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tude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc., of the body as viewed from the sun.

e and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope.

A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors which reflect but a small portion of light. -- He`li*o*scop`ic, a.

To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them. He herborized as he traveled. W. Tooke.

goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant. Blackstone. Bouvier. Heriot custom, a heriot depending on usage. -- Heriot service (Law), a heriot due by reservation in a grant or lease of lands. Spelman. Blackstone.

or follower of the "liberal" party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827.

from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. Hidden fifths or octaves (Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied in the parallel motion of two parts towards a fifth or an octave.

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete. A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. Matt. v. 15. If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. Shak.

The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment. There was the hiding of his power. Hab. iii. 4.

ry popular or acclaimed; -- said of entertainment performances; as, a hit record, a hit movie.

a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby. Hallam. Sir J. Davies.

art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction events.

A muster or review. Spenser.

f all the children; the property advanced being accounted for at its value when given. Bouvier. Tomlins.

Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature.

ans in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.

of submission or courtesy. With these humilities they satisfied the young king. Sir J. Davies.

Hydrogen; -- called also in view of its supposed metallic nature. Graham.

A show or exhibition having a great number of scenes or views.

A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own health.