HONVEDSEG Hon"véd*ség`, n. [Hung. honvedseg; honved + seg, an abstract or collective suffix.] (Hungary)
Defn: See Army organization, above.
HOO
Hoo, interj.
1. See Ho. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Hurrah! — an exclamation of triumphant joy. Shak.
-HOOD -hood. Etym: [OE. hod, had, hed, hede, etc., person, rank, order, condition, AS. had; akin to OS. hed, OHG. heit, G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf. Skr. ketu brightness, cit to appear, be noticeable, notice. sq. root217. Cf. -head.]
Defn: A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the form - head.
HOOD
Hood, n. Etym: [OE. hood, hod, AS. hod; akin to D. hoed hat, G. hut,
OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed. sq. root13.]
1. State; condition. [Obs.] How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being understood Spenser.
2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially: (a) A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed. (b) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. "All hoods make not monks." Shak. (c) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure. (d) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood. (e) A covering for a horse's head. (f) (Falconry) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon.