Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Habitakle

Hab"ita*kle (?), n [F. habitacle dwelling place, binnacle, L. habitaculum dwelling place. See Binnacle, Habit, v.] A dwelling place. Chaucer. Southey.

Habitan

Ha`bi`tan" (?), n. Same as Habitant, 2.

General met an emissary . . . sent . . . to ascertain the feelings of the habitans or French yeomanry. W. Irwing.

Habitance

Hab"it*ance (?), n. [OF. habitance, LL. habitania.] Dwelling; abode; residence. [Obs.] Spenser.

Habiitancy

Habi"it*an*cy (?), n. Same as Inhabitancy.

Habitant

Hab`it*ant (?), n. [F. habitant. See Habit, v.t]

1. An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope.

2. [F. pron. ()] An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural.

The habitants or cultivators of the soil. Parkman.

Habitat

Hab`i*tat (?), n. [L., it dwells, fr. habitare. See Habit, v. t.]

1. (Biol.) The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.

2. Place where anything is commonly found.

This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire. Earle.

Habitation

Hab`i*ta"tion (?), n. [F. habitation, L. habi()atio.]

1. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. Denham.

2. Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.

The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov. iii. 33.

Habitator

Hab"ita`tor (?), n. [L.] A dweller; an inhabitant. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Habited

Hab`it*ed (?), p. p. & a.

1. Clothed; arrayed; dressed; as, he was habited like a shepherd.

2. Fixed by habit; accustomed. [Obs.]

So habited he was in sobriety. Fuller.

3. Inhabited. [Archaic]

Another world, which is habited by the ghosts of men and women. Addison.

Habitual

Ha*bit"ual (?; 135), a. [Cf. F. habituel, LL. habituals. See Habit, n.]

1. Formed or acquired by habit or use.

An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. South.

2. According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habiual practice of sin.

It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common and ordinary blessings. Buckminster.

Syn. -- Customary; accustomed; usual; common; wonted; ordinary; regular; familiar. -- Ha*bit"u*al*ly, adv. -- Ha*bit"u*al*ness, n.

Habituate

Ha*bit"u*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habituated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Habituating (?).] [L. habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F. habituer. See Habit.]

1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.

Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime. Sir K. Digby.

Men are first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices. Tillotson.

2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.

Habituate

Ha*bit"u*ate (?), a. Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] Hammond.

Habituation

Ha*bit`u*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. habituation.] The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.

Habitude

Hab"i*tude (?), n. [F., fr. L. habitudo condition. See Habit.]

1. Habitual attitude; usual or accustomed state with reference to something else; established or usual relations. South.

The same ideas having immutably the same habitudes one to another. Locke.

The verdict of the judges was biased by nothing else than heir habitudes of thinking. Landor.

2. Habitual association, intercourse, or familiarity.

To write well, one must have frequent habitudes with the best company. Dryden.

3. Habit of body or of action. Shak.

It is impossible to gain an exact habitude without an infinite umber of acts and perpetual practice. Dryden.

Habitue

Ha`bi`tu`e" (?), n. [F., p. p. of habituer. See Habituate.] One who habitually frequents a place; as, an habitué of a theater.

Habiture

Hab"i*ture (?; 135), n. Habitude. [Obs.]

Habitus

Hab"i*tus (?), n. [L.] (Zoöl.) Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.

Hable

Ha"ble (?), a. See Habile. [Obs.] Spenser.

Habnab

Hab"nab (?), adv. [Hobnob.] By chance. [Obs.]

Hachure

Hach"ure (?), n. [F., fr. hacher to hack. See Hatching.] (Fine Arts) A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching.

Hacienda

Ha`ci*en"da (? or ?), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.] A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions. <-- 2. The main residence of a hacienda

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Hack

Hack (?), n. [See Hatch a half door.]

1. A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.

2. Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.

Hack

Hack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hacked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hacking.] [OE. hakken; akin to D. hakken, G. hacken, Dan. hakke, Sw. hacka, and perh. to E. hew. Cf. Hew to cut, Haggle.]

1. To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post.

My sword hacked like a handsaw. Shak.

2. Fig.: To mangle in speaking. Shak.

Hack

Hack, v. i. To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.

Hack

Hack, n.

1. A notch; a cut. Shak.

2. An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.

3. A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. Dr. H. More.

4. (Football) A kick on the shins. T. Hughes. Hack saw, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal.

Hack

Hack (?), n. [Shortened fr. hackney. See Hackney.]

1. A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.

2. A coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach.

On horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots. Pope.

3. A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.

Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed, Who long was a bookseller's hack. Goldsmith.

4. A procuress.

Hack

Hack, a. Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. Wakefield. Hack writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. A vulgar hack writer." Macaulay.
Hack
Hack, v. t.
1. To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
2. To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.<-- = hackney? -->

The word remarkable" has been so hacked of late. J. H. Newman.

Hack

Hack, v. i.

1. To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. Hanmer.

2. To live the life of a drudge or hack. Goldsmith.

Hackamore

Hack"a*more (?), n. [Cf. Sp. jaquima headstall of a halter.] A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal. [Western U.S.]

Hackberry

Hack"ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States. Gray.

Hackbolt

Hack"bolt` (?), n, (Zoöl.) The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.

Hackbuss

Hack"buss (?), n. Same as Hagbut.

Hackee

Hack"ee (?), n. (Zoöl.) The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel. [U.S.]

Hacker

Hack"er (?), n. One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack.

Hackery

Hack"er*y (?), n. [Hind. chakrā.] A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks. [Bengal] Malcom.

Hackle

Hac"kle (?), n. [See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.]

1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.

2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.

3. One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used.

4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.

Hackle

Hac"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling (?).]

1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.

2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces.

The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. Burke.

Hackly

Hac"kly (?), a. [From Hackle]

1. Rough or broken, as if hacked.

2. (Min.) Having fine, short, and sharp points on the surface; as, the hackly fracture of metallic iron.

Hackman

Hack"man (?), n.; pl. Hackmen (). The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire.

Hackmatack

Hack"ma*tack` (?), n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack.

Hackney

Hack"ney (?), n.; pl. Hackneys (#). [OE. haceney, hacenay; cf. F. haquenée a pacing horse, an ambling nag, OF. also haquenée, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea, D. hakkenei, also OF. haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh akin to E. hack to cut, and orig. meaning, a jolting horse. Cf. Hack a horse, Nag.]

1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. Chaucer.

2. A horse or pony kept for hire.

3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.

4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.

Hackney

Hack"ney, a. Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. Hackney tongue." Roscommon. <-- also hackneyed -->

Hackney

Hack"ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackneyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackneying.]

1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.

Had I lavish of my presence been, So common-hackneyed in the eyes of men. Shak.

2. To carry in a hackney coach. Cowper.

Hackneyman

Hack"ney*man (?), n.; pl. Hackneymen (). A man who lets horses and carriages for hire.

Hackster

Hack"ster (?), n. [From Hack to cut.] A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin. [Obs.] Milton.

Hacqueton

Hac"que*ton (?), n. Same as Acton. [Obs.]

Had

Had (?), imp. & p. p. of Have. [OE.had, hafde, hefde, AS. hæfde.] See Have. Had as lief, Had rather, Had better, Had as soon, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under Better.
And lever me is be pore and trewe. [And more agreeable to me it is to be poor and true.] C. Mundi (Trans. ).

Him had been lever to be syke. [To him it had been preferable to be sick.] Fabian.

For him was lever have at his bed's head Twenty bookes, clad in black or red, . . . Than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie. Chaucer.
Gradually the nominative was substituted for the dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the dative with had, are found.
Poor lady, she were better love a dream. Shak.

You were best hang yourself. Beau. & Fl.

Me rather had my heart might feel your love Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. Shak.

I hadde levere than my scherte, That ye hadde rad his legende, as have I. Chaucer.

I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself. Shak.

I had rather be a dog and bay the moon, Than such a Roman. Shak.

I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Ps. lxxxiv.10.

Hadder
Had"der (?), n. Heather; heath. [Obs.] Burton.
Haddie
Had"die (?), n. (Zoöl.) The haddock. [Scot.]
Haddock
Had"dock (?), n. [OE. hadoc, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zoöl.) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus æglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie. Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish.
Hade
Hade (?), n. [Cf. heald inclined, bowed down, G. halde declivity.]
1. The descent of a hill. [Obs.]
2. (Mining) The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein.
Hade
Hade, v. i. (Mining) To deviate from the vertical; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.
Hades
Ha"des (?), n. [Gr. + to see. Cf. Un-, Wit.] The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.
And death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them. Rev. xx. 13 (Rev. Ver. ).

Neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. Acts ii. 31 (Rev. Ver.).

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments. Luke xvi.23 (Rev. Ver.).

Hadj
Hadj (?), n. [Ar.hajj, fr. hajja to set out, walk, go on a pilgrimage.] The pilgrimage to Mecca, performed by Mohammedans.
Hadji
Hadj"i (?), n. [Ar. hāj&imac;. See Hadj.]
1. A Mohammedan pilgrim to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor. G. W. Curtis.
2. A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem. Heyse.
Hadrosaurus
Had`ro*sau"rus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "adro`s thick + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation.
Hæcceity
Hæc*ce`i*ty (?), [L. hæcce this.] (Logic) Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book.
Hæma- or, Hæmato- or, Hæmo-
Hæm"a- ( or ), Hæm"a*to- ( or ), Hæm"o- ( or ). [Gr. ai^"ma, blood.] Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, hæmapod, hæmatogenesis, hæmoscope. &hand; Words from Gr. () are written hema-, hemato-, hemo-, as well as hæma-, hæmato-, hæmo-.

Hæmachrome

Hæm"a*chrome (? ∨ ?), n. [Hæma- + Gr. color.] (Physiol. Chem.) Hematin.

Hæmacyanin

Hæm`a*cy"a*nin (?), n. [Hæma- + Gr. a dark blue substance.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color. &hand; When deprived of oxygen it is colorless, but becomes quickly blue in contact with oxygen, and is then generally called oxyhæmacyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile.

Hæmacytometer

Hæm`a*cy*tom"e*ter (?), n. [Hæma + Gr. a hollow vessel + -meter.] (Physiol.) An apparatus for determining the number of corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.

Hæmad

Hæ"mad (?), adv. [Hæma- + L. ad toward.] (Anat.) Toward the hæmal side; on the hæmal side of; -- opposed to neurad.

Hæmadrometer or, Hæmadremometer

Hæm`a*drom"e*ter (? or ?), Hæm`a*dre*mom"e*ter (?), n. Same as Hemadrometer.
Hæmadrometry,Hæmadromometry
Hæm`a*drom"e*try (?),Hæm`a*dro*mom"e*try (?), n. Same as Hemadrometry.
Hæmadromograph
Hæm`a*drom"o*graph (?), n. [Hæma- + Gr. course + -graph.] (Physiol.) An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood.
Hæmadynameter or Hæmadynamometer
Hæ`ma*dy*nam"e*ter (? or ?) Hæ`ma*dy`na*mom"e*ter (? or ?), Same as Hemadynamometer.
Hæmadynamics
Hæma*dy*nam"ics (), n. Same as Hemadynamics.
Hæmal
Hæ"mal (?), a. [Gr. blood.] Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels; also, ventral. See Hemal.
Hæmaphæin
Hæm`a*phæ"in (?), n. [Hæma- + Gr. dusky.] (Physiol.) A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood, in cases of jaundice.
Hæmapod
Hæm"a*pod (? or ?), n. [Hæma + -pod.] (Zoöl.) An hæmapodous animal. G. Rolleston.