1. Skillful; dexterous; clever. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Friendly; civil; gentle; kind. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HENDECAGON
Hen*dec"a*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. hendécagone.] (Geom.)
Defn: A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles. [Written also endecagon.]
HENDECANE
Hen"de*cane, n. Etym: [Gr. "e`ndeka eleven.] (Chem.)
Defn: A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; — so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane, undecane.
HENDECASYLLABIC
Hen*dec`a*syl*lab"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.
HENDECASYLLABLE Hen*dec"a*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [L. hendecasyllabus, Gr. hendécasyllabe.]
Defn: A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton.