Part 5309

<h1>Hippurite</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hip"pu*rite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ decked with a horse's tail; <?/ horse + <?/ tail: cf. F. <ets>hippurite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus <spn>Hippurites</spn>, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.</def>

<h1>Hip-roofed</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hip"-roofed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a hip roof.</def>

<h1>Hipshot</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hip"shot`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hip</ets> + <ets>shot</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other.</def>

<i>L'Estrange.</i>

<h1>Hip tree</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hip" tree`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The dog-rose.</def>

<h1>Hir</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hir</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>pron.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Here</er>, <tt>pron.</tt></def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Hircic</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hir"cic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>hircique</ets>. See <er>Hircin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; -- applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that substance. The substance has also been called <altname>hircin</altname>.</def>

<i>Watts.</i>

<h1>Hircin</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hir"cin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hircus</ets>, he-goat, buck: cf. F. <ets>hircine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Hircic acid. See <er>Hircic</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Hircine, Hircinous</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw><hw>Hir"cine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hir"ci*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hircinus</ets>, fr. <ets>hircus</ets> hegoat: cf. F. <ets>hircin</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of a strong goatish smell.</def>

<h1>Hire</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hire</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>pron.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Here</er>, <tt>pron.</tt></def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Hire</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hire</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hire</ets>, <ets>hure</ets>, AS. <ets>h<?/r</ets>; akin to D.<ets>huur</ets>, G. <ets>heuer</ets>, Dan. <ets>hyre</ets>, Sw. <ets>hyra</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The price; reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.</def>

<blockquote>The laborer is worthy of his <b>hire</b>. <i>Luke x. 7.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law.)</fld> <def>A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward.</def>

<i>Story.</i>