Hemmer Hem"mer noun One who, or that which, hems with a needle. Specifically: (a) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down. (b) A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a hem.

Hemo- Hem"o- Same as Hæma- , Hæmo- .

Hemoglobin Hem"o·glo"bin noun [ Hemo- + globe .] (Physiol.) The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called hæmatoglobulin . In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin . It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called hæmatocrystallin . See Blood crystal , under Blood .

Hemoglobinometer Hem`o·glo"bin·om"e·ter noun (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Hæmochromometer .

Hemophilia Hem`o·phil"i·a noun See Hematophilia .

Hemoptysis He·mop"ty·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek a"i^ma blood + ... to spit: confer French hémoptysie .] (Medicine) The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.

Hemorrhage Hem"or·rhage noun [ Latin haemorrhagia , Greek a"imorragi`a ; a"i^ma blood + "rhgny`nai to break, burst: confer French hémorragie , hémorrhagie .] (Medicine) Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.

» The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.

Hemorrhagic Hem`or·rhag"ic adjective [ Greek a"imorragiko`s : confer French hémorrhagique .] Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or accompanied by, hemorrhage.

Hemorrhoidal Hem`or·rhoid"al adjective [ Confer French hémorroïdal , hémorrhoïdal .] 1. Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, hemorrhoids.

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the hemorrhoidal arteries, veins, and nerves.

Hemorrhoids Hem"or·rhoids noun plural [ Latin haemorrhoidae , plural, Greek ..., sing., ... (sc. ...), plural, veins liable to discharge blood, hemorrhoids, from ... flowing with blood; a"i^ma blood + ... to flow: confer French hémorroïdes , hémorrhoïdes . See Rheum .] (Medicine) Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods. [ The sing. hemorrhoid is rarely used.]

Hemostatic Hem`o·stat"ic adjective [ Hemo- + Greek statiko`s causing to stand, from ... to stand.] 1. (Medicine) Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.

2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.

Hemostatic Hem`o·stat"ic noun A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.

Hemothorax Hem`o·tho"rax noun [ New Latin See Hemo- , and Thorax .] (Medicine) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.

Hemp Hemp (hĕmp) noun [ Middle English hemp , Anglo-Saxon henep , hænep ; akin to Dutch hennep , Old High German hanaf , German hanf , Icelandic hampr , Danish hamp , Swedish hampa , Latin cannabis , cannabum , Greek ka`nnabis , ka`nnabos ; confer Russian konoplia , Sanskrit çana ; all probably borrowed from some other language at an early time. Confer Cannabine , Canvas .] 1. (Botany) A plant of the genus Cannabis ( C. sativa ), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.

2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.

African hemp , Bowstring hemp . See under African , and Bowstring . -- Bastard hemp , the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina . -- Canada hemp , a species of dogbane ( Apocynum cannabinum ), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. -- Hemp agrimony , a coarse, composite herb of Europe ( Eupatorium cannabinum ), much like the American boneset. -- Hemp nettle , a plant of the genus Galeopsis ( G. Tetrahit ), belonging to the Mint family. -- Indian hemp . See under Indian , adjective -- Manila hemp , the fiber of Musa textilis . -- Sisal hemp , the fiber of Agave sisalana , of Mexico and Yucatan. -- Sunn hemp , a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant ( Crotalaria juncea ). -- Water hemp , an annual American weed ( Acnida cannabina ), related to the amaranth.

Hempen Hemp"en (-'n) adjective 1. Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.

2. Like hemp. "Beat into a hempen state." Cook.

Hempy Hemp"y adjective Like hemp. [ R.] Howell.

Hemself, Hemselve Hem·self", Hem·selve" Hem*selv"en pron. pl . [ See Hem , pron. ] Themselves; -- used reflexively. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Hemstitch Hem"stitch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Hemstitched ; present participle & verbal noun Hemstitching .] [ Hem + stitch .] To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.

Hemstitched Hem"stitched adjective Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.

Hemuse He"muse noun (Zoology) The roebuck in its third year. [ Prov. Eng.]

Hen Hen noun [ Anglo-Saxon henn , hen , hæn ; akin to Dutch hen , Old High German henna , German henne , Icelandic h...na , Danish höna ; the fem. corresponding to Anglo-Saxon hana cock, Dutch haan , Old High German hano , German hahn , Icelandic hani , Dan. & Swedish hane . Prob. akin to Latin canere to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Confer Chanticleer .] (Zoology) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen ; the gray hen .

» Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, pea hen .

Hen clam . (Zoology) (a) A clam of the Mactra , and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See Surf clam . (b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma . -- Hen driver . See Hen harrier (below). -- Hen harrier (Zoology) , a hawk ( Circus cyaneus ), found in Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk , henharm , henharrow , hen driver , and usually, in America, marsh hawk . See Marsh hawk . -- Hen hawk (Zoology) , one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk ( Buteo borealis ), the red-shouldered hawk ( B. lineatus ), and the goshawk.

Hen-hearted Hen"-heart`ed adjective Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted. Udall.

Hen's-foot Hen's-foot` noun (Botany) An umbelliferous plant ( Caucalis daucoides ).

Henbane Hen"bane` noun [ Hen + bane .] (Botany) A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus ( H. niger ). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade , from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus .

Henbit Hen"bit` noun (Botany) A weed of the genus Lamium ( Latin amplexicaule ) with deeply crenate leaves.

Hence Hence adverb [ Middle English hennes , hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; confer - wards ), also hen , henne , hennen , heonnen , heonene , Anglo-Saxon heonan , heonon , heona , hine ; akin to Old High German hinnān , German hinnen , Old High German hina , German hin ; all from the root of English he . See He .] 1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend." Chaucer.

Arise, let us go hence .

John xiv. 31.

I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Acts xxii. 21.

2. From this time; in the future; as, a week hence . "Half an hour hence ." Shak.

3. From this reason; as an inference or deduction.

Hence , perhaps, it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord the beginning of wisdom.

Tillotson.

4. From this source or origin.

All other faces borrowed hence
Their light and grace.

Suckling.

Whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence , even of your lusts?

James. iv. 1.

» Hence is used, elliptically and imperatively, for go hence ; depart hence ; away ; be gone . " Hence with your little ones." Shak. -- From hence , though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by the usage of good writers.

An ancient author prophesied from hence .

Dryden.

Expelled from hence into a world
Of woe and sorrow.

Milton.

Hence Hence transitive verb To send away. [ Obsolete] Sir P. Sidney.

Henceforth Hence`forth" adverb From this time forward; henceforward.

I never from thy side henceforth to stray.

Milton.

Henceforward Hence`for"ward adverb From this time forward; henceforth.

Henchboy Hench"boy` (hĕnch"boi`) noun A page; a servant. [ Obsolete]

Henchman Hench"man (-m a n) noun ; plural -men . [ Middle English hencheman , henxman ; probably from Middle English & Anglo-Saxon hengest horse + English man , and meaning, a groom. Anglo-Saxon hengest is akin to D. & German hengst stallion, Old High German hengist horse, gelding.] An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.

Hencoop Hen"coop` noun A coop or cage for hens.

Hende Hende adjective [ Middle English , near, handy, kind, from Anglo-Saxon gehende near, from hand hand. See Handy .] 1. Skillful; dexterous; clever. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

2. Friendly; civil; gentle; kind. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Hendecagon Hen·dec"a·gon noun [ Greek ... eleven + ... angle: confer French hendécagone .] (Geom.) A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles. [ Written also endecagon .]

Hendecane Hen"de·cane noun [ Greek "e`ndeka eleven.] (Chemistry) A hydrocarbon, C ₁₁ H ₂₄ , of the paraffin series; -- so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane , undecane .

Hendecasyllabic Hen·dec`a·syl·lab"ic adjective Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.

Hendecasyllable Hen·dec"a·syl`la·ble noun [ Latin hendecasyllabus , Greek ... eleven-syllabled; ... eleven + ... syllable: confer French hendécasyllabe .] A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton.

Hendecatoic Hen·dec`a·to"ic adjective [ See Hendecane .] (Chemistry) Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane; as, hendecatoic acid.

Hendiadys Hen·di"a·dys noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... ... ... one by two.] (Gram.) A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and , instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold , for golden cups .

Hendy Hen"dy adjective [ Obsolete] See Hende .

Henen Hen"en adverb Hence. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Henfish Hen"fish` noun (Zoology) (a) A marine fish; the sea bream. (b) A young bib. See Bib , noun , 2.

Heng Heng obsolete imperfect of Hang . Hung. Chaucer.

Henhouse Hen"house` noun ; plural Henhouses . A house or shelter for fowls.

Henhussy Hen"hus`sy noun A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.

Heniquen He·ni"quen noun See Jeniquen .

Henna Hen"na noun [ Arabic hinnā alcanna ( Lawsonia inermis or alba ). Confer Alcanna , Alkanet , Orchanet .]

1. (Botany) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia ( Latin alba ). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the nails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.

2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.

Hennery Hen"ner·y noun An inclosed place for keeping hens. [ U. S.]

Hennes Hen"nes adverb Hence. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Hennotannic Hen`no·tan"nic adjective [ Henna + tannic .] (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as, hennotannic acid.

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