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us root imbedded in the skin. Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs. Chaucer. And draweth new delights with hoary hairs. Spenser.

Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally. The firmament showeth his handiwork. Ps. xix. 1.

hang back, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. "If any one among you hangs back." Jowett (Thucyd.). -- To hang by the eyelids. (a) To hang by a very slight hold or tenure. (b) To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete. -- To hang in doubt, to be in suspense. -- To hang on (with the emphasis on th…

ining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." Jowett (Thucyd. ).

To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] Howell.

Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor. Evening cloud, or humid bow. Milton.

Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing.

A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing directly the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.

To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood. While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued. Milton.

the sound of those very bells. G. Eliot. They are not intoxicated by military success. Jowett (Thuc. ).

To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew.

To wet; to bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] Fuller.

tment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, as walking barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold affusions, etc.; -- so called from its originator, Sebastian Kneipp (1821-97), a German priest.

A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.

Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land.

To lave; to wet. [Obs.] Shak.

He surveyed with his own eyes . . . the lie of the country on the side towards Thrace. Jowett (Thucyd.).

To desire or choose; to please. The wind bloweth where it listeth. John iii. 8. Them that add to the Word of God what them listeth. Hooker. Let other men think of your devices as they list. Whitgift.

y between grease and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic.