Webster's Dictionary 1913

2269

Himself (2)

Him‐self″ (?), Him‐selve″ (�), Him‐selv″en (�), pron. pl. Themselves. See Hemself. Chaucer.

2270

Himselve (2)

Him‐selve″ (?), pron. See 1st Himself.

2271

Himyaric

{ Him‐yar″ic (?), Him′ya‐rit″ic (?), } a. Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or to his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters, language, etc...

2272

Hin

Hin (?), n. [Heb. hīn.] A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts, one pint, one gill, English measure. W. H. Ward.

2273

Hind

Hind (?), n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG. hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf. Gr. � a young dee...

2274

Hind (2)

Hind, n. [OE. hine, AS. hīne, hīna, orig. gen. pl. of hīwan domestics; akin to Icel. hjū man and wife, domestics, family, Goth. heiwafrauja master of the house, G. heirath marri...

2275

Hind (3)

Hind, a. [Compar.Hinder (?); superl.Hindmost (?), or Hindermost (�).] [OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See Hinder, a.] In the rear; — opposed to front; of or pertaining...

2276

Hindberry

Hind″ber‐ry (?), n. [AS. hindberie; akin to OHG. hintberi, G. himbeere. So called because hinds or stags are fond of them. See 1st Hind, and Berry.] The raspberry.

2277

Hindbrain

Hind″brain′ (?), n. [Hind, adj. + brain.] (Anat.) The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted...

2278

Hinder

Hind″er (?), a. [OE. hindere, AS. hinder, adv., behind; akin to OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth. hindar; orig. a comparative, and akin to AS. hine hence. See Hence, ...

2279

Hinder (2)

Hin″der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hindered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hindering.] [OE. hindren, hinderen, AS. hindrian, fr. hinder behind; akin to D. hinderen, G. hindern, OHG. hintar�n,...

2280

Hinder (3)

Hin″der, v. i. To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some commander... may be written. Dryden.

2281

Hinderance

Hin″der‐ance (?). n. Same as Hindrance.

2282

Hinderer

Hin″der‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, hinders.

2283

Hinderest

Hind″er‐est (?), a. Hindermost; — superl. of Hind, a.Chaucer.

2284

Hinderling

Hind″er‐ling (?), n. [AS. hinderling one who comes behind his ancestors, fr. AS. hinder behind. See Hinder, a., and cf. Hilding.] A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal....

2285

Hindermost

{ Hind″er‐most′, Hind″most′ } (?), a. [The superlative of hind. See Hind, a.] [Cf. AS. hindema (akin to Goth. hindumists), a superlative from the same source as the comparative ...

2286

Hindgut

Hind″gut′ (?), n. [Hind, a. + gut.] (Anat.) The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also.

2287

Hindi

Hin″di (?), n. The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sansk...

2288

Hindleys screw

Hind″ley″s screw′ (?). (Mech.) A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into the teeth of which the screw is intended to work. It is named from th...

2289

Hindoo

{ Hin″doo, Hin″du } (?; 277), n.; pl.Hindoos (#) orHindus. [Per. Hindū, fr. Hind, Hindūstān, India. Cf. Indian.] A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is conf...

2290

Hindoo (2)

{Hin″doo, orHindu, calendar }. A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted after every month in which ...

2291

Hindooism

{ Hin″doo‐ism, Hin″du‐ism } (?), n. The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.

2292

Hindoostanee

{ Hin″doo‐sta″nee, Hin″du‐sta″ni } (?), a. [Hind. Hindūstānī an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindūstān India.] Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. — n. The language...

2293

Hindrance

Hin″drance (?), n. [See Hinder, v. t.] 1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.2. That which hinders; an impediment.What various hindrances we meet. Cowper.Somet...

2294

Hindu (2)

Hin″du (?), n. Same as Hindoo.

2295

Hine

Hine (?), n. [See Hind a servant.] A servant; a farm laborer; a peasant; a hind.Bailiff, herd, nor other hine. Chaucer.