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<h1>Handiwork</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Hand"i*work`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>handiwerc</ets>, AS. <ets>handgeweorc</ets>; <ets>hand</ets> hand + <ets>geweorc</ets> work; prefix <ets>ge-</ets> + <ets>weorc</ets>. See <er>Work</er>.]</ety> <def>Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.</def>

<blockquote>The firmament showeth his <b>handiwork</b>. <i>Ps. xix. 1.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Handkercher</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Hand"ker*cher</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A handkerchief.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark>

<i>Chapman (1654). Shak.</i>

<h1>Handkerchief</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Hand"ker*chief</hw> <tt>(h&acr;n"k&etil;r*ch&icr;f; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hand</ets> + <ets>kerchief</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.</def>

<h1>Handle</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Han"dle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Handled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Handling</er> .]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>handlen</ets>, AS. <ets>handian</ets>; akin to D. <ets>handelen</ets> to trade, G. <ets>handeln</ets>. See <er>Hand</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.</def>

<blockquote><b>Handle</b> me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh. <i>Luke xxiv. 39.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>About his altar, <b>handling</b> holy things. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.</def>

<blockquote>That fellow <b>handles</b> his bow like a crowkeeper. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.</def>

<blockquote>The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and <b>handle</b> their colts six months every year. <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; <as>as, a merchant <ex>handles</ex> a variety of goods, or a large stock</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To deal with; to make a business of.</def>

<blockquote>They that <b>handle</b> the law knew me not. <i>Jer. ii. 8.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>To treat; to use, well or ill.</def>

<blockquote>How wert thou <b>handled</b> being prisoner. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.</def>

<blockquote>You shall see how I will <b>handle</b> her. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.</def>

<blockquote>We will <b>handle</b> what persons are apt to envy others. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To handle without gloves</col>. <cd>See under <er>Glove</er>. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

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