Defn: Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the
Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the
Alpine regions; as, the Helvetic confederacy; Helvetic states.
HELVINE; HELVITE
Hel"vine, Hel"vite, n. Etym: [L. helvus of a light bay color.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral of a yellowish color, consisting chiefly of silica, glucina, manganese, and iron, with a little sulphur.
HEM
Hem, pron. Etym: [OE., fr. AS. him, heom, dative pl. of. h he. See
He, They.]
Defn: Them [Obs.] Chaucer.
HEM
Hem, interj.
Defn: An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm. Cough or cry hem, if anybody come. Shak.
HEM
Hem, n.
Defn: An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. "His morning hems." Spectator.
HEM
Hem, v. i. [Hem, interj.]