Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Hare (2)

Hare, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. hēri, Skr. çaça. √226.]1. (Zoöl.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tai...

677

Hare-hearted

Hare″–heart′ed (–härt′ĕd), a. Timorous; timid; easily frightened. Ainsworth.

678

Hare's-ear

Hare's″–ear′ (hârz″ēr′), n.(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium); — so named from the shape of its leaves. Dr. Prior.

679

Hare's-foot fern

Hare's″–foot′ fern′ (–fo͝ot′ fẽrn′). (Bot.) A species of fern (Davallia Canariensis) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; — whence the name.

680

Hare's-tail

Hare's″–tail′ (–tāl′), n.(Bot.) A kind of grass (Eriophorum vaginatum). See Cotton grass, under Cotton.Hare's-tail grass(Bot.), a species of grass (Lagurus ovatus) whose head re...

681

Harebell

Hare″bell′ (hâr″bĕl′), n.(Bot.) A small, slender, branching plant (Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla nutans, which has similar flowers; — ca...

682

Harebrained

Hare″brained′ (hâr″brānd′), a. Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. “A mad hare-brained fellow.” North (Plutarch). [Written also hairbrained.]

683

Harefoot

Hare″foot′ (–fo͝ot′), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; — said of dogs.2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies, ...

684

Harehound

Hare″hound′ (–hound′), n. See Harrier. A. Chalmers.

685

Hareld

Har″eld (hăr″ĕld), n.(Zoöl.) The long-tailed duck. See Old Squaw.

686

Harelip

Hare″lip′ (hâr″lĭp′), n. A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure of perpendicular division like that of a hare. — Hare″lipped′ (–lĭpt′), a.

687

Harem

Ha″rem (hā″rĕm; 277), n. [Ar. haram, orig., anything forbidden or sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit.] [Written also haram and hareem.] 1. The apartments or portion of the h...

688

Harengiform

Ha‐ren″gi‐form (hȧ‐rĕn″jĭ‐fôrm), a. [F. hareng herring (LL. harengus) + -form.] Herring-shaped.

689

Harfang

Har″fang (här″făng), n. [See Hare, n., and Fang.] (Zoöl.) The snowy owl.

690

Hariali grass

Ha′ri‐a″li grass′ (hä′rĭ‐ä″lĭ grȧs′). (Bot.) The East Indian name of the Cynodon Dactylon; dog's-grass.

691

Haricot

Har″i‐cot (hăr″ē̍‐kō̍; F. ȧ′rē̍′kō̍″), n. 1. A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables.2. The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean (Phaseolus ...

692

Harier

Har″i‐er (hăr″ĭ‐ẽr), n.(Zoöl.) See Harrier.

693

Harikari

Ha″ri‐ka′ri (hä″rĭ‐kä′rĭ), n. See Hara-kiri.

694

Hariolation

Har′i‐o‐la″tion (hăr′ĭ‐ō̍‐lā″shŭn), n. [See Ariolation.] Prognostication; soothsaying. Cockeram.

695

Harish

Har″ish (hâr″ĭsh), a. Like a hare. Huloet.

696

Hark

Hark (härk), v. i. [OE. herken. See Hearken.] To listen; to hearken. Hudibras.Hark away!Hark back!Hark forward!(Sporting), cries used to incite and guide hounds in hunting. — To...

697

Harken

Hark″en (–'n), v. t. & i. To hearken. Tennyson.

698

Harl

Harl (härl), n. [Cf. OHG. harluf noose, rope; E. hards refuse of flax.] 1. A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.2. A barb, or barbs, of a fine larg...

699

Harle

Harle (härl), n.(Zoöl.) The red-breasted merganser.

700

Harlech group

Har″lech group′ (här″lĕk gro͞op′). [So called from Harlech in Wales.] (Geol.) A minor subdivision at the base of the Cambrian system in Wales.

701

Harlequin

Har″le‐quin (här″lē̍‐kĭn or –kwĭn), n. [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of Ger...

702

Harlequin (2)

Har″le‐quin (här″lē̍‐kĭn or –kwĭn), v. i. To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.