Part 5312

<i>Keightley.</i>

<h1>Hispanicize</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>His*pan"i*cize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To give a Spanish form or character to; <as>as, to <ex>Hispanicize</ex> Latin words</as>.</def>

<h1>Hispid</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>His"pid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hispidus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>hispide</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Rough with bristles or minute spines.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.</def>

<h1>Hispidulous</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>His*pid"u*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>hispid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Minutely hispid.</def>

<h1>Hiss</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hiss</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hissed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hissing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>hysian</ets>; prob. of imitative origin<?/; cf. LG. <ets>hissen</ets>, OD. <ets>hisschen</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter <it>s</it>, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval.</def>

<blockquote>The merchants among the people shall <b>hiss</b> at thee. <i>Ezek. xxvii. 36.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; <as>as, the arrow <ex>hissed</ex> as it flew</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Shod with steel, We <b>hissed</b> along the polished ice. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hiss</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hiss</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.</def>

<blockquote>If the tag-rag people did not clap him and <b>hiss</b> him, according as he pleased and displeased them. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><it>Malcolm</it>. What is the newest grief? <it>Ros</it>. That of an hour's age doth <b>hiss</b> the speaker. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To utter with a hissing sound.</def>

<blockquote>The long-necked geese of the world that are ever <b>hissing</b> dispraise. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hiss</h1> <Xpage=695>

<hw>Hiss</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A prolonged sound like that letter <it>s</it>, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt.</def>

<blockquote>"<b>Hiss</b>" implies audible friction of breath consonants. <i>H. Sweet. </i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A dismal, universal <b>hiss</b>, the sound Of public scorn. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any sound resembling that above described</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The noise made by a serpent.</def>

<blockquote>But <b>hiss</b> for <b>hiss</b> returned with forked tongue. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The note of a goose when irritated</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove</def>. <-- or the high-frequency noise from an electronic audio instrument -->

<h1>Hissing</h1> <Xpage=695>