HARD

adj. Ha3rd. A.-S., heard. Gr.,<r<cAi}po(lstdef.). Lat-i diirus (1st def.). Fr., dur. Ger., hart. It., Sp., duro. 1. Solid, firm, difficult to cut. break, or bend. 2. Of water, forming with difficulty a lather with soap. [B.] 3. Of the pulse, unyielding. H.-beam. The Carp in us betulus. [A, 505 (a, 21).] [s. 286]