Part 5405

<h1>Hostilize</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hos"til*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make hostile; to cause to become an enemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>A. Seward.</i>

<h1>Hosting</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Host"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Host</er> an army.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An encounter; a battle.</def> "Fierce <i>hosting</i>."

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A muster or review.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Hostler</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hos"tler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hosteler</ets>, <ets>osteler</ets>, innkeeper, OF. <ets>hostelier</ets>, F. <ets>h\'93telier</ets>. See <er>Hostel</er>, and cf. <er>Hospitaler</er>, <er>Hosteler</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An innkeeper. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Hosteler</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip.</def>

<h1>Hostless</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Host"less</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Inhospitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "A <i>hostless</i> house."

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Hostry</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Host"ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hosterie</ets>, <ets>osterie</ets>, OF. <ets>hosterie</ets>. See <er>Host</er> a landlord.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A hostelry; an inn or lodging house.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Marlowe.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A stable for horses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Hot</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <def>of <er>Hote</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Hot</h1> <Xpage=708>

<hw>Hot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Hotter</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Hottest</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>hot</ets>, <ets>hat</ets>, AS. <ets>h\'bet</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>h\'c7t</ets>, D. <ets>heet</ets>, OHG. <ets>heiz</ets>, G. <ets>heiss</ets>, Icel. <ets>heitr</ets>, Sw. <ets>het</ets>, Dan. <ets>heed</ets>, <ets>hed</ets>; cf. Goth. <ets>heit\'d3</ets> fever, <ets>hais</ets> torch. Cf. <er>Heat</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to <i>cold</i>, and exceeding <i>warm</i> in degree; <as>as, a <ex>hot</ex> stove; <ex>hot</ex> water or air.</as></def> "A <i>hot</i>venison pasty."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.</def>

<blockquote>Achilles is impatient, <b>hot</b>, and revengeful. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>