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[O. Fr. hast if; Fr. hat if.] 1. Hasty; rash. 2. Ripening early; forward; early, as fruit. *hāst-ive-ne , *hāst-Ive-ne e, s. [English hastive; -ne .] Haste; hastine ; rashne . ( Robert de Brunne , p. 129.) hāst-ỹ, a. [Eng. hast (e); -y; Sw. & Dan. hastig; Dut. haastig; O. Fris. hastich, hastig.] 1. Moving or acting with haste or speed; speedy; quick; the opposite to slow. IMG:content-1011.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Done or carried out hastily or hurriedly; cursory; as, a hasty sketch. 3. Acting with haste; rash; inconsiderate; eager; precipitate; thoughtle ; the opposite to deliberate. "See'st thou a man that is hasty in his words?"-Proverbs xxix. 20. 4. In a hurry; pre ed for time. "Are you so hasty ?" Shakesp.: Much Ado about Nothing , v. 1. 5. Pa ionate; irritable; vehement; easily excited; as, a hasty temper. "He that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly."-Proverbs xiv. 29. 6. Indicating or expre ive of anger; as, hasty words. 7. Ripening early; coming early to maturity. "Beauty shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer."- Isaiah xxviii. 3. hasty-footed, adj. Nimble; swift; moving swiftly. "We have chid the hasty - footed time." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 2. hasty-pudding, s. 1. A pudding or thick batter made of flour and milk boiled together. " Hasty - pudding is thy chiefest dish."-Dorset. 2. Oatmeal and water boiled together; porridge. 3. A batter made of Indian meal stirred into boiling water. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, *hasty-witted, a . Rash, inconsiderate, hasty. hat, *hatte, s. [A. S. hæt ; cogn. with Icel. hattr ; Sw.hatt ; Dan. hat .] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Lit .: A covering for the head, having a crown or top, sides, and continuous brim, made of cloth, felt, straw, silk, splints, gra , ., and worn by men and women as a protection to the head, or as an ornament. "The stuffs and hats of which France had hitherto enjoyed a monopoly." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. vi. 2. Fig .: The dignity or position of a cardinal; from the broad-brimmed scarlet hat worn by cardinals. II. Technically : 1. Tanning: The stratum of bark on the top of a pile of hides and interposed bark, filling a tappit. 2. Metall .: A depre ion in the tunnel-head of a smelting-furnace to detain the gases. (1) To raise the hat to one , To give one the hat: To take the hat off, to salute. "I said nothing, but gave you my hat."-Hist. of Col. Jack (1723). (2) To hang up one's hat in a house: To make one's self at home in another's house. (3) To pa round the hat : To ask for subscriptions, charity, donations, . IMG:content-1012.png:[blocks in formation]