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Lofty; as, hilly empire. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

y; a sprite; an elf. [Obs.] From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . . Defend us, good Heaven ! Beau. & FL.

To leap; to caper; to romp noisily. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Plainness; want of elegance or beauty.

phy, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful.

cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty.

One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.

. A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures; -- so called because chiefly made in Honiton, England.

A European bird of the genus Upupa (U. epops), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure. Called also hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera.

To horn; to cuckold. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

-- Horse vetch (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hippocrepis (H. comosa), cultivated for the beauty of its flowers; -- called also horsehoe vetch, from the peculiar shape of its pods. -- Iron horse, a locomotive. [Colloq.] -- Salt horse, the sailor's name for salt beef. -- To look a gift horse in the mouth, to examine t…

A beautiful South American motmot. Waterton.

To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare. [R.] Beau. & Fl.

A kind of strong drink formerly used. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Venous hum. See under Venous.

To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm. Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt. Milton.

One who hurts or does harm. I shall not be a hurter, if no helper. Beau. & Fl.

A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.

r; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek vases are of this form.

god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty. So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr. Shak.

Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty. Byron. There will always be a wide interval between practical and ideal excellence. Rambler.