<B>haik, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an oblong piece of cloth wrapped around the head and body and worn as an outer garment by Arab men and women, especially in northern Africa. Also, <B>hayk.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="haikai">
<B>haikai, </B>noun, pl. <B>-kai.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a long Japanese poem, often humorous, with stanzas whose lines alternate between 17 and 14 syllables. Usually a small group of poets took turns composing the poem's stanzas. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=haiku.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="haikal">
<B>haikal, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the central chapel of three altars, forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. </DL>
<A NAME="haikalscreen">
<B>haikal screen,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a screen, often elaborately carved or decorated, which separates the haikal from the body of the church. </DL>
<A NAME="haiku">
<B>haiku, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ku</B> or <B>-kus.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a poem or verse form consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables respectively. (Example:) <DL COMPACT><DD> Snail, my little man, <DL COMPACT><DD> Slowly--ah, very slowly-- <DL COMPACT><DD> Climb up Mount Fuji! <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, <B>hokku.</B> </DL>
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<A NAME="haikwantael">
<B>haikwan tael,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the former official Chinese tael used by customs, equal to 1.20666 ounces of fine silver troy weight. <DD><B> 2. </B>the former Chinese monetary unit or tael used by customs, superseded in 1935 by the yuan. </DL>
<A NAME="hail">
<B>hail</B> (1), verb, noun, interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to shout in welcome to; greet; cheer. <BR> <I>Ex. The crowd hailed the winner.</I> (SYN) address, salute. <DD><B> 2. </B>to greet as; call. <BR> <I>Ex. They hailed him leader.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to call loudly to; shout to. <BR> <I>Ex. After our car stalled, we hailed passing cars to beg a ride. The captain hailed the passing ship.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to call out in order to attract attention. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a shout of welcome; greeting; cheer. <DD><B> 2. </B>a loud call; shout. <BR> <I>Ex. The ship moved out without heeding our hails.</I> <DD><I>interj. </I> greetings! welcome!. <BR> <I>Ex. Hail to the winner!</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>drink hail,</B> </I>a salutation in reply to the pledge of wassail. <BR> <I>Ex. The cup was offered with the salutation, "Wassail," to which the knight replied, "drink hail!"</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>hail fellow well met.</B> </I>See under <B>fellow.</B> <BR><I>expr. <B>hail from,</B> </I>to come from. <BR> <I>Ex. The ship hails from Boston.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>within hail,</B> </I>near enough to hear a call or shout. <BR> <I>Ex. When the President came within hail of us, we cheered. When we came within hail, we found that they were English (William Dampier).</I> noun <B>hailer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="hail">
<B>hail</B> (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>small, roundish pieces of ice or frozen vapor coming down from the clouds in a shower; frozen rain; hailstones. <BR> <I>Ex. Hail fell with such violence that it broke windows.</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>a shower or storm of hail. <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. A hail of bullets met the soldiers.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to fall in hail. <BR> <I>Ex. Sometimes it hails during a summer thunderstorm.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Figurative.) to pour down in a shower like hail. <BR> <I>Ex. The angry mob hailed blows on the thief.</I> </DL>
<B>Hail Columbia,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a bawling out; sharp reproof. <BR> <I>Ex. I got Hail Columbia from Father for that escapade (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>disturbance; uproar. <BR> <I>Ex. to raise Hail Columbia.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="hailfellow">
<B>hail-fellow, </B>adjective, adverb, noun. <B>=hail fellow well met.</B></DL>
<A NAME="hailmary">
<B>Hail Mary,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an Ave Maria in the Roman Catholic Church. </DL>
<A NAME="hailstone">
<B>hailstone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a ball or pellet of hail. Hailstones are usually very small, but sometimes they are as big as marbles. </DL>
<A NAME="hailstorm">
<B>hailstorm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a storm with hail. </DL>
<A NAME="haily">
<B>haily, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> consisting of or characterized by hail. </DL>
<A NAME="hair">
<B>hair, </B>noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a fine, threadlike growth from the skin of people and animals. Hairs contain pigment. <DD><B> b. </B>any similar outgrowth from the body of insects and other invertebrates. <DD><B> 2. </B>a mass of such growths. <BR> <I>Ex. The little girl's hair was yellow and silky.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a fine, threadlike growth from the outer layer of plants. It consists of an elongated cell, or a row of cells, usually soft and flexible like the hair of animals. <DD><B> 4. </B>a cloth, mat, or other fabric of hair, such as haircloth. <DD><B> 5. </B>a very narrow space. <DD><B> 6. </B>something very small; least degree; hair's-breadth. <BR> <I>Ex. The ball missed his head by a hair.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of, having to do with, or connected with hair or a hair. <DD><B> 2. </B>made of or with hair. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to produce or grow hair. <DD><B> 2. </B>to form hairlike fibers. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to free from hair. <BR><I>expr. <B>by a hair's breadth,</B> </I>by the narrowest margin imaginable. <BR> <I>Ex. The car suddenly swerved and missed hitting the tree by a hair's breadth.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>get in one's hair,</B> </I>(Informal.) to bother one; be a nuisance to one. <BR> <I>Ex. The insistent salesman got so in her hair that she slammed the door in his face.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>hair of the dog</B> (<B>that bit one</B>), <DD><B> a. </B>a drink of liquor taken to steady the nerves or alleviate the effects of drunkenness. </I> <I>Ex. Drink again. Another hair of the dog that bit you, Captain (Dickens).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) more of anything that has caused an ill or trouble, used as a remedy or means of relief. <BR> <I>Ex. At the first signs of an economic hangover from past inflation, the hair of the dog will be urged on the present Administration (Wall Street Journal).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>let one's hair down,</B> (Slang.) <DD><B> a. </B>to be carefree or relaxed. </I> <I>Ex. The older folks decided to let their hair down and join in the square dance.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to be frank or candid. <BR> <I>Ex. The only person with whom she let her hair down and spoke freely was her older sister.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>make one's hair stand on end,</B> </I>to fill one with great fear; frighten or alarm one. <BR> <I>Ex. The horror picture made my hair stand on end.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>split hairs,</B> </I>to make too fine distinctions. <BR> <I>Ex. He splits hairs with such surprising versatility (Leslie Stephen).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>tear one's hair,</B> </I>to be frenzied with grief or rage. <BR> <I>Ex. Sir Ralph the Rover tore his hair And curst himself in his despair (Robert Southey).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>to a hair,</B> </I>exactly; just right. <BR> <I>Ex. Three or four single men, who suit my temper to a hair (William Cowper).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>turn a hair,</B> </I>to show signs of being disturbed or embarrassed. <BR> <I>Ex. Cletus never turned a hair. His nonchalance was remarkable (Jessamyn West).</I> adj. <B>hairless.</B> adj. <B>hairlike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="hairball">
<B>hairball, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a pellet or mass of hair accumulated in an animal's stomach. </DL>
<B>hairbreadth, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> very narrow; extremely close; hair's-breadth. <BR> <I>Ex. When the tree fell, we had a hair-breadth escape.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=hair's-breadth.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="hairbrush">
<B>hairbrush, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stiff brush for smoothing and dressing the hair. </DL>
<A NAME="haircapmoss">
<B>haircap moss,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of mosses bearing fine hairs on the calyptra. </DL>
<A NAME="haircell">
<B>hair cell,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a cell having very fine hairlike processes, in the organ of Corti in the inner ear. </DL>
<A NAME="haircloth">
<B>haircloth, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a scratchy fabric made of cotton and horsehair or camel's hair. It is used especially to cover furniture and stiffen garments. </DL>
<A NAME="haircomb">
<B>haircomb, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a style of combing the hair. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=comb </B>(def. 1a.). </DL>
<A NAME="haircurling">
<B>haircurling, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) terrifying; hair-raising. <BR> <I>Ex. Passengers have haircurling stories about many of the little lines, including engine failures, landings with the landing gear retracted, and even running out of gas (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="haircut">
<B>haircut, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or manner of cutting the hair. </DL>
<A NAME="haircutter">
<B>haircutter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that cuts hair. </DL>
<A NAME="hairdo">
<B>hairdo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a way of arranging the hair, especially women's hair. (SYN) coiffure. </DL>
<A NAME="hairdress">
<B>hairdress, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>=hairdo.</B> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to arrange the hair. </DL>
<A NAME="hairdresser">
<B>hairdresser, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person whose work is cutting and arranging people's hair, especially women's hair. </DL>
<A NAME="hairdressing">
<B>hairdressing, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the act or process, or occupation of cutting and arranging the hair. <DD><B> 2. </B>the occupation or business of a hairdresser. <DD><B> 3. </B>a preparation for dressing the hair, such as a hair oil. <BR> <I>Ex. A bottle of this popular British hairdressing had arrived (Time).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> of or for the dressing of hair. </DL>
<A NAME="hairdryer">
<B>hairdryer</B> or <B>hairdrier, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a blower or similar device for drying hair. </DL>
<A NAME="haired">
<B>haired, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having hair; covered with hair. </DL>
<A NAME="hairfollicle">
<B>hair follicle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the cavity in the skin from which a hair grows. </DL>
<A NAME="hairhygrometer">
<B>hair hygrometer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hygrometer activated by the lengthening and shortening in a parcel of hair strands, caused respectively by an increase or decrease in the relative humidity. </DL>
