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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A little case in which certain insects pass the winter.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Winter home or abiding place.</def>

<i>J. Burroughs.</i>

<h1>Hibernal</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hi*ber"nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hibernalis</ets>, from the root of <ets>hiems</ets> winter; akin to Gr. <?/ snow, Skr. <ets>hima</ets> cold, winter, snow: cf. F. <ets>hibernal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish.</def>

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

<h1>Hibernate</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hi"ber*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hibernated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hibernating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>hibernare</ets>, <ets>hibernatum</ets>, fr. <ets>hibernu<?/</ets> wintry. See <er>Hibernal</er>.]</ety> <def>To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.</def>

<blockquote>Inclination would lead me to <b>hibernate</b>, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. <i>Southey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hibernation</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hi`ber*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>hibernation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or state of hibernating.</def>

<i>Evelyn.</i>

<h1>Hibernian</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hi*ber"ni*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Hibernia</ets>, Ireland.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Ireland.</def></def2>

<h1>Hibernicism, Hibernianism</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw><hw>Hi*ber"ni*cism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hi*ber"ni*an*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.</def>

<i>Todd.</i>

<h1>Hiberno-Celtic</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hi*ber"no-Celt"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also <i>adj</i>.</def>

<h1>Hibiscus</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hi*bis"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., marsh mallow; cf. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See <er>Althea</er>, <er>Hollyhock</er>, and <er>Manoe</er>.</def>

<h1>Hiccius doctius</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hic"ci*us doc"ti*us</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Corrupted fr. L. <ets>hic est doctus</ets> this is a learned man.]</ety> <def>A juggler.</def> <mark></mark><-- ==> hocus pocus -->

<i>Hudibras.</i>

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<h1>Hiccough</h1> <Xpage=692>

<hw>Hic"cough</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hickup</ets>, <ets>hicket</ets>, <ets>hickock</ets>; prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. & Dan. <ets>hik</ets>, Sw. <ets>hicka</ets>, Armor. <ets>hak</ets>, <ets>hik</ets>, W. <ets>ig</ets>, F. <ets>hoquet</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>hickup</asp> or hiccup.]</altsp>

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