prop. n. (Geography) The capital
Thet char is chared, as the good wife said when she had hanged her husband. Old Proverb. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A narrow street. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. & v. A chore; to chore; to do. See Char. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Zool.) A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called
☞ It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family
n. A breastplow used in paring off turf on downs. [ Eng. ] Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. Harry, Harass. ] To excite; to tease, harass, or worry; to harry. [ Obs. ] Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. hēri, Skr. çaça. √226. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is Lepus timidus. The northern or varying hare of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare (Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called
Hare and hounds,
Hare kangaroo (Zool.),
Hare's lettuce (Bot.),
Jumping hare. (Zool.)
Little chief hare,
Crying hare
Sea hare. (Zool.)
n. (Bot.) A small, slender, branching plant (Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla nutans, which has similar flowers; -- called also
E'en the light harebell raised its head. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. “A mad hare-brained fellow.” North (Plutarch).
n.
Harefoot clover (Bot.),
a. Timorous; timid; easily frightened. Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Harrier. A. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The long-tailed duck. See Old Squaw. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure of perpendicular division like that of a hare. --
n.[ Ar. haram, orig., anything forbidden or sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit. ] [ Written also haram and hareem. ]
a. [ F. hareng herring (LL. harengus) + -form. ] Herring-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium); -- so named from the shape of its leaves. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bot.) A species of fern (Davallia Canariensis) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; -- whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Eriophorum vaginatum). See
Hare's-tail grass (Bot.),
n. [ See Pharos. ]
Plowshare bone (Anat.),
n. [ Radio- + phare. ] A radiotelegraphic station serving solely for determining the position of ships. The radius of operation of such stations was restricted by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention (1912) to 30 nautical miles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
(Zool.) Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus
v. i. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others. [ 1913 Webster ]
A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G. schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See Shear. ]
n. [ OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear, v. ]
To go shares,
Share and share alike,
v. t.
Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
While avarice and rapine share the land. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The shared visage hangs on equal sides. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The part of the plow to which the share is attached. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Anat.) The pubic bone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A farmer who rents a parcel of land from its owner and pays a portion of the crop as the rent. [ PJC ]
n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who shares; a participator; a partaker; also, a divider; a distributer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A composite plant (Aster Tripolium) growing along the seacoast of Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Zool.) A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also