Webster's Dictionary 1913

2701

Homacanth

Hom″a‐canth (?), a. [Homo + Gr. � a spine.] (Zoöl.) Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; — said of certain fishes.

2702

Homage

Hom″age (?), n. [OF. homage, homenage, F. hommage, LL. hominaticum, homenaticum, from L. homo a man, LL. also, a client, servant, vassal; akin to L. humus earth, Gr.� on the gro...

2703

Homage (2)

Hom″age, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Homaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Homaging.] [Cf. OF. hommager.] 1. To pay reverence to by external action.2. To cause to pay homage. Cowley.

2704

Homageable

Hom″age‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. OF. hommageable.] Subject to homage. Howell.

2705

Homager

Hom″a‐ger (?), n. [From Homage: cf. F. hommager.] One who does homage, or holds land of another by homage; a vassal. Bacon.

2706

Homalographic

Hom′a‐lo‐graph″ic (?), a. Same as Homolographic.

2707

Homaloid

{ Hom″a‐loid (hŏm″ȧ‐loid), Hom′a‐loid″al (–loid″al), } a. [Gr. ομαλὅσ even + -oid.] (Geom.) Flat; even; — a term applied to surfaces and to spaces, whether real or imagined, in ...

2708

Homarus

‖Hom″a‐rus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ομαρἥσ well adjusted.] (Zoöl.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including the common lobsters. — Hom″a‐roid (#), a.

2709

Homatropine

Ho‐mat″ro‐pine (?), n. [Homo- + atropine.] (Med.) An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same pur...

2710

Homaxonial

Hom′ax‐o″ni‐al (?), a. [Homo- + Gr. � an axle, axis.] (Biol.) Relating to that kind of homology or symmetry, the mathematical conception of organic form, in which all axes are e...

2711

Home

Home (hōm), n.(Zoöl.) See Homelyn.

2712

Home (2)

Home (110), [OE. hom, ham, AS. hām; akin to OS. hēm, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. këmas, and perh. to Gr. κ...

2713

Home (3)

Home (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.Home bas...

2714

Home (4)

Home, adv. 1. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.2. Close; closely.How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. South.They come ho...

2715

Home (5)

Home, n. In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal; as: (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands. (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in fron...

2716

Home-bound

Home″–bound′ (?), a. Kept at home.

2717

Home-bred

Home″–bred′ (?), a. 1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. “ Home-bred mischief.” Milton.Benignity and home-bred sense. Wordsworth.2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated.Only to m...

2718

Home-coming

Home″–com′ing (?), n. Return home.Kepeth this child, al be it foul or fayr,And eek my wyf, unto myn hoom-cominge. Chaucer.

2719

Home-driven

Home″–driv′en (?), a. Driven to the end, as a nail; driven close.

2720

Home-dwelling

Home″–dwell′ing (?), a. Keeping at home.

2721

Home-felt

Home″–felt′ (–fĕlt′), a. Felt in one's own breast; inward; private. “Home-felt quiet.” Pope.

2722

Home-keeping

Home″–keep′ing (–kēp′ĭng), a. Staying at home; not gadding.Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits. Shak.

2723

Home-keeping (2)

Home″–keep′ing, n. A staying at home.

2724

Home-speaking

Home″–speak′ing (?), n. Direct, forcible, and effective speaking. Milton.

2725

Homeborn

Home″born′ (hōm″bôrn′), a. 1. Native; indigenous; not foreign. Donne.Pope.2. Of or pertaining to the home or family.Fireside enjoyments, homeborn happiness. Cowper.

2726

Homefield

Home″field′ (–fēld′), n. A field adjacent to its owner's home. Hawthorne.

2727

Homeless

Home″less, a. [AS. hāmleas.] Destitute of a home.— Home″less‐ness, n.