AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G. hehlen, L. celare. √17. See Hell, and cf. Conceal.] To hide; to cover; to roof. [Obs.]

Hide and hele things.

Chaucer.

Hel"e*na (?), n. [L.: cf. Sp. helena.] See St. Elmo's fire, under Saint.

Hel"e*nin (?), n. (Chem.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.

He"li*ac (?), a. Heliacal.

He*li"a*cal (?), a. [Gr. &?; belonging to the sun, fr. &?; the sun: cf. F. hÈliaque.] (Astron.) Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun. Sir T. Browne.

The heliacal rising of a star is when, after being in conjunction with the sun, and invisible, it emerges from the light so as to be visible in the morning before sunrising. On the contrary, the heliacal setting of a star is when the sun approaches conjunction so near as to render the star invisible.

He*li"a*cal*ly, adv. In a heliacal manner. De Quincey.

He`li*an"thin (?), n. [Prob. fr. L. helianthes, or NL. helianthus, sunflower, in allusion to its color.] (Chem.) An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also methyl orange.

He`li*an"thoid (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Of or pertaining to the Helianthoidea.

||He`li*an"thoi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. helianthes sunflower + ||-oid.] (Zoˆl.) An order of Anthozoa; the Actinaria.

Hel"i*cal (?), a. [From Helix.] Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral; as, a helical staircase; a helical spring. -- Hel"i*cal*ly, adv.

||Hel`i*chry"sum (&?;), n. [L., the marigold, fr. Gr. &?; a kind of ||plant.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly ||white or yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are ||often called "everlasting flowers."

He*lic"i*form (?), a. [Helix + -form.] Having the form of a helix; spiral.

Hel"i*cin (?), n. (Chem.) A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow (Salix Helix of LinnÊus.)

Hel"i*cine (?), a. (Anat.) Curled; spiral; helicoid; -- applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis.

Hel"i*co*graph` (?), n. [Helix + -graph.] An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.

Hel"i*coid (?), a. [Gr. &?;; "e`lix, -ikos, spiral + &?; shape: cf. F. hÈlicoÔde. See Helix.]

1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell.

2. (Zoˆl.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the HelicidÊ, or Snail family.

Helicoid parabola (Math.), the parabolic spiral.

Hel"i*coid, n. (Geom.) A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it.

Hel`i*coid"al (?), a. Same as Helicoid. -- Hel`i*coid"al*ly, adv.

Hel"i*con (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] A mountain in Búotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses.

From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy progress take.

Gray.

||Hel`i*co"ni*a (?), n. [NL. See Helicon.] (Zoˆl.) One of numerous ||species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The ||wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white.

Hel`i*co"ni*an (?), a. [L. Heliconius.] 1. Of or pertaining to Helicon. "Heliconian honey." Tennyson.

2. (Zoˆl.) Like or pertaining to the butterflies of the genus Heliconius.

||Hel`i*co"tre"ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`lix, -ikos, a helix + &?; a ||hole.] (Anat.) The opening by which the two scalÊ communicate at the ||top of the cochlea of the ear.

He"li*o- (?). A combining form from Gr. "h`lios the sun.

{ He`li*o*cen"tric (?), He`li*o*cen"tric"al (?), } a. [Helio- + centric, centrical: cf. F. hÈliocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed to geocentrical.

Heliocentric parallax. See under Parallax. -- Heliocentric place, latitude, longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed from the sun.

He"li*o*chrome (?), n. [Helio- + Gr. &?; color.] A photograph in colors. R. Hunt.

He`li*o*chro"mic (?), a. Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy.

He"li*o*chro`my (?), n. The art of producing photographs in color.

He"li*o*graph (?), n. [Helio- + -graph.]ets>

1. A picture taken by heliography; a photograph.

2. An instrument for taking photographs of the sun.

3. An apparatus for telegraphing by means of the sun's rays. See Heliotrope, 3.

He`li*o*graph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to heliography or a heliograph; made by heliography.

Heliographic chart. See under Chart.

He`li*og"ra*phy (?), n. [Helio- + -graphy.] Photography. R. Hunt.

He`li*o*grav"ure (?), n. [F. hÈliogravure.] The process of photographic engraving.

He`li*ol"a*ter (?), n. [Helio- + Gr. &?; servant, worshiper.] A worshiper of the sun.

He`li*ol"a*try (?), n. [Helio- + Gr. &?; service, worship.] Sun worship. See Sabianism.

He"li*o*lite (?), n. [Helio- + -lite.] (Paleon.) A fossil coral of the genus Heliolites, having twelve-rayed cells. It is found in the Silurian rocks.

He`li*om"e*ter (?), n. [Helio- + -meter: cf. F. hÈliomËtre.] (Astron.) An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope.

{ He`li*o*met"ric (?), He`li*o*met"ric*al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the heliometer, or to heliometry.

He`li*om"e*try (?), n. The apart or practice of measuring the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc. See Heliometer.

||He`li*op"o*ra (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the sun + &?; a passage, ||pore.] (Zoˆl.) An East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the ||Alcyonaria; -- called also blue coral.

He"li*o*scope (?), n. [Helio- + -scope: cf. F. hÈlioscope.] (Astron.) A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors which reflect but a small portion of light. -- He`li*o*scop`ic (#), a.

He"li*o*stat (?), n. [Helio- + Gr. &?; placed, standing, fr. &?; to place, stand: cf. F. hÈliostate.] An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope.

He"li*o*trope (?), n. [F. hÈliotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr. &?;; &?; the sun + &?; to turn, &?; turn. See Heliacal, Trope.] 1. (Anc. Astron.) An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.

2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.

3. (Geodesy & Signal Service) An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror.

4. (Min.) See Bloodstone (a).

Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple color.

He"li*o*tro`per (?), n. The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the heliotrope.

He`li*o*trop"ic (?), a. (Bot.) Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun.

He`li*ot"ro*pism (?), n. [Helio- + Gr. &?; to turn.] (Bot.) The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many leaves and flowers.

He"li*o*type (?), n. [Helio- + -type.] A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.

He`li*o*typ"ic (?), a. Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.

He"li*o*ty`py (?), n. A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography.

||He`li*o*zo"a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the sun + &?; an animal.] ||(Zoˆl.) An order of fresh-water rhizopods having a more or less ||globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun ||animalcule.

Hel`i*spher"ic (?), Hel`i*spher"ic*al (&?;), a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.] Spiral.

Helispherical line (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation. [R.]

He"li*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the sun.] (Chem.) A gaseous element found in the atmospheres of the sun and earth and in some rare minerals.

<! p. 683 !>

He"lix (?), n.; pl. L. Helices (#), E. Helixes (#). [L. helix, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute, voluble.] 1. (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is distinguished from the spiral, all the convolutions of which are in the plane.

2. (Arch.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.

3. (Anat.) The incurved margin or rim of the external ear. See Illust. of Ear.

4. (Zoˆl.) A genus of land snails, including a large number of species.

The genus originally included nearly all shells, but is now greatly restricted. See Snail, Pulmonifera.

Hell (?), n. [AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G. hˆlle, Icel. hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to conceal. &?;&?;&?;. Cf. Hele, v. t., Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.]

1. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.

He descended into hell.

Book of Common Prayer.

Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell.

Ps. xvi. 10.

2. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. "Within him hell." Milton.

It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell.

Shak.

3. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as: (a) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention. (b) A gambling house. "A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless." W. Black. (c) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type. Hudibras.

Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n., 4.

Hell, v. t. To overwhelm. [Obs.] Spenser.

Hel`la*nod"ic (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, a Greek + &?; right, judgment.] (Gr. Antiq.) A judge or umpire in games or combats.

Hell"bend`er (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog.

Hell"born` (?), a. Born in or of hell. Shak.

Hell"bred` (?), a. Produced in hell. Spenser.

Hell"brewed` (?), a. Prepared in hell. Milton.

Hell"broth` (?), n. A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. Shak.

Hell"-cat ` (?), n. A witch; a hag. Middleton.

Hell"-div`er (?), n. (Zoˆl.) The dabchick.

Hell"doomed` (?), a. Doomed to hell. Milton.

Hel"le*bore (?), n. [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. &?;, &?;; cf. F. hellÈbore, ellÈbore.]

1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.

2. (Bot.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white hellebore.

Hel`le*bo"re*in (?), n. (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.

Hel*leb"o*rin (? or ?), n. (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also elleborin.

Hel"le*bo*rism (?), n. The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.

Hel"lene (?), n. [Gr. &?;.] A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek. Brewer.

Hel*le"ni*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.

Hel*len"ic (?; 277), a. [Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; the Greeks.] Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." Jowett (Thucyd. ).

Hel*len"ic, n. The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.

Hel"len*ism (?), n. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. HellÈnisme.] 1. A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism. Addison.

2. The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection.

Hel"len*ist (?), n. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. HellÈniste.] 1. One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).

2. One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.

{ Hel`le*nis"tic (?), Hel`le*nis"tic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. HellÈnistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists.

Hellenistic language, dialect, or idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint.

Hel`le*nis"tic*al*ly, adv. According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect. J. Gregory.

Hel"len*ize (?), v. i. [Gr. &?;.] To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.

Hel"len*ize (?), v. t. [Gr. &?;.] To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.

Hel*len"o*type (?), n. See Ivorytype.

Hel"les*pont (?), n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. &?;; &?; the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + &?; sea.] A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles. It connects the ∆gean Sea and the sea of Marmora.

Hel`les*pon"tine (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Hellespont. Mitford.

{ Hell"ga*mite (?), Hell"gra*mite (?), } n. (Zoˆl.) The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect (Corydalus cornutus), much used a fish bait by anglers; the dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera.

Hell"hag` (?), n. A hag of or fit for hell. Bp. Richardson.

Hell"-haunt`ed (&?;), a. Haunted by devils; hellish. Dryden.

Hell"hound` (?), n. [AS. hellehund.] A dog of hell; an agent of hell.

A hellhound, that doth hunt us all to death.

Shak.

Hel"li*er (?), n. [See Hele, v. t.] One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher. [Obs.] [Written also heler.] Usher.

Hell"ish (?), a. Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable; diabolical. "Hellish hate." Milton. -- Hell"ish*ly, adv. -- Hell"ish*ness, n.

Hell"kite` (?), n. A kite of infernal breed. Shak.

Hel*lo" (?), interj. & n. See Halloo.

Hell"ward (?), adv. Toward hell. Pope.

Hell"y, a. [AS. hellc.] Hellish. Anderson (1573).

Helm (?), n. See Haulm, straw.

Helm (?), n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G. helm, Icel. hjlm, and perh. to E. helve.]

1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.

2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The helm of the Commonwealth." Melmoth.

3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director.

The helms o' the State, who care for you like fathers.

Shak.

4. [Cf. Helve.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Helm amidships, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in the same plane. -- Helm aport, when the tiller is borne over to the port side of the ship. -- Helm astarboard, when the tiller is borne to the starboard side. -- Helm alee, Helm aweather, when the tiller is borne over to the lee or to the weather side. -- Helm hard alee or hard aport, hard astarboard, etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit. -- Helm port, the round hole in a vessel's counter through which the rudderstock passes. -- Helm down, helm alee. -- Helm up, helm aweather. -- To ease the helm, to let the tiller come more amidships, so as to lessen the strain on the rudder. -- To feel the helm, to obey it. -- To right the helm, to put it amidships. -- To shift the helm, to bear the tiller over to the corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Helm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Helming.] To steer; to guide; to direct. [R.]

The business he hath helmed.

Shak.

A wild wave . . . overbears the bark, And him that helms it.

Tennyson.

Helm, n. [AS. See Helmet.] 1. A helmet. [Poetic]

2. A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Helm, v. t. To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet. [Perh. used only as a past part. or part. adj.]

She that helmed was in starke stours.

Chaucer.

Helm"age (?), n. Guidance; direction. [R.]

Helm"ed (?), a. Covered with a helmet.

The helmed cherubim Are seen in glittering ranks.

Milton.

Hel"met (?), n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hjlmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf. also Lith. szalmas, Russ. shleme, Skr. Áarman protection. &radic;17. Cf. Hele, Hell, Helm a helmet.] 1. (Armor) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver.

2. (Her.) The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.

3. A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun.

4. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.; as: (a) (Chem.) The upper part of a retort. Boyle. (b) (Bot.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon. (c) (Zoˆl.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.

Helmet beetle (Zoˆl.), a leaf- eating beetle of the family ChrysomelidÊ, having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known. -- Helmet shell (Zoˆl.), one of many species of tropical marine univalve shells belonging to Cassis and allied genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called cameo shells. See King conch. -- Helmet shrike (Zoˆl.), an African wood shrike of the genus Prionodon, having a large crest.

Hel`met*ed (?), a. Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-shaped part; galeate.

Hel"met-shaped` (&?;), a. Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate.

Hel"minth (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, a worm.] (Zoˆl.) An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.

Hel*min"tha*gogue (?), n. [Gr. &?; a worm + &?; to drive.] (Med.) A vermifuge.

||Hel*min"thes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a worm.] (Zoˆl.) One ||of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a ||large group including a vast number of species, most of which are ||parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha.

The following classes are included, with others of less importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes, etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala (thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina, gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See Plathelminthes, and Nemathelminthes.

||Hel`min*thi"a*sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; to suffer from worms, fr. ||&?;, &?;, a worm.] (Med.) A disease in which worms are present in ||some part of the body.

Hel*min"thic (?), a. [Cf. F. helminthique.] Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. -- n. A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.

Hel*min"thite (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, a worm.] (Geol.) One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and popularly considered as worm trails.

Hel*min"thoid (?), a. [Gr. &?;, &?;, a worm + -oid.] Wormlike; vermiform.

{ Hel*min`tho*log"ic (?), Hel*min`tho*log"ic*al, } a. [Cf. F. helminthologique.] Of or pertaining to helminthology.

Hel`min*thol"o*gist (?), n. [Cf. F. helminthologiste.] One versed in helminthology.

Hel`min*thol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, a worm + -logy: cf. F. helminthologie.] The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms.

Helm"less (?), a. 1. Destitute of a helmet.

2. Without a helm or rudder. Carlyle.

Helms"man (?), n.; pl. Helmsmen (&?;). The man at the helm; a steersman.

Helm"wind` (?), n. A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm. [Prov. Eng.]

He"lot (?; 277), n. [L. Helotes, Hilotae, pl., fr. Gr. E'e`lws and E'elw`ths a bondman or serf of the Spartans; so named from 'Elos, a town of Laconia, whose inhabitants were enslaved; or perh. akin to e`lei^n to take, conquer, used as 2d aor. of &?;.] A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf.

Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in every community.

I. Taylor.

He"lot*ism (?), n. The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery.

He"lot*ry (?), n. The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen. "The Helotry of Mammon." Macaulay.

Help (hlp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helped (hlpt) (Obs. imp. Holp (hlp), p. p. Holpen (hl"p'n)); p. pr. & vb. n. Helping.] [AS. helpan; akin to OS. helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hjlpa, Sw. hjelpa, Dan. hielpe, Goth. hilpan; cf. Lith. szelpti, and Skr. klp to be fitting.] 1. To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony." Longfellow.

2. To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison. "God help, poor souls, how idly do they talk!" Shak.

3. To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object. "To help him of his blindness." Shak.

The true calamus helps coughs.

Gerarde.

<! p. 684 !>

4. To change for the better; to remedy.

Cease to lament for what thou canst not help.

Shak.

5. To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it? Swift.

6. To forbear; to avoid.

I can not help remarking the resemblance betwixt him and our author.

Pope.

7. To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.

To help forward, to assist in advancing. -- To help off, to help to go or pass away, as time; to assist in removing. Locke. -- To help on, to forward; to promote by aid. -- To help out, to aid, as in delivering from a difficulty, or to aid in completing a design or task.

The god of learning and of light Would want a god himself to help him out.

Swift.