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[Gr. him as (gen it. himantos) =a leather strap or thong, and pous =a foot.] Ornith.: A genus of Charadriide (Plovers), containing birds so long-legged that they are often called Stilts [STILT.] him-self, pro. [Eng. him, and self.] 1. An emphatic or reflexive form of the personal pronoun of the third person singular. It is used either alone (as in the example), or more frequently in combination with a noun or the pronoun he . nouns. It was formerly used also in reference to neuter "Above the clouds as high as Heaven himself." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet, iv. 5. 2. Used figuratively for in one's right mind; having po e ion or command of one's self; in one's true character, after a temporary wandering or derangement, or in one's usual physical health; as, He has come to himself ; He is not himself . 11. By himself : Alone, unaccompanied. "The king's son have I landed by himself." Shakesp.: Tempest, L. 2. 2. Of or by himself: (1) Unaided. (2) Of one's own proper motion. Him-yar-Ic, a. [See def.] Relating or pertain ing to Himyar, King of Yemen in Southern Arabia, or to his descendants, spec if., applied to certain inscriptions showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the language still spoken in Southern Arabia, or to such inscriptions themselves. In Arabic mythology Himyar was the son of Saba; in other words, the Hi my a rites were descended from the Sabeans. No proof exists that there was a country called Himyar. (Trans. Bib. Arch . Soc ., ii. 420.) Him-yar-It'-Iic, a. & s. [HIMYARIC.] A. As adj .: The same as HIMYARIC (q. v.). B. As subst.: The language spoken in Southern Arabia. It is a dialect of Arabic. IMG:content-1175.png:[blocks in formation] *hinch, v . i . [Etym. doubtful.] To be stingy. hind (1), *hinde (1), *hynd, *hynde, s. [A. S. kind; cogn. with Dut, hinde ; Icel., Dan. & Sw. hind; O. H. Ger. hintá ; M. H. Ger. hinde ; Ger. hind in.] The female of the red deer or stag. "A milk-white hind, immortal, and unchanged." Dryden: Hind and Panther, i. 1.