Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New England.
Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or
moderate frosts.
Har"dy, n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for
insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
Hare (h‚r), v. t. [Cf. Harry, Harass.] To excite; to tease, harass, or
worry; to harry. [Obs.] Locke.
Hare, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw.
hare, Icel. hri, Skr. ÁaÁa. √226.]
1. (Zoˆl.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short
tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by
leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity.
The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is Lepus
timidus. The northern or varying hare of America (L. Americanus), and
the prairie hare (L. campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the
various species of hares are commonly called rabbits.
2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot
of Orion; Lepus.
Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares,
having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate
their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a
wide circuit. -- Hare kangaroo (Zoˆl.), a small Australian kangaroo
(Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size and color, --
Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or sow thistle; --
so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat. Dr.
Prior. -- Jumping hare. (Zoˆl.) See under Jumping. -- Little chief
hare, or Crying hare. (Zoˆl.) See Chief hare. - - Sea hare. (Zoˆl.) See
Aplysia.
Hare"bell` (h‚r"bl`), n. (Bot.) A small, slender, branching plant
(Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla
nutans, which has similar flowers; -- called also bluebell. [Written
also hairbell.]
E'en the light harebell raised its head.
Sir W. Scott.
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Hare"brained` (h‚r"brnd`), a. Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. "A mad
hare-brained fellow." North (Plutarch). [Written also hairbrained.]
Hare"foot` (-ft`), n. 1. (Zoˆl.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is,
produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies, having the
stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot.
Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover (Trifolium arvense) with
soft and silky heads.
Hare"-heart`ed (-h‰rt`d), a. Timorous; timid; easily frightened.
Ainsworth.
Hare"hound` (-hound`), n. See Harrier. A. Chalmers.
Har"eld (hr"ld), n. (Zoˆl.) The long-tailed duck. See Old Squaw.
Hare"lip` (h‚r"lp`), n. A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure
of perpendicular division like that of a hare. -- Hare"lipped` (-
lpt`), a.
Ha"rem (h"rm; 277), n.[Ar. haram, orig., anything forbidden or sacred,
fr. harama to forbid, prohibit.] [Written also haram and hareem.] 1.
The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in
Mohammedan families.
2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in
Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.
Ha*ren"gi*form (h*rn"j*fÙrm), a. [F. hareng herring (LL. harengus) +
-form.] Herring-shaped.
Hare's"-ear` (h‚rz"r`), n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum
rotundifolium); -- so named from the shape of its leaves. Dr. Prior.
Hare's"-foot` fern` (-ft` frn`). (Bot.) A species of fern (Davallia
Canariensis) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; -- whence the name.
Hare's"-tail` (-tl`), n. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Eriophorum vaginatum).
See Cotton grass, under Cotton.
Hare's-tail grass (Bot.), a species of grass (Lagurus ovatus) whose
head resembles a hare's tail.
Har"fang (h‰r"fng), n. [See Hare, n., and Fang.] (Zoˆl.) The snowy owl.
Ha`ri*a"li grass` (h‰`r*‰"l grs`). (Bot.) The East Indian name of the
Cynodon Dactylon; dog's-grass.
Har"i*cot (hr"*k; F. `r`k"), n. [F.] 1. A ragout or stew of meat with
beans and other vegetables.
2. The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean
(Phaseolus vulgaris), used as a vegetable. Other species of the same
genus furnish different kinds of haricots.
Har"i*er (hr"*r), n. (Zoˆl.) See Harrier.
Ha"ri*ka`ri (h‰"r*k‰`r), n. See Hara-kiri.
Har`i*o*la"tion (hr`**l"shn), n. [See Ariolation.] Prognostication;
soothsaying. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Har"ish (h‚r"sh), a. Like a hare. [R.] Huloet.
Hark (h‰rk), v. i. [OE. herken. See Hearken.] To listen; to hearken.
[Now rare, except in the imperative form used as an interjection, Hark!
listen.] Hudibras.
Hark away! Hark back! Hark forward! (Sporting), cries used to incite
and guide hounds in hunting. -- To hark back, to go back for a fresh
start, as when one has wandered from his direct course, or made a
digression.
He must have overshot the mark, and must hark back.
Haggard.
He harked back to the subject.
W. E. Norris.
Hark"en (-'n), v. t. & i. To hearken. Tennyson.
Harl (h‰rl), n. [Cf. OHG. harluf noose, rope; E. hards refuse of flax.]
1. A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.
2. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or
ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies. [Written also herl.]
Harle (h‰rl), n. (Zoˆl.) The red-breasted merganser.
Har"lech group` (h‰r"lk grp`). [So called from Harlech in Wales.]
(Geol.) A minor subdivision at the base of the Cambrian system in
Wales.
Har"le*quin (h‰r"l*kn or -kwn), n. [F. arlequin, formerly written also
harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin,
goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell.
Cf. Hell, Kin.] A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an
audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy.
Percy Smith.
As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
Johnson.
Harlequin bat (Zoˆl.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously
variegated with white spots. -- Harlequin beetle (Zoˆl.), a very large
South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and
antennÊ. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. --
Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zoˆl.) See Calicoback. -- Harlequin
caterpillar. (Zoˆl.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (EuchÊtes
egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of
hair. -- Harlequin duck (Zoˆl.), a North American duck (Histrionicus
histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. --
Harlequin moth. (Zoˆl.) See Magpie Moth. -- Harlequin opal. See Opal.
-- Harlequin snake (Zoˆl.), a small, poisonous snake (Elaps fulvius),
ringed with red and black, found in the Southern United States.
Har"le*quin (h‰r"l*kn or -kwn), v. i. To play the droll; to make sport
by playing ludicrous tricks.
Har"le*quin, v. t. To remove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's
trick.
And kitten, if the humor hit Has harlequined away the fit.