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<h1>Horsewoman</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"wom`an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Horsewomen</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A woman who rides on horseback.</def>

<h1>Horsewood</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"wood`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian tree (<spn>Calliandra latifolia</spn>) with showy, crimson blossoms.</def>

<h1>Horseworm</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Horse"worm`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The larva of a botfly.</def>

<h1>Horsiness</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Hors"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The condition or quality of being a horse; that which pertains to a horse.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fondness for, or interest in, horses.</def>

<h1>Horsly</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Hors"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Horselike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Horsy</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Hors"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or suggestive of, a horse, or of horse racing; <as>as, <ex>horsy</ex> manners; garments of fantastically <ex>horsy</ex> fashions.</as></def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Hortation</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Hor*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hortatio</ets>, fr. <ets>hortari</ets> to incite, exhort, fr. <ets>hori</ets> to urge.]</ety> <def>The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Hortative</h1> <Xpage=707>

<hw>Hor"ta*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hortativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative.</def>

<i>Bullokar.</i>

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<h1>Hortative</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor"ta*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An exhortation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hortatory</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor"ta*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hortatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giving exhortation or advise; encouraging; exhortatory; inciting; <as>as, a <ex>hortatory</ex> speech</as>.</def>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Hortensial</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor*ten"sial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hortensius</ets>, <ets>hortensis</ets>, fr. <ets>hortus</ets> garden; akin to E. <ets>yard</ets> an inclosure.]</ety> <def>Fit for a garden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>