Job vi. 10.
Hard"en, v. i. 1. To become hard or harder; to acquire solidity, or
more compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying.
The deliberate judgment of those who knew him [A. Lincoln] has
hardened into tradition.
The Century.
2. To become confirmed or strengthened, in either a good or a bad
sense.
They, hardened more by what might most reclaim.
Milton.
Hard"ened (-'nd), a. Made hard, or harder, or compact; made unfeeling
or callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or vice.
Syn. -- Impenetrable; hard; obdurate; callous; unfeeling;
unsusceptible; insensible. See Obdurate.
Hard"en*er (-'n*r), n. One who, or that which, hardens; specif., one
who tempers tools.
Hard"en*ing, n. 1. Making hard or harder.
2. That which hardens, as a material used for converting the surface of
iron into steel.
Har"der (h‰r"dr), n. (Zoˆl.) A South African mullet, salted for food.
Har*de"ri*an (h‰r*d"r*an), a. (Anat.) A term applied to a lachrymal
gland on the inner side of the orbit of many animals which have a third
eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under
Nictitate.
Hard"-fa`vored (h‰rd"f`vrd), a. Hard-featured; ill-looking; as, Vulcan
was hard-favored. Dryden.
Hard"-fa`vored*ness, n. Coarseness of features.
Hard"-fea`tured (-f`trd; 135), a. Having coarse, unattractive or stern
features. Smollett.
Hard"fern` (-frn`), n. (Bot.) A species of fern (Lomaria borealis),
growing in Europe and Northwestern America.
Hard"-fist`ed (-fst`d), a. 1. Having hard or strong hands; as, a
hard-fisted laborer.