helosideæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. helos is ); Lat. fom. pl. adj. suff. -ide.] Bot.: A tribe of Bal a no pho raceæ, type Helosis (q. v.). helpful 3. To a ist, to further, to improve. "If you make the earth narrower at the bottom than at the top, in fashion of a sugar-loaf reversed, it will help the experiment."-Bacon. *4. To cure, to mitigate, to relieve, as pain or distre . (Sometimes followed by of .) "To help him of his blindne ." Shakesp.: Two Gentle me a of Verona, iv. 2. 5. To remedy; to alter or change for the better; to prevent; to be of any avail against. "It is reckoned ill manners for men to quarrel upon difference of opinion, because this is a thing which no man can help in himself."- Swift . iii.) 6. To forbear, to avoid. (Tennyson: The Brook, *7. To increase, to aggravate. "Their armor helped their harm." Milton: P. L. , vi. 655. 8. To carve or distribute food at table. B. Reflexive: 1. To look after one's own busine or interest; to provide for or take care of one's self. "She is old and cannot help herself." Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt . II . , iii. 2. 2. Used negatively, with the force of not to be able to act according to one's own wishes or inclinations; to be obliged to actin a certain way; as, He had to do so, he could not help himself . C. In trans.: To lend aid or a istance; to be of use; to avail. "What they do impart help not at all." Shakesp.: Richard III., iv. 4. (1) To help forward : To a ist in making prog. re toward one's end or object. *(2) To help off : To remove by help. "They have recourse to those foolish or ill ways in use, to help off their time."-Locke. (3) To help on : To forward, to advance, to promote. (4) To help out : To aid one in getting out of a difficulty. (5) To help to : To supply with, to furnish with. "Withdraw, my lord, I'll help you to a horse." Shakesp .: Richard III., v. 4. (6) To help up: To raise, to support. "Woe to him that is alone when he falleth: for he hath not another to help him up."- Ecclus. iv. 10.