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ot elegant; rude; coarse. "Our homespun English proverb." Dryden. "Our homespun authors." Addison.

The first month after marriage. Addison.

nded merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree. "Honorary arches." Addison.

e participants cover as much ground as possible by a hop, stride, and jump in succession. Addison.

omise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect. "Hopeful scholars." Addison. -- Hope"ful*ly, adv. -- Hope"ful*ness, n.

bove something. Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it. Addison. A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight. Dryden.

or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion. "A huddle of ideas." Addison.

refine or civilize. Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures with compassion Addison.

imsical ways. He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in all parts of his life. Addison.

To use or manage in the chase, as hounds. He hunts a pack of dogs. Addison.

ses a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought. Addison.

The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors. [Eng.] When the rotten hustings shake In another month to his brazen lies. Tennyson.

To receive or attend with huzzas. He was huzzaed into the court. Addison.

A chemical process involving the addition of the elements of water.

oxyl radical) an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an alcohol in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and tartaric acids are hydroxy acids.

n to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia. Addis & Arnold.

g exceeding the ordinary standard. When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an hypermeter. Addison.

vely from eternity in the mind of the Deity. Thence to behold this new-created world, The addition of his empire, how it showed In prospect from his throne, how good, how fair, Answering his great idea. Milton.

als have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest. Addison. Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. Rambler. Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is made honorable by the Common wealth. Hobbes.…

Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The ill-natured task refuse." Addison.