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inter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.

sting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a.

A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese. [U. S.]

his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters, language, etc.; applied esp. to certain ancient inscriptions showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic, still spoken in Southern Arabia. Brande & C.

Feeding on horseflesh; -- said of certain nomadic tribes, as the Tartars.

which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward. Story.

Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds.

Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.

To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. The loops held one curtain to another. Ex. xxxvi. 12. Thy right hand shall hold me. Ps. cxxxix. 10. They all hold swords, bei…

Having a complete metamorphosis;-said of certain insects, as the butterflies and bees.

Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes.

Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic nerve; -- said of certain birds.

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

Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound; -- said of certain methods of spelling words.

nces have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids.

A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable.

The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc. On burnished hooves his war horse trode. Tennyson.

A chain of small cells in certain algæ, by which the plant is propogated.

A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and the like. The hollow horns of the Ox family consist externally of true horn, and are never shed.

Being without a horse; specif., not requiring a horse; -- said of certain vehicles in which horse power has been replaced by electricity, steam, etc.; as, a horseless carriage or truck.