||Ha*kim" (h*km"), n. [Ar. hakm.] A wise man; a physician, esp. a
||Mohammedan. [India]
||Ha"kim (h‰"km), n. [Ar. hkim.] A Mohammedan title for a ruler; a
||judge. [India]
Ha*la"cha (h*l‰"k), n.; pl. Halachoth (- kth). [Heb. halchh.] The
general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two
branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash.
Ha*la"tion (h*l"shn), n. (Photog.) An appearance as of a halo of light,
surrounding the edges of dark objects in a photographic picture.
Hal"berd (hl"brd; 277), n. [F. hallebarde; of German origin; cf. MHG.
helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G.
barte a broad ax (orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel.
bara, a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm
helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve. See Beard,
Helmet.] (Mil.) An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a
point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes
additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form.
[Written also halbert.]
Hal`berd*ier" (h`brd*r"), n. [F. hallebardier.] One who is armed with a
halberd. Strype.
Hal"berd-shaped` (-shpt`), a. Hastate.
Hal"cy*on (hl"s*n), n. [L. halcyon, alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf.
F. halcyon.] (Zoˆl.) A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted
to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous
habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be As halcyons brooding on a
winter sea.
Dryden.
Hal"cy*on, a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was
anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the
calm weather about the winter solstice.
2. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy. "Deep, halcyon
repose." De Quincy.
Hal`cy*o"ni*an (hl`s*"n*an), a. Halcyon; calm.
Hal"cy*o*noid (hl"s**noid), a. & n. [Halcyon + -oid.] (Zoˆl.) See
Alcyonoid.
Hale (hl), a. [Written also hail.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E.
whole. See Whole.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a
hale body.
Last year we thought him strong and hale.
Swift.