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<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>High; -- said of the voice or flight of birds.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hauteur</h1> <Xpage=674>

<hw>Hau`teur"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>haut</ets> high. See <er>Haughty</er>.]</ety> <def>Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.</def>

<h1>Hautgo\'96t</h1> <Xpage=674>

<hw>Haut`go\'96t"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>High relish or flavor; high seasoning.</def>

<h1>Hautpas</h1> <Xpage=674>

<hw>Haut`pas"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>haut</ets> high + <ets>pas</ets> step.]</ety> <def>A raised part of the floor of a large room; a platform for a raised table or throne. See <er>Dais</er>.</def>

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<h1>Ha\'81ynite</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Ha"\'81y*nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the French mineralogist <ets>Ha\'81y</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A blue isometric mineral, characteristic of some volcani<?/ rocks. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with sulphate of lime.</def>

<h1>Havana</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Ha*van"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; <as>as, an <ex>Havana</ex> cigar</as></def>; -- <altsp>formerly sometimes written <asp>Havannah</asp>.</altsp> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>An Havana cigar.</def></def2>

<blockquote>Young Frank Clavering stole his father's <b>Havannahs</b>, and . . . smoked them in the stable. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Havanese</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hav`an*ese"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba.</def> -- <def2><tt>n. sing. & pl.</tt> <def>A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana.</def></def2>

<h1>Have</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Have</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Had</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Having</er>. <tt>Indic. present</tt>, I <er>have</er>, thou <er>hast</er>, he <er>has</er>; we, ye, they <er>have</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>haven</ets>, <ets>habben</ets>, AS. <ets>habben</ets> (imperf. <ets>h\'91fde</ets>, p. p. <ets>geh\'91fd</ets>); akin to OS. <ets>hebbian</ets>, D. <ets>hebben</ets>, OFries, <ets>hebba</ets>, OHG. <ets>hab<?/n</ets>, G. <ets>haben</ets>, Icel. <ets>hafa</ets>, Sw. <ets>hafva</ets>, Dan. <ets>have</ets>, Goth. <ets>haban</ets>, and prob. to L. <ets>habere</ets>, whence F. <ets>avoir</ets>. Cf. <er>Able</er>, <er>Avoirdupois</er>, <er>Binnacle</er>, <er>Habit</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To hold in possession or control; to own; <as>as, he <ex>has</ex> a farm</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one.</def>

<blockquote>The earth <b>hath</b> bubbles, as the water <b>has</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>He <b>had</b> a fever late. <i>Keats.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To accept possession of; to take or accept.</def>

<blockquote>Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou <b>have</b> me? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To get possession of; to obtain; to get.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require.</def>

<blockquote>It <b>had</b> the church accurately described to me. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Wouldst thou <b>have</b> me turn traitor also? <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></blockquote>

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