helvetan

[Fr. Helvétien; Lat. Helvetius = of or from Helvetia Switzerland.] Min .: The name given by R. T. Simmler to a micaceous mineral of gray whitish, reddish greenish, violet, or copper red color, from the gnei es of the Alps. Hěl-ve-tian, a. [Lat. Helveti ( a )=Switzerland; Eng., ., suff.- an ; Fr. Helvétien , fem. Helvétienne .] Geol. & Hist . Of or belonging to Switzerland. Helvetian-republic, s . Hist .: The name given to a republic established under French auspices in Switzerland in April, 1798, after the conquest of that country by Napoleon I. IMG:content-1109.png:[blocks in formation] I. Ordinary Language: 1. An edge, border, or margin. "Upon the very hem o' the sea." Shakesp.: Timon of Athens, v. 4. 2. The edge or border of a garment, or piece of cloth, doubled and sewed to strengthen it, and pre"Rowlers must be made of even cloth, white and gentle, without hem , seam, or thread hanging by."-Wiseman. II. Arch .: The spiral projecting part of the Ionic capital. vent the raveling of the weft threads. hěm (1), v. t. [Cf. Ger.hemmen=to check, to hem, from ham me =a fence.] IMG:content-1110.png:[blocks in formation] 1. To cry hem; to give a short cough. "The people nought but hem , and cough, and splatter." Sir J. Harrington: Epigram , bk. ii., No. 25. 2. To hesitate, to hum and haw. "Now play me Nestor; hem and stroke thy beard." Shakesp.: Troilus and Cre ida, i. 3. hěm, interj . [An imitative word, allied to hum (q. v.).] A voluntary short cough, uttered by way of warning, encouragement, calling attention, hesitation, or doubt. It is sometimes used as a noun hèm-a-. Anglicized form of the prefix Hema (q. v.). hem-a-chāte, s. [Lat. hæmachates; Gr. haima chates ; pref. hem- , and Gr. achates agate.] Min .: A kind of agate sprinkled with spots of red jasper. boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, cell, chorus, chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; hemeralopia