v. t.
I would harden myself in sorrow. Job vi. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
The deliberate judgment of those who knew him [ A. Lincoln ] has hardened into tradition. The Century. [ 1913 Webster ]
They, hardened more by what might most reclaim. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia.
a.
n. One who, or that which, hardens; specif., one who tempers tools. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.