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<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A firm, or commercial establishment.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>A public house; an inn; a hotel.</def>

<p><b>8.</b> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the <i>ascendant</i>, <i>first house</i>, or <i>house of life</i>, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours.</def>

<p><b>9.</b> <def>A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.</def>

<p><b>10.</b> <def>An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; <as>as, a thin or a full <ex>house</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>11.</b> <def>The body, as the habitation of the soul.</def>

<blockquote>This mortal <b>house</b> I'll ruin, Do C\'91sar what he can. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>12.</b> <usage>[With an adj., as <i>narrow</i>, <i>dark</i>, etc.]</usage> <def>The grave.</def> "The narrow <i>house</i>."

<i>Bryant.</i>

<note>&hand; <i>House</i> is much used adjectively and as the first element of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, <i>house</i> cricket, <i>house</i>maid, <i>house</i> painter, <i>house</i>work.</note>

<cs><col>House ant</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very small, yellowish brown ant (<spn>Myrmica molesta</spn>), which often infests houses, and sometimes becomes a great pest.</cd> -- <col>House of bishops</col> <fld>(Prot. Epis. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>one of the two bodies composing a general convertion, the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies.</cd> -- <col>House boat</col>, <cd>a covered boat used as a dwelling.</cd> -- <col>House of call</col>, <cd>a place, usually a public house, where journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when out of work, ready for the <i>call<i> of employers. <mark>[Eng.]</mark><-- modern name? --> <i>Simonds</i>.</cd> -- <col>House car</col> <fld>(Railroad)</fld>, <cd>a freight car with inclosing sides and a roof; a box car.</cd> -- <col>House of correction</col>. <cd>See <er>Correction</er>.</cd> -- <col>House cricket</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European cricket (<spn>Gryllus domesticus</spn>), which frequently lives in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the loud chirping or stridulation of the males.</cd> -- <col>House dog</col>, <cd>a dog kept in or about a dwelling house.</cd> -- <col>House finch</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the burion.</cd> -- <col>House flag</col>, <cd>a flag denoting the commercial house to which a merchant vessel belongs.</cd> -- <col>House fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a common fly (esp. <spn>Musca domestica</spn>), which infests houses both in Europe and America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc.</cd> -- <col>House of God</col>, <cd>a temple or church.</cd> -- <col>House of ill fame</col>. <cd>See <cref>Ill fame</cref> under <er>Ill</er>, <it>a.<it></cd> -- <col>House martin</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a common European swallow (<spn>Hirundo urbica</spn>). It has feathered feet, and builds its nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also <altname>house swallow</altname>, and <altname>window martin</altname>.</cd> -- <col>House mouse</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the common mouse (<spn>Mus musculus</spn>).</cd> -- <col>House physician</col>, <cd>the resident medical adviser of a hospital or other public institution.</cd> -- <col>House snake</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the milk snake.</cd> -- <col>House sparrow</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the common European sparrow (<spn>Passer domesticus</spn>). It has recently been introduced into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in cities. Called also <altname>thatch sparrow</altname>.</cd> -- <col>House spider</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any spider which habitually lives in houses. Among the most common species are <spn>Theridium tepidariorum</spn> and <spn>Tegenaria domestica</spn>.</cd> -- <col>House surgeon</col>, <cd>the resident surgeon of a hospital.</cd> -- <col>House wren</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the common wren of the Eastern United States (<spn>Troglodytes a\'89don</spn>). It is common about houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and loud musical notes. See <er>Wren</er>.</cd> -- <col>Religious house</col>, <cd>a monastery or convent.</cd> -- <col>The White House</col>, <cd>the official residence of the President of the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of President.</cd><-- also, a parliament building in Moscow --> -- <col>To bring down the house</col>. <cd>See under <er>Bring</er>.</cd> -- <col>To keep house</col>, <cd>to maintain an independent domestic establishment.</cd> -- <col>To keep open house</col>, <cd>to entertain friends at all times.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Dwelling; residence; abode. See <er>Tenement</er>.</syn>

<h1>House</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>House</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Housed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Housing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>h<?/sian</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; <as>as, to <ex>house</ex> one's family in a comfortable home; to <ex>house</ex> farming utensils; to <ex>house</ex> cattle.</as></def>

<blockquote>At length have <b>housed</b> me in a humble shed. <i>Young.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>House</b> your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse. <i>Evelyn.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To drive to a shelter.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To admit to residence; to harbor.</def>

<blockquote>Palladius wished him to <b>house</b> all the Helots. <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To deposit and cover, as in the grave.</def>

<i>Sandys.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; <as>as, to <ex>house</ex> the upper spars</as>.</def>

<h1>House</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>House</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.</def>

<blockquote>You shall not <b>house</b> with me. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>To have a position in one of the houses. See <er>House</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <p><b>8</b>.</def> "Where Saturn <i>houses</i>."

<i>Dryden.</i>