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als. Harbor dues (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor. -- Harbor seal (Zoöl.), the common seal. -- Harbor watch, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.

A very astringent shrub (Spiræa tomentosa), common in pastures. The Potentilla fruticosa in also called by this name.

A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure of perpendicular division like that of a hare. -- Hare"lipped`, a.

The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), used as a vegetable. Other species of the same genus furnish different kinds of haricots.

A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth. [Obs.] He was a gentle harlot and a kind. Chaucer.

and harmony. -- Harmonic triad (Mus.), the chord of a note with its third and fifth; the common chord.

Acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or feeling; living in peace and friendship; as, an harmonious family.

t century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their property in common. In 1803, a portion of this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus established, Harmony.

A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America.

A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp (Cannabis saltiva), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm climate; also, the tops of the plant, from which the resinous product is obtained. It is narcotic, and has long been used in the East for its intoxicating effect. See Bhang, and Ganja.…

d through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe.

The common European grosbeak (Coccothraustes vulgaris); -- called also cherry finch, and coble.

farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert. Gray.

Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster.

A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. Shak.

The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri.

A common herb of the Mint family (Brunela vulgaris), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought a panacea.

the state of being free from physical disease or pain. There is no health in us. Book of Common Prayer. Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage. Buckminster.

lubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet. The healthful Spirit of thy grace. Book of Common Prayer.

eive private communication. [Colloq.] Shak. -- To hear say, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to receive by rumor. [Colloq.]