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The state of being foolhardy; foolhardiness.

In a foolhardy manner.

ed with indifference the attitude of sex for the loftier quality of abstract humanism. T. Hardy.

A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.

A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; -- so named after General Jacqueminot, of France.

samine, the Gardenia florida, a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China, and hardy in the Southern United States.

morbid enlargements. -- London pride. (Bot.) (a) A garden name for Saxifraga umbrosa, a hardy perennial herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great Britain. (b) A name anciently given to the Sweet William. Dr. Prior. -- London rocket (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (Sisymbrium Irio) which sprung up in London abund…

Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under March, the month. Sir W. Scott.

The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained. Mustard grape (Bot.), a species of grape (Vitis candicans), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.

a rider. Macaulay. This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer. A. S. Hardy.

Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]

A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.

; pattern. [Obs.] Spenser. "A sample to the youngest." Shak. Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed. Fairfax.

the old school. His face pale but striking, though not handsome after the schools. A. S. Hardy.

One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie.

of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey. -- n.

Strong; powerful; hardy; bold; audacious. [Obs. or Scot.] O stronge lady stoor, what doest thou Chaucer.

Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged. "Stubbed, vulgar constitutions." Berkley.

s corresponding to. This word "fortis" we may synonymize after all these fashions: stout, hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous, adventurous, brave, bold, daring, intrepid. Camden.

Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adveturous; as, a venturous soldier. Spenser. This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm He plucked, he tasted. Milton. -- Ven"tur*ous*ly, adv. -- Ven"tur*ous*ness, n.