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Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible. Milton.

Headstrong. That hot-mouthed beast that bears against the curb. Dryden.

More or less brittle when heated; as, hot-short iron.

Having a fierly spirit; hot-headed.

A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition.

ifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It is made in France.

A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various ingredients; a hodgepodge. A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes. Bacon.

A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him or his hand placed behind him.

To be called; to be named. [Obs.] There as I was wont to hote Arcite, Now hight I Philostrate, not worth a mite. Chaucer.

A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class.

A city hall or townhouse.

A hospital.

of Hote.

In haste; foothot. [Colloq.]

A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened.

In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily; as, a hotly pursued.

The quality or state of being hot.

e, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glosay surface, or to express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress paper, linen, etc.

Pressed while heat is applied. See Hotpress, v. t.

A rash, hot-headed man. Holinshed.