hemistich

[Lat. hemistichium, from Gr. hemistich i on, from hem i- =half, and stichos =a row.] Half a verse in poetry; an imperfect or incomplete verse. "The pause is a rest that divides the verse into two parts, each of them called an hemistich." -Goldsmith: E ay 18. two, the one half turned round upon the other. B. As substantive: IMG:content-1113.png:[merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] under A. Crystal. & Min .: Crystallization producing crys- tals of the kind called hemitropal (q.v.). hěm-lock, *hem-locke, *hem-lok, *ham- locke, *hame-loc, s . & a. [A. S. hemleác, hemlic, hemlyc, hymlice .] A. As substantive : 1. Bot . The umbelliferous genus Conium (q. v.). Common hemlock is Conium maculatum ; Water hemlock, Cicuta virosa , called also Cowbane. [CI- CUTA.] Used likewise of the species C. maculata and Phellandrium aquaticum . In the example the reference is apparently to the hemlock-spruce. "When the mournful Wawonai a, Sorrowing sang among the hemlocks ." dens is; Le er Hemlock is Æthus a cyna pum, and Mountain Hemlock, Le visticum of ficin ale. 2. Pharmacy: [CONIUM.] B. As adj.: Of, belonging to, or in any way resembling the conium cr cicuta [A]. hemlock spruce, s. Bot.: Abies can a dens is. It is Hemlock-spruce. an elegant, droop- ing, low evergreen tree, valuable as growing in the shade of other trees. It is very common in this country. The substance from which spruce beer is made is an extract from its leaves. "O hemlock- tree ! how faithful are thy branches." Long fellow: Hemlock-tree. (Trans.) hěmmed, pa . par . or a. [HEM, v.] hěm-mel, s . [Etym. doubtful.] 1. A crowd or herd, as of cattle. 2. A shed or covering for cattle. hěm-mēr, s . [Eng. hem, v.; -er.] One who or that which hems. Specifically, an attachment to a sewing-machine for turning over the edge of a piece of fabric or a garment, in order that the flap may be stitched down. As the fabric is fed along, the edge is turned over in a curved path, and is then flattened by the pre er-foot ready for stitching by the needle. TYSIS.] hě-mop'-ty-sis, he-mop-to-ē, subst . [HEMOP- hem-õr-rhage (age as Ig), hem-or-rhā-gy, s.