Webster's Dictionary 1913

2404

Historial

His‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [L. historialis: cf. F. historial.] Historical. Chaucer.

2405

Historian

His‐to″ri‐an (?), n. [F. historien.] 1. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.Even the historian takes great liberties with facts. Sir J. Reynolds.2. One versed or well...

2406

Historic

{ His‐tor″ic (hĭs‐tŏr″ĭk), his‐tor″ic‐al (hĭs‐tŏr″ĭ‐kal), } a. [L. historicus, Gr. ιστορικὅσ: cf. F. historique. See History.] Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past...

2407

Historically

His‐tor″ic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.

2408

Historicize

His‐tor″i‐cize (?), v. t. To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle.

2409

Historied

His″to‐ried (?), a. Related in history.

2410

Historier

His‐to″ri‐er (?), n. An historian.

2411

Historiette

‖His′to‐ri‐ette″ (?), n. [F., dim. of histoire a history.] Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a story. Emerson.

2412

Historify

His‐tor″i‐fy (?), v. t. [History + -fy.] To record in or as history. Lamb.Thy conquest meet to be historified. Sir P. Sidney.

2413

Historiographer

His‐to′ri‐og″ra‐pher (hĭs‐tō′rĭ‐ŏg″rȧ‐fẽr), n. [L. historiographus, Gr. ιστοριογρἅφοσ; ιστορἵα history + γράφειν to write: cf. F. historiographe.] An historian; a writer of hist...

2414

Historiographership

His‐to′ri‐og″ra‐pher‐ship, n. The office of an historiographer. Saintsbury.

2415

Historiography

His‐to′ri‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. The art of employment of an historiographer.

2416

Historiology

His‐to′ri‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � history + -logy.] A discourse on history. Cockeram.

2417

Historionomer

His‐to′ri‐on″o‐mer (?), n. One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws controlling them.And historionomers will have measured accurately the sidereal years of races. Low...

2418

Historize

His″to‐rize (?), v. t. To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize. Evelyn.

2419

History

His″to‐ry (?), n.; pl.Histories (#). [L. historia, Gr. ιστορἴα history, information, inquiry, fr. ιστωῤ, ιστωῥ, knowing, learned, from the root of � to know; akin to E. wit. See...

2420

History (2)

His″to‐ry, v. t. To narrate or record. Shak.

2421

Histotomy

His‐tot″o‐my (?), n. The dissection of organic tissues.

2422

Histozyme

His″to‐zyme (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to...

2423

Histrion

His″tri‐on (?), n. [L. histrio: cf. F. histrion.] A player. Pope.

2424

Histrionic

{ His′tri‐on″ic (?), His′tri‐on″ic‐al (?) }, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See Histrion.] Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatric...

2425

Histrionicism

His′tri‐on″i‐cism (?), n. The histrionic art; stageplaying. W. Black.

2426

Histrionism

His″tri‐o‐nism (?), n. Theatrical representation; acting; affectation. Sir T. Browne.

2427

Histrionize

His″tri‐o‐nize (?), v. t. To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically. Urquhart.

2428

Hit

Hit (?), pron. It. Chaucer.

2429

Hit (2)

Hit, 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth. Chaucer.

2430

Hit (3)

Hit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hit; p. pr. & vb. n.Hitting.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.] 1. To reach with a stroke or bl...