Webster's Dictionary 1913

892

Haunch

Haunch (hänch; 277), n. [F. hanche, of German origin; cf. OD. hancke, hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob. not akin to E. ankle.] 1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral ...

893

Haunched

Haunched (häncht), a. Having haunches.

894

Haunt

Haunt (hänt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Haunted; p. pr. & vb. n.Haunting.] [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambi...

895

Haunt (2)

Haunt, v. i. To persist in staying or visiting.I've charged thee not to haunt about my doors. Shak.

896

Haunt (3)

Haunt, n. 1. A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts.☞ In Old English the place occupied by a...

897

Haunted

Haunt″ed, a. Inhabited by, or subject to the visits of, apparitions; frequented by a ghost.All houses wherein men have lived and diedAre haunted houses. Longfellow.

898

Haunter

Haunt″er (–ẽr), n. One who, or that which, haunts.

899

Haurient

Hau″ri‐ent (ha̤″rĭ‐ent), a. [L. hauriens, p. pr. of haurire to breathe.] (Her.) In pale, with the head in chief; — said of the figure of a fish, as if rising for air.

900

Hausen

Hau″sen (ha̤″sĕn), n.(Zoöl.) A large sturgeon (Acipenser huso) from the region of the Black Sea. It is sometimes twelve feet long.

901

Hausse

Hausse (ha̤s), n.(Gun.) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a cannon.

902

Haustellata

‖Haus′tel‐la″ta (ha̤s′tĕl‐lā″tȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. haustellum, fr. L. haurire, haustum, to draw water, to swallow. See Exhaust.] (Zoöl.) An artificial division of insects, inclu...

903

Haustellate

Haus″tel‐late (ha̤s″tĕl‐lā̍t or ha̤s‐tĕl″lā̍t), a. [See Haustellata.] (Zoöl.) Provided with a haustellum, or sucking proboscis. — n. One of the Haustellata.

904

Haustellum

‖Haus‐tel″lum (ha̤s‐tĕl″lŭm), n.; pl.Haustella (–lȧ). (Zoöl.) The sucking proboscis of various insects. See Lepidoptera, and Diptera.

905

Haustorium

‖Haus‐to″ri‐um (–tō″rĭ‐ŭm), n.; pl.Haustoria (–ȧ). [LL., a well, fr. L. haurire, haustum, to drink.] (Bot.) One of the suckerlike rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy. ...

906

Haut

Haut (ha̤t), a. [F. See Haughty.] Haughty. “Nations proud and haut.” Milton.

907

Hautboy

Haut″boy (hō″boi), n. [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty, Bush; and cf. Oboe.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument,...

908

Hautboyist

Haut″boy‐ist (–ĭst), n. [Cf. F. hautboïste.] A player on the hautboy.

909

Hautein

Hau″tein (hō″tā̍n), a. [See Haughty.] 1. Haughty; proud. Chaucer.2. High; — said of the voice or flight of birds.

910

Hauteur

‖Hau′teur″ (hō′tẽr″), n. [F., fr. haut high. See Haughty.] Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.

911

Hautgoût

‖Haut′goût″ (hō′go͞o″), n. High relish or flavor; high seasoning.

912

Hautpas

‖Haut′pas″ (hō′pä″), n. [F. haut high + pas step.] A raised part of the floor of a large room; a platform for a raised table or throne. See Dais.

913

Haüynite

Ha″üy‐nite (ä″wē̍‐nīt), n. [From the French mineralogist Haüy.] (Min.) A blue isometric mineral, characteristic of some volcanic rocks. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and so...

914

Havana

Ha‐van″a (hȧ‐văn″ȧ), a. Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar; — formerly sometimes written Havannah. — n. An Havana cigar.Young Fra...

915

Havanese

Hav′an‐ese″ (hăv′ăn‐ēz″ or –ēs″), a. Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba. — n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana.

916

Have

Have (hăv), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Had (hăd); p. pr. & vb. n.Having. Indic. present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they have.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. hæfde, p....

917

Haveless

Have″less, a. Having little or nothing. Gower.

918

Havelock

Hav″e‐lock (hăv″ē̍‐lŏk), n. [From Havelock, an English general distinguished in India in the rebellion of 1857.] A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers a...