Hymen of element and race.
Emerson.
{ Hy`me*ne"al (?), Hy`me*ne"an (?), } a. [L. hymeneius, a., also
Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. &?; the wedding song, also &?; Hymen: cf. F.
hymÈnÈal, hymÈnÈen.] Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites.
Pope.
{ Hy`me*ne"al, Hy`me*ne"an, } n. A marriage song. Milton.
||Hy*me"ni*um (?), n.; pl. L. Hymenia (#), E. Hymeniums (#). [NL., fr.
||Gr. &?; a membrane.] (Bot.) The spore-bearing surface of certain
||fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom.
Hy`me*nog"e*ny (?), n. [Gr. &?; a membrane + root of &?; to be born.]
The production of artificial membranes by contact of two fluids, as
albumin and fat, by which the globules of the latter are surrounded by
a thin film of the former.
||Hy`me*no*my*ce"tes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a membrane + &?;,
||&?;, a mushroom.] (Bot.) One of the great divisions of fungi,
||containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed.
||M. J. Berkley.
Hy*men"o*phore (?), n. [Gr. &?; a membrane + &?; to bear.] (Bot.) That
part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium.
Hy`me*nop"ter (?), n. [Cf. F. hymÈnoptËre.] (Zoˆl.) One of the
Hymenoptera.
||Hy`me*nop"te*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; membrane-winged; &?;
||skin, membrane + &?; wing.] (Zoˆl.) An extensive order of insects,
||including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc.
They have four membranous wings, with few reticulations, and usually
with a thickened, dark spot on the front edge of the anterior wings. In
most of the species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an organ
for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the mandibles are adapted
for biting or cutting. In one large division (Aculeata), including the
bees, wasps, and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting,
which is only a modified ovipositor.
{ Hy`me*nop"ter*al (?), Hy`me*nop"ter*ous (?), } a. (Zoˆl.) Like, or
characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to the Hymenoptera.
Hy`me*nop"ter*an (?), n. (Zoˆl.) One of the Hymenoptera.
Hymn (hm), n. [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus,
Gr. &?;; perh. akin to &?; web, &?; to weave, and so to E. weave.] An
ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a
sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving intended to be used in
religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.
Col. iii. 16.
Where angels first should practice hymns, and string Their tuneful
harps.
Dryden.
Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in
churches; a hymnal.
Hymn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hymned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hymning (?).]
[Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. &?;.] To praise in song; to worship or extol by
singing hymns; to sing.
To hymn the bright of the Lord.
Keble.
Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.
Byron.
Hymn, v. i. To sing in praise or adoration. Milton.
Hym"nal (?), n. A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
Hym"nic (?), a. [Cf. F. hymnique.] Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics.
Donne.
Hymn"ing (?), a. Praising with hymns; singing. "The hymning choir." G.
West.
Hymn"ing, n. The singing of hymns. Milton.
Hym"nist (?), n. A writer of hymns.
Hym"no*dy (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?; a hymn + &?; a song, a singing.] Hymns,
considered collectively; hymnology.
Hym*nog"ra*pher (?), n. 1. One who writes on the subject of hymns.