Hibernate, hī′bėr-nāt, v.i. to winter: to pass the winter in torpor: to live in seclusion.—ns. Hiber′nacle, a winter covering; Hibernac′ulum, any part of a plant protecting an embryonic organ during the winter.—adj. Hiber′nal, belonging to winter: wintry.—n. Hibernā′tion, the state of torpor in which many animals pass the winter. [L. hibernāre, -ātum—hibernus, wintry—hiems, winter.]
Hibernian, hī-bėr′ni-an, adj. relating to Hibernia or Ireland.—n. an Irishman.—ns. Hiber′nianism, Hiber′nicism, an Irish idiom or peculiarity.—adv. Hiber′nically.—v.t. Hiber′nicīse, to render Irish.—n. Hibernisā′tion, a making Irish. [L. Hibernia, Ireland.]
Hibiscus, hī-bis′kus, n. a genus of malvaceous plants, mostly tropical. [L.,—Gr. hibiscos, mallow.]
Hic, hik, interj. a syllable expressing the sound made by one affected with a drunken hiccup.
Hiccatee, Hicatee, hik-a-tē′, n. a fresh-water tortoise of Central America.
Hiccup, hik′up, n. the involuntary contraction of the diaphragm, while the glottis is spasmodically closed: the sound caused by this—also, but erroneously, Hic′cough.—v.i. to be affected with hiccup.—v.t. to say with a hiccup:—pr.p. hicc′upping; pa.p. hicc′upped.—adj. Hicc′upy, marked by hiccups. [Imit.; cf. Dut. hik, Dan. hikke, Bret. hik. The spelling hiccough is due to a confusion with cough.]
Hickory, hik′or-i, n. a genus (Carva) of North American nut-bearing trees, with heavy strong tenacious wood, used for shafts of carriages, handles of axes, &c. [Pohickery; of Indian origin.]
Hickwall, hik′-wal, n. (prov.) the green woodpecker.
Hid, Hidden. See Hide.
Hidalgo, hi-dal′gō, n. a Spanish nobleman of the lowest class.—adj. Hidal′goish.—n. Hidal′goism. [Sp., hijo de algo, 'the son of something.']