Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HET-E-ROPH'YL-LOUS, a. [Gr. ετερος, diverse, and φυλλον, leaf.]

Having leaves different from the regular form. A heterophyllous violet is one which has leaves not analogous to the leaves of other violets.

HET'E-RO-PODE, n.

One of an order of molluscous animals, whose foot is compressed into a vertical muscular lamina, serving for a fin.

HET-E-ROP'TICS, n. [See Optics.]

False optics. Spectator.

HET-E-ROS'CIAN, a.

Having the shadow fall one way only. Gregory.

HET-E-ROS'CIAN, n. [Gr. ετερος, other, and σκια, shadow.]

Those inhabitants of the earth are called Heteroscians, whose shadows fall one way only. Such are those who live between the tropics and the polar circles. The shadows of those who live north of the tropic of Cancer, fall northward; those of the inhabitants south of the tropic of Capricorn, fall southward; whereas the shadows of those who dwell between the tropics fall sometimes to the north and sometimes to the south.

HET-E-ROT'O-MOUS, a. [Gr. ετερος, another, and τεμνω, to cleave.]

In mineralogy, having a different cleavage from feldspar. Mohs.

HET-E-ROT'RO-PAL, or HET-E-ROT'RO-POUS, a. [Gr. ετερος and τρεπω.]

In botany, when the micropyle is at neither end of the seed, the embryo will be neither erect nor inverted, but will be in a more or less oblique direction with respect to the seed, and is then said to be heterotropous, or heterotropal. Lindley.

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.