Part 5400

<i>Evelyn.</i>

<h1>Horticultor</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor"ti*cul`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>hortus</ets> garden + <ets>cultor</ets> a cultivator, <ets>colere</ets> to cultivate.]</ety> <def>One who cultivates a garden.</def>

<h1>Horticultural</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor`ti*cul"tur*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>horticultural</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to horticulture, or the culture of gardens or orchards.</def>

<h1>Horticulture</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor"ti*cul`ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hortus</ets> garden + <ets>cultura</ets> culture: cf. F. <ets>horticulture</ets>. See <er>Yard</er> an inclosure, and <er>Culture</er>.]</ety> <def>The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.</def>

<h1>Horticulturist</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor`ti*cul"tur*ist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who practices horticulture.</def>

<h1>Hortulan</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor"tu*lan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hortulanus</ets>; <ets>hortus</ets> garden.]</ety> <def>Belonging to a garden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Evelyn.</i>

<h1>Hortus siccus</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hor"tus sic"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[L., a dry garden.]</ety> <def>A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved, and arranged systematically; an herbarium.</def>

<h1>Hortyard</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hort"yard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An orchard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hosanna</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Ho*san"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Hosannas</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. Heb. <ets>h\'d3sh\'c6'\'beh nn\'be</ets>save now, save, we pray, <ets>h\'d3sh\'c6a'</ets> to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of <ets>y\'besha'</ets>) + <ets>n\'be</ets>, a particle.]</ety> <def>A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings.</def> "<i>Hosanna</i> to the Highest."

<i>Milton.</i>

<blockquote><b>Hosanna</b> to the Son of David. <i>Matt. xxi. 9.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hose</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hose</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Hose</plw>, formerly <plw>Hosen</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[AS. <ets>hose</ets>; akin to D. <ets>hoos</ets>, G. <ets>hose</ets> breeches, OHG. <ets>hosa</ets>, Icel. <ets>hosa</ets> stocking, gather, Dan. <ets>hose</ets> stocking; cf. Russ. <ets>koshulia</ets> a fur jacket.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee.</def>

<blockquote>These men were bound in their coats, their <b>hosen</b>, and their hats, and their other garments. <i>Dan. iii. 21.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>His youthful <b>hose</b>, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Hose carriage</col>, <col>cart</col>, &or; <col>truck</col></mcol>, <cd>a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.</cd> -- <col>Hose company</col>, <cd>a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in the extinguishing of fires.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col>Hose coupling</col></mcol>, <cd>coupling with interlocking parts for uniting hose, end to end.</cd> -- <col>Hose wrench</col>, <cd>a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite or disconnect them.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hosen</h1> <Xpage=708>