HOOPING-COUGH. See under WHOOP.
HOOPOE, h[=oo]p'[=o], HOOPOO, h[=oo]p'[=oo], _n._ a genus of crested birds
allied to the hornbills. [L. _upupa_; Gr. _epops_.]
HOOT, h[=oo]t, _v.i._ to shout in contempt: to cry like an owl.--_v.t._ to
drive with cries of contempt.--_n._ a scornful cry: the owl's cry. [Imit.;
cf. Sw. _hut_, begone; W. _hwt_.]
HOOVE, h[=oo]v, _n._ a disease of cattle and sheep, marked by distention of
the abdomen by gas--also _Wind-dropsy_, DRUM-BELLY.--_adjs._ HOOV'EN,
H[=O]'VEN.
HOP, hop, _v.i._ to leap on one leg: to spring: to walk lame: to
limp:--_pr.p._ hop'ping; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ hopped.--_n._ a leap on one
leg: a jump: a spring: a dance, dancing-party.--_ns._ HOP'-O'-MY-THUMB, the
diminutive hero of one of Madame D'Aulnoy's famous nursery tales--'_le
petit pouce_,' not to be confounded with the English Tom Thumb; HOP'PER,
one who hops: a shaking or conveying receiver, funnel, or trough in which
something is placed to be passed or fed, as to a mill: a boat having a
movable part in its bottom for emptying a dredging-machine: a vessel in
which seed-corn is carried for sowing; HOP'PING, the act of one who hops or
leaps on one leg; HOP'-SCOTCH, a game in which children hop over lines
scotched or traced on the ground.--HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP, a leap on one leg,
a skip, and a jump with both legs; HOP THE TWIG (_slang_), to escape one's
creditors: to die. [A.S. _hoppian_, to dance; Ger. _hüpfen_.]
HOP, hop, _n._ a plant with a long twining stalk, the bitter cones of which
are much used in brewing and in medicine.--_v.t._ to mix with hops.--_v.i._
to gather hops:--_pr.p._ hop'ping; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ hopped.--_ns._
HOP'BIND (corrupted into _Hopbine_), the stalk of the hop; HOP'-FLEA, a
small coleopterous insect, very destructive to hop plantations in spring;
HOP'-FLY, a species of Aphis, or plant-louse, injurious to hop plantations;
HOP'-OAST, a kiln for drying hops.--_adj._ HOPPED, impregnated with
hops.--_ns._ HOP'PER, HOP'-PICK'ER, one who picks hops; a mechanical
contrivance for stripping hops from the vines; HOP'PING, the act of
gathering hops: the time of the hop harvest; HOP'-POCK'ET, a coarse sack
for hops--as a measure, about 1½ cwt. of hops; HOP'-POLE, a slender pole
supporting a hop-vine.--_adj._ HOP'PY, tasting of hops.--_ns._ HOP'-TREE,
an American shrub, with bitter fruit, a poor substitute for hops;
HOP'-VINE, the stock or stem of the hop; HOP'-YARD, a field where hops are
grown. [Dut. _hop_; Ger. _hopfen_.]
HOPE, h[=o]p, _v.i._ to cherish a desire of good with expectation of
obtaining it: to have confidence.--_v.t._ to desire with expectation or
with belief in the prospect of obtaining.--_n._ a desire of some good, with
expectation of obtaining it: confidence: anticipation: he who, or that
which, furnishes ground of expectation: that which is hoped for.--_adj._
HOPE'FUL, full of hope: having qualities which excite hope: promising good
or success.--_adv._ HOPE'FULLY.--_n._ HOPE'FULNESS.--_adj._ HOPE'LESS,
without hope: giving no ground to expect good or success:
desperate.--_adv._ HOPE'LESSLY.--_n._ HOPE'LESSNESS.--_adv._
H[=O]P'INGLY.--HOPE AGAINST HOPE, to continue to hope when there is no
sufficient reason. [A.S. _hopian_--_hopa_, hope; Dut. _hopen_, Ger.
_hoffen_.]
HOPE, h[=o]p, _n._ a hollow, a mound: the upper end of a narrow
mountain-valley: a comb--common in north country place-names.
HOPLITE, hop'l[=i]t, _n._ a heavy-armed Greek foot-soldier. [Gr.
_hoplit[=e]s_.]
HOPPLE, hop'l, _v.t._ to tie the feet close together to prevent hopping or
running.--_n._ (chiefly in _pl._) a fetter for horses, &c., when left to
graze. [A parallel form to _hobble_, a freq. of _hop_.]
HORAL, h[=o]r'al, _adj._ relating to an hour.--_adj._ HOR'ARY, pertaining
to an hour: noting the hours: hourly: continuing an hour. [L. _hora_, an
hour.]
HORATIAN, h[=o]-r[=a]'shan, _adj._ pertaining to _Horace_, the Latin poet
(65-8 B.C.), or to his style.
HORDE, h[=o]rd, _n._ a migratory or wandering tribe or clan.--_v.i._ to
live together as a horde.--GOLDEN HORDE (see GOLDEN). [Fr.,--Turk.
_ord[=u]_, camp--Pers. _[=o]rd[=u]_, court, camp, horde of Tatars.]
HORDEUM, hor'd[=e]-um, _n._ a genus of plants of order _Gramineæ_, with
twelve species.--_adj._ HORDE[=A]'CEOUS, barley-like.--_n._ HORD[=E]'OLUM,
a sty on the edge of the eyelid. [L., barley.]
HOREHOUND. See HOARHOUND.
HORIZON, ho-r[=i]'zun, _n._ the circular line formed by the apparent
meeting of the earth and sky--in astronomical phrase, the _sensible_,
_apparent_, or _visible horizon_, as opposed to the _astronomical_, _true_,
or _rational_ horizon, the circle formed by a plane passing through the
centre of the earth, parallel to the sensible horizon, and produced to meet
the heavens: (_geol._) a stratum marked by the presence of a particular
fossil not found in the overlying or underlying beds: any level line or
surface: the limit of one's experience or apprehension.--_adj._
HORIZON'TAL, pertaining to the horizon: parallel to the horizon: level:
near the horizon: measured in a plane of the horizon.--_n._
HORIZONTAL'ITY.--_adv._ HORIZON'TALLY.--ARTIFICIAL HORIZON, a small trough
containing quicksilver, the surface of which affords a reflection of the
celestial bodies. [Fr.,--L.,--Gr. _horiz[=o]n_ (_kyklos_), bounding
(circle), _horizein_, to bound--_horos_, a limit.]
HORN, horn, _n._ the hard substance projecting from the heads of certain
animals, as oxen, &c.: something made of or like a horn, as a powder-horn,
a drinking-horn: a symbol of strength: (_mus._) a hunting-horn: an
orchestral wind-instrument of the trumpet class, with a slender twisted
brass tube and bell mouth--also distinctively _French horn_.--_v.t._ to
furnish with horns.--_adj._ HORNED.--_ns._ HORN'BEAK, the garfish;
HORN'BEAM, a tree of Europe and America, the hard white wood of which is
used by joiners, &c.; HORN'BILL, a bird about the size of the turkey,
having a horny excrescence on its bill; HORN'BOOK, a first book for
children, which formerly consisted of a single leaf set in a frame, with a
thin plate of transparent horn in front to preserve it; HORN'-BUG, a common
North American beetle; HORNED'-HORSE, the gnu; HORNED'-OWL, HORN'OWL, a
species of owl, so called from two tufts of feathers on its head, like
horns; HORN'ER, one who works or deals in horns: a trumpeter.--_adj._
HORN'-FOOT'ED, having a hoof or horn on the foot.--_ns._ HORN'-GATE, one of
the two gates of Dreams, through which pass those visions that come true,
while out of the ivory-gate pass the unreal; HORN'IE, the devil, usually
represented with horns; HORN'ING, appearance of the moon when in its
crescent form: (_U.S._) a mock serenade with tin horns and any discordant
instruments by way of showing public disapproval.--_adjs._ HORN'ISH, like
horn: hard; HORN'LESS, without horns.--_n._ HORN'LET, a little
horn.--_adj._ HORN'-MAD, mad with rage, as the cuckold at the moment of
discovery.--_ns._ HORNMAD'NESS (_Browning_); HORN'-MAK'ER (_Shak._), a
cuckold-maker; HORN'-MER'CURY, mercurous chloride or calomel;
HORN'-SIL'VER, silver chloride; HORN'STONE, a stone much like flint, but
more brittle [_horn_ and _stone_]; HORN'WORK (_fort._), an outwork having
angular points or horns, and composed of two demi-bastions joined by a
curtain; HORN'WRACK, the sea-mat or lemon-weed.--_adjs._ HORN'Y, like horn:
hard: callous; HORN'Y-HAND'ED, with hands hardened by toil.--HORN OF
PLENTY, the symbol of plenty, carried by Ceres in her left arm, filled to
overflowing with fruits and flowers (see CORNUCOPIA); HORNS OF A DILEMMA
(see DILEMMA); HORNS OF THE ALTAR, the projections at the four corners of
the Hebrew altar, to which the victim was bound when about to be
sacrificed.--LETTERS OF HORNING (_Scots law_), letters running in the
sovereign's name, and passing the signet, instructing messengers-at-arms to
charge the debtor to pay, on his failure a caption or warrant for his
apprehension being granted; PULL, or DRAW, IN ONE'S HORNS, to restrain
one's ardour or one's pretensions; PUT TO THE HORN (_old Scots law_), to
outlaw by three blasts of the horn at the Cross of Edinburgh; WEAR HORNS,
to be a cuckold. [A.S. _horn_; Scand. and Ger. _horn_, Gael. and W. _corn_,
L. _cornu_, Gr. _keras_.]
HORNBLENDE, horn'blend, _n._ a mineral of various colours, found in granite
and other igneous rocks that contain quartz. [Ger. _horn_, horn, and
_-blende_--_blenden_, to dazzle.]
HORNET, horn'et, _n._ a species of wasp, so called from its antennæ or
horns: a person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.--BRING A
HORNET'S NEST ABOUT ONE'S EARS, to stir up enemies and enmities against
one's self. [A.S. _hyrnet_, dim. of _horn_.]
HORNITO, hor-n[=e]'t[=o], _n._ a low oven-shaped fumarole, common in South
American volcanic regions. [Sp., dim. of _horno_, an oven.]
HORNPIPE, horn'p[=i]p, _n._ an old Welsh musical instrument resembling the
clarinet: a lively air: a lively English dance, usually by one person,
popular amongst sailors.
HOROGRAPHY, hor-og'ra-fi, _n._ the art of constructing dials or instruments
for indicating the hours.--_n._ HOROG'RAPHER. [Gr. _h[=o]ra_, an hour,
_graphein_, to describe.]
HOROLOGE, hor'o-l[=o]j, _n._ any instrument for telling the hours.--_ns._
HOROL'OGER, HOROLOGIOG'RAPHER, HOROL'OGIST, a maker of clocks, &c.--_adjs._
HOROLOG'IC, -AL.--_ns._ HOROLOGIOG'RAPHY, the art of constructing
timepieces; HOROL'OGY, the science which treats of the construction of
machines for telling the hours: the office-book of the Greek Church for the
canonical hours. [O. Fr. _horologe_ (Fr. _horloge_)--L. _horologium_--Gr.
_h[=o]rologion_--_h[=o]ra_, an hour, _legein_, to tell.]
HOROMETRY, hor-om'et-ri, _n._ the art or practice of measuring
time.--_adj._ HOROMET'RICAL. [Gr. _h[=o]ra_, an hour, _metron_, a measure.]
HOROSCOPE, hor'o-sk[=o]p, _n._ an observation of the heavens at the hour of
a person's birth, by which the astrologer predicted the events of his life:
a representation of the heavens for this purpose.--_adj._
HOROSCOP'IC.--_ns._ HOROS'COPIST, an astrologer; HOROS'COPY, the art of
predicting the events of a person's life from his horoscope: aspect of the
stars at the time of birth. [Fr.,--L.,--Gr. _h[=o]roskopos_--_h[=o]ra_, an
hour, _skopein_, to observe.]
HORRENT, hor'ent, _adj._ standing on end, as bristles. [L. _horrens_,
_-entis_, pr.p. of _horr[=e]re_, to bristle.]
HORRIBLE, hor'i-bl, _adj._ causing or tending to cause horror: dreadful:
awful: terrific.--_n._ HORR'IBLENESS.--_adv._ HORR'IBLY. [L.
_horribilis_--_horr[=e]re_.]
HORRID, hor'id, _adj._ fitted to produce horror: shocking:
offensive.--_adv._ HORR'IDLY.--_n._ HORR'IDNESS. [L.
_horridus_--_horr[=e]re_, to bristle.]
HORRIFY, hor'-i-f[=i], _v.t._ to strike with horror:--_pa.p._
horr'ified.--_adj._ HORRIF'IC, exciting horror: frightful. [L.
_horrificus_--_horror_, horror, _fac[)e]re_, to make.]
HORRIPILATION, hor-i-pi-l[=a]'shun, _n._ a contraction of the cutaneous
muscles causing the erection of the hairs and the condition known as
goose-flesh.--_v.t._ HORRIP'ILATE.
HORRISONOUS, hor-is'[=o]-nus, _adj._ sounding dreadfully.--Also
HORRIS'ONANT.
HORROR, hor'ur, _n._ a shuddering: excessive fear: that which excites
horror.--_adjs._ HORR'OR-STRICK'EN, -STRUCK, struck with horror.--THE
HORRORS, extreme depression: delirium tremens. [L.--_horr[=e]re_, to
bristle.]
HORS-D'OEUVRE, or-düvr', a preliminary snack that does not form part of the
regular _menu_.
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HORSE, hors, _n._ a well-known quadruped: (_collectively_) cavalry: that by
which something is supported, as 'clothes-horse,' &c.: a wooden frame on
which soldiers were formerly made to ride as a punishment--also
_Timber-mare_: a boy's crib, a translation.--_v.t._ to mount on a horse: to
provide with a horse: to sit astride: to carry on the back: to urge at work
tyrannically: to construe by means of a crib.--_v.i._ to get on horseback:
to charge for work before it is done.--_ns._ HORSE'-ARTILL'ERY, field
artillery with comparatively light guns and the gunners mounted;
HORSE'BACK, the back of a horse; HORSE'-BEAN, a large bean given to horses;
HORSE'-BLOCK, a block or stage by which to mount or dismount from a horse;
HORSE'-BOAT, a boat for carrying horses, or one towed by a horse;
HORSE'-BOX, a railway car for transporting horses in, or a stall on
shipboard; HORSE'-BOY, a stable-boy; HORSE'-BREAK'ER, HORSE'-TAM'ER, one
whose business is to break or tame horses, or to teach them to draw or
carry (PRETTY HORSE-BREAKER, a woman with little virtue to lose);
HORSE'-CAR, a car drawn by horses; HORSE'-CHEST'NUT, a large variety of
chestnut, prob. so called from its coarseness contrasted with the edible
chestnut: the tree that produces it (see CHESTNUT); HORSE'-CLOTH, a cloth
for covering a horse; HORSE'-COUP'ER (_Scot._), a horse-dealer;
HORSE'-DEAL'ER, one who deals in horses; HORSE'-DOC'TOR, a veterinary
surgeon; HORSE'-DRENCH, a dose of physic for a horse.--_adj._ HORSE'-FACED,
having a long face.--_ns._ HORSE'-FLESH, the flesh of a horse: horses
collectively: a Bahama mahogany.--_adj._ of reddish-bronze colour.--_ns._
HORSE'-FLY, a large fly that stings horses; HORSE'-FOOT, the colt's foot;
HORSE'-GOD'MOTHER, a fat clumsy woman.--_n.pl._ HORSE'-GUARDS,
horse-soldiers employed as guards: the 3d heavy cavalry regiment of the
British army, forming part of the household troops: the War Office, or
public office in Whitehall, London, appropriated to the departments of the
commander-in-chief of the British army.--_ns._ HORSE'-HAIR, the hair of
horses: haircloth; HORSE'-HOE, a hoe drawn by horses; HORSE'-KNACK'ER, one
who buys worn-out horses for slaughtering; HORSE'-LAT'ITUDES, a part of the
North Atlantic Ocean noted for long calms, so called from the frequent
necessity of throwing part of a cargo of horses overboard from want of
water when becalmed; HORSE'-LAUGH, a harsh, boisterous laugh; HORSE'-LEECH,
a large species of leech, so named from its fastening on horses when wading
in the water: a bloodsucker (Prov. xxx. 15); HORSE'-LITT'ER, a litter or
bed borne between two horses; HORSE'-MACK'EREL, one of various fishes--the
scad (q.v.), &c.; HORSE'MAN, a rider on horseback: a mounted soldier;
HORSE'MANSHIP, the art of riding, and of training and managing horses;
HORSE'-MA'RINE, a person quite out of his element: an imaginary being for
whom wild flights of imagination had best be reserved ('Tell it to the
horse-marines'); HORSE-MILL, a mill turned by horses; HORSE'-MILL'INER, one
who provides the trappings for horses; HORSE'-MINT, a common European
wild-mint: the American _Monarda punctata_--SWEET HORSE-MINT, the common
dittany; HORSE'-NAIL, a nail for fastening a horse-shoe to the hoof;
HORSE'-PIS'TOL, a large pistol carried in a holster; HORSE'-PLAY, rough,
boisterous play; HORSE'-POND, a pond for watering horses at; HORSE'-POW'ER,
the power a horse can exert, or its equivalent=that required to raise
33,000 lb. avoirdupois one foot per minute: a standard for estimating the
power of steam-engines; HORSE'-RACE, a race by horses; HORSE'-RAC'ING, the
practice of racing or running horses in matches; HORSE'-RAD'ISH, a plant
with a pungent root, used in medicine and as a condiment; HORSE'-RAKE, a
rake drawn by horses; HORSE'-RID'ING, a circus; HORSE'-SENSE, plain robust
sense; HORSE'-SHOE, a shoe for horses, consisting of a curved piece of
iron.--_adj._ shaped like a horse-shoe.--_ns._ HORSE'-SOL'DIER, a cavalry
soldier; HORSE'-TAIL, a genus of leafless plants with hollow rush-like
stems, so called from their likeness to a horse's tail; HORSE'-TRAIN'ER,
one who trains horses for racing, &c.; HORSE'-WAY, a road by which a horse
may pass; HORSE'-WHIP, a whip for driving horses.--_v.t._ to strike with a
horse-whip: to lash.--_ns._ HORSE'WOMAN, a woman who rides on horseback;
HORS'INESS; HORS'ING, birching a schoolboy mounted on another's
back.--_adj._ HORS'Y, of or pertaining to horses: devoted to horse racing
or breeding.--A DARK HORSE (see DARK); FLOG A DEAD HORSE, to try to work up
excitement about a threadbare subject; GET ON, MOUNT, THE HIGH HORSE, to
assume consequential airs; PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE (see CART); RIDE
THE WOODEN HORSE (see above); TAKE HORSE, to mount on horseback. [A.S.
_hors_; Ice. _horss_, Old High Ger. _hros_ (Ger. _ross_).]
HORTATIVE, hort'a-tiv, _adj._ inciting: encouraging: giving advice--also
HORT'ATORY.--_n._ HORT[=A]'TION. [L. _hort[=a]ri_, _-[=a]tus_, to incite.]
HORTICULTURE, hor'ti-kul-t[=u]r, _n._ the art of cultivating
gardens.--_adj._ HORTICUL'TURAL, pertaining to the culture of
gardens.--_n._ HORTICUL'TURIST, one versed in the art of cultivating
gardens.--HORTUS SICCUS, a collection of dried plants arranged in a book.
[L. _hortus_, a garden, _cultura_--_col[)e]re_, to cultivate.]
HOSANNNA, h[=o]-zan'a, _n._ an exclamation of praise to God, or a prayer
for blessings. [Gr. _h[=o]sanna_--Heb. _h[=o]sh[=i]`[=a]h nn[=a]_,
_h[=o]sh[=i][=a]`_, save, _n[=a]_, I pray.]
HOSE, h[=o]z, _n._ a covering for the legs or feet: stockings: socks: a
flexible pipe for conveying water, so called from its shape:--_pl._ HOSE;
(_B._) HOS'EN.--_ns._ HOSE'MAN, one who directs the stream of water from
the hose of a fire-engine; HOSE'PIPE; HOSE'-REEL, a large revolving drum or
reel for carrying hose for fire-engines, &c.; H[=O]'SIER, one who deals in
hose, or stockings and socks, &c.; H[=O]'SIERY, hose in general. [A.S.
_hosa_, pl. _hosan_; Dut. _hoos_, Ger. _hose_.]
HOSPICE, hos'p[=e]s, _n._ a house of entertainment for strangers, esp. such
kept by monks on some Alpine passes for travelers.--Also HOSPIT'IUM.
[Fr.,--L. _hospitium_--_hospes_, a stranger treated as a guest.]
HOSPITABLE, hos'pit-a-bl, _adj._ entertaining strangers and guests kindly
and without reward: showing kindness: generous: bountiful.--_n._
HOS'PITABLENESS.--_adv._ HOS'PITABLY.--_n._ HOSPITAL'ITY, the practice of
one who is hospitable; friendly welcome and entertainment of
guests--(_Spens._) HOS'PIT[=A]GE.
HOSPITAL, hos-'pit-al, _n._ a building for the reception and treatment of
the old, the sick, and hurt, &c., or for the support and education of the
young.--_n._ HOS'PITALLER, one of a charitable brotherhood for the care of
the sick in hospitals: one of an order of knights, commonly called Knights
of St John (otherwise called Knights of Rhodes, and afterwards of Malta),
who about 1048 built a hospital for the care and cure of pilgrims at
Jerusalem.--HOSPITAL SATURDAY, or SUNDAY, days set apart for the collection
of funds on behalf of hospitals.--CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, one intermediate
between the ordinary hospital and the patient's own home; COTTAGE HOSPITAL,
a small establishment where hospital treatment is carried on at little
expense and with simple arrangements; LOCK HOSPITAL, one for the treatment
of venereal diseases; MAGDALEN HOSPITAL, an institution for the reclamation
of fallen women; MARINE, or NAVAL, HOSPITAL, a special hospital for sick
sailors, or for men in the naval service; MATERNITY HOSPITAL, one for women
in labour. [O. Fr. _hospital_--Low L. _hospitale_--_hospes_, a guest.]
HOSPODAR, hos'po-där, _n._ formerly the title of the princes of Moldavia
and Wallachia. [Slav.]
HOSS, a vulgarism for _horse_.
HOST, h[=o]st, _n._ one who entertains a stranger or guest at his house
without reward: an innkeeper: an organism on which another lives as a
parasite:--_fem._ HOST'ESS.--_n._ HOST'ESS-SHIP (_Shak._), the character or
office of a hostess.--_adj._ HOST'LESS (_Spens._), destitute of a host,
inhospitable.--RECKON, or COUNT, WITHOUT ONE'S HOST, to misjudge, the
original idea being that of totting up one's bill without reference to the
landlord. [O. Fr. _hoste_--L. _hospes_, _hospitis_.]
HOST, h[=o]st, _n._ an army, a large multitude.--_n._ HOST'ING, (_Milt._)
an encounter of hosts, a battle: (_Spens._) an assemblage of hosts, a
muster.--A HOST IN HIMSELF, one of great strength, skill, or resources,
within himself; HEAVENLY HOST, the angels and archangels; LORD OF HOSTS, a
favourite Hebrew term for Jehovah, considered as head of the hosts of
angels, the hosts of stars, &c. [O. Fr. _host_--L. _hostis_, an enemy.]
HOST, h[=o]st, _n._ in the R.C. Church, the consecrated bread of the
Eucharist--a thin circular wafer of unleavened bread. [L. _hostia_, a
victim.]
HOSTAGE, hos't[=a]j, _n._ one remaining with the enemy as a pledge for the
fulfilment of the conditions of a treaty.--HOSTAGES TO FORTUNE, a man's
wife, children, &c. [O. Fr. _hostage_ (Fr. _ôtage_)--Low L.
_obsidaticus_--L. _obses_, _obsidis_, a hostage.]
HOSTEL, hos'tel, HOSTELRY, hos'tel-ri, _n._ an inn: in some universities an
extra-collegiate hall for students.--_ns._ HOS'TELER, HOS'TELLER, one
living in a hostel. [O. Fr. _hostel_, _hostellerie_.]
HOSTILE, hos'til, _adj._ belonging to an enemy: showing enmity: warlike:
adverse.--_adv._ HOS'TILELY.--_n._ HOSTIL'ITY, enmity:--_pl._ HOSTIL'ITIES,
acts of warfare. [L. _hostilis_--_hostis_.]
HOSTLER, OSTLER, hos'l[.e]r, or os'-, _n._ he who has the care of horses at
an inn. [_Hostler_=_hosteleer_.]
HOT, hot, _adj._ having heat: very warm: fiery: pungent: animated: ardent
in temper: fervent: vehement: violent: passionate: lustful.--_adj._
HOT'-AND-HOT', of food cooked and served up at once in hot dishes.--_ns._
HOT'BED, a glass-covered bed heated for bringing forward plants rapidly:
any place favourable to rapid growth or development, as 'a hotbed of vice,'
&c.; HOT'BLAST, a blast of heated air blown into a furnace to raise the
heat.--_adjs._ HOT'-BLOOD'ED, having hot blood: high-spirited: irritable;
HOT'-BRAINED, hot-headed, rash and violent.--_n._ HOT'-COCK'LES, an old
game in which a person is blindfolded, and being struck, guesses who
strikes him; HOT'-FLUE, a drying-room.--_adj._ HOT'-HEAD'ED, hot in the
head: having warm passions: violent: impetuous.--_n._ HOT'-HOUSE, a house
kept hot for the rearing of tender plants: any heated chamber or
drying-room, esp. that where pottery is placed before going into the kiln:
(_Shak._) a brothel.--_adv._ HOT'LY.--_adj._ HOT'-MOUTHED,
headstrong.--_n._ HOT'NESS; HOT'-POT, a dish of chopped mutton seasoned and
stewed with sliced potatoes.--_v.t._ HOT'PRESS, to press paper, &c.,
between hot plates to produce a glossy surface.--_adjs._ HOT'-SHORT,
brittle when heated; HOT'-SPIR'ITED, having a fiery spirit.--_n._, one
pressing his steed with spurs as in hot haste: a violent, rash man.--_adj._
HOT'-TEM'PERED, having a quick temper.--_ns._ HOT'-TROD, the hot pursuit in
old Border forays; HOT'-WALL, a wall enclosing passages for hot air,
affording warmth to fruit-trees trained against it, when needed; HOT'-WELL,
in a condensing engine, a reservoir for the warm water drawn off from the
condenser.--HOT COPPERS (see COPPER); HOT CROSS-BUNS (see CROSS); HOT FOOT,
with speed, fast; IN HOT WATER, in a state of trouble or anxiety; MAKE A
PLACE TOO HOT TO HOLD A PERSON, to make it impossible for him to stay
there. [A.S. _hát_; Ger. _heiss_, Sw. _het_.]
HOT, hot, HOTE, h[=o]t (_Spens._) named, called. [_Pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of
_hight_.]
HOTCHPOTCH, hoch'poch, HOTCHPOT, hoch'pot, HODGEPODGE, hoj'poj, _n._ a
confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot: a
kind of mutton-broth in which green peas take the place of barley or
rice.--HOTCHPOT, a commixture of property in order to secure an equable
division amongst children. [Fr. _hochepot_--_hocher_, to shake, and pot, a
pot--Old Dut. _hutsen_, to shake, Dut. _pot_, a pot.]
HOTEL, h[=o]-tel', _n._ a superior house for the accommodation of
strangers: an inn: in France, also a public office, a private town-house, a
palace.--_ns._ HÔTEL'-DE-VILLE (Fr.), a town-hall; HÔTEL'-DIEU, a hospital.
[M. E. _hostel_--O. Fr. _hostel_ (Fr. _hôtel_)--L. _hospitalia_,
guest-chambers--_hospes_.]
HOTTENTOT, hot'n-tot, _n._ a native of the Cape of Good Hope: a brutish
individual. [Dut., because the language of the South Africans seemed to the
first Dutch settlers to sound like a repetition of the syllables _hot_ and
_tot_; Dut. _en_--and.]
HOTTERING, hot'er-ing, _adj._ (_prov._) raging.
HOUDAH. See HOWDAH.
HOUDAN, h[=oo]'dang, _n._ a valued breed of domestic fowls, orig. from
_Houdan_ in Seine-et-Oise.
HOUGH, hok, HOCK, hok, _n._ the joint on the hind-leg of a quadruped,
between the knee and fetlock, corresponding to the ankle-joint in man: in
man, the back part of the knee-joint: the ham.--_v.t._ to
hamstring:--_pr.p._ hough'ing; _pa.p._ houghed (hokt). [A.S. _hóh_, the
heel.]
HOUND, hownd, _n._ a dog used in hunting: a cur: a caitiff.--_v.t._ to set
on in chase: to hunt: to urge, pursue, harass (with _on_).--_ns._
HOUND'FISH, same as DOGFISH; HOUNDS'-BERR'Y, the common dogwood;
HOUND'S'-TONGUE, a plant, so called from the shape of its leaves.--GABRIEL
HOUNDS, a popular name for the noise made by distant curlews, ascribed to
damned souls whipped on by the angel Gabriel; MASTER OF HOUNDS, the master
of a pack of hounds. [A.S. _hund_; Gr. ky[=o]n, _kynos_, L. _canis_, Sans.
_çvan_.]
HOUR, owr, _n._ 60 min., or the 24th part of a day: the time indicated by a
clock, &c.: an hour's journey, or three miles: a time or occasion; (_pl.,
myth._) the goddesses of the seasons and the hours: set times of prayer,
the _canonical hours_, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a
book containing them.--_ns._ HOUR'-CIR'CLE, a circle passing through the
celestial poles and fixed relatively to the earth: the circle of an
equatorial which shows the hour-angle of the point to which the telescope
is directed; HOUR'-GLASS, an instrument for measuring the hours by the
running of sand from one glass vessel into another; HOUR'-HAND, the hand
which shows the hour on a clock, &c.--_adj._ HOUR'LY, happening or done
every hour: frequent.--_adv._ every hour: frequently.--_n._ HOUR'PLATE, the
plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked: the dial.--AT THE
ELEVENTH HOUR, at the last moment possible (Matt. xx. 6, 9); IN A GOOD, OR
EVIL, HOUR, acting under a fortunate, or an unfortunate, impulse--from the
old belief in astrological influences; KEEP GOOD HOURS, to go to bed and to
rise early: to lead a quiet and regular life; THE HOUR IS COME, the
destined day of fate has come (John, xiii. 1); THE SMALL HOURS, the early
hours of the morning; THREE HOURS SERVICE, a service held continuously on
Good Friday, from noon to 3 P.M., in commemoration of the time of Christ's
agony on the cross. [O. Fr. _hore_ (Fr. _heure_)--L. _hora_--Gr.
_h[=o]ra_.]
HOURI, how'ri, h[=oo]'ri, _n._ a nymph of the Mohammedan paradise. [Pers.
_huri_--Ar. _h[=u]riya_, a black-eyed girl.]
HOUSE, hows, _n._ a building for dwelling in: a dwelling-place: an inn:
household affairs: a family: kindred: a trading establishment: one of the
twelve divisions of the heavens in astrology: one of the estates of the
legislature (House of Lords or Upper House, House of Commons or Lower
House; also Upper and Lower Houses of Convocation, House of
Representatives, &c.): at Oxford, 'The House,' Christ Church College: the
audience at a place of entertainment, a theatre, &c. (a full house, a thin
house): (_coll._) the workhouse:--_pl._ HOUSES (howz'ez).--_v.t._ HOUSE
(howz), to protect by covering: to shelter: to store: to provide houses
for.--_v.i._ to take shelter: to reside.--_ns._ HOUSE'-[=A]'GENT, one who
has the letting of houses; HOUSE'-BOAT, a barge with a deck-cabin that may
serve as a dwelling-place; HOUSE'-BOTE, wood that a tenant may take to
repair his house, or for fuel; HOUSE'-BREAK'ER, one who breaks open and
enters a house by day for the purpose of stealing; HOUSE'-BREAK'ING;
HOUSE'-CARL, a member of a king or noble's bodyguard, in Danish and early
English history; HOUSE'-D[=U]'TY, -TAX, a tax laid on inhabited houses;
HOUSE'-FAC'TOR (_Scot._), a house-agent; HOUSE'-FA'THER, the male head of a
household or community; HOUSE'-FLAG, the distinguishing flag of a shipowner
or company of such; HOUSE'-FLY, the common fly universally distributed;
HOUSE'HOLD, those who are held together in the same house, and compose a
family.--_adj._ pertaining to the house and family.--_ns._ HOUSE'HOLDER,
the holder or tenant of a house; HOUSE'KEEPER, a female servant who keeps
or has the chief care of the house: one who stays much at home;
HOUSE'KEEPING, the keeping or management of a house or of domestic affairs:
hospitality.--_adj._ domestic.--_n._ HOUSE'-LEEK, a plant with red
star-like flowers and succulent leaves that grows on the roofs of
houses.--_adj._ HOUSE'LESS, without a house or home: having no
shelter.--_ns._ HOUSE'-LINE (_naut._), a small line of three strands, for
seizings, &c.; HOUSE'MAID, a maid employed to keep a house clean, &c.;
HOUSE'-MATE, one sharing a house with another; HOUSE'-MOTH'ER, the mother
of a family, the female head of a family; HOUSE'-ROOM, room or place in a
house; HOUSE'-STEW'ARD, a steward who manages the household affairs of a
great family; HOUSE'-SUR'GEON, the surgeon or medical officer in a hospital
who resides in the house--so also HOUSE'-PHYSI'CIAN; HOUSE'-WARM'ING, an
entertainment given when a family enters a new house, as if to warm it;
HOUSEWIFE (hows'w[=i]f, huz'wif, or huz'if), the mistress of a house: a
female domestic manager: a small case for articles of female work.--_adj._
HOUSE'WIFELY.--_n._ HOUSE'WIFERY--(_Scot._) HOUSE'WIFESKEP.--HOUSE OF CALL,
a house where the journeymen of a particular trade call when out of work;
HOUSE OF CORRECTION, a jail; HOUSE OF GOD, PRAYER, or WORSHIP, a place of
worship; HOUSE OF ILL FAME, a bawdy-house.--A HOUSEHOLD WORD, a familiar
saying; BRING DOWN THE HOUSE, to evoke very loud applause in a place of
entertainment; CRY FROM THE HOUSE-TOP, to announce in the most public
manner possible; HOUSEHOLD GODS, one's favourite domestic things--a playful
use of the Roman _penates_ (q.v.); HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE, or FRANCHISE, the
right of householders to vote for members of parliament; HOUSEHOLD TROOPS,
six regiments whose peculiar duty is to attend the sovereign and defend the
metropolis; HOUSEMAID'S KNEE, an inflammation of the sac between the
knee-pan and the skin, to which housemaids are specially liable through
kneeling on damp floors.--INNER HOUSE, the higher branch of the Scotch
Court of Session, its jurisdiction chiefly appellate; OUTER HOUSE, the
lower branch of the Court of Session.--KEEP A GOOD HOUSE, to keep up a
plentifully supplied table; KEEP HOUSE, to maintain or manage an
establishment; KEEP OPEN HOUSE, to give entertainments to all comers; KEEP
THE HOUSE, to be confined to the house; LIKE A HOUSE AFIRE, with
astonishing rapidity; THE HOUSEHOLD, the royal domestic establishment.
[A.S. _hús_; Goth. _hus_, Ger. _haus_.]
HOUSEL, howz'el, _n._ the Eucharist: the act of taking the same.--_n._
HOUS'ELING-CLOTH, a linen cloth held or stretched beneath the
communicants.--_adj._ HOUS'LING (_Spens._), sacramental. [A.S. _húsel_,
sacrifice.]
HOUSING, howz'ing, _n._ an ornamental covering for a horse: a saddle-cloth:
(_pl._) the trappings of a horse. [O. Fr. _housse_, a mantle, of Teut.
origin.]
HOUSTY, hows'ti, _n._ (_prov._) a sore throat.
HOUT-TOUT, hoot-toot, _interj._ Same as HOOT.
HOUYHNHNM, whin'im, _n._ one of the noble rational horse race in
_Gulliver's Travels_. [From _whinny_.]
HOVA, h[=o]'va, _n._ one of the dominant race in Madagascar:--_pl._
H[=O]'VAS.
HOVE, h[=o]v, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to heave, to raise.
HOVE, h[=o]v, _v.i._ (_Spens._) to hover, to loiter.
HOVE, _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of _heave_.
HOVEL, hov'el, _n._ a small or mean dwelling: a shed.--_v.t._ to put in a
hovel: to shelter: to construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by
making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an
opening on one side near the top:--_pr.p._ hov'elling; _pa.p._
hov'elled.--_n._ HOV'ELLER, a boatman acting as a non-certificated pilot or
doing any kind of occasional work on the coast: a small coasting-vessel.
[Dim. of A.S. _hof_, a dwelling.]
HOVER, hov'[.e]r, _v.i._ to remain aloft flapping the wings: to wait in
suspense: to move about near.--_adv._ HOV'ERINGLY, in a hovering manner.
[Formed from A.S. _hof_, house.]
HOW, how, _adv._ in what manner: to what extent: for what reason: by what
means: from what cause: in what condition: (_N.T._) sometimes=that.--THE
HOW AND THE WHY, the manner and the cause. [A.S. _hú_ is prob. a form of
_hwí_, in what way, why, the instrumental case of _hwá_, who.]
HOW, Howe, how, _n._ (_Scot._) a hollow, glen, dell, or narrow plain.
[Prob. related to _hole_.]