Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Hebetate

Heb″e‐tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hebetated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hebetating.] [L. hebetatus, p. p. of hebetare to dull. See Hebete.] To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stup...

1217

Hebetate (2)

Heb″e‐tate (?), a. 1. Obtuse; dull.2. (Bot.) Having a dull or blunt and soft point. Gray.

1218

Hebetation

Heb′e‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. hebetatio: cf. F. hébétation.] 1. The act of making blunt, dull, or stupid.2. The state of being blunted or dulled.

1219

Hebete

He‐bete″ (?), a. [L. hebes, hebetis, dull, stupid, fr. hebere to be dull.] Dull; stupid.

1220

Hebetude

Heb″e‐tude (?), n. [L. hebetudo.] Dullness; stupidity. Harvey.

1221

Hebraic

He″bra″ic (?), a. [L. Hebraicus, Gr. �: cf. F. hebraïque. See Hebrew.] Of or pertaining to the Hebrews, or to the language of the Hebrews.

1222

Hebraically

He‐bra″ic‐al‐ly (?), adv. After the manner of the Hebrews or of the Hebrew language.

1223

Hebraism

He″bra‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. hébraïsme.]1. A Hebrew idiom or custom; a peculiar expression or manner of speaking in the Hebrew language. Addison.2. The type of character of the He...

1224

Hebraist

He″bra‐ist, n. [Cf. F. hébraïste.] One versed in the Hebrew language and learning.

1225

Hebraistic

He′bra‐is″tic (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the Hebrew language or idiom.

1226

Hebraistically

He′bra‐is″tic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In a Hebraistic sense or form.Which is Hebraistically used in the New Testament. Kitto.

1227

Hebraize

He″bra‐ize (?), v. t. [Gr. � to speak Hebrew: cf. F. hébraïser.] To convert into the Hebrew idiom; to make Hebrew or Hebraistic. J. R. Smith.

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Hebraize (2)

He″bra‐ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Hebraized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hebraizing.] To speak Hebrew, or to conform to the Hebrew idiom, or to Hebrew customs.

1229

Hebrew

He″brew (?), n. [F. Hébreu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. �, fr. Heb. 'ibhrī.] 1. An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.There...

1230

Hebrew (2)

He″brew, a. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.

1231

Hebrew calendar

Hebrew calendar. = Jewish calendar.

1232

Hebrewess

He″brew‐ess, n. An Israelitish woman.

1233

Hebrician

He‐bri″cian (?), n. A Hebraist.

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Hebridean

{ He‐brid″e‐an (?), He‐brid″i‐an (?), } a. Of or pertaining to the islands called Hebrides, west of Scotland. — n. A native or inhabitant of the Hebrides.

1235

Hecatomb

Hec″a‐tomb (?), n. [L. hecatombe, Gr. �; � hundred + � ox: cf. F. hécatombe.] (Antiq.) A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughte...

1236

Hecatompedon

Hec′a‐tom″pe‐don (?), n.(Arch.) A name given to the old Parthenon at Athens, because measuring 100 Greek feet, probably in the width across the stylobate.

1237

Hecdecane

Hec″de‐cane (?), n.(Chem.) A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called...

1238

Heck

Heck (?), n. [See Hatch a half door.] [Written also hack.] 1. The bolt or latch of a door.2. A rack for cattle to feed at.3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; — call...

1239

Heckerism

Heck″er‐ism (?), n.(R. C. Ch.) (a) The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-88), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the...

1240

Heckimal

Heck″i‐mal (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European blue titmouse (Parus cœruleus). [Written also heckimel, hackeymal, hackmall, hagmall, and hickmall.]

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Heckle

Hec″kle (?), n. & v. t. Same as Hackle.

1242

Heckle (2)

Hec″kle, v. t. To interrogate, or ply with questions, esp. with severity or antagonism, as a candidate for the ministry.Robert bore heckling, however, with great patience and ad...