Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HET'MAN, n.

A Cossack commander in chief.

HEU'LAND-ITE, n. [from M. Heuland.]

A mineral, occurring massive, frequently globular, or crystalized in the form of a right oblique-angled prism. It has been ranked among the zeolites, but is now considered as distinct. Phillips.

HEW, v.t. [pret. hewed; pp. hewed or hewn. Sax. heawian; G. hauen; D. houwen; Sw. hugga; Dan. hugger. In Sw. hugg is a cut, a slash; Dan. hug, a beating, a striking; so that the primary sense is to strike, to drive with the hand. See Hoe.]

1. To cut with an ax, or other like instrument, for the purpose of making an even surface or side; as, to hew timber.
2. To chop; to cut; to hack; as, to hew in pieces.
3. To cut with a chisel; to make smooth; as, to hew stone.
4. To form or shape with an edged instrument; with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Is. xxii.
5. To form laboriously. I now pass my days, not studious nor idle, rather polishing old works than hewing out new ones. [Unusual.] Pope. To hew down, to cut down; to fell by cutting. To hew off, to cut off; to separate by a cutting instrument.

HEW'ED, pp.

Cut and made smooth or even; chopped; hacked; shaped by cutting or by a chisel.

HEW'ER, n.

One who hews wood or stone.

HEW'ING, ppr.

Cutting and making smooth or even; chopping; hacking; forming by the chisel.

HEWN, pp.

The same as Hewed.

HEX'A-CHORD, n. [Gr. εξ, six, and χορδη, a chord.]

In ancient music, an imperfect chord called a sixth. Also, an instrument of six chords, or system of six sounds. Rousseau.

HEX-A-DAC'TYL-OUS, a. [Gr. εξ and δακτυλος.]

Having six fingers or toes.

HEX'ADE, n. [Gr. εξ, six.]

A series of six numbers. Med. Repos.

HEX'A-GON, n. [Gr. εξ, six, and γωνια, an angle.]

In geometry, a figure of six sides and six angles. If the sides and angles are equal, it is a regular hexagon. The cells of honey-comb are hexagons, and it is remarkable that bees instinctively form their cells of this figure, which fills any given space without any interstice or loss of room.

HEX-AG'ON-AL, a.

Having six sides and six angles.

HEX-AG'ON-Y,

for Hexagon, is not used.

HEX'A-GYN, n. [Gr. εξ, six, and γυνη, a female.]

In botany, a plant that has six styles.

HEX-A-GYN'I-AN, a.

Having six styles.

HEX-A-HE'DRAL, a.

Of the figure of a hexahedron; having six equal sides.

HEX-A-HE'DRON, n. [Gr. εξ, six, and εδρα, a base or seat.]

A regular solid body of six sides; a cube.

HEX-A-HEM'E-RON, n. [Gr. εξ, six, and ημερα, day.]

The term of six days. Good.

HEX-AM'E-TER, a.

Having six metrical feet.

HEX-AM'E-TER, n. [Gr. εξ, six, and μετρον, measure.]

In ancient poetry, a verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are composed the Iliad of Homer and the Æneid of Virgil. Diva so|lo fix|os ocu|los a|versa ten|ebat. Virgil.

HEX-A-MET'RIC, or HEX-A-MET'RIC-AL, a.

Consisting of six metrical feet. Warton.

HEX-AN'DER, n. [Gr. εξ, six, and ανηρ, male.]

In botany, a plant having six stamens.

HEX-AN'DRI-AN, a.

Having six stamens.

HEX-AN'GU-LAR, a. [Gr. εξ, six, and angular.]

Having six angles or corners.

HEX-A-PET'AL-OUS, a. [Gr. εξ, six, and πεταλον, a leaf.]

Having six petals or flower-leaves.