Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Horsetail

Horse″tail′ (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum.2. A Turkish s...

3134

Horseweed

Horse″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A composite plant (Erigeron Canadensis), which is a common weed.

3135

Horsewhip

Horse″whip′ (?), n. A whip for horses.

3136

Horsewhip (2)

Horse″whip′, v. t. To flog or chastise with a horsewhip.

3137

Horsewoman

Horse″wom′an (?), n.; pl.Horsewomen (�). A woman who rides on horseback.

3138

Horsewood

Horse″wood′ (?), n.(Bot.) A West Indian tree (Calliandra latifolia) with showy, crimson blossoms.

3139

Horseworm

Horse″worm′ (?), n. The larva of a botfly.

3140

Horsiness

Hors″i‐ness (?), n. 1. The condition or quality of being a horse; that which pertains to a horse. Tennyson.2. Fondness for, or interest in, horses.

3141

Horsly

Hors″ly (?), a. Horselike. Chaucer.

3142

Horsy

Hors″y (?), a. Pertaining to, or suggestive of, a horse, or of horse racing; as, horsy manners; garments of fantastically horsy fashions.

3143

Hortation

Hor‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. hortatio, fr. hortari to incite, exhort, fr. hori to urge.] The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.

3144

Hortative

Hor″ta‐tive (?), a. [L. hortativus.] Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative. Bullokar.

3145

Hortative (2)

Hor″ta‐tive (?), n. An exhortation.

3146

Hortatory

Hor″ta‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. hortatorius.] Giving exhortation or advise; encouraging; exhortatory; inciting; as, a hortatory speech. Holland.

3147

Hortensial

Hor‐ten″sial (?), a. [L. hortensius, hortensis, fr. hortus garden; akin to E. yard an inclosure.] Fit for a garden. Evelyn.

3148

Horticultor

Hor″ti‐cul′tor (?), n. [NL., fr. L. hortus garden + cultor a cultivator, colere to cultivate.] One who cultivates a garden.

3149

Horticultural

Hor′ti‐cul″tur‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. horticultural.] Of or pertaining to horticulture, or the culture of gardens or orchards.

3150

Horticulture

Hor″ti‐cul′ture (?), n. [L. hortus garden + cultura culture: cf. F. horticulture. See Yard an inclosure, and Culture.] The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultiva...

3151

Horticulturist

Hor′ti‐cul″tur‐ist (?), n. One who practices horticulture.

3152

Hortulan

Hor″tu‐lan (?), a. [L. hortulanus; hortus garden.] Belonging to a garden. Evelyn.

3153

Hortus siccus

‖Hor″tus sic″cus (?). A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved, and arranged systematically; an herbarium.

3154

Hortyard

Hort″yard (?), n. An orchard.

3155

Hosanna

Ho‐san″na (hō̍‐zăn″nȧ), n.; pl.Hosannas (–nȧz). [Gr. �, fr. Heb. hōshī'āh nnāsave now, save, we pray, hōshīa' to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of yāsha') + nā, a particle.] A ...

3156

Hose

Hose (hōz), n.; pl.Hose, formerly Hosen (hō″z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches, OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking; cf. Russ. koshulia a ...

3157

Hosen

Ho″sen (?), n. pl. See Hose.

3158

Hosier

Ho″sier (?), n. One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.

3159

Hosiery

Ho″sier‐y (?), n. 1. The business of a hosier.2. Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose.