Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Hallux

‖Hal″lux (hăl″lŭks), n. [NL., fr. L. hallex, allex.] (Anat.) The first, or preaxial, digit of the hind limb, corresponding to the pollux in the fore limb; the great toe; the hin...

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Halm

Halm (ha̤m), n.(Bot.) Same as Haulm.

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Halma

‖Hal″ma (hăl″mȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ἅλμα, fr. ἅλλεσθαι to leap.] (Greek Antiq.) The long jump, with weights in the hands, — the most important of the exercises of the Pentathlon.

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Halma (2)

Hal″ma (?), n. A game played on a board having 256 squares, by two persons with 19 men each, or by four with 13 men each, starting from different corners and striving to place e...

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Halo

Ha″lo (hā″lō̍), n.; pl.Halos (–lōz). [L. halos, acc. halo, Gr. ἅλωσ a thrashing floor, also (from its round shape) the disk of the sun or moon, and later a halo round it; cf. Gr...

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Halo (2)

Ha″lo, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Haloed (–lōd); p. pr. & vb. n.Haloing.] To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as with, a halo.The fireThat haloed round his sain...

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Haloed

Ha″loed (hā″lōd), a. Surrounded with a halo; invested with an ideal glory; glorified.Some haloed face bending over me. C. Bronté.

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Halogen

Hal″o‐gen (hăl″ō̍‐jĕn), n. [Gr. ἅλσ, αλὅσ, salt + -gen: cf. F. halogène.] (Chem.) An electro-negative element or radical, which, by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt...

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Halogenous

Ha‐log″e‐nous (hȧ‐lŏj″ē̍‐nŭs), a. Of the nature of a halogen.

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Haloid

Ha″loid (hā″loid or hăl″oid), a. [Gr. ἅλσ, αλὅσ salt + -oid: cf. F. haloïde.] (Chem.) Resembling salt; — said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negat...

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Halomancy

Hal″o‐man′cy (hăl″ō̍‐măn′sy̆), n. See Alomancy.

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Halometer

Ha‐lom″e‐ter (hȧ‐lŏm″ē̍‐tẽr), n. [Gr. ἅλσ, αλὅσ, salt + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the forms and angles of salts and crystals; a goniometer.

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Halones

‖Ha‐lo″nes (hȧ‐lō″nēz), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ἅλων, ἅλωνοσ, a halo.] (Biol.) Alternating transparent and opaque white rings which are seen outside the blastoderm, on the surface ...

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Halophyte

Hal″o‐phyte (hăl″ō̍‐fīt), n. [Gr. ἅλσ, αλὅσ, salt + φυτόν a plant.] (Bot.) A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.

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Haloscope

Ha″lo‐scope (hā″lō̍‐skōp), n. [Halo + -scope.] An instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like.

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Halotrichite

Hal‐o‐tri″chite (hăl‐ō̍‐trī″kīt), n. [Gr. ἅλσ sea + θρίξ, τριχόσ, hair.] (Min.) An iron alum occurring in silky fibrous aggregates of a yellowish white color.

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Haloxyline

Ha‐lox″y‐line, n. [Gr. ἅλσ, αλὅσ, salt + ξύλον wood.] An explosive mixture, consisting of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and ferrocyanide of potassium, used as a substitute for gunpo...

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Halp

Halp (hälp), imp. of Help. Helped.

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Halpace

Hal″pace (hăl″pās), n.(Arch.) See Haut pas.

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Hals

Hals (ha̤ls), n. [AS. heals; akin to D., G., & Goth. hals. See Collar.] The neck or throat.Do me hangen by the hals. Chaucer.

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Halse

Halse (ha̤ls), v. t. [AS. healsian.] 1. To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet.Each other kissed gladAnd lovely halst. Spenser.2. To adjure; to beseech; to entreat.O der...

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Halse (2)

Halse, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Halsed (ha̤lst); p. pr. & vb. n.Halsing.] [Cf. Hawser.] To haul; to hoist. Grafton

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Halsening

Hal″sen‐ing (ha̤l″sĕn‐ĭng), a. Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough. Carew.

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Halser

Hals″er (ha̤s″ẽr), n. See Hawser. Pope.

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Halt

Halt (ha̤lt), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth. Chaucer.

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Halt (2)

Halt (ha̤lt), n. [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See Hold.] A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress.Without any halt they march...

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Halt (3)

Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Halted; p. pr. & vb. n.Halting.] 1. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come t...