Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . rojection of the samein a map or picture. —Hemispher-ic, -s f e r i k,-ical, a. Containing, orpert, to, etc.— Hem^istich,-stik, n. Half a poeticverse, or 9 verse not com- Hemipter (Pentaiome).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. He


Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . rojection of the samein a map or picture. —Hemispher-ic, -s f e r i k,-ical, a. Containing, orpert, to, etc.— Hem^istich,-stik, n. Half a poeticverse, or 9 verse not com- Hemipter (Pentaiome).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. — Henniane, 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 Henceforth, Henceforward, this time forward. Henchman, bench man, n.,- pi. -men. A page ; serv-ant; Hendecagon, hen-deka-gon, n. (Cfeom.) A plan«figure of 11 sides and 11 angles. Henna, henna, n. (Bot.) An oriental flowering shrubof the gexi\i% Laivsonia. Powdered henna leaves, oia paste made of the leaves, used by Egyptians andAsiatics to dye their nails, etc., of an orange hue. Hepatic, he-patik, -ical, a. Pert, to, or having thecolor of the liver. Heptad, heptad, n. (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.) Aplane figure consisting of 7 sides and 7 angles. —Heptarchy, -tark-T, n. A government by, or coun-try governed by, 7 persons. Her, her, pi-on. and a. The objective case of the per-sonal pronoun she ; pert, to a female, or a noun inthe feminine gender; b


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