HECTOR
HEC'TOR, noun [from hector the son of Priam, a brave Trojan warrior.]1. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.2. One who teases or vexes.HEC'TOR, verb transitive To thr...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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HECTORED
HEC'TORED, participle passive Bullied; teased.
HECTORING
HEC'TORING, participle present tense Bullying; blustering; vexing.
HECTORISM
HEC'TORISM, noun The disposition or practice of a hector; a bullying.
HECTORLY
HEC'TORLY, adjective Blustering; insolent.
HEDENBERGITE
HEDENBERG'ITE, noun [from Hedenberg, who first analyzed it.]A mineral, or ore of iron, in masses, composed of shining plates, which break into rhombic fragments; found at Tunabe...
HEDERACEOUS
HEDERA'CEOUS, adjective [Latin hederaceus, from hedera, ivy.]1. Pertaining to ivy.2. Producing ivy.
HEDERAL
HED'ERAL, adjective Composed of ivy; belonging to ivy.
HEDERIFEROUS
HEDERIF'EROUS, adjective [Latin hedera, ivy, and fero, to bear.]Producing ivy.
HEDGE
HEDGE, noun hej. [Eng. haw] Properly, a thicket of thorn-bushes or other shrubs or small trees; but appropriately, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows, ...
HEDGE-BILL
HEDGE-BILLHEDGE-BORN, adjective Of low birth, as if born in the woods; outlandish; obscure.
HEDGE-BOTE
HEDGE-BOTE, noun Wood for repairing hedges.
HEDGE-CREEPER
HEDGE-CREEPER, noun One who skulks under hedges for bad purposes.
HEDGE-FUMITORY
HEDGE-FU'MITORY, noun A plant.
HEDGE-HYSSOP
HEDGE-HYSSOP, noun A plant, the Gratiola.
HEDGE-MUSTARD
HEDGE-MUSTARD, noun A plant, the Erysimum.
HEDGE-NETTLE
HEDGE-NETTLE, noun A plant, the Galeopsis. The shrubby hedge-nettle is of the genus Prasium.
HEDGE-NOTE
HEDGE-NOTE, adjective A term of contempt for low writing.
HEDGE-SPARROW
HEDGE-SPARROW, noun A bird of the genus Motacilla, frequenting hedges; distinguished from the sparrow that builds in thatch.
HEDGE-WRITER
HEDGE-WRITER, noun A Grub-street writer or low author.
HEDGEHOG
HEDGEHOG, noun A quadruped, or genus of quadrupeds, the Erinaceus. The common hedgehog has round ears, and crested nostrils; his body is about nine inches long, and the upper pa...
HEDGEHOG-THISTLE
HEDGEHOG-THISTLE, noun A plant, the Cactus.
HEDGEPIG
HEDGEPIG, noun A young hedgehog.
HEDGER
HEDG'ER, noun One who makes hedges.
HEDGEROW
HEDGEROW, noun A row or series of shrubs or trees planted for inclosure, or separation of fields.
HEDGING
HEDG'ING, participle present tense Inclosing with a hedge; obstructing; confining.
HEDGING-BILL
HEDGING-BILL, noun A cutting hook used in dressing hedges.