Hailstorm Hail"storm` (-stôrm`) noun A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail.

Haily Hail"y (-ȳ) adjective Of hail. " Haily showers." Pope.

Hain Hain (hān) transitive verb [ Confer Swedish hägn hedge, inclosure, Danish hegn hedge, fence. See Hedge .] To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass. "A ground . . . hained in." Holland.

Hain't Hain't (hānt). A contraction of have not or has not ; as, I hain't , he hain't , we hain't . [ Colloq. or illiterate speech.] [ Written also han't .]

Hair Hair (hâr) noun [ Middle English her , heer , hær , Anglo-Saxon hǣr ; akin to OFries. hēr , D. & German haar , Old High German & Icelandic hār , Danish haar , Swedish hår ; confer Lithuanian kasa .] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body.

2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in vertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin.

Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs .

Chaucer.

And draweth new delights with hoary hairs .

Spenser.

3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions.

4. (Zoology) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.

5. (Botany) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily ( Nuphar ).

6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.

7. A haircloth. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.

» Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as, hair brush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hair pin, hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair.

Against the hair , in a rough and disagreeable manner; against the grain. [ Obsolete] "You go against the hair of your professions." Shak. -- Hair bracket (Ship Carp.) , a molding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead. -- Hair cells (Anat.) , cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear. -- Hair compass , Hair divider , a compass or divider capable of delicate adjustment by means of a screw. -- Hair glove , a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin. -- Hair lace , a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the head. Swift. -- Hair line , a line made of hair; a very slender line. -- Hair moth (Zoology) , any moth which destroys goods made of hair, esp. Tinea biselliella . -- Hair pencil , a brush or pencil made of fine hair, for painting; -- generally called by the name of the hair used; as, a camel's hair pencil , a sable's hair pencil , etc. - - Hair plate , an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire. -- Hair powder , a white perfumed powder, as of flour or starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of the head, or on wigs. -- Hair seal (Zoology) , any one of several species of eared seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion. -- Hair seating , haircloth for seats of chairs, etc. -- Hair shirt , a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of horsehair, and worn as a penance. -- Hair sieve , a strainer with a haircloth bottom. -- Hair snake . See Gordius . -- Hair space (Printing) , the thinnest metal space used in lines of type. -- Hair stroke , a delicate stroke in writing. -- Hair trigger , a trigger so constructed as to discharge a firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a hair. Farrow. -- Not worth a hair , of no value. -- To a hair , with the nicest distinction. -- To split hairs , to make distinctions of useless nicety.

Hair grass Hair" grass` (grȧs`). (Botany) A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra , and several species of Aira or Deschampsia .

Hair worm Hair" worm` (wûrm`). (Zoology) A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius , resembling a hair. See Gordius .

Hair-brown Hair"-brown` (-broun`) adjective Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is composed of equal proportions of red and green.

Hair-salt Hair"-salt` (-salt`) noun [ A translation of German haarsalz .] (Min.) A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers.

Hairbell Hair"bell` (hâr"bĕl`) noun (Botany) See Harebell .

Hairbird Hair"bird` (-bẽrd) noun (Zoology) The chipping sparrow.

Hairbrained Hair"brained` (-brānd`) adjective See Harebrained .

Hairbreadth Hair"breadth` (-brĕdth), Hair's" breadth` (hârz"). The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance; sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch.

Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not miss.

Judg. xx. 16.

Hairbreadth Hair"breadth` adjective Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth escape.

Hairbrush Hair"brush` (-brŭsh`) noun A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair.

Haircloth Hair"cloth` (-klŏth`) noun Stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair.

Hairdresser Hair"dress`er (-drĕs`ẽr) noun One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.

Haired Haired (hârd) adjective 1. Having hair. "A beast haired like a bear." Purchas.

2. In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red- haired .

Hairen Hai"ren (hâr" e n) adjective [ Anglo-Saxon hǣren .] Hairy. [ Obsolete]

His hairen shirt and his ascetic diet.

J. Taylor.

Hairiness Hair"i·ness (-ĭ*nĕs) noun The state of abounding, or being covered, with hair. Johnson.

Hairless Hair"less adjective Destitute of hair. Shak.

Hairpin Hair"pin` (-pĭn`) noun A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women.

Hairsplitter Hair"split`ter (-splĭt`tẽr) noun One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles. "The caviling hairsplitter ." De Quincey.

Hairsplitting Hair"split`ting (-tĭng) adjective Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle. -- noun The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.

The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special pleading.

Charles Sumner.

Hairspring Hair"spring` (-sprĭng`) noun (Horology) The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece.

Hairstreak Hair"streak` (-strēk`) noun A butterfly of the genus Thecla ; as, the green hairstreak ( T. rubi ).

Hairtail Hair"tail` (-tāl`) noun (Zoology) Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus ; esp., T. lepturus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish .

Hairy Hair"y (-ȳ) adjective Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; hirsute.

His mantle hairy , and his bonnet sedge.

Milton.

Haitian Hai"ti·an (hā"tĭ* a n) adjective & noun See Haytian .

Haje Ha"je (hä"je) noun [ Arabic hayya snake.] (Zoology) The Egyptian asp or cobra ( Naja haje .) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp . See Asp .

Hake Hake (hāk) noun [ See Hatch a half door.] A drying shed, as for unburned tile.

Hake Hake noun [ Also haak .] [ Akin to Norweg. hake fisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. English hake hook, German hecht pike. See Hook .] (Zoology) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis , Merlucius , and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris ; the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis . Two American species ( Phycis chuss and P. tenius ) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake , and codling .

Hake Hake (hāk) intransitive verb To loiter; to sneak. [ Prov. Eng.]

Hake's-dame Hake's"-dame` (hāks"dām`) noun See Forkbeard .

Haketon Hak"e·ton (hăk"e*tŏn) noun Same as Acton . [ Obsolete]

Hakim Ha·kim" (hȧ*kēm") noun [ Arabic hakīm .] A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan. [ India]

Hakim Ha"kim (hä"kēm) noun [ Arabic hākim .] A Mohammedan title for a ruler; a judge. [ India]

Halacha Ha·la"cha (hȧ*lä"kȧ) noun ; plural Halachoth (- kōth). [ Hebrew halāchāh .] The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash .

Halation Ha·la"tion (ha*lā"shŭn) noun (Photog.) An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the edges of dark objects in a photographic picture.

Halberd Hal"berd (hŏl"bẽrd; 277) noun [ French hallebarde ; of German origin; confer Middle High German helmbarte , German hellebarte ; probably orig., an ax to split a helmet, from German barte a broad ax (orig. from the same source as English beard ; confer Icelandic barða , a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm helmet; but confer also Middle High German helm , halm , handle, and English helve . See Beard , Helmet .] (Mil.) An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form. [ Written also halbert .]

Halberd-shaped Hal"berd-shaped` (-shāpt`) adjective Hastate.

Halberdier Hal`berd·ier" (hŏ`bẽrd*ēr") noun [ French hallebardier .] One who is armed with a halberd. Strype.

Halcyon Hal"cy·on (hăl"sĭ*ŏn) noun [ Latin halcyon , alcyon , Greek "alkyw`n , 'alkyw`n : confer French halcyon .] (Zoology) A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher ( Halcyon sancta ) of Australia.

Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be
As halcyons brooding on a winter sea.

Dryden.

Halcyon Hal"cy·on adjective 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.

2. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy. "Deep, halcyon repose." De Quincy.

Halcyonian Hal`cy·o"ni·an (hăl`sĭ*ō"nĭ* a n) adjective Halcyon; calm.

Halcyonoid Hal"cy·o·noid (hăl"sĭ*o*noid) adjective & noun [ Halcyon + -oid .] (Zoology) See Alcyonoid .

Hale Hale (hāl) adjective [ Written also hail .] [ Middle English heil , Icelandic heill ; akin to English whole . See Whole .] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

Last year we thought him strong and hale .

Swift.

Hale Hale noun Welfare. [ Obsolete]

All heedless of his dearest hale .

Spenser.

Hale Hale (hāl or hal; 277) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Haled (hāld or hald); present participle & verbal noun Haling .] [ Middle English halen , halien ; confer Anglo-Saxon holian , to acquire, get. See Haul .] To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul . Chaucer.

Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore.

Milton.

As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim.

Shelley.

Halesia Ha·le"si·a (hȧ*lē"zhĭ*ȧ) noun [ New Latin ] (Botany) A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees , or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.

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