Hessians
plural of Hessian
• ashiness
hessians
plural of hessian
• ashiness
Source: Wiktionary
Hes"sian, a.
Definition: Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. Hessian boots, or Hessians, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. Thackeray.
– Hessian cloth, or Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for sacking.
– Hessian crucible. See under Crucible.
– Hessian fly (Zoöl.), a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor). Its larvæ live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution.
Hes"sian, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.]
Note: This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War.
3. pl.
Definition: See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
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