2. The human skin; — so called in contempt. O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! Shak.
HIDE
Hide, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hided; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding.]
Defn: To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]
HIDEBOUND
Hide"bound`, a.
1. Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; — said of an animal.
2. (Hort.)
Defn: Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; — said of trees. Bacon.
3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative. Milton. Carlyle.
4. Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.] Quarles.
HIDEOUS Hid"e*ous, a. Etym: [OE. hidous, OF. hidous, hidos, hidus, hisdos, hisdous, F. hideux: cf. OF. hide, hisde, fright; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egidi horror, or L. hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E. hispid.]