HA,

H.

(559).-Fåte, får, fåll, fât;-mè, mêt ;-pine, pin ;—

A, hå. interject. An expression of
wonder, surprise, sudden question, or
sudden exertion; an expression of laugh-
ter, when often repeated.
HAAK, håke. s. A fish.

HABERDASHER, hab'ür-dash-ûr. s.
One who sells small wares; a pedlar.
HABERDINE, hâb-ůr-déén'. s. Dried

salt cod.

HABERGEON, hâ-bêr'jè-ôn. s. Armour

to cover the neck and breast.

This word is analogically accented on the second syllable; but Johnson, in all the editions of his Dictionary, has the accent. on the first, though his authorities are against him.

HABILIMENT, hâ-bil'è-ment. s. Dress,
clothes, garment.

To HABILITATE, hâ-bil'è-tåte. v. a. To
qualify, to entitle.
HABILITATION, hả-bil-ề-ta shun. S.
hâ-bil'è-te. S. Faculty,

Qualification.

HABILITY, power.

HABIT, hâb'it. s. State of any thing, as habit of body; dress, accoutrement. Habit is a power or ability in man of doing any thing by frequent doing; custom, in

verate use.

To HABIT, hab'it. v. a. To dress, ac

coutre.

HABITABLE, hab'è-tâ-bl. a. Capable
of being dwelt in.

HABITABLENESS, hâb'è-tâ-bl-nês. s. Ca-
pacity of being dwelt in.
HABITANCE, hab'è-tânse. s. Dwelling,
abode.

HABITANT, håb'è-tânt.'s. Dweller, one
that lives in any place.
HABITATION, hab-e-tà'shůn. s. The
act of dwelling, the state of a place receiv-
ing dwellers; a place of abode, dwelling.
HABITATOR, hâb’è-tà-tûr. s. Dweller,

inhabitant.

HABITUAL, hå-bitsh'u-âl. a. (461).
Customary, accustomed, inveterate.
HABITUALLY, hâ-bitsh'ù-âl-è. ad. Cus-
tomarily, by habit.
HABITUDE, hâb'è-túde. s.

Familiari

ty, converse, frequent intercourse; long custom, habit, inveterate use; the power of doing any thing acquired by frequent repetition.

HABNAB, hab'nåb. ad. At random, at the mercy of chance.

To HACK, hâk. v. a. To cut into small pieces, to chop; to speak unreadily, or with hesitation.

To HACK, hâk. v. n. To turn hack-
ney or prostitute.

HACKLE, hâk'kl. s. (405). Raw silk,
any filmy substance unspun.
To HACKLE, hák'kl. v. a.

To dress

s. A hired horse;

a hireling, a prostitute; any thing set out for hire; much used, common. To HACKNEY, håk'nè. v. a. To prac

tise in one thing, to accustom to the road. HAD, hâd. The preterit and part. pass.

of Have.

-no, move, nor, nôt ;-tube, tub, búll ;-oil;-pound;-thin, THIS. HAIL, håle. interject. A term of salu- | HALF, håf. ad. In part, equal. HALF-BLOOD, håf'blůd. s.

☞ (559).—Fåte, får, fåll, fât;—mè, mêt ;—pine, pin ;—

In pronouncing the Lord's Prayer, we sometimes hear the participle of this word pronounced like that of the word to Hollow. This arises from not attending to the distinction made by syllabication between the single and double 7: the double in the same syllable deepens the a to the broadest sound, as in tall; but when one of the liquids is carried off to the next syllable, the a has its short and slenderer sound, as tallow the same may be observed of hall and hallow, &c.-See Principles, No. 85. HALLUCINATION, hâl-li-se-na'shån. s. Errour, blunder, mistake. HALM, hiwm. s. Straw.

:

This is Dr. Johnson's pronunciation of this word.

HALO, há'lò. s. A red circle round

the sun or moon.

HALSER, haw'sûr. s. A rope less than

a cable.

TO HALT, halt. v. n. To limp, to be
lame; to stop in a march; to hesitate, to
stand dubious; to fail, to falter.
HALT, halt. a. Lame, crippled.
HALT, halt. s. The act of limping,
the manner of limping; a stop in a march.
HALTER, hål'tår. s. He who limps.
HALTER, hål'tår. s. A rope to hang
malefactors; a cord, a strong string.
To HALTER, hål'tår. v. a. To bind
with a cord; to catch in a noose.
To HALVE, hav. v. a. (78). To di-
vide into two parts.

HALVES, håvz. s. Plural of Half.
HALVES, håvz. interject. An expres-
sion by which any one lays claim to an
equal share.

HAM, hâm. S. The hip, the hinder
part of the articulation of the thigh; the
thigh of a hog salted.
HAMADRYADES,

S.

hâm-â-dri'â-déz. Nymphs of the woods and groves. Singu lar, Hamadryad.

HAMLET,hâm'let.s.(99). A small village.
HAMMER, hâm'můr. s. (98). The in-
strument, consisting of a long handle and
heavy head, with which any thing is for-
ced or driven.
HAMMERCLOTH, hâm'můr-klôth. s. The
cloth upon the seat of the coach-box.

A critic in the Gentleman's Magazine gives the following etymology of this word, which we do not find in any of our Dictionaries:

"When coaches and chariots were first introduced, our frugal ancestors used to load

the carriage with provisions for the family
when they came to London. The hamper,
covered with a cloth, was a convenient re-
pository, and a seat for the coachiman.
This was afterwards converted into a box.
Hammer-cloth is therefore very probably
a corruption of hamper-cloth."

If the derivation of this word were worth
spending a thought upon, I should think that
as the seat of the coachman is not boarded,
but slung like a hammock, the word is ra-
ther a corruption of hammock-cloth.
To HAMMER. hâm'můr. v. a. To beat
wit a bummer; to forge or form with a
hammer; to work in the mind, to con-
trive by intellectual labour.

To HAMMER, hâm'můr. v. n. To work,
to be busy; to be in agitation.
HAMMERER, hâm'můr-rår. s. He who
works with a hammer.

To HAMSTRING, ham'string. V. a.

Preter. and Part. pass. Hamstrung. To lame by cutting the tendon of the ham. HANAPER, han'a-pår. s. (98). A treasury, an exchequer.

HAND, hand. s. That member of the body which reaches from the wrist to the fingers' end; measure of four inches; side, right or left part, quarter; ready pay ment; rate, price; workmanship, power or act of manufacturing or making; act of receiving any thing ready to one's hand; reach, nearness, as, at hand, within reach, state of being in preparation; cards held at a game; that which is used in opposi tion to another; transmission,conveyance: possession, power; pressure of the bridle; method of government, discipline, restraint; influence, management; that which performs the office of a hand in pointing agent, person employed; giver and receiver; a workman, a sailor; form or cast of writing. Hand over head; neg ligently, rashly. Hand to hand; close fight. Hand in hand; in union, conjointly Hand to mouth; as want requires. To bear in hand; to keep in expectation,

-nò, move, nòr, nôt ;-tube, tub, bull;-bil ;-pound;-thin, THIS.

elude. To be hand and glove; to be intimate and familiar.

To HAND, hånd. v. a. To give or transmit with the hand; to guide or lead by the hand; to seize, to lay hands on; to transmit in succession, to deliver down from one to another. Hand is much used in composition for that which is manageable by the hand, as, a handsaw; or borne in the hand, as, a handbarrow.

HANDS OFF, handz-off'. interject. A vulgar phrase for Keep off, forbear. HANDSAILS, hånd'sålz. s. Sails mana

ged by the hand. HANDSAW, hånd'såw. s. nageable by the hand. HANDSEL, hân'sèl. s.

A saw ma

The first act

of using any thing; the first act of any thing; the first act of sale; the money taken for the first sale.

HANDBASKET, hånd'bâs-kit. s. A port-To HANDSEL, hân'sẻl. v. a.

able basket.

HANDBELL, hånd′bêl. s. A bell rung

by the hand.

HANDBREADTH, hånd'brêdth.

space equal to the breadth of the hand. HANDED, hân'ded. a. With hands joined. HANDER, hân'důr. s Transmitter, conveyor in succession.

A

HANDFAST, hånd'fast. s. Hold, custody.
HANDFUL, hånd'fùl. s. As much as
the hand can gripe or contain; a small
number or quantity.
HAND-GALLOP, hand'gâl-låp. s.
slow easy gallop.
HANDGUN, hånd'gån.
wielded by the hand.
HANDICRAFT, hân'dè-kråft. s. Manu-
al occupation,

S. A gun

HANDICRAFTSMAN, hân'dè-kråfts-mân. s. (88). A manufacturer, one employed in manual occupation.

HANDILY, hân'de-lè. a. With skill, with dexterity.

HANDINESS, hân'de-nès. s. Readiness, dexterity.

HANDIWORK, hân'de-wůrk. s.

Work

of the hand, product of labour, manufacture.

Α

HANDKERCHIEF, hång'kêr-tshif. s. piece of silk or linen used to wipe the face or cover the neck.

HANDSOMELY, hân'sům-lè. ad. Beau

tifully, gracefully; elegantly, neatly; li-
berally, generously.

HANDSOMENESS, hân'sům-nês. s. Beau-
ty, grace, elegance.
HANDVICE, hånd'vise. s. A vice to
hold small work in.

HANDWRITING, hand-ri'ting. s. A
cast or form of writing peculiar to each
hand.

HANDY, hân'dè. a. Executed or performed by the hand; ready, dexterous, skilful, convenient.

HANDYDANDY, hân'de-dân'dè. s.

A

play in which children change hands and places.

To HANG, háng. v. a. (409). Preter. and
Part. pass. Hanged or Hung, anciently
Hung. To suspend, to fasten in such a
manner as to be sustained, not below, but
above; to place without any solid sup-
port; to choak and kill by suspending by
the neck; to display, to show aloft; to de-
cline; to fix in such a manner as in some
directions to be moveable; to furnish with
ornaments or draperies fastened to the
wall.

TO HANDLE, hân'dl. v. a. (405). To To HANG, hâng. v. n.
touch, to feel with the hand; to manage,
to wield, to make familiar to the hand by
frequent touching; to treat in discourse;
to deal with, to practise; to treat well or
ill; to practise upon, to do with.
HANDLE, han'dl. s. (405). That part
of any thing by which it is held in the
hand; that of which use is made.
HANDLESS, hånd'lês. a. Without a

pended, to be supported above, not below; to dangle, to rest upon by embracing; to hover, to impend; to be compact or united; to adhere; to be in suspense, to be in a state of uncertainty; to be delayed, to linger; to be dependent on; to be fixed or suspended with attention; to have a steep declivity; to be executed by the halter; to decline; to tend down.

HANGER, hang'ůr. s. (409). That by which any thing hangs, as, the pothangers.

HANDMILL, hånd'mil. s. A mill moved HANGER, hâng'ůr. s. (98). A short

(559)-Fåte, får, fåll, fât;-mè, mêt ;-pine, pin ;

HANGER-ON, hằng-drốn’. s. A de- To HARBOUR, hår′bůr. v. a.

pendant. HANGING, hång'ing. s. (410). Drapery hung or fastened against the walls of

To el, inexorable, merciless, pitiless.
HARDHEARTEDNESS, hård-hårt'êd-nês.
S. Cruelty, want of tenderness.
hår'dè-hed.

To a public speak V. a. To weary, to HARDIHEAD, harde-ned. (307). }