HAIRWORM
Hair"worm`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See
Gordius.
HAIRY
Hair"y, a.
Defn: Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute. His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge. Milton.
HAITIAN
Hai"ti*an, a. & n.
Defn: See Haytian.
HAJE
Ha"je, n. Etym: [Ar. hayya snake.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp.
HAKE
Hake, n. Etym: [See Hatch a half door.]
Defn: A drying shed, as for unburned tile.