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<hw>Her"on*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A hawk used in hunting the heron.</def> "<i>Heroner</i> and falcon."

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Heronry</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>Her"on*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A place where herons breed.</def>

<h1>Heronsew</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>Her"on*sew</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A heronshaw.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Heronshaw</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>Her"on*shaw</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>heroncel</ets>, dim. of <ets>h\'82ron</ets>. See <er>Heron</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A heron.</def> <altsp>[Written variously <asp>hernshaw</asp>, <asp>harnsey</asp>, etc.]</altsp>

<h1>Hero\'94logist</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>He`ro*\'94l"o*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ + <?/ discourse.]</ety> <def>One who treats of heroes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<h1>Heroship</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>He"ro*ship</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The character or personality of a hero.</def> "Three years of <i>heroship</i>."

<i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Herpes</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>Her"pes</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to creep.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another.</def>

<h1>Herpetic</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>Her*pet"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>herp\'82tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the nature of herpes; <as>as, <ex>herpetic</ex> eruptions</as>.</def>

<h1>Herpetism</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>Her"pe*tism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Herpes</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Dartrous diathesis</cref>, under <er>Dartrous</er>.</def>

<h1>Herpetologic, Herpetological</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw><hw>Her*pet`o*log"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Her*pet`o*log"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to herpetology.</def>

<h1>Herpetologist</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>Her`pe*tol"o*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles.</def>

<h1>Herpetology</h1> <Xpage=689>

<hw>Her`pe*tol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Written also, but less properly, <ets>erpetology</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a creeping thing, reptile (fr. <?/ to creep) + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>herp\'82tologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zo\'94logy which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.</def>

<h1>Herpetotomist</h1> <Xpage=689>