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<hw>Hile</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Hilum</er>.</def>

<h1>Hill</h1> <Xpage=693>

<hw>Hill</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hil</ets>, <ets>hul</ets>, AS. <ets>hyll</ets>; akin to OD. <ets>hille</ets>, <ets>hil</ets>, L. <ets>collis</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>haulm</ets>, <ets>holm</ets>, and <ets>column</ets>. Cf. 2d <er>Holm</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.</def>

<blockquote>Every mountain and <b>hill</b> shall be made low. <i>Is. xl. 4.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. <mark>[U. S.]</mark> See <er>Hill</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; <as>as, a <ex>hill</ex> of corn or potatoes</as>.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<cs><col>Hill ant</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a common ant (<spn>Formica rufa</spn>), of Europe and America, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its nests.</cd> -- <col>Hill myna</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several species of birds of India, of the genus <spn>Gracula</spn>, and allied to the starlings. They are easily taught to speak many words. <altsp>[Written also <asp>hill mynah</asp>.]</altsp> See <er>Myna</er>.</cd> -- <col>Hill partridge</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a partridge of the genus <spn>Aborophila</spn>, of which numerous species in habit Southern Asia and the East Indies.</cd> -- <col>Hill tit</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of numerous species of small Asiatic singing birds of the family <spn>Leiotrichid\'91</spn>. Many are beautifully colored.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Hill</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hilled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hilling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; <as>as, to <ex>hill</ex> corn</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Showing them how to plant and <b>hill</b> it. <i>Palfrey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hilliness</h1> <Xpage=694>

<hw>Hill"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being hilly.</def>

<h1>Hilling</h1> <Xpage=694>

<hw>Hill"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.</def>

<h1>Hillock</h1> <Xpage=694>

<hw>Hill"ock</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A small hill.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hillside</h1> <Xpage=694>

<hw>Hill"side`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The side or declivity of a hill.</def>

<h1>Hilltop</h1> <Xpage=694>

<hw>Hill"top`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The top of a hill.</def>

<h1>Hilly</h1> <Xpage=694>

<hw>Hill"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; <as>as, a <ex>hilly</ex> country</as>.</def> "<i>Hilly</i> steep."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Lofty; <as>as, <ex>hilly</ex> empire</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Beau. & Fl.</i>

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