Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Haketon

Hak″e‐ton (hăk″ē̍‐tŏn), n. Same as Acton.

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Hakim

‖Ha‐kim″ (hȧ‐kēm″), n. [Ar. hakīm.] A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan.

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Hakim (2)

‖Ha″kim (hä″kēm), n. [Ar. hākim.] A Mohammedan title for a ruler; a judge.

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Halacha

Ha‐la″cha (hȧ‐lä″kȧ), n.; pl.Halachoth (–kōth). [Heb. halāchāh.] The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See M...

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Halation

Ha‐la″tion (hā̍‐lā″shŭn), n.(Photog.) An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the edges of dark objects in a photographic picture.

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Halberd

Hal″berd (hŏl″bẽrd; 277), n. [F. hallebarde; of German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax (orig. from the s...

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Halberd-shaped

Hal″berd–shaped′ (–shāpt′), a. Hastate.

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Halberdier

Hal′berd‐ier″ (hŏ′bẽrd‐ēr″), n. [F. hallebardier.] One who is armed with a halberd. Strype.

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Halcyon

Hal″cy‐on (hăl″sĭ‐ŏn), n. [L. halcyon, alcyon, Gr. αλκυὥν, αλκυὤν: cf. F. halcyon.] (Zoöl.) A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited numb...

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Halcyon (2)

Hal″cy‐on, a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstic...

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Halcyonian

Hal′cy‐o″ni‐an (hăl′sĭ‐ō″nĭ‐an), a. Halcyon; calm.

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Halcyonoid

Hal″cy‐o‐noid (hăl″sĭ‐ō̍‐noid), a. & n. [Halcyon + -oid.] (Zoöl.) See Alcyonoid.

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Hale

Hale (hāl), a. [Written also hail.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See Whole.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.Last year we thought him ...

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Hale (2)

Hale, n. Welfare.All heedless of his dearest hale. Spenser.

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Hale (3)

Hale (hāl or ha̤l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Haled (hāld or ha̤ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Haling.] [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.] To pull; to drag; to h...

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Halesia

‖Ha‐le″si‐a (hȧ‐lē″zhĭ‐ȧ), n.(Bot.) A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping ...

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Half

Half (häf), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. hālfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. Halve, Behalf.] ...

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Half (2)

Half, adv. In an equal part or degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious. “Hal...

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Half (3)

Half (häf), n.; pl.Halves (hävz). [AS. healf. See Half, a.] 1. Part; side; behalf. Wyclif.The four halves of the house. Chaucer.2. One of two equal parts into which anything may...

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Half (4)

Half, v. t. To halve. See Halve. Sir H. Wotton.

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Half blood

Half″ blood′ (blŭd). 1. The relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both; as, a brother or sister of the half blood. See Blood, n., 2 ...

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Half nelson

Half nelson. (Wrestling) A hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of the opponent, generally behind, and the hand placed upon the back of his neck. In the f...

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Half seas over

Half″ seas′ o″ver (sēz′ ō″vẽr). Half drunk. Spectator.

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Half tone

{ Half tone, orHalf″–tone′ }, n. 1. (Fine Arts) (a) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting, engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very dark nor very light. (...

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Half-and-half

Half′–and–half″, n. A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts. Dickens.

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Half-blooded

Half″–blood′ed, a. 1. Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep.2. Degenerate; mean. Shak.

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Half-boot

Half″–boot′ (–bo͞ot′), n. A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See Cocker, and Congress boot, under Congress.