Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . a projection of the samein a ni a p or picture. —Hemispheric, -s f e r i k,-ical, a. Containing, orpert, to, etc.—Hemistich,-stik, n. Half a poeticverse, or 8 verse not com- Hemipter (Pentatome).pleted. Hemlock, hemlok, n. An umbelliferous plant whoseleaves and seeds yield an acrid poison (conia) usedin med.; an evergreen tree common in N. Amer.;hemlock spruce. Hemorrhage, etc. See under Hemal.
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . a projection of the samein a ni a p or picture. —Hemispheric, -s f e r i k,-ical, a. Containing, orpert, to, etc.—Hemistich,-stik, n. Half a poeticverse, or 8 verse not com- Hemipter (Pentatome).pleted. Hemlock, hemlok, n. An umbelliferous plant whoseleaves and seeds yield an acrid poison (conia) usedin med.; an evergreen tree common in N. Amer.;hemlock spruce. Hemorrhage, etc. See under Hemal. Hemp, hemp, n. A plant the fiber of whose skin orbark is used for cloth and cordage ; fiber of theplant, prepared for spinning; a rope. Hen, hen, n. The female of any fowl, esp. of the do-mestic fowl. — Henbane, n. A plant poisonous todomestic fowls: all parts of the plant are highly nar-cotic, and it is used in medicine as a substitute foropium; hyoscyamus. Hence, hens, adv. From this place, this time, thiscause or reason, or this source, origin, or cause.—Henceforth or HenceTorth, Henceforward, this time forward. Henchman, henchman, n.; pi. -men. A page ; serv-ant; Hendecagon, hen-deka-gon, ?i. (Geom.) A planefigure of 11 sides and 11 angles. Henna, henna, n. (Bat.) An oriental flowering shrubof the genus Lawsonia. Powdered henna leaves, oia paste made of the leaves, used by Egyptians andAsiatics to dye their naife, etc., of an orange hue. Hepatic, he-pafik, -ical, a. Pert, to, or having thecolor of the liver. Heptad, hep^tad, 7i. (Chem.) An atom whose equiv-alence is 7 atoms of hydrogen, or which can becombined with, substituted for, or replaced by 7atoms of hydrogen.— Heptagon, n. (Geom.) Aplsne figure consisting of 7 sides and 7 angles. —Heptarchy, -tark-1, n. A government bj, or coun-try governed by, 7 persons. Her, her, pron. and a. The objective case of the pronoun s/te ,• pert, to a female, or a noun inthe feminine gender;
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