HABITUS
Hab"i*tus, n. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.
HABLE
Ha"ble, a.
Defn: See Habile. [Obs.] Spenser.
HABNAB
Hab"nab, adv. [Hobnob.]
Defn: By chance. [Obs.]
HACHURE
Hach"ure, n. Etym: [F., fr. hacher to hack. See Hatching.] (Fine
Arts)
Defn: A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching.
HACIENDA Ha`ci*en"da ( or ), n. Etym: [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.]
Defn: A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; — a word used in Spanish-American regions. 1.