Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Hardened

Hard″ened (–'nd), a. Made hard, or harder, or compact; made unfeeling or callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or vice.Syn. — Impenetrable; hard; obdurate; cal...

650

Hardener

Hard″en‐er (–'n‐ẽr), n. One who, or that which, hardens; specif., one who tempers tools.

651

Hardening

Hard″en‐ing, n. 1. Making hard or harder.2. That which hardens, as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel.

652

Harder

Har″der (här″dẽr), n.(Zoöl.) A South African mullet, salted for food.

653

Harderian

Har‐de″ri‐an (här‐dē″rĭ‐an), a.(Anat.) A term applied to a lachrymal gland on the inner side of the orbit of many animals which have a third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See...

654

Hardfern

Hard″fern′ (–fẽrn′), n.(Bot.) A species of fern (Lomaria borealis), growing in Europe and Northwestern America.

655

Hardhack

Hard″hack′ (–hăk′), n.(Bot.) A very astringent shrub (Spiræa tomentosa), common in pastures. The Potentilla fruticosa is also called by this name.

656

Hardhead

Hard″head′ (–hĕd′), n. 1. Clash or collision of heads in contest. Dryden.2. (Zoöl.) (a) The menhaden. See Menhaden. (b) Block's gurnard (Trigla gurnardus) of Europe. (c) A Calif...

657

Hardihead

Har″di‐head (här″dĭ‐hĕd), n. Hardihood.

658

Hardihood

Har″di‐hood (–ho͝od), n. [Hardy + -hood.] Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence.A bound of graceful hardihoo...

659

Hardily

Har″di‐ly, adv. 1. Same as Hardly. Chaucer.2. Boldly; stoutly; resolutely. Wyclif.

660

Hardiment

Har″di‐ment (–ment), n. [OF. hardement. See Hardy.] Hardihood; boldness; courage; energetic action.Changing hardiment with great Glendower. Shak.

661

Hardiness

Har″di‐ness (–dĭ‐nĕs), n. 1. Capability of endurance.2. Hardihood; boldness; firmness; assurance. Spenser.Plenty and peace breeds cowards; Hardness everOf hardiness is mother. S...

662

Hardish

Hard″ish (härd″ĭsh), a. Somewhat hard.

663

Hardly

Hard″ly (härd″ly̆), adv. [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]1. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.Recovering hardly what he lost before. Dryden.2. Unwillingly; grudgingly.The...

664

Hardness

Hard″ness, n. [AS. heardness.] 1. The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.The habit of authority also had given his manners some peremptory hardness. Sir W...

665

Hardock

Har″dock (här″dŏk), n. See Hordock.

666

Hardpan

Hard″pan′ (härd″păn), n. The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a.

667

Hards

Hards (härdz), n. pl. [OE. herdes, AS. heordan; akin to G. hede.] The refuse or coarse part of fiax; tow.

668

Hardship

Hard″ship (härd″shĭp), n. That which is hard to bear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc. Swift.

669

Hardspun

Hard″spun′, a. Firmly twisted in spinning.

670

Hardtail

Hard″tail′ (–tāl′), n.(Zoöl.) See Jurel.

671

Hardware

Hard″ware′ (–wâr′), n. Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.

672

Hardwareman

Hard″ware′man (–măn), n.; pl.Hardwaremen (–mĕn). One who makes, or deals in, hardware.

673

Hardy

Har″dy (här″dy̆), a. [Compar.Hardier (–dĭ‐ẽr); superl.Hardiest.] [F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. härten. See Hard, ...

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Hardy (2)

Har″dy, n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

675

Hare

Hare (hâr), v. t. [Cf. Harry, Harass.] To excite; to tease, harass, or worry; to harry. Locke.