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<hw>Heav"y spar`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native barium sulphate or barite, -- so called because of its high specific gravity as compared with other non-metallic minerals.</def>

<h1>Hebdomad</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>Heb"do*mad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hebdomas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, Gr. <grk>"ebdoma`s</grk> the number seven days, fr. <?/ seventh, <?/ seven. See <er>Seven</er>.]</ety> <def>A week; a period of seven days.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Hebdomadal, Hebdomadary</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw><hw>Heb*dom"a*dal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Heb*dom"a*da*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hebdomadalis</ets>, LL. <ets>hebdomadarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>hebdomadaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of seven days, or occurring at intervals of seven days; weekly.</def>

<h1>Hebdomadally</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>Heb*dom"a*dal*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In periods of seven days; weekly.</def>

<i>Lowell.</i>

<h1>Hebdomadary</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>Heb*dom"a*da*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>hebdomadarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>hebdomadier</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A member of a chapter or convent, whose week it is to officiate in the choir, and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.</def>

<h1>Hebdomatical</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>Heb`do*mat"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hebdomaticus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Weekly; hebdomadal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hebe</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>He"be</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>"h`bh</grk> youth, <grk>"H`bh</grk> Hebe.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess of youth, daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She was believed to have the power of restoring youth and beauty to those who had lost them.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An African ape; the hamadryas.</def>

<h1>Heben</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>Heb"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Ebony.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Hebenon</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>Heb"e*non</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Henbane</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hebetate</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>Heb"e*tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hebetated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hebetating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>hebetatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>hebetare</ets> to dull. See <er>Hebete</er>.]</ety> <def>To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; <as>as, to <ex>hebetate</ex> the intellectual faculties</as>.</def>

<i>Southey</i>

<h1>Hebetate</h1> <Xpage=680>

<hw>Heb"e*tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Obtuse; dull.</def>