Hutch`un*so"ni*an (?), n. A follower of John Hutchinson of Yorkshire,
England, who believed that the Hebrew Scriptures contained a complete
system of natural science and of theology.
Hut*to"ni*an (?), a. Relating to what is now called the Plutonic theory
of the earth, first advanced by Dr. James Hutton. Lyell.
Hux"ter (?), n. & v. i. See Huckster.
Huy*ghe"ni*an (?), a. Pertaining to, or invented by, Christian
Huyghens, a Dutch astronomer of the seventeenth century; as, the
Huyghenian telescope.
Huyghenian eyepieceSee under Eyepiece.
Huzz (?), v. i. [An onomatopúa. √43. Cf. Buzz.] To buzz; to
murmur. [Obs.]
Huzzing and burring in the preacher's ear.
Latimer.
Huz*za" (?), interj. [Cf. G. hussa, husa, interj., hurrah, huzza.
√43. Cf. Hurrah.] A word used as a shout of joy, exultation,
approbation, or encouragement.
Huz"za, n. A shout of huzza; a cheer; a hurrah.
They made a great huzza or shout.
Evelyn.
Huz*za", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huzzaed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Huzzaing.] To
shout huzza; to cheer.
Huz*za", v. t. To receive or attend with huzzas.
He was huzzaed into the court.
Addison.
Hy (?), a. High. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Hy"a*cine (?), n. A hyacinth. [Obs.] Spenser.
Hy"a*cinth (?), n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris,
gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a
proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo,
fr. Gr. &?;, &?;: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was
fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was
accidentally slain by Apollo.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A bulbous plant of the
genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H.
orientalis is a common variety. (b) A plant of the genus Camassia (C.
Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth. (c) The name also
given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which
produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a
mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.