Part 5234

<h1>Hemostatic</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hem`o*stat"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.</def>

<h1>Hemoothorax</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hemo"o*tho"rax</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Hemo-</er>, and <er>Thorax</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.</def>

<h1>Hemp</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hemp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hemp</ets>, AS. <ets>henep</ets>, <ets>h\'91nep</ets>; akin to D. <ets>hennep</ets>, OHG. <ets>hanaf</ets>, G. <ets>hanf</ets>, Icel. <ets>hampr</ets>, Dan. <ets>hamp</ets>, Sw. <ets>hampa</ets>, L. <ets>cannabis</ets>, <ets>cannabum</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/; cf. Russ. <ets>conoplia</ets>, Skr. <?/<ets>a<?/a</ets>; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. <er>Cannabine</er>, <er>Canvas</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Cannabis</spn> (<spn>C. sativa</spn>), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>African hemp</col>, <col>Bowstring hemp</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>African</er>, and <er>Bowstring</er>.</cd> -- <col>Bastard hemp</col>, <cd>the Asiatic herb <spn>Datisca cannabina</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Canada hemp</col>, <cd>a species of dogbane (<spn>Apocynum cannabinum</spn>), the fiber of which was used by the Indians.</cd> -- <col>Hemp agrimony</col>, <cd>a coarse, composite herb of Europe (<spn>Eupatorium cannabinum</spn>), much like the American boneset.</cd> -- <col>Hemp nettle</col>, <cd>a plant of the genus <spn>Galeopsis</spn> (<spn>G. Tetrahit</spn>), belonging to the Mint family.</cd> -- <col>Indian hemp</col>. <cd>See under <er>Indian</er>, <tt>a.</tt></cd> -- <col>Manila hemp</col>, <cd>the fiber of <spn>Musa textilis</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Sisal hemp</col>, <cd>the fiber of <spn>Agave sisalana</spn>, of Mexico and Yucatan.</cd> -- <col>Sunn hemp</col>, <cd>a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (<spn>Crotalaria juncea</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Water hemp</col>, <cd>an annual American weed (<spn>Acnida cannabina</spn>), related to the amaranth.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hempen</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hemp"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Made of hemp; <as>as, a <ex>hempen</ex> cord</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Like hemp.</def> "Beat into a <i>hempen</i> state."

<i>Cook.</i>

<h1>Hempy</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hemp"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like hemp.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Howell.</i>

<mhw><h1>Hemself, Hemselve </</mhw>, Hemselven</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hem*self"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hem*selve"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></mhw>, <hw>Hem*selv"en</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>pron. pl</tt>. <ety>[See <er>Hem</er>, <tt>pron</tt>.]</ety> <def>Themselves; -- used reflexively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Hemstitch</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hem"stitch</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hemstitched</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hemstitching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[<ets>Hem</ets> + <ets>stitch</ets>.]</ety> <def>To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; <as>as, to <ex>hemstitch</ex> a handkerchief</as>.</def>

<h1>Hemstitched</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hem"stitched</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by a line of open work; <as>as, a <ex>hemistitched</ex> handkerchief</as>.</def>

<h1>Hemuse</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>He"muse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The roebuck in its third year.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Hen</h1> <Xpage=685>

<hw>Hen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>henn</ets>, <ets>hen</ets>, <ets>h\'91n</ets>; akin to D. <ets>hen</ets>, OHG. <ets>henna</ets>, G. <ets>henne</ets>, Icel. <ets>h</ets><?/<ets>na</ets>, Dan. <ets>h\'94na</ets>; the fem. corresponding to AS. <ets>hana</ets> cock, D. <ets>haan</ets>, OHG. <ets>hano</ets>, G. <ets>hahn</ets>, Icel. <ets>hani</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>hane</ets>. Prob. akin to L. <ets>canere</ets> to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. <er>Chanticleer</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; <as>as, the heath <ex>hen</ex>; the gray <ex>hen</ex>.</as></def>

<note>&hand; Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as, <i>hen</i> canary, <i>hen</i> eagle, <i>hen</i> turkey, pea<i>hen</i>.</note>

<cs><col>Hen clam</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A clam of the <spn>Mactra</spn>, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See <er>Surf clam</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A California clam of the genus <spn>Pachydesma</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Hen driver</col>. <cd>See <cref>Hen harrier</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col>Hen harrier</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a hawk (<spn>Circus cyaneus</spn>), found in Europe and America; -- called also <altname>dove hawk</altname>, <altname>henharm</altname>, <altname>henharrow</altname>, <altname>hen driver</altname>, and usually, in America, <altname>marsh hawk</altname>. See <er>Marsh hawk</er>.</cd> -- <col>Hen hawk</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (<spn>Buteo borealis</spn>), the red-shouldered hawk (<spn>B. lineatus</spn>), and the goshawk.</cd></cs>