-nò, move, nôr, nôt ;-tåbe, tüb, båll;-öll ;-pound;-thin, THIS.

Herbs collectively, grass, pasture; the
tithe and the right of pasture.
HERBAL, her'bál. s. A book contain-
ing the names and description of plants.
HERBALIST,
her'ba-lis. s. A man skill-
ed in herbs.
HERBARIST, her'ba-rist. s. One skill-
ed in herbs.

HERBELET, her'bè-lêt. s. A small herb.
HERBESCENT, hér-bes'sent. a. (510).
Growing into herbs.

HERBID, her'bid. a. Covered with herbs.
HERBOUS, hér bås. a. Abounding with
herbs.

HERBULENT, hêr'bù-lênt. a. Containing herbs.

HERBWOMAN, Erb'wûm-ûn. s. (394). A
woman that sells herbs.

HERBY, êr'bė. a. (394). Having the na-
ture of herbs.
HERD, herd. s. A number of beasts to-
gether; a company of men, in contempt
or detestation. It anciently signified a
keeper of cattle, a sense still retained in
composition, as, goat-herd.

To HERD, herd. v. n. To run in herds
or companies; to associate.
HERDGROOM, herd'groom. s. A keep-
er of herds.
HERDMAN, herd'mån.
HERDSMAN, hẻrdz'mán.

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s. (88).

One employed in tending herds. HERE, hère. ad. In this place; in the present state. HEREABOUTS, hère'â-bỏûts. ad. About this place.

HEREAFTER, hère-âf'tůr. ad. In a fu

ture state.

HEREAT, hère-ât'. ad. At this.
HEREBY, hère-bi'. ad. By this.
HEREDITABLE, hê-rêd'è-ta-bl. a. What-
ever may be occupied as inheritance.
HEREDITAMENT, hêr-é-dit'â-ment.
A law term denoting inheritance.

S.

Dr. Johnson and Mr. Barclay place the accent on the first syllable of this word; Dr. Ash, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, and Entick, on the second; and Dr. Kenrick, W. Johnston, Mr. Perry, and Bailey, on the third. The last accentuation is not only most agreeable to the best usage, and the most grateful to the ear, but seems to accord better with the secondary accent of the latter Latin Hæreditaménta-See ACADEMY.

'HEREDITARY, hê-rêd'è-ta-rẻ. a. Possessed or claimed by right of inheritance, descending by inheritance.

HEREDITARILY, hê-rêd'è-ta-ré-lè. ad.
By inheritance.

HEREIN, hère-in'. ad. In this.
HEREMITICAL, her-é-mit'ik-âl. a. So-
litary, suitable to a hermit.
HEREOF, here-ôf'. ad. From this, of
this. See FORTHWITH,

HEREON, hère-ôn'. ad. Upon this.
HEREOUT, hère-out'. ad. Out of this.
HERESY, her'ê-se. s. An opinion of pri-

vate men different from that of the catho-
lick and orthodox church.

HERESIARCH, hê-rê'zhẻ-årk. s. (451).
A leader in heresy.-See ECCLESIAS-

TICK.

HERETICK, her'è-tik. s. (510). One
who propagates his private opinions in
opposition to the catholick church.
Contain-
HERETICAL, hé-rét'è-kâl. a.
ing heresy.

HERETICALLY, hê-rêt'è-kâl-è. ad. With
heresy.

HERETO, hère-too'. ad. To this.
HERETOFORE, hère-tò-före'. ad. For-
merly, anciently.
HEREUNTO, here-in-too'. ad. To this.
HEREWITH, hère-with'. ad. With this.

See FORTHWITH.

HERITABLE, her'è-ta-bl. a. Capable of
being inherited.

HERITAGE, hèrè-taje. s. (90). Inhe-
ritance, estate devolved by succession: in
divinity, the people of God.
HERMAPHRODITE, her-måf'fro-dite. s.
(155). An animal uniting two sexes.
HERMAPHRODITICAL, her-mâf-fro-dit'-
é-kál. a. Partaking of both sexes.
HERMETICAL, hêr-mêt'è-kâl.
HERMETICK, hèr-mét'ik. (509).
Chymical.
HERMETICALLY, her-mêt'è-kál-è. ad.
According to the hermetical or chymick

art.

a.

HERMIT, her'mit. s. A solitary, an anchoret, one who retires from society to contemplation and devotion; a beadsman, one bound to pray for another. HERMITAGE, hèr'mit-àje. s. (90). The cell or habitation of an hermit.

HERMITESS, her'mit-tês. S. A woman

retired to devotion.

Suita

HERMITICAL, hêr-mit'è-kâl. a.
ble to a hermit.
HERN, hern. s. Contracted from HERON.
HERNIA, hêr'nè-â. s. Any kind of rup-

ture.

(559).-Fate, får, fåll, fát ;-mè, mêt ;-pine, pin;

HERO, he'rò. s. A man eminent for
bravery; a man of the highest class in any
respect.
HEROICAL, hê-rô'è-kál. a. Befitting
a hero, hero ck.

HEROICALLY, hẻ-rò'è-kâl-¿. ad. After
the way of a hero.

HEROICK, he-rò'ik. a. Productive of heroes; noble, suitable to a hero, brave, magnanimous; reciting the acts of heroes. HEROICKLY, hê-rò'ik-lè. ad. Suitably

to a hero.

HEROISM, her'ò-izm. s. (535).
qualities or character of a hero.
HERON, hêr'ûn. s. (166). A bird that
feeds upon fish.
HERONRY, hêr'ûn-rẻ. (166).
HERONSHAW, her'ûn-shảw.
place where herons breed.
HERPES, her'pèz. s. A cutaneous in-

flammation.

S.

A

HERRING, her'ring. s. A small sea-fish.
HERS, hûrz. pron. The female pos-

sessive, used after its substantive; as, this is her house, this house is hers. HERSE, hêrse. s. A temporary monument raised over a grave; the carriage in which corpses are drawn to the grave. To HERSE, hêrse v. a. To put into an

herse.

HERSELF, hår-self'. pron. The fe-
male personal pronoun, in the oblique
cases reciprocal.
HERSELIKE, hêrse'like. a.

suitable to funerals. HESITANCY, hêz'è-tân-sẻ. s.

ness, uncertainty.

Dubious

rick and Mr. Perry make it short. That the accent ought to be on the first syllable cannot be doubted, when we consider how uniformly we remove the accent higher when we anglicise Latin words by shortening them: and though the i in these terminations is rather ambiguous (156), it certainly inclines to the long sound which Mr. Sheridan and Buchanan have given it. -See ACADEMY and INCOMPARABLE. HETEROCLITICAL, hët-ér-ró-klit'é-kál. a. Deviating from the common rule. HETERODOX, hét'ér-ò-dôks. a. Deviating from the established opinion, not orthodox.

HETEROGENEAL, hêt-êr-&-jè'nè-âl. a.
Not of the same nature, not kindred.

HETEROGENEITY, hêt-ér-o-jè-në'è-tė. s.
Opposition of nature, contrariety of quali
ties; opposite or dissimilar part.
HETEROGENEOUS, hêt-êr-o-jè'nè-ůs. a.
Not kindred, opposite or dissimilar in

nature.

There is an affected pronunciation of this and the two preceding words, which contrary to our own analogy, preserves the g hard. The plea is, that these words are derived from the Greek, which always preserved the gamma hard. To produce this reason is to expose it. What would become of our language if every word from the Greek and Latin, that hag in it, were so pronounced? What is most to be regretted is, that men of learning sometimes join in these pedantic deviations, which are only worthy of the lowest order of critical coxcombs.-See GYMNASTICK.

Funereal,|To Hew, hủ. v.a. Part. Hewn or
Hewed. To cut with an edged instrument,
to hack; to chop, to cut; to fell as with
an axe; to form laboriously.
HEWER, hú'ür. s. (98). One whose
employment is to cut wood or stone.
HEXAGON, heksa-gon. s. (166). A fi-
gure of six sides or angles.
HEXAGONAL, hègz-âg'o-nál. a. (478).
Having six sides.

To be

Doubt,

TO HESITATE, hêz'è-tåte. v. a.
doubtful, to delay, to pause.
HESITATION, hez-e-ta'shun. s.
uncertainty, difficulty made; intermission
of speech, want of volubility.
HEST, hest. S. Command, precept,
injunction.

HETEROCLITE, hêt'ér-ó-klite. s. ·(156).
Such nouns as vary from the common
forms of declension; any thing or person
deviating from the common rule.

Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Perry, Buchanan, Barclay, and Bailey, unite in placing the accent on the first syllable of this word; Entick alone places

it on the third. Mr. Sheridan and Buchanan place an accent also on the last syllable, and make the i long; while Dr. Ken

HEXAGONY, hegz-âg′gô-nė. s. (478). A
figure of six angles.
HEXAMETER, hegz-mê-tur.s. (518). A

verse of six feet. HEXANGULAR, Having six corners. HEXASTICK, hegz-âs'tik. s. (509). A HEXASTICON, hêks-ás'te-kôn. poem of six lines. S. A poem or epigram in six lines. Ash. HEY, hå. interject. An expression of joy.

-no, move, nor, nôt;-tube, tub, bùll ;-;-pound ;-thin, THIS. HEYDAY, ha'da, interject. An expres- HIDER, hi'důr. s. sion of frolick and exultation.

HEYDAY, há'dà. s. (269). A frolick,

wildness.

HICсOUGH, hik'kup, or hik'kôf. s. A convulsion of the stomack producing sobs.

This is one of those words which seems to have been corrupted by a laudable intention of bringing it nearer to its original. The convulsive sob was supposed to be a species of cough; but neither Junius nor Skinner mention any such derivation, and both suppose it formed from the sound it occasions. Accordingly we find, though hiccough is the most general orthography, hickup is the most usual pronunciation. Thus Butler:

concealed.

A

To HIE, hi. v. n.
haste.

(98). He that hides.
To hasten, to go in

HIERARCH, hi'è-rårk. s. The chief of
Of an

a sacred order.
HIERARCHAL, hi-e-rårk'âl. a.
hierarch. Mason.

HIERARCHICAL, hi-e-rår’kè-kâl. a. Be-
longing to sacred or ecclesiastical govern-

ment.

HIERARCHY, hi'è-rår-kė. s. A sacred
government, rank or subordination of holy
beings; ecclesiastical establishment.
HIEROGLYPHICK, hi-ê-rô-glif'ik. s. An
emblem, a figure by which a word was
HIEROGLYPHICAL, hi-e-ro-glif'è-kâl. a.
implied; the art of writing in picture.
Emblematical, expressive of some mean-
ing beyond what immediately appears.
HIEROGLYPHICALLY,hi-é-rò-glif'è kâl-ẻ.
ad. Emblematically.
HIEROGRAPHY, hi-é-rôg'grâf-è. s. (518).
Holy writing.

HIEROPHANT, hi-ér'ò-fânt. s. (518).
One who teaches rules of religion.
To HIGGLE, hig'gl. v. n. (405). To
chaffer, to be penurious in a bargain; to go
selling provisions from door to door.
HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY, higʻgl-de-pigʻgl-
dé. ad. A cant word, corrupted from
higgle, which denotes any confused mass.
HIGGLER, hig'gl-ür. s. (98). One who
HIGH, hi. a. (390). A great way up
sells provisions by retail.
wards, rising above; elevated in place,
raised aloft; exalted in nature; elevated
in rank or condition; exalted in sentiment;
difficult, abstruse; boastful, ostentatious;
arrogant, proud, lofty; noble, illustrious;
violent, tempestuous, applied to the wind;
tumultuous, turbulent, ungovernable; fuli,
complete; strong tasted; at the most per
fect state, in the meridian; far advanced
into antiquity; dear, exorbitant in price;
capital, great, opposed to little, as, high

HIDE-AND-SEEK, hide-and-seek'. s. play in which some hide themselves, and another seeks them. HIDE, hide. s. The skin of any animal, either raw or dressed; the human skin, in contempt; a certain quantity of land. HIDEBOUND, hide'bỏůnd. a. A horse is said to be hide-bound when his skin sticks so hard to his ribs and back, that you cannot with your hand pull up or loos-HIGH-BLEST, hi'blêst. en the one from the other; in trees, being happy. a. Supremely in the state in which the bark will not give HIGH-BLOWN, hi'blone. a. Swelled way to the growth; harsh, untractable. much with wind, much inflated.

HIDEOUS, hid'é-is, or hid′jê-ús. a. (293).

Horrible, dreadfl. HIDEOUSLY, hid'é-ůs-lè. ad. Horribly, dreadfully.

HIDEOUSNESS, hid'é-us-nês. S. Horribleness, dreadfulness.

treason.

HIGH, hi. s. High place, elevation, superior region.

HIGH-BORN, hi'born. a. Of noble ex

traction.

HIGH-COLOURED, hi'kul-lûr'd. a. Hav
ing a deep or glaring colour.
HIGH-DESIGNING, hi'de-si'ning. a. Have
ing great schemes.

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

HIGH-FLIER, hi'fli-år. s. One that HILARITY, hil-láré-te. s. Merriment,

no, mỏve nor, nôt ;-tube, tüb, bùll ;-oil;-pound;-thin, THIS. HINT, hint. s. Faint notice given to Hiss, hiss. s. The voice of a ser

To HISTORIFY, his-tôr'è-fi. v. a. Το
relate, to record in history.

S. HISTORIOGRAPHER, his-to-ré-ôg'rá-
An historian, a writer of

To procure HISTRIONICAL ste nike (509).