Webster's Dictionary 1913

2917

Hont

Hont (hŏnt), n. & v. See under Hunt. Chaucer.

2918

Honvéd

‖Hon″véd (?), n. [Hung. honvēd; hon home + vēd defense.] 1. The Hungarian army in the revolutionary war of 1848-49.2. = Honvédség.

2919

Honvédség

‖Hon″véd‐ség′ (?), n. [Hung. honvēdsēg; honvēd + sēg, an abstract or collective suffix.] (Hungary) See Army organization, above.

2920

Hoo

Hoo (?), interj. 1. See Ho. Chaucer.2. Hurrah! — an exclamation of triumphant joy. Shak.

2921

Hood

Hood (?), n. [OE. hood, hod, AS. hōd; akin to D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed. √13.] 1. State; condition.How could thou ween, through that d...

2922

Hood (2)

Hood (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hooded (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hooding.] 1. To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.The friar hooded, and the monarch crow...

2923

Hood molding

{ Hood″ mold′ingHood″ mould′ing } (?). (Arch.) A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; — called also hood mold.

2924

Hoodcap

Hood″cap′, n. See Hooded seal, under Hooded.

2925

Hooded

Hood″ed, a. 1. Covered with a hood.2. Furnished with a hood or something like a hood.3. Hood-shaped; esp. (Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of paper; cuculate, as the spethe of th...

2926

Hoodless

Hood″less, a. Having no hood.

2927

Hoodlum

Hood″lum (?), n. A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow.

2928

Hoodman

Hood″man (?), n. The person blindfolded in the game called hoodman-blind. Shak.

2929

Hoodman-blind

Hood″man–blind′ (?), n. An old term for blindman's buff. Shak.

2930

Hoodoo

Hoo″doo (ho͞o″do͞o), n. [Perh. a var. of voodoo.] One who causes bad luck.

2931

Hoodoo (2)

Hoo″doo, v. t. To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch.

2932

Hoodoo (3)

Hoo″doo, n. A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape.

2933

Hoodwink

Hood″wink (ho͝od″wĭṉk), v. t. [Hood + wink.] 1. To blind by covering the eyes.We will blind and hoodwink him. Shak.2. To cover; to hide. Shak.3. To deceive by false appearance; ...

2934

Hoody

Hood″y (–y̆), n.(Zoöl.) The hooded crow; also, in Scotland, the hooded gull.

2935

Hoof

Hoof (ho͞of), n.; pl.Hoofs (ho͞ofs), very rarely Hooves (ho͞ovz). [OE. hof, AS. hōf; akin to D. hoef, G. huf, OHG. huof, Icel. hōfr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf. Russ. kopuito, Skr. ç...

2936

Hoof (2)

Hoof, v. i. 1. To walk as cattle. William Scott.2. To be on a tramp; to foot.To hoof it, to foot it.

2937

Hoof (3)

Hoof, n. — On the hoof, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered.

2938

Hoofbound

Hoof″bound′ (?), a.(Far.) Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness.

2939

Hoofed

Hoofed (?), a. Furnished with hoofs. Grew.

2940

Hoofless

Hoof″less (?), a. Destitute of hoofs.

2941

Hook

Hook (ho͝ok; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. hōc; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. hāko, hāgo, hāggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. Arquebuse, Hagbut, Hake, Hatch a half door, He...

2942

Hook (2)

Hook, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hooked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hooking.] 1. To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or ba...

2943

Hook (3)

Hook (?), v. i. To bend; to curve as a hook.