HILT
Hilt, n. Etym: [AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G. hilze,
Icel. hjalt.]
1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.
HILTED
Hilt"ed, a.
Defn: Having a hilt; — used in composition; as, basket-hilted, cross-hilted.
HILUM
Hi"lum, n. Etym: [L., a little thing, trifle.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; — called also hile.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.
HILUS
Hi"lus, n. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)