Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Harborer

Har″bor‐er (–ẽr), n. One who, or that which, harbors.Geneva was... a harborer of exiles for religion. Strype.

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Harborless

Har″bor‐less, a. Without a harbor; shelterless.

624

Harborough

{ Har″bor‐ough (–ō̍), Har″brough (–brō̍), } n. [See Harbor.] A shelter.. Spenser.

625

Harborous

Har″bor‐ous (–bẽr‐ŭs), a. Hospitable.

626

Hard

Hard (härd), a. [Compar.Harder (–ẽr); superl.Hardest.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. harðr, Dan. haard, Sw. hård, Goth. h...

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Hard (2)

Hard, adv. [OE. harde, AS. hearde.] 1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly.And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince. Dryden.My fatherIs hard at study; ...

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Hard (3)

Hard (härd), v. t. To harden; to make hard. Chaucer.

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Hard (4)

Hard, n. A ford or passage across a river or swamp.

630

Hard grass

Hard″ grass′ (grȧs′). (Bot.) A name given to several different grasses, especially to the Roltböllia incurvata, and to the species of Ægilops, from one of which it is contended ...

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Hard steel

Hard steel. Steel hardened by the addition of other elements, as manganese, phosphorus, or (usually) carbon.

632

Hard-favored

Hard″–fa′vored (härd″fā′vẽrd), a. Hard-featured; ill-looking; as, Vulcan was hard-favored. Dryden.

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Hard-favoredness

Hard″–fa′vored‐ness, n. Coarseness of features.

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Hard-featured

Hard″–fea′tured (–fē′tū̍rd; 135), a. Having coarse, unattractive or stern features. Smollett.

635

Hard-fisted

Hard″–fist′ed (–fĭst′ĕd), a. 1. Having hard or strong hands; as, a hard-fisted laborer.2. Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly. Bp. Hall.

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Hard-fought

Hard″–fought′ (–fa̤t′), a. Vigorously contested; as, a hard-fought battle.

637

Hard-handed

Hard″–hand′ed (–hănd′ĕd), a. Having hard hands, as a manual laborer.Hard-handed men that work in Athens here. Shak.

638

Hard-headed

Hard″–head′ed, a. Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd. — Hard″–head′ed‐ness, n.

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Hard-hearted

Hard″–heart′ed (–härt′ĕd), a. Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless. — Hard″–heart′ed‐ness, n.

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Hard-labored

Hard″–la′bored (härd″lā′bẽrd), a. Wrought with severe labor; elaborate; studied. Swift.

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Hard-mouthed

Hard″–mouthed′ (–mout͡hd′), a. Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a hard-mouthed horse.

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Hard-shell

Hard″–shell′ (härd″shĕl′), a. Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.

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Hard-tack

Hard″–tack′ (–tăk′), n. A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of hard biscuit or sea bread.

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Hard-visaged

Hard″–vis′aged (–vĭz′ā̍jd; 48), a. Of a harsh or stern countenance; hard-featured. Burke.

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Hardbake

Hard″bake′ (–bāk′), n. A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with almonds, and flavored with orange or lemon juice, etc. Thackeray.

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Hardbeam

Hard″beam′ (–bēm′), n.(Bot.) A tree of the genus Carpinus, of compact, horny texture; hornbeam.

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Harden

Hard″en (härd″'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hardened (–'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Hardening (–'n‐ĭng).] [OE. hardnen, hardenen.] 1. To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indur...

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Harden (2)

Hard″en, v. i. 1. To become hard or harder; to acquire solidity, or more compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying.The deliberate judgment of those who knew him has hardened int...