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Gy`ro*stat"ics (-ks), n. (Physics) The doctrine or theory of the gyrostat, or of the phenomena of rotating bodies.

||Gy"rus (j"rs), n.; pl. Gyri (-r). [L. See Gyre, n.] A convoluted ||ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the ||gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

Gyse (gz), n. Guise. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Gyte (gt), a. Delirious; senselessly extravagant; as, the man is clean gyte. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Gyve (jv), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. gefyn, Ir. geibhionn, Gael. geimheal.] A shackle; especially, one to confine the legs; a fetter. [Written also give.]

Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves.

Shak.

With gyves upon his wrist.

Hood.

Gyve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gyved (jvd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gyving.] To fetter; to shackle; to chain. Spenser.

I will gyve thee in thine own courtship.

Shak.

H (ch), the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, , as in shall, thing, ine (for zh see ß274); also, to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation, ßß 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.

The name (aitch) is from the French ache; its form is from the Latin, and this from the Greek H, which was used as the sign of the spiritus asper (rough breathing) before it came to represent the long vowel, Gr. η. The Greek H is from Phúnician, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically H is most closely related to c; as in E. horn, L. cornu, Gr. ke`ras; E. hele, v. t., conceal; E. hide, L. cutis, Gr. ky`tos; E. hundred, L. centum, Gr. "e- kat-on, Skr. ata.

H piece (Mining), the part of a plunger pump which contains the valve.

H (h‰). (Mus.) The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for B natural. See B.

Ha (h‰), interj. [AS.] An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so."

Ha-has, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke.

Carlyle.

Haaf (h‰f), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven.] The deepsea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles.

Haak (hk), n. (Zoˆl.) A sea fish. See Hake. Ash.

Haar (h‰r), n. [See Hoar.] A fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind. [Scot.] T. Chalmers.

||Ha"be*as cor"pus (h"b*s kÙr"ps). [L. you may have the body.] (Law) A ||writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; ||especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment ||or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to ||personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify ||in a pending trial. Bouvier.

||Ha*ben"dum (h*bn"dm), n. [L., that must be had.] (Law) That part of a ||deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the ||extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it ||begins with the word Habendum. Kent.

Hab"er*dash (hb"r*dsh), v. i. [See Haberdasher.] To deal in small wares. [R.]

To haberdash in earth's base ware.

Quarles.

Hab"er*dash`er (-dsh`r), n. [Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares.] 1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread; also, a hatter. [Obs.]