Huff

[A. S. heofen, heafen, raised, elevated, pp. of heb ban, to raise; Sp. chufár, to mock, to hector, chufa, rhodomontade.] A rising of sudden petulance, anger, or arrogance; a fit of spleen or disappointment; a state of sulky humor. - A boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio; a bumptious, self-conceited person. -v. a. To swell; to puff up; to enlarge. "The diaphragm may be easily huffed up with air." ( Grew .) - To hector; to browbeat; to treat with hauteur or insolence; to bluster; to rebuke in a bullying manner. -v. n. "You must not presume to huf us."-Echard. To dilate or enlarge, as bread; to swell up, or become distended or inflated. - To swell with pride, arrogance, or self-esteem; to bluster or storm with anger; to bounce or brag; as, a huffing coward. "When Peg received John's me age, she huffed and stormed like the deuce."-Arbuthnot. -To take away a piece from the board, as in che or draughts; as, I huffed his king. Huffer, n. A blusterer; a bully; a fire-eater; a braggart; as, a "braggadocio huffer ." - Hudibras . Huffine , n. State or condition of being huffed, puffed up, or sulky; petulance; noisy bluster; huffishne . Huffish, a . Arrogant; petulant; having a disposition to a ume blustering or bullying airs. Huf'fishne , n . See HUFFINESS. Huffy, a. Swelled; distended; puffed up; as, huffy bread. - Petulant; being in ill-humor; exhibiting bluster, arrogance, or pique; as, a huffy person. Hug, v. a. [Ger. hegen; O. Ger. hagjan, to foster, to cherish; Goth. hubjan , to treasure up.] To pre close in an embrace; to enfold closely; to clasp to the breast; to hold to the heart; to grasp or gripe; as, to hug a pretty girl. "He hugg'd me in his arms." ( Shaks . - To clasp or embrace with some degree of pre ure; to hold fast; to fondle; to treat with tenderne . "Admire yourself... and hug your darling book." Lord Rosc. -To gripe in wrestling or scuffling. ( Naut .) To keep in the vicinity of, or close to; as, the ship hugs the land, to hug the wind. To hug one's self , to indulge in self-gratulation; to flatter one's self; to chuckle with inward glee. -v. n. To close up; to cuddle; to ma or crowd together; as, to hug with cattle. -n. A close embrace; a forcible clasp. - A particular gripe or grasp in wrestling; as, the Cornish hug . Huge, ( hūj ,) a. (comp. HUGER, superl . HUGEST.) [A. S. heag; Dan. hong , high; Swed. & Goth. hög , high, great. See HIGH.] High, with breadth and bulk; enormous; immense; gigantic; of great or exce ive size; pro "A thing that's done in hugger-mugger, under the seal of se cresy and concealment." - L'Estrange. a. Clandestine; surreptitious; secret; sly; underhand; as, hugger - mugger love-making. - Mean; paltry; contemptible; sordid; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy; as, a hugger- mugger way of living. Hugh Capet, founder of the third race of French monarchs, was count of Paris and Orleans. H. was proclaimed king of France at Noyen, 987, and D. 996, aged 57. Hughes, THOMAS, a popular English novelist, B. 1823, and educated at Rugby (under Dr. Arnold), and at Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1848. In 1856, he published Tom Brown's School - days , which proved eminently popular, and has gone through many editions both in England and in this country. A sequel to this work, entitled Tom Brown at Oxford , appeared in 1861, but failed to achieve the popularity of its predece or. In 1858, he produced The Scouring of the White Horse , and, in 1865, was returned to the British House of Commons as member for Lambeth, which he continued to represent till 1874. In 1880 he took a prominent part in founding the town of Rugby, Tenn., and in 1882 became judge of the county court. The town was not a succe , and H. returned to England. Died March 22, 1896. Hughes River, in West Virginia, enters the Little Kanawha river in Wirt co. Hughes'ville, in Maryland , a post-vill. of Charles co. Hughes'ville, in New Jersey , a village of Warren co., about 18 m. S. by W. of Belvidere. Hughes'ville, in Pennsylvania, a post-borough of Lycoming co., 19 m. E. of William sport. Pop . 1,358. Hughesville, in Virginia , a P. O. of Loudoun co. Hugh's onville, in New York , a post-village of Dutche co., abt. 60 m. N. of New York city. Hu'go, VICTOR MARIE, VICOMTE, a distinguished French poet, politician, and man of letters. B. at Besançon, 1802, his father being a colonel in the French army. He received a cla ical education in a religious house, and, in 1822, brought out the 1st vol. of his Odes and Ballads ; and his tales Hans of Iceland, and Bug Jargal , were also written about this time. In 1826 he published a second vol. of the Odes and Ballads , which exhibited a change in his political and literary opinions, and, in 1827, he composed his drama Cromwell. In 1829 he published his Last Days of a Condemned Criminal, a work which, owing to its fearful interest, secured an immense succe . H. prepared a further attack on the cla ical slyle of French dramatic literature in his Hernani , first played at the Théâtre Français in 1830, when it caused a scene of riotous confusion. The French Academy went so far as to lodge a complaint against IMG:content-0630.jpg:[graphic] H.'s attempted innovations at the foot of the throne. Charles X. sensibly replied, that "in matters of art he was no more than a private person." Shortly after the revolution of July, 1830. his Marion de Lorme , which had been suppre ed by the censorship under the Restoration, was performed with succe . Le Roi s'Amuse was also performed at the Théâtre Français in Jan., 1832, but was indicted by the govt. the day after. His lyrical poems, Les Orient a les , published in 1828, and Les Feuilles d'Automne , which appeared in 1832. were received with enthusiasm. H. , who published afterwards a number of dramatic pieces of various merit, was, after much opposition, admitted into the Academy in 1841, and was created a peer of France by Louis-Philippe. In 1849 he was chosen president of the Peace Congre of which he had been a leading member. On the coup d'état of Dec. 2, 1851, H. , then a member of the legislative a embly, was among those deputies who vainly attempted to a ert the rights of the a embly and to propose the constitution. His conduct led to his proscription. He took refuge in the island of Jersey, and subsequently in that of Guernsey, having steadfastly refused to avail himself of the general amnesties i ued in 1859 and in 1869. He wrote much after he had left France. His very trenchant satire, Napoléon le Petit (Napoléon the the U. States and Great Britain, and especially, July, -One skilled in the knowledge of human nature. 1812, the capture of the English frigate, the Guerriere , which surrendered after having lost all its masts and 79 men killed and wounded. H. was then in command of the frigate Constitution. D. in Philadelphia, 1843. Hull, a river of England, in Yorkshire, flows from the E. Wolds into the Humber, at Hull. Length 30 m. Hull, or KINGSTON-UPON-HULL, a parliamentary bor- ough and seaport of England, in Yorkshire, 36 m. S. E. of York, aud 150 m. N. of London, at the conflu- ence of the Hull and Humber. H. has magnificent docks and is the great outlet for the woolen and cotton goods of the midland counties, with all of which it is in direct communication, by means of railroad, river, or canal. Many shipbuilding yards are in operation here, and the chief manufactures are those principally to which a flourishing port gives rise, as ropes, canvas, chain, chain-cables, machinery, . Many mills of various kinds are here carried on, as well as chemical factories, tanneries, potteries, and sugar-refineries. Immense commercial intercourse exists between H. and the Humanitarian, n. [Fr. human it a ire .) A term some times applied to those who deny the divinity of Christ, and a ert Him to have been mere man. The term, however, is also sometimes applied to the disciples of St. Simon, and in general to those who look to the perfectibility of human nature as their great moral and social dogma, and ignore altogether the dependence of man upon super- natural aid, believing in the all-sufficiency of his own innate powers. - See SOCINIAN, UNITARIAN. -a. Relating or belonging to humanitarians, or to the doctrines held by them. Humanitarianism, n. The doctrines advanced by the humanitarians. Human'ity, n. [Fr. human ité; Lat. human it as, from human us , human.] The peculiar nature'or individuality of man by which he is distinguished from other beings; state or quality of being human, or of the race of man- kind. The human race; the collective body of man- kind. Hull, a village of prov. Quebec, co. of Ottawa, on the Ottawa river, opposite Ottawa. Hull, in Ma achusetts, a post-town and township of Plymouth co., about 9 miles S.E. of the city of Boston. Pop . (1895) 1,044. Hull, in Wisconsin, a flourishing post-township of Portage co. Hull'er, n. One who, or that which, hulls; particularly, an agricultural implement for hulling or husking corn. Hull-gull, n. A pastime for children. Hull's Mills, in New York , a P. O. of Dutche co. cuticular. into France. The word has now fallen into disuse in Hully, n. Having hulls, husks, or pods; siliquose; the French language, the followers of Calvin being called Réformés, while the disciples of Luther are in- cluded, together with the former, under the general ap- pell at i on of Protestant. The history of the rise and progre of the Huguenots forms one of the chief chap- ters in the annals of France. For some time after their establishment as a sect, the Huguenots continued to in- crease in numbers, although they were troubled with occasional persecutions under the reigns of Francis I. and Henry II., until the year 1560, when they took part in the conspiracy of Amboise. By the edict of January, 1562, the right of the free exercise of their religion was restored to them; but in truth this edict was worthle to them, and they were forced to rise en ma e to save themselves from the persecutions of the government. The leaders were the Prince de Condé, Admiral Coligny; and, indeed, they numbered among them some of the noblest and most influential houses in France. Al- though thus powerful, the wars of the 16th century soon decimated them, and they gradually lost ground under the continual aggre ions of the Catholic body. After the conversion or perversion of Henry IV., most of the nobles abandoned the failing cause of the Huguenots. They, however, managed to sustain two Hulme/ville, in Pennsylvania, a post-borough of Bucks co., about 20 m. N.E. of Philadelphia. Hu'loist, n. Same as HYLOIST, (q. v.). Huloth'eism, n. Same as HYLOTHEISM, ( q . v.). Hul'ton, in Penna ., a village of Allegheny co., 12 m. N.E. of Pittsburgh. Its P. O. is OAKMONT. Pop .(1897) about 2,100. Hul'ver, n. [0. Eng. hulfere .] The HOLLY, Ilex aquifo- lium . See ILEX. by which he is distinguished from the lower orders of animals. Quality of being humane; kindne ; benevo- lence; compa ion; exercise of philanthropy; acts of tenderne and charity. "How few, like thee, enquire the wretched out, And court the offices of soft humanity?" - Rowe. -Liberal education, or mental education; training and polishing of the faculties given to man; teaching in cla ical studies, and polite literature. To utter a sound like that bees; to buzz; to make a dull, protracted, nasal sound; to drone; to make a mur- murous noise; as, the humming of a top. -To pause in speaking, and make an audible noise, like the humming of bees; to make a drawling, nasal utter- ance, whether from embarra ment or affection; as, to To make an inarticulate, buzzing sound; to drone; to mumble; to utter in a sing-song tone of voice. "To bite his lip, and hum at good Com in i us, much unhearts me." civil wars against Louis XIII. in the following century. -To make a dull, heavy, deep noise, like a drone. The history of the Protestant Church in France then 'Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep."-Pope. ceased to have any political bearing, and the name Hu--v. a. To sing in a low voice, or in a murmurous tone; guenot itself soon pa ed out of ordinary use. See Hist . Hulk'y, a. Bulky: clumsy; unwieldy; as, a big hulky fellow. (Used as provincial English.) Hull, n. [A. S. hul ; Ger. hülle , a covering; W. hul , hulian; Sansk. hul , to cover.] The husk, integument, or outer covering of anything, particularly of grain, nuts, .; a pod. -To applaud or greet with a murmuring noise; to receive a buzz of approbation. To cajole; to dupe, by a plau- sible tone of voice; to flatter by soothing words. (Col- loquially used.) -n. The noise made by bees or insects during flight; the sound given forth by a revolving top, or whirling-wheel, .; a murmur; a buzz; a droning sound. "The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums."-Shaks. -Any inarticulate, or murmurous and buzzing sound; as, (1.) A low, confused sound, as of crowds at a distance. (2.) A low, inarticulate sound, uttered by a speaker in a pause of hesitation or embarra ment. will not do the busine ." (Dryden.) (3.) A subdued expre ion of applause; a buzz or murmured utterance of approbation. - A hoax; a deception; an imposition; a bam. Hum, interj. Ahem; hem; a sound given with a pause, implying hesitation, doubt, embarra ment, or deliber- Hu'man, a . [Fr. huma in; Lat. human us , from homo, a man, a human being. Etymol. unknown.] Belonging to man, or mankind; having the faculties, qualities, or attributes of a man; pertaining or having reference to the race of man; as, human nature, human life, a human voice. "To err is human, to forgive divine."- Pope . -n. A human being; a creature of mankind. (R.) Humane', a. [Fr. huma in , Lat. human us . Having Hu'mansville, in Mi ouri , a post-village of Polk co., abt. 110 m. S.W. of Jefferson City. Humation, (hu-ma's hon,) n. [Lat. humatio.] Inter- ment; act of inhumating or burying. (R.) Hum'ber, [Lat. Abus ,] one of the largest rivers in England, dividing Yorkshire and Lincoln shire. It is formed by the Ouse, Ayr, Dun, and Trent, and falls after a course of 36 m. into the German Ocean. Hum'ber, a river of Newfoundland, enters the Gulf of St Lawrence through the Bay of Islands. Length, "The executioner falls not the axe upon the humbled neck, But first begs pardon." - Shaks. -To make humbly or lowly in mind; to abase or cut down the pride of; to make to condescend; to make meek and submi ive; to mortify or make ashamed. "Fortune not much of humbling we can boast." -Pope. the feelings or dispositions proper to man; po e ing Hum'ble-bee, n. ( Zool . ) See APIDE. and exhibiting tenderne and compa ion; kind; be. Hum'ble-cow, n. A cow without horns. nevolent; pitiful; compa ionate; merciful; inclined Hum'ble-mouthed, a . Mild; meek; staid; demure. to treat the brute creation with kindne ; - opposed to cruel . Humanely, adv . In a humane manner; kindly; tenderly; compa ionately; benevolently; as, he was treated humanely. Humane'ne , n . State or quality of being humane; humanity; tenderne ; compa ion. Human'ics, n. sing . The science of human nature; the doctrine of humanity. Human'ify, v. a. [Lat. human us , human, and facere , to make.] To make human; to endue with the per- sonality of human nature; to incarnate. (R.) Humanist, n. A student of humanity. Polite literature, ( belles -lettres;) - used in some of the Euro- pean universities. Humblene , n. State or quality of being humble or lowly; humility; meekne ; diffidence. "A grain of glory, mixed with humblene , Cures both a fever and lethargic ne ." - Herbert. Humble-plant, n. ( Bot .) See MIMOSA. Humbler, n. He who, or that which humbles or IMG:content-0631.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0632.jpg:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed]