Part 5484

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Hymenium</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy*me"ni*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. L. <plw>Hymenia</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, E. <plw>Hymeniums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a membrane.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom.</def>

<h1>Hymenogeny</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy`me*nog"e*ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a membrane + root of <?/ to be born.]</ety> <def>The production of artificial membranes by contact of two fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former.</def>

<h1>Hymenomycetes</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy`me*no*my*ce"tes</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a membrane + <?/, <?/, a mushroom.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species in which the hymenium is completely exposed.</def>

<i>M. J. Berkley.</i>

<h1>Hymenophore</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy*men"o*phore</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a membrane + <?/ to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>That part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium.</def>

<h1>Hymenopter</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy`me*nop"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>hym\'82nopt\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Hymenoptera.</def>

<h1>Hymenoptera</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy`me*nop"te*ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ membrane-winged; <?/ skin, membrane + <?/ wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc.</def>

<note>&hand; They have four membranous wings, with few reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an organ for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the mandibles are adapted for biting or cutting. In one large division (<spn>Aculeata</spn>), including the bees, wasps, and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting, which is only a modified ovipositor.</note>

<h1>Hymenopteral, Hymenopterous</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw><hw>Hy`me*nop"ter*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hy`me*nop"ter*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like, or characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to the Hymenoptera.</def>

<h1>Hymenopteran</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hy`me*nop"ter*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Hymenoptera.</def>

<h1>Hymn</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hymn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hympne</ets>, <ets>ympne</ets>, F. <ets>hymne</ets>, OF. also <ets>ymne</ets>, L. <ets>hymnus</ets>, Gr. <?/; perh. akin to <?/ web, <?/ to weave, and so to E. <ets>weave</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; <as>as, the Homeric <ex>hymns</ex>; Watts' <ex>hymns</ex>.</as></def>

<blockquote>Admonishing one another in psalms and <b>hymns</b>. <i>Col. iii. 16.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Where angels first should practice <b>hymns</b>, and string Their tuneful harps. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Hymn book</col>, <cd>a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hymn</h1> <Xpage=719>

<hw>Hymn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hymned</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hymning</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>hymnire</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.</def>

<blockquote>To <b>hymn</b> the bright of the Lord. <i>Keble.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Their praise is <b>hymned</b> by loftier harps than mine. <i>Byron.</i></blockquote>