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- English Word Hardness Definition The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a body, determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be itself scratched;-measured among minerals on a scale of which diamond and talc form the extremes.
- English Word Hardness Definition The peculiar quality exhibited by water which has mineral salts dissolved in it. Such water forms an insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for washing purposes.
- English Word Hardock Definition See Hordock.
- English Word Hardpan Definition The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a.
- English Word Hards Definition The refuse or coarse part of fiax; tow.
- English Word Hardship Definition That which is hard to hear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.
- English Word Hardspun Definition Firmly twisted in spinning.
- English Word Hardtail Definition See Jurel.
- English Word Hardware Definition Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.
- English Word Hardwareman Definition One who makes, or deals in, hardware.
- English Word Hardwaremen Definition of Hardwareman
- English Word Hardy Definition Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.
- English Word Hardy Definition Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
- English Word Hardy Definition Strong; firm; compact.
- English Word Hardy Definition Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
- English Word Hardy Definition Able to withstand the cold of winter.
- English Word Hardy Definition A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
- English Word Hare Definition To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry.
- English Word Hare Definition A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity.
- English Word Hare Definition A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus.