HISPANIC, his-pan'ik, _adj._ Spanish.--_adv._ HISPAN'ICALLY.--_vs.t._
HISPAN'ICISE, HISPAN'IOLISE, to render Spanish.--_n._ HISPAN'ICISM, a
Spanish phrase. [L. _Hispania_, Spain.]
HISPID, his'pid, _adj._ (_bot._) rough with or having strong hairs or
bristles.--_n._ HISPID'ITY. [L. _hispidus_.]
HISS, his, _v.i._ to make a sibilant sound like that of the letter s, as
the goose, serpent, &c.: to express contempt, &c., by hissing.--_v.t._ to
condemn by hissing.--_n._ the sound of the letter _s_, an expression of
disapprobation, contempt, &c.--_n._ HISS'ING, the noise of a hiss: object
of hissing: object or occasion of contempt. [Imit.]
HIST, hist, _interj._ demanding silence and attention: hush!
silence!--_v.t._ to urge (a dog, &c.) by making the sound of this word.
[Imit.]
HISTIE, his'ti, _adj._ (_Scot._) dry: barren.
HISTIOID, his'ti-oid, _adj._ resembling tissue.--_adj._
HISTOGENET'IC.--_adv._ HISTOGENET'ICALLY.--_ns._ HISTOG'ENY, the formation
and development of tissues--also HISTOGEN'ESIS; HISTOG'RAPHY, a description
of the tissues.--_adjs._ HISTOLOG'IC, -AL, pertaining to histology.--_ns._
HISTOL'OGIST, one skilled in histology; HISTOL'OGY, the science which
classifies and describes the structural or morphological elements which
exist in the solids and fluids of organised bodies; HISTOL'YSIS,
degeneration and decay of organic tissue.--_adj._ HISTOLYT'IC. [Gr.
_histos_, web.]
HISTORY, his'to-ri, _n._ an account of an event: a systematic account of
the origin and progress of a nation: the knowledge of facts, events, &c.:
an eventful life, a past of more than common interest, as a 'woman with a
history:' a drama representing historical events.--_v.t._ (_rare_) to
record.--_n._ HIS'T[=O]RIAN, a writer of history.--_adjs._
HIST[=O]'RI[=A]TED, adorned with figures, esp. of men or animals, as the
medieval illuminated manuscripts, capital letters, initials &c.; HISTOR'IC,
-AL, pertaining to history: containing history: derived from history:
famous in history: authentic.--_adv._ HISTOR'ICALLY.--_v.t._ and _v.i._
HISTOR'ICISE, to make, or represent as, historic.--_ns._ HISTORIC'ITY,
historical character; HISTORIETTE', a short history or story.--_v.t._
HISTOR'IFY, to record in history.--_n._ HISTORIOG'RAPHER, a writer of
history: a professed or official historian.--_adjs._ HISTORIOGRAPH'IC, -AL,
pertaining to the writing of history.--_adv._ HISTORIOGRAPH'ICALLY.--_ns._
HISTORIOG'RAPHY, the art or employment of writing history; HISTORIOL'OGY,
the knowledge or study of history.--HISTORICAL METHOD, the study of a
subject in its historical development; HISTORICAL PAINTING, the painting of
historic scenes, or scenes in which historic figures are introduced;
HISTORICAL PRESENT, the present tense used for the past, to add life and
reality to the narrative, as in 'cometh' in Mark, v. 22.--ANCIENT HISTORY,
the history of the world down to the fall of Rome, 476 A.D.; MEDIEVAL
HISTORY, the history of the period between the fall of Rome and the
beginning of the 16th century; MODERN HISTORY, history since the beginning
of the 16th century; NATURAL HISTORY, originally an expression including
all the concrete sciences, now the science of living things: (in frequent
use) zoology, esp. in so far as that is concerned with the life and habits
of animals; PROFANE, SECULAR, HISTORY, the history of secular affairs as
opposed to _Sacred history_, which deals with the events in the Bible
narrative. [L.,--Gr. _historia_--_hist[=o]r_, knowing; cf. _eidenai_, to
know, L. _vid[=e]re_, Sans. _vid_, Eng. _wit_.]
HISTRIONIC, -AL, his-tri-on'ik, -al, _adj._ relating to the stage or
stage-players: befitting a theatre: feigned.--_ns._ HIS'TRIO, HIS'TRION, a
stage-player.--_adv._ HISTRION'ICALLY.--_ns._ HISTRION'ICISM, HIS'TRIONISM,
the acts or practice of stage-playing or of pantomime.--_n.pl._
HISTRION'ICS, play-acting.--_v.i._ HIS'TRIONISE, to act, play a part. [L.
_histrionicus_--_histrio_, an actor, primary form _hister_, a player.]
HIT, hit, _v.t._ to touch or strike: to reach: to suit: fit: conform
to.--_v.i._ to come in contact: to chance luckily: to succeed:--_pr.p._
hit'ting; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ hit.--_n._ a lucky chance, a surprising
success: a stroke: a happy turn of thought or expression: at backgammon, a
move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point, a
game won after one or two men are removed from the board.--_n._
HIT'TER.--_adj._ HIT'TY-MISS'Y, random, hap-hazard.--HIT BELOW THE BELT, to
deal a blow disallowable in the rules of the ring: to do an injury to
another unfairly; HIT IT OFF(_with_), to agree with some one; HIT OFF, to
imitate, to describe; HIT-OR-MISS, reckless, hap-hazard; HIT OUT, to strike
out with the fist; HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD (see NAIL); HIT UPON, to come
upon, discover.--HARD HIT, one gravely affected by some trouble, or by
love. [A.S. _hyttan_, app. Ice. _hitta_, to light on, to find; Sw. _hitta_,
to find, Dan. _hitte_, to hit upon.]
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HITCH, hich, _v.i._ to move by jerks, as if caught by a hook: to be caught
by a hook: to be caught or fall into.--_v.t._ to hook: to catch: to fasten,
tether, esp. to make fast a rope.--_n._ a jerk: a catch or anything that
holds: an obstacle: a sudden halt: (_naut._) a species of knot by which one
rope is connected with another, or to some object--various knots are the
_Clove-hitch_, _Timber-hitch_, _Blackwall-hitch_, &c.--_n._
HITCH'ER.--_adv._ HITCH'ILY.--_adj._ HITCH'Y.--HITCH UP, to harness a horse
to a vehicle. [Ety. dub.; prob. the same as _itch_.]