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905 words match “HEART”

LION-HEART n.
A very brave person.
LION-HEARTED a.
Very brave; brave and magnanimous. Sir W. Scott.
OPEN-HEARTED a.
Candid; frank; generous. Dryden. -- O"pen-heart`ed*ly, adv. -- O"pen-heart`ed*ness, n. Walton.
OPEN-HEARTH STEEL n.
See under Open.
OXHEART n.
A large heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.
PIGEON-HEARTED a.
Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted. Beau. & Fl.
PLAIN-HEARTED a.
Frank; sincere; artless. Milton. -- Plain"-heart`ed*ness, n.
PSEUDO-HEART n.
Any contractile vessel of invertebrates which is not of the nature of a real heart, especially one of those pertaining to the excretory system.
PUBLIC-HEARTED a.
Public-spirited. [R.]
PURPLEHEART n.
A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color, obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus Copaifera (C. pubiflora, bracteata, and officinalis). Used for decorative veneering. See Copaiba.
RIGHT-HEARTED a.
Having a right heart or disposition. -- Right"-heart`ed*ness, n.
SHALLOW-HEARTED a.
Incapable of deep feeling. Tennyson.
SHEARTAIL n. 2 definitions
The common tern.
SIMPLE-HEARTED a.
Sincere; inguenuous; guileless. Sir W. Scott.
SINGLE-HEARTED a.
Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. -- Sin"gle-heart"ed*ly, adv.
SOFT-HEARTED a.
Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. -- Soft"-heart`ed*ness, n.
STIFF-HEARTED a.
Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. Ezek. ii. 4.
STONE-HEARTED a.
Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
STOUT-HEARTED a.
Having a brave heart; courageous. -- Stout"-heart"ed*ness, n.
SWEETHEART n.
A lover of mistress.
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