Harten
Hart″en (–'n), v. t. To hearten; to encourage; to incite. Spenser.
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Hartford
Hart″ford (härt″fẽrd), n. The Hartford grape, a variety of grape first raised at Hartford, Connecticut, from the Northern fox grape. Its large dark-colored berries ripen earlier...
Hartshorn
Harts″horn′ (–hôrn′), n. 1. The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.2. Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts.Hartshorn plantain(Bot.), an annual species of p...
Hartwort
Hart″wort′ (härt″wûrt′), n.(Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum).☞ The name is often vaguely given to other plants of the same order, as species of S...
Harum-scarum
Har″um–scar″um (hâr″ŭm‐skâr″ŭm), a. [Cf. hare,v. t., and scare, v. t.] Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless.They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome's own son, a harum-scar...
Haruspication
Ha‐rus′pi‐ca″tion (hȧ‐rŭs′pĭ‐kā″shŭn), n. See Haruspicy. Tylor.
Haruspice
Ha‐rus″pice (hȧ‐rŭs″pĭs), n. [F., fr. L. haruspex.] A diviner of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspice.
Haruspicy
Ha‐rus″pi‐cy (–pĭ‐sy̆), n. The art or practices of haruspices. See Aruspicy.
Harvest
Har″vest (här″vĕst), n. [OE. harvest, hervest, AS. hærfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG. herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr. καρπόσ fruit. Cf...
Harvest (2)
Har″vest, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Harvested; p. pr. & vb. n.Harvesting.] To reap or gather, as any crop.
Harvest-home
Har″vest–home″ (–hōm), n. 1. The gathering and bringing home of the harvest; the time of harvest.Showed like a stubble land at harvest-home. Shak.2. The song sung by reapers at ...
Harvester
Har″vest‐er (–ẽr), n. 1. One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering grain; a reaper.2. (Zoöl.) A harvesting ant.
Harvesting
Har″vest‐ing, a. & n., from Harvest, v. t.Harvesting ant(Zoöl.), any species of ant which gathers and stores up seeds for food. Many species are known.☞ The species found in Sou...
Harvestless
Har″vest‐less, a. Without harvest; lacking in crops; barren. “Harvestless autumns.” Tennyson.
Harvestman
Har″vest‐man (–man), n.; pl.Harvestmen (–men). 1. A man engaged in harvesting. Shak.2. (Zoöl.) See Daddy longlegs, 1.
Harvestry
Har″vest‐ry (–ry̆), n. The act of harvesting; also, that which is harvested. Swinburne.
Harvey process
Har″vey proc″ess (?). (Metal.) A process of hardening the face of steel, as armor plates, invented by Hayward A. Harvey of New Jersey, consisting in the additional carburizing o...
Hary
Har″y (hăr″y̆), v. t. [Cf. OF. harier to harass, or E. harry, v. t.] To draw; to drag; to carry off by violence. Chaucer.
Has
Has (hăz), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Have.
Hasard
Has″ard (–ẽrd), n. Hazard. Chaucer.
Hase
Hase (hāz), v. t. See Haze, v. t.
Hash
Hash (hăsh), n. [Formerly hachey, hachee, F. hachis, fr. hacher to hash; of German origin; cf. G. hippe sickle, OHG. hippa, for happia. Cf. Hatchet.] 1. That which is hashed or ...
Hash (2)
Hash, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hashed (hăsht); p. pr. & vb. n.Hashing.] [From Hash, n.: cf. F. hacher to hash.] To chop into small pieces; to mince and mix; as, to hash meat. Hudibras.
Hasheesh
{ Hash″eeshHash″ish } (hăsh″ēsh), n. [Ar. hashīsh.] A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm cl...
Hask
Hask (hăsk), n. [See Hassock.] A basket made of rushes or flags, as for carrying fish. Spenser.
Haslet
Has″let (hăs″lĕt), n. [F. hâtelettes broil, for hastelettes, fr. F. haste spit; cf. L. hasta spear, and also OHG. harst gridiron.] The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc.,...
Hasp
Hasp (hȧsp), n. [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. hæpse; akin to G. haspe, häspe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.]1. A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple ...