Heart

hart, n. (Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, contracting rhythmically and keeping up the circulation of the blood. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, also of the understanding or will, and of moral life and character individual disposition and character the inmost or most e ential part of any body or system vital portion courage sun, cube, full moon, fdot cow, oil linger HEATH spirit vigorous activ- „ ity power of fertile production that which is heart-shaped, esp. a q s-*vr-\ figure like that ( in the margin, V /or one of ase- \ / ries of playing- *"| -^ cards, dist in- _. Heart. gu hed by "* [AS. heorte, L. cor, Gr. ^Z» ker, kardia, Skr. hrid, hridaya; Gr. kradaein, to quiver, beat, — Skr. kurd, to jump.] Heart'en,-n,i'.t |-ened (-nd), -ening.] To encourage, embolden. Heart 'y, a. [-iee, -iest.] Exhibiting the Section of Heart. action of the heart superior vena cava; pul proceeding from the monary artery aort heart exhibiting pulmonary art oulmonary au strength sound firm mitral valve venpromoting strength; Beptum nourishing; rich; sin ventricle; cere cordial warm ferior m, tricuspid v zealous; vigorous; enern, right auricle pulm«nagetic— Heart'ily. -1-lT, ry veins. [See LtJNG.] adv. — Heartine , «. — Heartle , a. Without » heart; destitute of sensibility or courage unsymp* thetic; cruel.— Heartle ly, adv. — HeartleBsnes* n. — At heart. In the true character or dispositions really; substantially. — To break the h. of. To brin* to despair or hopele grief. — To get by h. To com mit to memory, learn thoroughly. — To have the h. the mouth. To be much frightened. — To set the h at rest. To put one's self at ease. — To set the h. upon To long for earnestly.— Heart'-ache, n. Sorrow; an — guish of mind; mental pang. brok'en, a. Deeplj — affected or grieved. burn, n. (Med.) An uneasy, burning sensation in the stomach cardialgia. — -burn'ing, n. (Med.) Same as Heartburn. JDis — content; secret enmity. rend'ing. a. Breaking the heart; very distre ing. sick. a. Sick at heartl depre ed; low spirited. sick'ening, a. Tending — to make the heart sick or depre ed. string, n. A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the — heart. wood, n. The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, differing in color from the outei layers. — Heart's'-ease, n. Peace or tranquillity oi feeling. (Bot.) A species of violet; pansy. Hearth, harth or herth, n. The floor of a fire-place; the house itself, considered as the abode of comfort and hospitality; a projecting shelf in front of a 6tove; a form of metallurgic furnace; the lower part of a blast or reverberatory furnace. [AS. heordh, hearth, OGH. hert, ground, hearth, Goth, haitrja, burning coals.] — Hearth'-stone, n. Stone forming the hearth; fireside.