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Horseradish, hors'rád-ish. s. an acrid and
biting root

Horseshoe, hors'shoo. s. a plate of iron nailed
to the feet of horses [takes away horses
Horsestealer, hors'stê-lår. s. a thief who
Horseway, hors'wa. s. a broad way by which
horses may travel
[ing, advice
Hortation, hor-tå'shun. s. the act of exhort-
Hortatory, hor'tâ-tár-é. a. encouraging, ani-
mating
[cultivating gardens
Horticulture, hôr'tè-kål-tshire. s. the art of
Hortulan, hor'tshů-lân. a. belonging to a
garden
[praise to God
Hosanna, hò-zân'ná. s. an exclamation of
Hose, hoze. s. stockings
Hosier, ho'zhår. s. one who sells stockings
Hospitable, hos'pè-tâ-bl. a. giving entertain-
ment to strangers
[to strangers
Hospitably, hôs pè-tå-ble. ad. with kindness
Hospital, os pé-tál. s. a place for the recep-
tion of the sick, or support of the poor
Hospitality, hôs-pè-tâl'è-tè. s. the practice of
entertaining strangers

Host, host. s. one who gives entertainment
to another; a landlord; an army
Hostage, hôs'taje. s. one given in pledge for
security of performance of conditions
Hostess, host'es. s. a female host
Hostile, hos'til. a. adverse, opposite
Hostility, hos-til'è-tè. s. open war
Hostler, ôs'lår. s. one who has the care of
horses at an inn

Hot, hot. a. having the power to excite heat,
fiery; lustful; ardent; acrid
Hotbed, hot bed. s. a bed of earth made hot
by the fermentation of dung
Hotbrained, hot brånd. a. violent
Hotcockles, hôt-kok'klz, s. a child's play
Hotheaded, hot'héd-éd. a. vehement, pas-
sionate

Hotspur, hôt'spår. s. a violent man; a kind
of pea

Hough, hôk. s. the lower part of the thigh
Hough, hôk. v. a. to hamstring
Hound, hoůnd. s. a dog used in the chase
Hour, bår. s. the twenty-fourth part of a day,
sixty minutes

Hourglass, our'glás. s. a glass filled with
sand, which marks the time
Hourly, our ́lè. a. happening every hour
Hourly, sur'lè. ad. every hour
House, house. s. a place of human abode;
the table; family of ancestors, race
House, hỏůze. r. a. to harbour; to shelter
Housebreaker, hỏůs'brå-kår. s. one who
makes his way into houses to steal
Housebreaking, hỏủs'brå-king. s. burglary
Household, houshoid. s. a family
Householder, hous ́hòl-dår. s. master of a
family

Housekeeper, hous'keep-år. s. the master of
a family; a female superintendent
Housekeeping, hous'keep-ing. s. provisions
for a family

Houseless, houz'lês. a. without abode
Housemaid, hôûs'måde. s. a maid employed
to keep the house clean
Houseroom, hous'room. s. place in a house
Housewarming, hous'wår-ming. s. a feast or

merrymaking upon going into a new house Housewife, haz'wif. s. a female economist Housewifery, hüz’wif-rè. s, management, female economy

Hovel, hov'il. s. a mean cottage

Hover, håvår. v. n. to hang fluttering over
head, to wander about one place
How, hou. ad. in what manner, to what de-

gree; for what reason; by what means Howbeit, hổů-be'it. ad. nevertheless, notwithstanding

Hothouse, hot house. s. a bagnio, a place to sweat and cup in; a house in which tender plants are raised and fruits are matur-Howl, hoůl. v. n. to cry as a wolf or dog ed early Howl, houl. s. the cry of a wolf or dog

However, hỏå-év'ur. ad. in whatsoever man ner; at all events; at least; yet

men

Humble, åm'bl. a, modest; low
Humble, im'bl. v. a. to make submissive; to
subdue; to bring down
[of pride
Humbleness, ám bl-nês. s. humility, absence
Humbly, úm'ble. ad. with humility
Humdrum, húm'drům. a. dull, dronish, stupid
Humeral, ha'mẻ-rål, a, belonging to the
shoulder

Howsoever, hou-só-év'vúr, ad. in what man- Humanly, hủ'mân-lè. ad. after the notions of ner soever; although [one deck Hoy, hoẻ, s. a large boat, sometimes with Hubbub, håb båb. s. a tumult, a riot Huckaback, hak'ká-bák. s. a kind of linen on which the figures are raised Hucklebone, håk'kl-bone. s. the hip-bone Huckster, håkstur. s, one who sells goods by retail, or in small quantities [bargains Huckster, håks'tår, v, n. to deal in petty Huddle, håd ́dl. v. a, to dress up close so as not to be discovered; to throw together in

confusion

Huddle, håd ́dl. s. crowd, tumult, confusion
Hue, hu. s. colour, die; a clamour
Huff, håf. s. swell of sudden anger

Huff, huf. v. a, to swell; to hector, to treat
with insolence

Huffish, haf fish. a. arrogant, hectoring Huffishly, húf'fish-lè, ad, with arrogant lance

Humid, hủ’mid. a. wet, moist, watery
Humidity, hu-mid'è-tè. s, moisture
Humiliation, hu-mil-é-à'shan. s. descent from
greatness, act of humility

Humility, hu-mil'è-tè, s. freedom from pride
Humorist, yu'mur-ist, s, one who gratifies his

own humour [images; capricious; jocular
Humorous, ya'már-ás. a. full of grotesque
Humorously, yu'már-ús-lè. ad, merrily
petu-Humorousness, yu'mår-ůs-nês. s. fickleness
Humorsome, yu'můr-súm. a. peevish; odd
Humour, ya'mår. s. moisture; jocularity;
caprice
[with
Humour, yu'mår. v. a. to gratify; to comply
Hump, hump. s. a crooked back
Humpback, hump'båk. s, crooked back, high
[the fists
Hunch, húnsh. v, a. to strike or punch with
Hundred, hån'dréd. s. ten multiplied by ten
Hundredth, hån'drêdth, a, the ordinal of a
hundred

Huffishness, húf'fish-nês. s. petulance
Hug, håg. v. a. to press close in an embrace
Hug, hug. s. close embrace
Huge, haje. a. vast, immense
Hugely, huje lè. ad. immensely, enormously
Hugeness, hije'nés. s. enormous bulk
Hulk, halk. 8. the body of a ship
Hull, hål. s. the husk or integument of any
thing; the body of a ship

Hum, hům. v. a, to make the noise of bees;
to sing low
[dull noise
Hum, ham, s. the noise of bees; any low
Hum, ham. interj, a sound implying doubt
and deliberation
[a man
Human, human. a. having the qualities of
Humane, há-måne'. a. kind, good-natured
Humanely, hù-måne'lè. ad. kindly
Humanity, hu-man'è-tè. s. the nature of man;
tenderness; philology

shoulders

Hung, hång. pret. and part. pass. of hang
Hunger, hung'går. s, desire of food
Hunger, hång/går. v. n. to feel the pain of
hunger; to desire with great eagerness
Hungered, hång'gård, a, pinched by want
of food

Hungrily, hang'grè-lè, ad. with keen appetite
Hungry, hång'gre. a. feeling pain from want
of food; greedy

Hunks, húngks. s. a covetous wretch

Humanize, ha'mân-ize. v. a. to soften, to make susceptive of tenderness or benevo-Hunt, hunt. r. a. to chase; to search for lence [man Hunt, hånt. v. n. to follow the chase; to Humankind, hu-mân-kylnd'. s. the race of pursue or search

Hunt, hunt. s. a pack of hounds; a chase; | Huswife, húz'zif. r. a. to manage with econopursuit

Hunter, hån'tår. s. one who chases animals for pastime; a horse or dog for the chase Huntress, hun très. s. a woman that follows the chase [office is to manage the chase Huntsman, hints'mån. s. the servant whose Hurdle, hår'dl. s. a texture of sticks woven together

Hurl, hårl. v. a. to throw with violence
Hurlbat, hårl'bát. s. whirlbat

confusion

Hurler, hår lår. s. one that plays at hurling
Hurlyburly, hurlê-bur-lẻ. s. tumult
Hurricane, hår'rẻ-kån. s. a violent storm
Hurry, hår'rè. v. a. to hasten, to put into
[cipitation
Hurry, har'rẻ. r. n. to move on with pre-
Hurry, hår'rẻ. s. tumult, precipitation
Hurt, hårt. r. a. to injure; to wound, to pain
Hurt, hårt. s. harm; wound
Hurtful, hårtful. a. mischievous, pernicious
Hurtfully, hårt'fúl-è. ad. mischievously
Hurtfulness, hårt'fůl-nés. s. mischievousness,
perniciousness
[woman
Husband, ház búnd. s, a man married to a
Husband, håz'bånd. v. a. to manage with
frugality
[works in tillage
Husbandman, ház'bånd-man. s. one who
Husbandry, ház'bůn-drè. s. tillage; thrift;
care of domestick affairs
Hush, hush. interj. silence! be still!
Hush, hush. a. still, silent, quiet [appease
Hush, hush. v. a. to still, to silence, to
Hushmoney, húsh'mún-è. s. a bride to hinder
information
[some sorts of fruit
Husk, husk. s. the outmost integument of
Husk, håsk. r. a. to strip off the outward
integument

Husky, his'ké. a. abounding in husks
Hussar, ház-zar'. s. a kind of soldier
Hussy, húz ze. s. a sorry woman
Hustings, his'tingz. s. a court held
Hustle, his'sl. r. a. to shake together
Huswife, håz'zil. s. an economist

[or bad

my and frugality Huswifery, ház'zif-rė. s. management good Hut, håt. s. a poor cottage Hutch, håtsh. s. a corn chest [clamation Huzza, hůz-za'. interj. a shout, a cry of acHuzza, hůz-zà'. v. n. to utter acclamation Huzza, hůz-zł'. v. a. to receive with acclamation

Hyacinth, hl'â-sin/h. s. a plant, a kind of precious stone

Hyacinthine, hi-â-sin'thin. a. made of hya

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Hydropical, hi-droppa-kål.a. dropsical
Hydropick, hi-drop'pik.
Hydrostatical, hi-dro-stât'è-kál. a. relating
to hydrostaticks [of weighing fluids
Hydrostaticks, hi-drò-stât iks. s. the science
Hyena, hi-e'nå. s. an animal like a wolf
Hygrometur, hi-grôm'me-tår. s. an instru-
ment to measure the degrees of moisture

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Hymeneai, hi-me-né'ál. a. pertaining to Hymenean, hi-më-nè'ân. marriage Hymn, hin.s. a song of adoration [with hymns Hymn, him. v. a.to praise in song, to worship Hymnick, him'nik. a. relating to hymns Hyperbole, hi-pêr'bô-lê. s. a figure in rhetorick by which any thing is increased or diminished beyond the exact truth' Hyperbolical, hi-per-bôl ́lé-kål. Hyperbolick, hi-pér-ból ́ik.

a. exagge

rating or extenuating beyond fact Hyberborean, hi-per-bo'rè-ân. a. northern Hypercritick, hi-per-kritik. s. a critick exact or captious beyond reason Hypercritical, hi-per-krit'é-kál. a. critical beyond use [as vir-tue, ever-living Hyphen, hi'fen. s. a note of conjunction; Hypnotick, hip-nôt'ik. s. any medicine that induces sleep [melancholy Hypochondriacal, hip-po-kon-dri'a-kål. a. Hypochondriack, hip-po-kôn'dré-ák. s. one affected with melancholy Hypocrisy, he-pók'krè-se. s, dissimulation Hypocrite, hip'pò-krit. s. a dissembler in religion [bling, insincere Hypocritical, hip-po-krît'ik-kål. a. dissemHypocritically, hip-po-kritik-kål-è. ad.without sincerity

Hypostasis, hi-pôs'tâ-sis. s. distinct substance, personality [personal Hypostatical, hi-po-stât'è-kál. a, constitutive, Hypothesis, hip-poth'e-sis. s. a supposition Hypothetical, hi-po-thet'tè-kål. a. including a supposition, conditional Hypothetically, hi-po-thet'tě-kál-ẻ. ad, upon supposition, conditionally Hyssop, hiz'zip. s. a plant Hysterical, his-tér'rè-kål. a. troubled with Hysterick, his-tër'rik. S fits Hystericks, his-ter'riks. s. fits of women

I.

I, pron. personal, oblique case me ; plural we, oblique case us.-The pronoun of the first person, myself

Iambick, i-äm'bik. s. verses composed of a short and long syllable alternately Ice, ise, s. frozen water; concreted sugar Ice, ise. v. a. to cover with or turn to ice; to cover with concreted sugar Icehouse, ise'hôûse, s. a house in which ice is reposited

Ichneumon, ik-nu'môn. s. a small animal that breaks the eggs of the crocodile; a sort of fly [plot Ichnography, ik-nôg'grå-fè. s. the groundIchor, l'kor. s. a thin watery humour Ichorous, ik'd-rås. a. thin, undigested Ichthyology, ik-the-ôl'ò-jé. s. the doctrine of

the nature of fish

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a. the same

Icicle, l'sik-kl. s. a shoot of ice hanging down
Icon, 'kon, s. a representation [jaundice
Icterical, ik-ter'è-kål, a. afflicted with the
Icy, i'sè. a. full of ice, cold
Idea, i-dè ́â. s. a mental image
Ideal, i-dé'âl. a, mental, intellectual
Ideally, i-deal-è. ad. intellectually, mentally
Identical, i-dén'tè-kál.
Identick, i-dén'tik.
Identify, i-dên'tè-fi. v. a. to prove a person
or thing to be the same
Identity, -dén'tè-tè. s. sameness
Ides, idz. s. a term anciently used among the
Romans with regard to time; and mean-
ing the 15th day of March, May, July, and
October; and the 13th of every other
month
[constitution
Idiocracy, id-e-ók'krå-sẻ. s. peculiarity of
Idiocy, ide-o-se. s. want of understanding
Idiom, id'é-ům. s. a mode of speaking pecu-
liar to a language

Idiot, id'e-at. s. a fool, a changeling Idiotism, ide-it-izm. s. peculiarity of expression; natural imbecility of mind

Idle, l'dl. a. lazy, averse from labour Idle, I'dl. v. n. to lose time in laziness and inactivity [sonable Idleheaded, l'dl-hed-ded. a. foolish, unreaIdleness, l'dl-nės, s. laziness, sluggishness Idler, l'dl-år. s. a lazy person Idly, 'dl-ê. ad. lazily, carelessly Idol, i-dål. s. an image worshipped as God; one loved to adoration Idolator, Ì-dôl ́lå-tår. s. one who pays divine honour to images

Idolatrous, i-dôl ́Ïå-trås. a. tending to idolatry Idolatry, i-dol'lå-trê. s. the worship of images Idolize, I'do-lize. v. a. to love or reverence to adoration

Idyl, i'dil. s. a small short poem

If it conj. suppose that, allow that; whe

ther or no

Ignem, igné-ås. a. fiery, containing fire
Ignis-fatus, ignis-fat'sha-ús. s. will-with-
the-wisp, jack-with-the-lantern
Ignite, ig-nite'. v. a. to kindle, to set on fire
Ignition, ig-nish'ân. s. the act of setting on

fire

[less

Ignitible, ig-ni'tè-bl. a. inflammable
Ignoble, ig-no'bl. a. mean of birth; worth-
Ignobly, ig-no'ble. ad. ignominiously
Ignominious, ig-no-min'yås. a. mean, re-
proachful
[disgracefully
Ignominiously, ig-no-min'yås-le. ad. meanly,
Ignominy, igno-min-è. s. disgrace, shame
Ignoramus, ig-no-rà'mus. s. a foolish fellow
Ignorance, ig no-rânse. s. want of knowledge,
unskilfulness
[unlearned
Ignorant, ig'no-ránt. a. wanting knowledge,
Ignorantly, ig'no-rânt-lè. ad. without know-
ledge, unskilfully

Iliac, il'è-ák. a. relating to the lower bowels
Ill, il. a. bad in any respect, evil; sick
Ill, il. s. wickedness; misfortune, misery
Ill, il. ad. not well, not rightly; not easily
Illapse, il-laps'. s. sudden attack, casual
coming
Tensnare
Ilaqueate, il-la'kwè-åte. v. a. to entrap, to

Illation, il-la'shún. s. inference, conclusion drawn from premises

Illaudable, il-law'dâ-bl. a. unworthy of praise Illaudably, il-law'dá-blẻ. ad. unworthily Illegal, il-legal. a. contrary to law Illegality, il-le-gal'lé-tè. s. contrariety to law Illegally, il-legal-lé. ad. in a manner contrary to law

Illegible, il-led'je-bl. a. what cannot be read Illegitimacy, il-lè-jît'tė-må-së. s. state of bastardy [in wedlock

Illegitimate, Il-le-jit'tè-måte. a. not begotten Illeviable, il-lêv'vè-á-bl. a. what cannot be levied or exacted

Illfavoured, il-fa'vård. a. deformed [rous Illiberal, il-lib'bêr-ål. a. not noble, not geneIlliberality, il-lib-bér-rål'lè-tè. s. parsimony, niggardliness [ly, meanly Illiberally, il-lib'bér-rál-è. ad. disingenuousIllicit, il-lis'sit. a. unlawful Illimitable, il-lim'me-tå-bl. a. that which cannot be bounded

Illiteracy, il-lit'têr-à-se. s. want of learning Illiterate, il-lit'tér-åte. a. unlettered Illiterateness, il-lit'tér-åte-nês. s. want of learning

Illness, il'nés. s. sickness, malady [lence Illnature, il-na'tshůre. s. habitual malevoIllnatured, il-na'tshård. a. habitually malevolent; mischievous [rules of reason Illogical, il-lod'je-kál. a. contrary to the Illude, il-låde'. v. a. to deceive, to mock Illume, il-lume'. r. a. to enlighten, to Illumine, il-la'min. supply with light; to decorate, to adorn Illuminate, il-la'mé-nåte. v. a. to enlighten, to supply with light; to adorn with festal lamps or bonfires

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Illumination, il-lù-me-nå'shån. s. that which gives light; festal light hung out as a token of joy; splendour; infusion of intellectual light Illuminative, il-lu'mẻ-na-tiv. a. having the power to give light

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