Hagbut Hag"but (-bŭt)
noun [ Old French
haquebute , probably a corruption of Dutch
haakbus ;
haak hook +
bus gun barrel. See
Hook , and 2d
Box , and confer
Arquebus .]
A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. [ Written also
haguebut and
hackbuss .]
Hagbutter Hag"but·ter (hăg"bŭt*tẽr)
noun A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus. [ Written also
hackbutter .]
Froude.
Hagdon Hag"don (hăg"dŏn)
noun (Zoology) One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus ; esp., P. major , the greater shearwarter, and P. Stricklandi , the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown , haglin , and hag . See Shearwater .
Hagfish Hag"fish` (- fĭsh`),
noun (Zoology) See Hag , 4.
Haggada Hag·ga"da (hăg*gä"dȧ)
noun ;
plural Haggadoth (- dōth). [ Rabbinic
haggādhā , from Hebrew
higgīdh to relate.]
A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament. [ Written also
hagada .]
Haggard Hag"gard (hăg"gẽrd)
adjective [ French
hagard ; of German origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See
Hedge , 1st
Haw , and
- ard .]
1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. [ Obsolete]
Shak. 2. [ For
hagged , from
hag a witch, influenced by
haggard wild.]
Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted by pain; wild and wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes. Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look.
Dryden.
Haggard Hag"gard noun [ See
Haggard ,
adjective ]
1. (Falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon. 2. A fierce, intractable creature. I have loved this proud disdainful haggard .
Shak. 3. [ See
Haggard ,
adjective , 2.]
A hag. [ Obsolete]
Garth.
Haggard Hag"gard noun [ See 1st
Haw ,
Hedge , and
Yard an inclosed space.]
A stackyard. [ Prov. Eng.]
Swift.
Haggardly Hag"gard·ly adverb In a haggard manner. Dryden.
Hagged Hag"ged (-gĕd)
adjective Like a hag; lean; ugly. [ R.]
Haggis Hag"gis (-gĭs)
noun [ Scot.
hag to hack, chop, English
hack . Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the French
hachis (E.
hash ), from
hacher .]
A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck. [ Written also
haggiss ,
haggess , and
haggies .]
Haggish Hag"gish (-gĭsh)
adjective Like a hag; ugly; wrinkled. But on us both did haggish age steal on.
Shak.
Haggishly Hag"gish·ly adverb In the manner of a hag.
Haggle Hag"gle (hăg"g'l)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Haggled (-g'ld);
present participle & verbal noun Haggling (-glĭng).] [ Freq. of Scot.
hag , English
hack . See
Hack to cut.]
To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood. Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er,
Comes to him, where in gore he lay insteeped.
Shak.
Haggle Hag"gle intransitive verb To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood.
Walpole.
Haggle Hag"gle noun The act or process of haggling. Carlyle.
Haggler Hag"gler (hăg"glẽr)
noun 1. One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining. 2. One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets.
Hagiarchy Ha"gi·ar`chy (hā"jĭ*är`kȳ)
noun [ Greek
"a`gios sacred, holy +
- archy .]
A sacred government; government by holy orders of men. Southey.
Hagiocracy Ha`gi·oc"ra·cy (-ŏk"rȧ*sȳ)
noun [ Greek
"a`gios holy, and
kratei^n to govern.]
Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.
Hagiographa Ha`gi·og"ra·pha (-ŏg"rȧ*fȧ)
noun plural [ Latin , from Greek
"agio`grafa (sc.
bibli`a ), from
"agio`grafos written by inspiration;
"a`gios sacred, holy +
gra`fein to write.]
1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles. 2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. Brande & C.
Hagiographal Ha`gi·og"ra·phal (-f a l), Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings.
Hagiographer Ha`gi·og"ra·pher (-fẽr)
noun One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints. Shipley.
Hagiography Ha`gi·og"ra·phy (-fȳ; 277)
noun Same as Hagiographa .
Hagiolatry Ha`gi·ol"a·try (-ŏl"ȧ*trȳ)
noun [ Greek
"a`gios sacred +
latrei`a worship.]
The invocation or worship of saints.
Hagiologist Ha`gi·ol"o·gist (-o*jĭst)
noun One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer. Tylor. Hagiologists have related it without scruple.
Southey.
Hagiology Ha`gi·ol"o·gy (-jȳ)
noun [ Greek
"a`gios sacred +
-logy .]
The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints. J. H. Newman.
Hagioscope Ha"gi·o·scope` (hā"jĭ*o*skōp`)
noun [ Greek
"a`gios sacred +
-scope .]
An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; -- called, in architecture, a squint . Hook.
Hagseed Hag"seed` (hăg"sēd)
noun The offspring of a hag. Shak.
Hagship Hag"ship noun The state or title of a hag. Middleton.
Hague Tribunal Hague Tribunal The permanent court of arbitration created by the "International Convention for the Pacific Settle of International Disputes.", adopted by the International Peace Conference of 1899. It is composed of persons of known competency in questions of international law, nominated by the signatory powers. From these persons an arbitration tribunal is chosen by the parties to a difference submitted to the court. On the failure of the parties to agree directly on the arbitrators, each chooses two arbitrators, an umpire is selected by them, by a third power, or by two powers selected by the parties.
Haguebut Hague"but (hăg"bŭt)
noun See Hagbut .
Hah Hah (hä)
interj. Same as Ha .
Haidingerite Hai"ding·er·ite (hī"dĭng*ẽr*īt)
noun (Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of the arseniate of lime; -- so named in honor of W. Haidinger , of Vienna.
Haiduck Hai"duck (hī"duk)
noun [ German
haiduck ,
heiduck , from Hung.
hajdu .]
Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts. [ Written also
hayduck ,
haiduk ,
heiduc ,
heyduck , and
heyduk .]
Haik Haik (hāk; Arabic hä*ek)
noun [ Arabic
hāïk , from
hāka to weave.]
A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an outer garment. [ Written also
hyke .]
Heyse.
Haikal Hai"kal (hī"k
a l)
noun The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually closed by an embroidered curtain.
Haikwan Hai"kwan" noun [ Chin.
'hai- kuan .]
Chinese maritime customs.
Haikwan tael Haikwan tael A Chinese weight (1/10 catty) equivalent to 1⅓ oz. or 37.801 g.
Hail Hail (hāl)
noun [ Middle English
hail ,
haʒel , Anglo-Saxon
hægel ,
hagol ; akin to D., G., Dan., & Swedish
hagel ; Icelandic
hagl ; confer Greek
ka`chlhx pebble.]
Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones . Thunder mixed with hail ,
Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky.
Milton.
Hail Hail intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Hailed (hāld);
present participle & verbal noun Hailing .] [ Middle English
hailen , Anglo-Saxon
hagalian .]
To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
Hail Hail transitive verb To pour forcibly down, as hail. Shak.
Hail Hail adjective Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
Hail Hail transitive verb [ Middle English
hailen ,
heilen , Icelandic
heill hale, sound, used in greeting. See
Hale sound.]
1. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address. 2. To name; to designate; to call. And such a son as all men hailed me happy.
Milton.
Hail Hail intransitive verb 1. To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from ; as, the steamer hails from New York. 2. To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from . [ Colloq.]
C. G. Halpine.
Hail Hail interj. [ See
Hail ,
transitive verb ]
An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. "
Hail , brave friend."
Shak. All hail .
See in the Vocabulary. --
Hail Mary ,
a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria .
Hail Hail noun A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. "Their puissant
hail ."
M. Arnold. The angel hail bestowed.
Milton.
Hail-fellow Hail"-fel`low (-fĕl`lo)
noun An intimate companion. Hail-fellow well met.
Lyly.
Hailse Hailse (hāls)
transitive verb [ Middle English
hailsen , Icelandic
heilsa . Confer
Hail to call to.]
To greet; to salute. [ Obsolete]
P. Plowman.
Hailshot Hail"shot` (hāl"shŏt`)
noun plural Small shot which scatter like hailstones. [ Obsolete]
Hayward.
Hailstone Hail"stone` (-stōn`)
noun A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail.
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