Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Harpress

Harp″ress (härp″rĕs), n. A female harper. Sir W. Scott.

758

Harpsichon

Harp″si‐chon (härp″sĭ‐kŏn), n. A harpsichord.

759

Harpsichord

Harp″si‐chord (–kôrd), n. [OF. harpechorde, in which the harpe is of German origin. See Harp, and Chord.] (Mus.) A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like...

760

Harpy

Har″py (här″py̆), n.; pl.Harpies (–pĭz). [F. harpie, L. harpyia, Gr. ἅρπυια, from the root of αρπἅζειν to snatch, to seize. Cf. Rapacious.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A fabulous winged mons...

761

Harquebus

{ Har″que‐busHar″que‐buse } (här″kwē̍‐bŭs), n. [See Arquebus.] A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. The barrel was abo...

762

Harrage

Har″rage (hăr″rā̍j; 48) v. t. [See Harry.] To harass; to plunder from. Fuller.

763

Harre

Har″re (här″re), n. [OE., fr. AS. heorr, híor.] A hinge. Chaucer.

764

Harridan

Har″ri‐dan (hăr″rĭ‐dan), n. [F. haridelle a worn-out horse, jade.] A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag.Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pre...

765

Harrier

Har″ri‐er (–ẽr), n. [From Hare, n.] (Zoöl.) One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares. [Written also harier.]

766

Harrier (2)

Har″ri‐er, n. [From Harry.] 1. One who harries.2. (Zoöl.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals or birds, — as th...

767

Harrow

Har″row (hăr″rō̍), n. [OE. harowe, harwe, AS. hearge; cf. D. hark rake, G. harke, Icel. herfi harrow, Dan. harve, Sw. harf. √16.] 1. An implement of agriculture, usually formed ...

768

Harrow (2)

Har″row, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Harrowed (–rō̍d); p. pr. & vb. n.Harrowing.] [OE. harowen, harwen; cf. Dan. harve. See Harrow, n.] 1. To draw a harrow over, as for the purpose of br...

769

Harrow (3)

Har″row, interj. [OF. harau, haro; fr. OHG. hara, hera, herot, or fr. OS. herod hither, akin to E. here.] Help! Halloo! An exclamation of distress; a call for succor; — the anci...

770

Harrow (4)

Har″row, v. t. [See Harry.] To pillage; to harry; to oppress. Spenser.Meaning thereby to harrow his people. Bacon

771

Harrower

Har″row‐er (–ẽr), n. One who harrows.

772

Harrower (2)

Har″row‐er, n. One who harries.

773

Harry

Har″ry (–ry̆), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Harried (–rĭd); p. pr. & vb. n.Harrying.] [OE. harwen, herien, her”ien, AS. hergian to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin ...

774

Harry (2)

Har″ry, v. i. To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. Beau. & Fl.

775

Harsh

Harsh (härsh), a. [Compar.Harsher (–ẽr); superl.Harshest.] [OE. harsk; akin to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. härsk; from the same source as E. hard. See Hard, a.] 1. Rough; ...

776

Harshly

Harsh″ly, adv. In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.'T will sound harshly in her ears. Shak.

777

Harshness

Harsh″ness, n. The quality or state of being harsh.O, she isTen times more gentle than her father's crabbed,And he's composed of harshness. Shak.'Tis not enough no harshness giv...

778

Harslet

Hars″let (härs″lĕt), n. See Haslet.

779

Hart

Hart (härt), n. [OE. hart, hert, heort, AS. heort, heorot; akin to D. hert, OHG. hiruz, hirz, G. hirsch, Icel. hjörtr, Dan. & Sw. hjort, L. cervus, and prob. to Gr. κεραόσ horne...

780

Hart's clover

Hart's″ clo′ver (härts″ klō′vẽr). (Bot.) Melilot or sweet clover. See Melilot.

781

Hart's-ear

Hart's″–ear′ (–ēr′), n.(Bot.) An Asiatic species of Cacalia (C. Kleinia), used medicinally in India.

782

Hart's-tongue

Hart's″–tongue′ (härts″tŭng′), n.(Bot.) (a) A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America. (b) A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linnæus. It is ...

783

Hartbeest

Hart″beest′ (–bēst′), n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.] (Zoöl.) A large South African antelope (Alcelaphus caama), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The face an...