HEPHESTIA-HEPTANDROUS. A compared to the three lobes of the liver.) genus of small, perennial, early-flowering, evergreen herbs: the scapes one-flowered, rising from the root: Order, Ranunculacea. HEPHAESTIA, he-fe'ste-a, s. An Athenian festival in honour of Vulcan, by the Greeks called Ephaistos, in which three young men ran together, the first of whom carried a lighted torch, which he delivered to the second, and the second, in like man- ! ner, to the third. Victory was his that had the fortune to have the torch when they came to the end of the race. Authors frequently allude to this, as a fit emblem of the vicissitudes of life. HEPHTHEMIMERIS, hef-the-mim'e-ris, s. (hepta, seven, emesys, half, and meros, a part, Gr.) In Greek and Latin poetry, a verse consisting of three feet and a syllable, that is seven half feet; also, a cæsura after the third foot, which, though short in itself, must be made long on account of the cæsura. HEPIALIDE, he-pi'a-lid-e, s. (hepialus, one of the genera.) A family of Lepidopterous insects of the section Nocturna of Latreille. HEPIALUS, he-pi'a-lus, s. (hepios, gentle, Gr.) In Pathology, a mild quotidian fever. In Entomology, the Ghost-moths, a genus of Lepidopterous insects. HEPPEN, hep pn, a. (haplic, Sax.) Neat; decent; comfortable.-Obsolete. In HEPTACAPSULAR, hep-ta-kap'su-lur, a. (hepta, seven, Gr. and capsula, a cell, Lat.) In Botany, having seven cells or cavities for seed. HEPTACHORD, hep'ta-kawrd, s. (hepta, and chorde, a chord, Gr.) A system of seven sounds. Ancient Poetry, verses sung or played on seven chords or different notes; in this sense the word was applied to the lyre, when it had but seven strings; one of the intervals is also called a heptachord, as containing the same number of degrees between the extremes. HEPTAGENIA, hep-ta-je'ne-a, s. (hepta, seven, and gyne, a female, Gr.) In Botany, an order in the Linnæan system, comprehending plants whose flowers have seven pistils. HEPTAGLOT, hep'ta-glot, s. (hepta, and glotta, a tongue, Gr.) A book of seven languages. HEPTAGON, hep'ta-gon, s. (hepta, and gonia, an angle, Gr.) In Geometry, a figure consisting of seven sides and as many angles. In Fortification, a place that has seven bastions for defence. HEPTAGONAL, hep-tag'o-nal, a. Having seven angles or sides. Heptagonal numbers, in Arithmetic, a sort of polygonal numbers, wherein the difference of the terms of the corresponding arithmetical progression is 5. One of the properties of these numbers is, that if they are multiplied by 40, and 9 is added to the product, the sum will be a square number. HEPTAGYNIAN, hep-ta-jin'e-an, a. Having seven pistils. HEPTAHEXAHEDRAL, hep-ta-heks-a-he'dral, a. (hepta, Gr. and hexahedral, having six sides.) In Mineralogy, presenting seven ranges of faces, one above another, each range containing six faces. HEPTAMEREDE, hep-tam'e-rede, s. (hepta, and meris, a division, Gr.) That which divides into seven parts. HEPTANDRIAN, hep-tan'dre-an, a. Having seven stamens. HEPTANDROUS, h p-tan'drus, a. (hepta. seven, and HEPTANGULAR-HERALD. aner, a male, Gr.) In Botany, having seven stamens. HEPTANGULAR, hep-tang'gu-lur, a. (hepta, and angular, Gr.) Having seven angles. HEPTAPETALOUS, hep-ta-pet'a-lus, a.. (hepta, and petalon, a petal, Gr.) Having seven petals in the corolla, as in Sedum heptapetalum. HEPTAPHYLLOUS, hep-taf'il-lus, a. (hepta, and phyllon, a leaf, Gr.) In Botany, applied to a pinnated leaf, composed of seven leaflets, as in Longocarpus heptaphyllus, or to a calyx formed of seven pieces or sepals. HEPTARCHIC, hep-tar'kik, a. (hepta, and arche, government, Gr.) Denoting a sevenfold governA ruler of one ment. HEPTARCHIST, hep'tar-kist, s. division of a heptarchy. IEPTARCHY, hep'tar-ke, s. A government by seven persons, or the country governed by seven persons. The word is usually applied to England, when it was under the government of seven kings, or divided into seven kingdoms; as the Saxon heptarchy. HEPTASPERMOUS, hep-ta-sper'mus, a. (hepta, and sperma, a seed, Gr.) In Botany, having a pericarp containing seven seeds. HEPTATEUCH, hep'ta-tuke, s. (hepta, and teuchos, a roll, Gr.) The first seven books of the Old Testament. HEPTATREMUS, hep-tat're-mus, s. (hepta, seven, and trema, a hole, Gr.?) A genus of fishes, characterized by the teeth being into two rows; the tail rounded at the extremity, and terminated by a very long spine. HER, her, pron. (hyre, Sax.) Belonging to a female: it is used before neuter substantives in personifications. Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.-Proc. ili. 17. HERACANTHA, her-a-kan'tha, s. (heros, noble, and akantha, a thorn, Gr.) A genus of Composite plants of the Thistle kind: Suborder, Cardiaceæ. HERACLEONITES, her-ak'le-o-nitse, s. pl. An early sect of heretics belonging to the Gnostics. After the example of their master, they annulled all the ancient prophecies; holding that St. John was really the voice that proclaimed and pointed out the Messiah, but that the prophecies were only empty sounds, and signified nothing. They held themselves superior in point of knowledge to the apostles; and advanced the most extravagant paradoxes, on pretence of explaining Scripture, in a sublime or elevated manner. HERACLEUM, her-ak'le-um, s. (sacred to Hercules.) The Cow-parsnip, a genus of Umbelliferons plants, consisting of strong coarse herbs, with manyrayed umbels: Suborder, Orthospermæ. HERACLIDE, her-ak'le-de, s. In fabulous History, the descendants of Heracles. HEREA, he-re'a, s. The name of a celebrated festival, instituted at Argos, in honour of Juno, whom the Greeks called Hera. HERALD, herald, s. (herold, Germ.) An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army; a proclaimer; a publisher, as the herald of another's fame; a forerunner; a precursor; a harbinger; It was the lark, the herald of the morn.- Skals. HERALDIC-HERBID. an officer in Great Britain, whose business is to marshal, order, and conduct royal cavalcades, ceremonies at coronations, royal marriages, installations, creations of dukes and other nobles, embassies, funeral processions, declarations of war, proclamations of peace, &c.; also, to record and blazon the arms of the nobility and gentry, and to regulate abuses therein: formerly applied by the French to a minstrel ;-v. a. to introduce as by a herald. HERALDIC, he-ral'dik, a. Relating to heralds or heraldry. HERALDRY herʼal-dre, s. The art or office of a herald. Heraldry is the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; it also teaches whatever relates to the marshalling of cavalcades, processions, and other public ceremonies. HERALDSHIP, her'ald-ship, 8. The office of a herald. HERB, erb, s. (herba, Lat. herbe, Fr.) A plant or vegetable with a soft or succulent stalk or stem, which dies to the root every year. Herb-gerard, one of the names of the plant Goat-weed, Ægopodium podagraria. Herb-grace, an ancient name of the plant Rue, Ruta mountana. There's rue for you, and here's some for me, Shaks. Herb-Paris, the liliaceous plant Paris quadrifolia. Herb-Robert, or Crane's-bill, the plant Geranium Robertianum. HERBACEOUS, her-ba'shus, a. (herbaceus, Lat.) The roof hereof was arched over head, Spenser. HERBARIST.-See Herbalist. HERBARIUM, her-ba're-um, s. A collection of dried plants. HERBARIZE, her'ba-rize, v. n. To search for plants, or to seek new species of plants, with a view to ascertain their characters, and to class them;— -v. a. to figure; to forin the figures of plants in minerals. HERBAROTA, her-ba-ro'ta, s. (herba, an herb, and rota, a wheel, Lat.) The plant Achillea herbarota, a species of milfoil. HERBARY, her ba-re, s. A garden of plants. HERBERTIA, her-ber'she-a, s. (in honour of the Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert.) A genus of plants, natives of Chili: Order, Iridacer. HERBESCENT, her-bes'sent, a. Growing into herbs. HERBID, her bid, a. Covered with herbs. HERBIFEROUS-HERD. HERBIFEROUS, her-bif'e-rus, a. (herba, and fero, I bear, Lat.) Producing herbs. HERBIST, her'bist, s. One skilled in herbs. HERBIVORA, her-biv′o-ra, s. (herba, an herb, and vora, I eat, Gr.) A name given by Cuvier to a family of the Cetacea, including the Lamantines, the Dudongs, and the Stellerus: the word is sometimes used for animals which feed on grass in general. HERBIVOROUS, her-biv'o-rus, a. Eating herbs; subsisting on herbaceous plants. HERBLESS, erb ́les, a. Destitute of herbs. HERBORIZATION, her-bo-re-za'shun, s. The act of seeking plants in the field; botanical research; the figure of plants in mineral substances. HERBOROUGH, her' bur-ro, s. (herbarg, Germ.) Place of temporary residence.-Obsolete. HERBOUS, her bus, a. Abounding with herbs. HERBULENT, her'bu-lent, a. Containing herbs. HERBWOMAN, erb'wu-mun, s. A woman that sells herbs. HERBY, erb'e, a. Having the nature of herbs. HERCULEAN, her-ku'le-an, a. Having extraordinary strength, power, or force; very great, difficult, or dangerous, as herculean labour. HERCULES, her'ku-lis, s. (herakles, Gr.) In fabulous History, the son of Zeus and Alcmena, celebrated for his great strength and valorous exploits. There are different traditions concerning him. One represents him as a slave of Eurystheus, king of Mycena, by whose command he performed what are termed his Twelve Labours; another consists of stories drawn from some castern religious fable, which represents him as undergoing a voluntary death on Mount Eta; another, as performing labours such as would naturally become those of a young community; and another, as a conqueror and destroyer of tyrants. He is represented as a half-naked man with broad shoulders, resting on a club, and covered round his loins with the skin of the Nemean lion.-In Astronomy, one of the constellations of the northern hemisphere, containing, according to the British catalogue, 113 stars. It is situated between Draco, Bootes, Lyra, and Ophiuchus. Pillars of Hercules, a name given by the ancients to two lofty mountains situated on the opposite sides of the Straits of Gibraltar. They were reckoned the boundaries of the labours of Hercules, and, according to tradition, were joined together till severed by the arm of that hero. Hercules beetle, the Coleopterous insect Megasoma hercules. HERCYNIAN, her-sin'e-an, a. Denoting an extensive forest in Germany. HERD, herd, s. (heard, heord, Sax.) A collection or assemblage, applied to beasts when feeding or driven together; a company of men, in contempt or detestation; a rabble; a crowd; Survey the world, and where one Cato shines, Count a degenerate herd of Catilines.-Dryden. (hyrd, Sax.) a keeper of cattle-a sense still retained in Scotland, but seldom or never used in English, except in composition, as goatherd. It is used by Spenser in the Scotch sense in the following lines: From thence into the open fields he fled, -v. n. to unite or associate as beasts to feed or HERDERITE-HERESIOGRAPHER. run in collections; to associate;-v. a. to form or put into a herd; to tend cattle. HERDERITE, her'der-ite, s. (in honour of Baron Von Herder.) A variety of fluor spar, having the primary form of its crystal a right rhombic prism: sp. gr. 2.9-3.1. II=5.0. HERDESS, herd'es, s. A shepherdess.-Obsolete. As a herdesse in a summer's day, Heat with the glorious sun's all-purging ray. Browne. HERDGROOM, herd'groom, s. A keeper of herds. But who shall judge the wager won or lost? Spenser. One employed in tending herds; for A herdsman rich, of much account was he. Sidney. HERE, here, ad. (her, Goth. and Sax. hier, Germ. and Dan.) In this place; in the place where the speaker is present; in the present life or state. The term is used in making an offer or attempt, or in drinking a health; as, Here's to thee, Dick.-Cowley. It is neither here nor there, it is neither in this HEREABOUT, here'a-bowt, ad. HERESIOGRAPHY-HERITABLE. HERESIOGRAPHY, her-e-se-og'gra-fe, s. A treatise HERESY, her'e-se, s. (hairesis, Gr.) A vital error IILRETICAL, he-ret'e-kal, a. Containing heresy ; About this HERETICALLY, he-ret ́e-kal-le, ad. In time to come; in futurity;-s. a future state. an inheritance, Lat.) That may be inherited. HEREDITABLY, he-red'e-ta-ble, ad. By inheritance. HEREDITAMENT, her-ed 'e-ta-ment, s. (hereditamenta, Lat.) In Law, anything which may be inherited. Corporeal hereditaments, those of a material and tangible kind, as houses, pastures, waters, woods, castles, &c. Incorporeal hereditament, something collateral or incident to a corporeal hereditament, as rent issuing out of houses or lands, or an office depending on their possession of tithes, advowsons, dignities, franchises, &c. HEREDITARILY, he-red'e-ta-re-le, ad. By inheritance; by descent from an ancestor. HEREDITARY, he-red'e-ta-re, a. (hereditaire, Fr.) That has descended from an ancestor; that may descend from an ancestor to an heir; descendible to an heir at law; that is or may be transmitted from a parent to a child. HEREIN, here-in', ad. In this. HEREINTO, here-in'too, ad. Into this. HEREMITICAL.-See Hermitical. HEREOF, here-of', ad. Of this; from this. On this. HEREOUT, here-owt', ad. HERESIARCHY, her'e-se-ár-ke, s. Chief heresy. In a heretical To decide a doc HERETIERA, her-e-te'ra, s. (in honour of the French botanist, C. L. L. Heretier de Brutelle, who died in 1800.) A genus of plants: Order, Sterculiaceæ. HERETO, here-too', ad. To this; add to this. HERETOG, her'e-tog, s. (heretoga, Sax.) Among HERIOT, her'e-ot, s. In Law, the best beast, payment of a heriot. Subject to the HERISSON, her is-sun, s. (French.) In Fortification, HERITABLE, her'e-ta-bl, a. Capable of inheriting HERITAGE-HERMETICAL. merly bestowed on great families in Scotland, to facilitate the administration of justice. These were abolished by the stat. 20, Geo. II. c. 50. HERITAGE, her'e-taje, s. (French.) Inheritance; an estate that passes from an ancestor to an heir by descent or course of law; that which is inheritated. In Scripture, the saints or people of God. HERMANNIA, her-man'ne-a, s. (in honour of Paul Hermann, professor of Botany at Leyden: died 1695.) A genus of plants, consisting of shrubs, with drooping yellow flowers-natives of the Cape of Good Hope: Order, Byttneriaceæ. HERMAPHRODEITY, her-maf-fro-de'e-te, 8. The being in the state of a hermaphrodite. HERMAPHRODISM, her-maf'fro-dizm, s. The union of the two sexes in the same individual. HERMAPHRODITE, her-maf'fro-dite, s: (French.) A human being, having the parts of generation both of male and female. In Botany, a flower is so termed when it is furnished with both the male and female organs of reproduction-viz., stamens and pistils;-a. designating both sexes in the same animal, flower, or plant. HERMAPHRODITIC, her-maf-fro-dit'ik, HERMAPHRODITICAL, her-maf-fro-dit'e- kal, Partaking of both sexes. ra. genus HERMAPHRODITICALLY, her-maf-fro-dit 'e-kal-le, HERMELLA, her-mella, s. A genus of Annelides: a. (hermeHERMENEUTICAL, her-me-nu'tik-al, nutikos, Gr.) Interpreting; explaining; unfolding the signification. HERMENEUTICALLY, her-me-nu'te-kal-le, ad. According to the true art of interpreting words. HERMENEUTICS, her-me-nu'tiks, s. The art of finding the meaning of an author's words and phrases, and of explaining it to others. HERMES, her'mes, s. The Greek name of the god Mercury. The statues of Hermes were originally square blocks, with a carved head upon them; the name also of the Egyptian god Thoth, who is said to have invented letters in Egypt.-See Mercury. HERMETIA, her-me'she-a, s. (perhaps from its solitary habits.) A genus of Dipterous insects: Family, Notacantha. HERMETIC, her-met'ik, a. (hermetique, Fr.) HERMETICAL, her-met'e-kal, Designating chemistry; chemical, as the hermetic art; designating that species of philosophy which pretends to solve and explain all the phenomena of nature from the three chemical principles, salt, sulphur, and mercury, as the hermetic philosophy; designating the system which explains the causes of diseases and the operations of medicine, on the principles of the hermetical philosophy, and particularly on the system of an alkali and acid, as hermetical physic or medicine; perfectly close, so that no air, gas, or spirit can escape, as an hermetic seal. The hermetic seal is formed by heating the neck of a vessel till it is soft, and then twisting it till the aperture or passage is accurately closed. Hermetic books, books of the Egyptians which treat of astrology; books which treat of universal principles, HERMINIUM, her-min'e-um, s. (meaning not given by its author, Robert Brown.) A genus of plants, the Ophrys monorchis of old botanists: Order, Orchidacea. HERMIT, her'mit, s. (hermite, Fr.) A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchorite; a beadsman; one bound to pray for another.-Improper in the last two senses. Hermit crabs, the common name for the Crustaceans which occupy the empty shells of testaceous HERMITICAL, her-mit'e-kal, a. Pertaining to a hermit, or to retired life; suited to a hermit. HERMODACTYL, her-mo-dak'til, s. (hermes, and dactylos, a finger or date, Gr.) In Materia Medica, a bulbous root, imported from the East, and regarded as that of Iris tuberosa; or, by others, of Colchium Illyricum. A sect of HERMOGENIANS, her-mo-je ne-anz, s. heretics who appeared in the second century, and so called from their founder Hermogenes. person was deeply imbued with the Stoical philosophy, and sought to mingle some of its principles with Christianity. He taught that matter was the source of evil, and that it had co-existence with God: he likewise conceived that the glorified body of Christ resided in the material sun, and that evil spirits and demons were formed of matter, and would be returned to it again in a future state of punishment. This HERMUPOA, her-mu'po-a, s. (native name in South America.) The Hermupoa-tree, a genus of plants: Order, Capparidaceœ. HERNANDIA, her-nan'de-a, s. (in honour of Francisco Hernandez, a Spanish botanist, and first physician to Philip II. of Spain.) Jack-in-a-box, a genus of trees, the nuts of which, when shaken in the wind, produce a strange noise: Order, Lau raceæ. HERNIA, her'ne-a, s. (hernos, a branch, Gr.) A rupture or protrusion of any organ from its natural position in the body. HERNIARIA, her-ne-a're-a, s. (hernia, a rupture, Lat.) Rupture-wort, a genus of plants, so named from its supposed virtues in curing hernia: Order, Illecebraces. A heron.-Obsolete. HERNSHAW, hern'shaw, s. HERO, he'ro, s. (heros, Lat.) A man eminent for valour, intrepidity, or enterprise in danger; a great, illustrious, or extraordinary person. Heroes in animated marble frown.-Pope. In a poem or romance, the principal personage, or HERODIANS-HERRERIA. the person on whom the interest turns. In Mythology, a hero was an illustrious person, supposed, after his death, to be placed among the gods. HERODIANS, he-ro'de-anz, s. A sect among the Jews which took this name from Herod, but writers are not agreed as to the particular opinions they espoused. HEROIC, he-ro'ik, a. Relating to the qualities which constitute a hero; noble; brave; magnanimous; intrepid; illustrious; enterprising; becoming a hero; productive of heroes; reciting the exploits of heroes; used in heroic poetry, or hexaineter. Heroic age, the age fabled by poets, when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. Heroic verse, the name given to hexameters of Latin and Greek poetry, and to the ten syllable couplet of English versification, because epic poetry has generally been written or translated in these measures. HEROICAL, he-ro'e-kal, a. The same as heroic.Seldom used. HEROICALLY, he-ro'e-kal-le, ad. In the manner of a hero; with valour; bravely; courageously; intrepidly. a. Consisting HEROICOMIC, her-o-e-kom'ik, HEROICOMICAL, her-o-e-kom'e-kal, of the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting the high burlesque. HEROINE, her'o-ine, s. (French.) A female hero; a woman of a brave spirit. HEROISM, her'o-izm, s. (heroisme, Fr.) The qualities of a hero; bravery; courage; intrepidity. HERON.-See Ardea. HERONRY, her'un-re, Is. A place where HERONSHAW, her'un-shaw, herons breed. HERON'S-BILL.-See Erodium. HEROOLOGIST, be-ro-ol'o-jist, s. (hero, and logos, a discourse, Gr.) One who treats of heroes. HEROSHIP, he'ro-ship, s. The character of a hero. HERPA, her pa, s. (herpo, I creep, Gr.) A genus of slugs without shells, belonging to the subfamily Limacina: Family, Helicidæ, HERPES, her'piz, s. (Greek.) An eruption of the skin; erysipelas, ringworn, &c. HERPESTES, her-pes'tes, s. (Greek, a creeper.) The Ichneumons, a genus of carnivorous animals of the Weasel kind: Family, Mustellida. HERPESTIS, her-pes'tis, s. (herpestes, anything that creeps, Gr. in allusion to the creeping nature of the plants.) A genus of plants: Order, Scrophulariacea. HERPETIC, her-pet'ik, a. Pertaining to the herpes or cutaneous eruptions; resembling the herpes. HERPETOLOGIC, her-pet-o-lod'jie, Ya. (herHERPETOLOGICAL, her-pet-o-lod'je-kal, petos, creeping, and logos, a discourse, Gr.) Relating to herpetology. HERPETOLOGIST, her-pe-tol'o-jist, s. One versed in herpetology. HERPETOLOGY, her-pe-tol'o-je, s. A description of reptiles; the natural history of reptiles. HERPETON, her'pe-ton, s. (Greek, a reptile.) A genus of Water-snakes, in which the head is furnished with two soft scaly tentacula; the crown covered with plates; those on the belly narrow, and the tail long Family, Hydrophidæ. HERPLE, her pl, v. n. To limp in walking; to go HIRPLE, hir'pl, lame. HERRERIA, her-re're-a, s. (in honour of C. A. de Herrera, a Spanish agriculturist.) A genus of plants: Order, Liliacere. HERRERITE-HESPERIAN. HERRERITE, herrer-ite, s. (in honour of Herrera, who analyzed it.) A mineral found at Albarradon, in Mexico, in reniform masses of a pistachio, emerald, or grass-green colour; brittle; vitreous to pearly in lustre. Its constituents are-carbonic acid, 31.86; peroxide of nickel, 12.32; tellurium, 55.58. It is probably a mixture rather than a definite compound. HERRING, her'ring, s. The common name of the well-known and valuable fish, Clupea herengus. HERRNHUTER, hern-hut'ur, s. (German.) One of a sect established by Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf-called also Moravians. HERS, herz. Pron. fem. possessive, as this house is hers, or this is the house of her. HERSCHEL, her'shel, s. In Astronomy, the planet Georgium Sidus, or Uranus, has been so called in honour of its discoverer, Sir William Herschel. HERSCHELITE, her'shel-ite, s. (in honour of Sir William Herschel, the astronomer.) A mineral which occurs in six-sided prisms; colour white, translucent, or opaque. It consists of potash, silica, and alumina; sp. gr. 2.11. H=4.5. HERSE, hers, s. In Fortification, a lattice or portcullis, in the form of a harrow, set with iron spikes; a carriage for conveying corpses to the grave. See Hearse. HERSELF, her-self', pron. A female, the subject of discourse before mentioned, and is either in the nominative or objective case; having the command of herself, mistress of her rational powers, judgment, or temper. HERSHIP, her ship, s. In Scotch Law, the act of illegally driving cattle off the grounds of the proprietor. HERSILLON, hers'il-lon, s. In the Military art, a plank or beam, whose sides are set with spikes or nails, to incommode and retard the march of an enemy. HERTHA, her'tha, HERTHAS, her'thas, dess of the Earth. worshipped by the s. The name given by the ancient Germans to the godTacitus relates that she was Suevi, and that her sanctuary was in a grove on an island of the ocean, and was served by a single priest. HIERY, her'e, v. a. (herian, Sax.) To hallow; to regard as holy.-Obsolete. But were thy years green, as now bene mine, Then wouldst thou learn to carol of love, And hery with hymns thy lass's glove.-Spenser, IIESITANCY, hez'e-tan-se, s. Dubiousness; ancertainty; suspense. HESITANT, hez'e-tant, a. リ Hesitating; pansing;! wanting volubility of speech. HESITATE, hez'e-tate, v. n. (hæsito, Lat.) To be doubtful; to delay; to pause; to be in suspense; to stammer; to stop in speaking. HESITATINGLY, hez'e-tay-ting-le, ad. With hesi tation or doubt. HESITATION, hez-e-ta'shun, s. A pausing or delay in forming an opinion or commencing action; doubt; uncertainty; intermission between words; stammering. HESPERANTIA, hes-per-an'tha, s. (hesperos, evening, and anthos, a flower, Gr.) The Eveningflower, a genus of plants: Order, Iridaceæ. HESPERIA, hes-pe're-a, s. (hesperos, evening, Gr.) A genus of Lepidopterous insects, type of the family Hesperidæ. HESPERIAN, bes-pe're-an, a. (hesperius, Lat.) |