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Having the ganglia of the nervous system unsymmetrically arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals.

Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or typical arrangement.

Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other. L'Estrange.

A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something. The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding, the space within which was divided into compartments by sheets of tin. Tyndall.

To cheat. [Colloq.] L'Estrange.

A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.

old on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- To hold forth, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. L'Estrange. -- To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in. -- To hold off, to keep at a distance. -- To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "The trade h…

One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher. Addison.

Having the ganglia of the nervous system symmetrically arranged, as in certain invertebrates; -- opposed to heterogangliate.

The homology of parts arranged on transverse axes. Haeckel.

Similarly in arrangement of parts; -- the opposite of heterotaxy.

A pipe with a long, flexible stem, so arranged that the smoke is cooled by being made to pass through water.

izontally. -- Horizontal fire (Mil.), the fire of ordnance and small arms at point-blank range or at low angles of elevation. -- Horizontal force (Physics), the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic force. -- Horizontal line (Descriptive Geometry & Drawing), a constructive line, either drawn or imagined, whic…

A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved, and arranged systematically; an herbarium.

Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality. Shak.

One residing in a hospital, for the purpose of receiving the poor, the sick, and strangers.

The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality. Given to hospitality. Rom. xii. 13. And little recks to find the way to heaven By doing deeds of hospitality. Shak.

An inn. [Archaic] Poe. So pass I hostel, hall, and grange. Tennyson.

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

To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds. L'Estrange.