Part 5435

<blockquote>She should be <b>humble</b> who would please. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Without a <b>humble</b> imitation of the divine Author of our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy nation. <i>Washington.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Humble plant</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of sensitive plant, of the genus <spn>Mimosa</spn> (<spn>M. sensitiva</spn>).</cd> -- <col>To eat humble pie</col>, <cd>to endure mortification; to submit or apologize abjectly; to yield passively to insult or humilitation; -- a phrase derived from a pie made of the entrails or <i>humbles<i> of a deer, which was formerly served to servants and retainers at a hunting feast. See <er>Humbles</er>. <i>Halliwell</i>. <i>Thackeray</i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Humble</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Hornless. See <er>Hummel</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Humble</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Humbled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Humbling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.</def>

<blockquote>Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues Have <b>humbled</b> to all strokes. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The genius which <b>humbled</b> six marshals of France. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.</def>

<blockquote><b>Humble</b> yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. <i>1 Pet. v. 6.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To abase; lower; depress; humiliate; mortify; disgrace; degrade.</syn>

<h1>Humblebee</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"ble*bee`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>humbilbee</ets>, <ets>hombulbe</ets>; cf. D. <ets>hommel</ets>, G. <ets>hummel</ets>, OHG. <ets>humbal</ets>, Dan. <ets>humle</ets>, Sw. <ets>humla</ets>; perh. akin to <ets>hum</ets>. &root;15. Cf. <er>Bumblebee</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The bumblebee.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Humblehead</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"ble*head`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Humble</ets> + -<ets>head</ets>.]</ety> <def>Humble condition or estate; humility.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Humbleness</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.</def>

<h1>Humbler</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"bler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, humbles some one.</def>

<h1>Humbles</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"bles</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Nombles</er>.]</ety> <def>Entrails of a deer.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>umbles</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Humblesse</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"blesse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <def>Humbleness; abasement; low obeisance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i> <i>Spenser.</i>