helve hammer

A blacksmith's ponderous hammer, tripped by the helve and oscillating on bearings. A trip hammer (q. v.). *hělve, v . t . [HELVE, 8.] To furnish or provide with a helve or handle; to fit a helve or handle to. hěl-věl-lạ, s. [Lat. a certain eatable fungus; olus, holus , formerly helus = garden-herbs.] Bot.: The typical genus of the order Helvellacese (q. v.). Helvella lacunosa , and H. crisp a , both common, are eatable. hěl-věl-lā-çě-æ, hěl-věl-lā-çe-i, hěl-věl'lě-1, s . pl . [Mod. Lat. helvell (a); Lat. fem.pl. adj. suff. -acece , or masc. -ace i , -ei . Bot .: An order of fungals called also Ascomycetes (q. v.). The sporidia, generally eight together, are in asci. It is divided into five sub-orders (1) Helvellacei, (2) Tube race i, (3) Phacidiacei, (4) Spheriacei, and (5) Per is por i ace i.