Webster's Dictionary 1913

1621

Hendecasyllabic

Hen‐dec′a‐syl‐lab″ic (?), a. Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.

1622

Hendecasyllable

Hen‐dec″a‐syl′la‐ble (?), n. [L. hendecasyllabus, Gr. � eleven-syllabled; � eleven + � syllable: cf. F. hendécasyllabe.] A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton.

1623

Hendecatoic

Hen‐dec′a‐to″ic (?), a. [See Hendecane.] (Chem.) Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane; as, hendecatoic acid.

1624

Hendiadys

Hen‐di″a‐dys (?), n.(Gram.) A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold, ...

1625

Hendy

Hen″dy (?), a. See Hende.

1626

Henen

Hen″en (?), adv. Hence. Chaucer.

1627

Henfish

Hen″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A marine fish; the sea bream. (b) A young bib. See Bib, n., 2.

1628

Heng

Heng (?), obs.imp. of Hang. Hung. Chaucer.

1629

Henhouse

Hen″house′ (?), n.; pl.Henhouses. A house or shelter for fowls.

1630

Henhussy

Hen″hus′sy (?), n. A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.

1631

Heniquen

He‐ni″quen (?), n. See Jeniquen.

1632

Henna

Hen″na (?), n. [Ar. hinnā alcanna (Lawsonia inermis oralba). Cf. Alcanna, Alkanet, Orchanet.]1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). The fragrant white...

1633

Hennery

Hen″ner‐y (?), n. An inclosed place for keeping hens.

1634

Hennes

Hen″nes (?), adv. Hence. Chaucer.

1635

Hennotannic

Hen′no‐tan″nic (?), a. [Henna + tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as, hennotannic...

1636

Henoge ny

{ He‐nog″e‐ ny (?), Hen′o‐gen″e‐sis (?), } n. [Gr. εἵσ, masc., ἕν, neut., one + root of � to be born.] (Biol.) Same as Ontogeny.

1637

Henotheism

Hen″o‐the‐ism (?), n. [Gr. εἵσ, ενοσ̔́, one + E. theism.] Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference t...

1638

Henotic

He‐not″ic (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � to unite, fr. εἵσ one.] Harmonizing; irenic. Gladstone.

1639

Henpeck

Hen″peck′ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Henpecked (?); p. pr. & vb.Henpecking.] To subject to petty authority; — said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past ...

1640

Henrietta cloth

Hen′ri‐et″ta cloth′ (?). A fine wide wooled fabric much used for women's dresses.

1641

Henroost

Hen″roost′ (?), n. A place where hens roost.

1642

Henry

Hen″ry (?), n.; pl.Henrys. [From Joseph Henry, an American physicist.] The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this c...

1643

Hent

Hent (hĕnt), v. t. [imp.Hente; p. p.Hent.] [OE. hente, henten, fr. AS. hentan, gehentan, to pursue, take, seize; cf. Icel. henda, Goth. hinpan (in compos.), and E. hunt.] To sei...

1644

Henware

Hen″ware′ (?), n.(Bot.) A coarse, blackish seaweed. See Badderlocks.

1645

Henxman

Henx″man (?), n. Henchman.

1646

Hep

Hep (?), n. See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose.

1647

Hep tree

Hep″ tree′ (?). [See Hep.] The wild dog-rose.