Webster's Dictionary 1913

2350

Hippotomy

Hip‐pot″o‐my (?), n. [Gr. ἵπποσ horse + � to cut: cf. F. hippotomie.] Anatomy of the horse.

2351

Hippuric

Hip‐pu″ric (?), a. [Gr. ἵπποσ horse + οὕρον urine: cf. F. hippurique.] (Physiol. Chem.) Obtained from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid.Hippuric acid, a white crystalline s...

2352

Hippurite

Hip″pu‐rite (?), n. [Gr. � decked with a horse's tail; ἵπποσ horse + � tail: cf. F. hippurite.] (Paleon.) A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, havi...

2353

Hipshot

Hip″shot′ (?), a. [Hip + shot.] Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other. L'Estrange.

2354

Hir

Hir (?), pron. See Here, pron.Chaucer.

2355

Hircic

Hir″cic (?), a. [Cf. F. hircique. See Hircin.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; — applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet...

2356

Hircin

Hir″cin (?), n. [L. hircus, he-goat, buck: cf. F. hircine.] (Chem.) Hircic acid. See Hircic.

2357

Hircine

{ Hir″cine (?), Hir″ci‐nous (?), } a. [L. hircinus, fr. hircus hegoat: cf. F. hircin.] 1. Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.2. Of a strong goatish smell.

2358

Hire

Hire (hẽr), pron. See Here, pron.Chaucer.

2359

Hire (2)

Hire (hīr), n. [OE. hire, hure, AS. hȳr; akin to D. huur, G. heuer, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra.] 1. The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary...

2360

Hire (3)

Hire, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hired (hīrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Hiring.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. hȳrian; akin to D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See Hire, n.]1. To procure (any c...

2361

Hire purchase

{ Hire purchase, or, more fully, Hire purchase agreement, orHire and purchase agreement}. (Law) A contract (more fully called contract of hire with an option of purchase) in whi...

2362

Hireless

Hire″less, a. Without hire. Davenant.

2363

Hireling

Hire″ling (–lĭng), n. [AS. hȳreling. See Hire, n., and -ling.] One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainf...

2364

Hireling (2)

Hire″ling, a. Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. “Hireling mourners.” Dryden.

2365

Hirer

Hir″er (?), n. One who hires.

2366

Hires

Hires (?), Hirs, pron. Hers; theirs. See Here, pron.Chaucer.

2367

Hirsute

Hir‐sute″ (?), a. [L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf. Horrid.] 1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.2. Rough and coarse; boorish.Cynical and hirsute in his...

2368

Hirsuteness

Hir‐sute″ness, n. Hairiness. Burton.

2369

Hirtellous

Hir‐tel″lous (?), a. [Dim., fr. L. hirtus hairy.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Pubescent with minute and somewhat rigid hairs.

2370

Hirudine

Hi‐ru″dine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the leeches.

2371

Hirudinea

‖Hir′u‐din″e‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. hirudo, hirudinis, a leech.] (Zoöl.) An order of Annelida, including the leeches; — called also Hirudinei.

2372

Hirudo

‖Hi‐ru″do (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech.

2373

Hirundine

Hi‐run″dine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the swallows.

2374

Hirundo

‖Hi‐run″do (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.

2375

His

His (?), pron. [AS. his of him, his, gen. masc. & neut. of h�, neut. hit. See He.] 1. Belonging or pertaining to him; — used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, ...

2376

Hisingerite

His″ing‐er‐ite (?), n. [Named after W. Hisinger, a Swedish mineralogist.] (Min.) A soft black, iron ore, nearly earthy, a hydrous silicate of iron.