Webster's Dictionary 1913

3214

Hotcockles

Hot″coc′kles (?), n. [Hot + cockle, cockle being perh. corrupt. fr. knuckle. Cf. F. main chaude (lit., hot hand) hotcockles.] A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and ...

3215

Hote

Hote (?), v. t. & i. [pres. & imp.Hatte (?), Hot (�), etc.; p. p.Hote, Hoten (�), Hot, etc. See Hight, Hete.] 1. To command; to enjoin. Piers Plowman.2. To promise. Chaucer.3. T...

3216

Hotel

Ho‐tel″ (?), n. [F. hôtel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.] 1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class.2. In France, the mansion or ...

3217

Hôtel-de-ville

‖Hôtel′–de–ville″ (?), n. A city hall or townhouse.

3218

Hôtel-Dieu

‖Hôtel′–Dieu″ (?), n. A hospital.

3219

Hoten

Hot″en (?), p. p. of Hote.

3220

Hotfoot

Hot″foot′ (?), adv. In haste; foothot.

3221

Hothouse

Hot″house′ (?), n. 1. A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened.2...

3222

Hotly

Hot″ly, adv. [From Hot, a.] 1. In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily; as, a hotly pursued.2. In a lustful manner; lustfully. Dryden.

3223

Hotness

Hot″ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being hot.2. Heat or excitement of mind or manner; violence; vehemence; impetuousity; ardor; fury. M. Arnold.

3224

Hotpress

Hot″press′ (?), v. t. To apply heat to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glossy surface, or to express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress ...

3225

Hotpressed

Hot″pressed′ (?), a. Pressed while heat is applied. See Hotpress, v. t.

3226

Hotspur

Hot″spur′ (?), n. [Hot + spur.] A rash, hot-headed man. Holinshed.

3227

Hotspur (2)

{ Hot″spur′, Hot″spurred′ (?) }, a. Violent; impetuous; headstrong. Spenser. Peacham.

3228

Hottentot

Hot″ten‐tot (?), n. [D. Hottentot; — so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.] 1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded and savage rac...

3229

Hottentotism

Hot″ten‐tot‐ism (?), n. A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering. Tylor.

3230

Houdah

Hou″dah (?), n. See Howdah.

3231

Hough (2)

Hough (?), n. Same as Hock, a joint.

3232

Hough (3)

Hough, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Houghed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Houghing.] Same as Hock, to hamstring.

3233

Hough (4)

Hough, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. Hack.] An adz; a hoe. Bp. Stillingfleet.

3234

Hough (5)

Hough, v. t. To cut with a hoe. Johnson.

3235

Houlet

Hou″let (?), n.(Zoöl.) An owl. See Howlet.

3236

Hoult

Hoult (?), n. A piece of woodland; a small wood. See Holt.

3237

Hound

Hound (?), n. [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. & OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz�, Ir. & ...

3238

Hound (2)

Hound, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Hounding.] 1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. Abp. Bramhall.2. To...

3239

Hound's-tongue

Hound's″–tongue′ (?), n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered wit...

3240

Houndfish

Hound″fish (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (G. canis), of Europe and America; — calle...