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hatchet
(encz) | hatchet,sekyrka Pavel Machek |
Hatchet
(gcide) | Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax.
See 1st Hatch, Hash.]
1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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2. Specifically, a tomahawk.
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Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow.
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hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a
hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. --Dryden.
To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled.
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last
two phrases are derived from the practice of the American
Indians. |
hatchet
(wn) | hatchet
n 1: weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American
Indians [syn: tomahawk, hatchet]
2: a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to
chop wood) |
hatchet
(devil) | HATCHET, n. A young axe, known among Indians as a Thomashawk.
"O bury the hatchet, irascible Red,
For peace is a blessing," the White Man said.
The Savage concurred, and that weapon interred,
With imposing rites, in the White Man's head.
John Lukkus
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bury the hatchet
(encz) | bury the hatchet,skončit boj Zdeněk Brožbury the hatchet,uzavřít mír Zdeněk Brož |
claw hatchet
(encz) | claw hatchet, n: |
half hatchet
(encz) | half hatchet, n: |
hatchet job
(encz) | hatchet job, |
hatchet man
(encz) | hatchet man,sekerník Zdeněk Brož |
Hatchet
(gcide) | Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax.
See 1st Hatch, Hash.]
1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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2. Specifically, a tomahawk.
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Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow.
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hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a
hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. --Dryden.
To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled.
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last
two phrases are derived from the practice of the American
Indians. |
hatchet face
(gcide) | Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax.
See 1st Hatch, Hash.]
1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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2. Specifically, a tomahawk.
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Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow.
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hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a
hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. --Dryden.
To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled.
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last
two phrases are derived from the practice of the American
Indians. |
hatchet man
(gcide) | hatchet man \hatchet man\ n.
1. A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a
hit man.
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2. A person who deliberately tries to ruin the reputation of
another, often unscrupulously, by slander or other
malicious communication, often with a political motive,
and sometimes for pay.
[PJC] Hatchettine |
hatchet-faced
(gcide) | Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax.
See 1st Hatch, Hash.]
1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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2. Specifically, a tomahawk.
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Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow.
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hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a
hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. --Dryden.
To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled.
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last
two phrases are derived from the practice of the American
Indians. |
Hatchettine
(gcide) | Hatchettine \Hatch"et*tine\ (h[a^]ch"[e^]t*t[i^]n), Hatchettite
\Hatch"et*tite\ (-t[i^]t), n. [Named after the discoverer,
Charles Hatchett.] (Min.)
Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly
of a greenish yellow color.
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Hatchettite
(gcide) | Hatchettine \Hatch"et*tine\ (h[a^]ch"[e^]t*t[i^]n), Hatchettite
\Hatch"et*tite\ (-t[i^]t), n. [Named after the discoverer,
Charles Hatchett.] (Min.)
Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly
of a greenish yellow color.
[1913 Webster]Mineral \Min"er*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or
of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
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2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
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Mineral acids (Chem.), inorganic acids, as sulphuric,
nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as
distinguished from the organic acids.
Mineral blue, the name usually given to azurite, when
reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.
Mineral candle, a candle made of paraffin.
Mineral caoutchouc, an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of
bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness.
See Caoutchouc, and Elaterite.
Mineral chameleon (Chem.) See Chameleon mineral, under
Chameleon.
Mineral charcoal. See under Charcoal.
Mineral cotton. See Mineral wool (below).
Mineral green, a green carbonate of copper; malachite.
Mineral kingdom (Nat. Sci.), that one of the three grand
divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects,
as distinguished from plants or animals.
Mineral oil. See Naphtha, and Petroleum.
Mineral paint, a pigment made chiefly of some natural
mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.
Mineral patch. See Bitumen, and Asphalt.
Mineral right, the right of taking minerals from land.
Mineral salt (Chem.), a salt of a mineral acid.
Mineral tallow, a familiar name for hatchettite, from its
fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.
Mineral water. See under Water.
Mineral wax. See Ozocerite.
Mineral wool, a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing
a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is
a poor conductor of heat.
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hatchettite
(gcide) | Hatchettine \Hatch"et*tine\ (h[a^]ch"[e^]t*t[i^]n), Hatchettite
\Hatch"et*tite\ (-t[i^]t), n. [Named after the discoverer,
Charles Hatchett.] (Min.)
Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly
of a greenish yellow color.
[1913 Webster]Mineral \Min"er*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or
of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
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2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
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Mineral acids (Chem.), inorganic acids, as sulphuric,
nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as
distinguished from the organic acids.
Mineral blue, the name usually given to azurite, when
reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.
Mineral candle, a candle made of paraffin.
Mineral caoutchouc, an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of
bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness.
See Caoutchouc, and Elaterite.
Mineral chameleon (Chem.) See Chameleon mineral, under
Chameleon.
Mineral charcoal. See under Charcoal.
Mineral cotton. See Mineral wool (below).
Mineral green, a green carbonate of copper; malachite.
Mineral kingdom (Nat. Sci.), that one of the three grand
divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects,
as distinguished from plants or animals.
Mineral oil. See Naphtha, and Petroleum.
Mineral paint, a pigment made chiefly of some natural
mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.
Mineral patch. See Bitumen, and Asphalt.
Mineral right, the right of taking minerals from land.
Mineral salt (Chem.), a salt of a mineral acid.
Mineral tallow, a familiar name for hatchettite, from its
fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.
Mineral water. See under Water.
Mineral wax. See Ozocerite.
Mineral wool, a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing
a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is
a poor conductor of heat.
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To bury the hatchet
(gcide) | Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax.
See 1st Hatch, Hash.]
1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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2. Specifically, a tomahawk.
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Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow.
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hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a
hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. --Dryden.
To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled.
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last
two phrases are derived from the practice of the American
Indians.Bury \Bur"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buried; p. pr. & vb. n.
Burying.] [OE. burien, birien, berien, AS. byrgan; akin to
beorgan to protect, OHG. bergan, G. bergen, Icel. bjarga, Sw.
berga, Dan. bierge, Goth. ba['i]rgan. [root]95. Cf.
Burrow.]
1. To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over,
or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal
by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury
the face in the hands.
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And all their confidence
Under the weight of mountains buried deep. --Milton.
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2. Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a
deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to
deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral
ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.
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Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
--Matt. viii.
21.
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I'll bury thee in a triumphant grave. --Shak.
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3. To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as,
to bury strife.
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Give me a bowl of wine
In this I bury all unkindness, Cassius. --Shak.
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Burying beetle (Zool.), the general name of many species of
beetles, of the tribe Necrophaga; the sexton beetle; --
so called from their habit of burying small dead animals
by digging away the earth beneath them. The larv[ae] feed
upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers.
To bury the hatchet, to lay aside the instruments of war,
and make peace; -- a phrase used in allusion to the custom
observed by the North American Indians, of burying a
tomahawk when they conclude a peace.
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Syn: To intomb; inter; inhume; inurn; hide; cover; conceal;
overwhelm; repress.
[1913 Webster] Burying ground |
To take up the hatchet
(gcide) | Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax.
See 1st Hatch, Hash.]
1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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2. Specifically, a tomahawk.
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Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow.
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hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a
hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. --Dryden.
To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled.
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last
two phrases are derived from the practice of the American
Indians. |
broad hatchet
(wn) | broad hatchet
n 1: a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a
hammerhead |
claw hatchet
(wn) | claw hatchet
n 1: a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails |
half hatchet
(wn) | half hatchet
n 1: a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head
of the other |
hatchet job
(wn) | hatchet job
n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious
misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn:
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy,
traducement, hatchet job] |
hatchet man
(wn) | hatchet man
n 1: a professional killer [syn: hatchet man, iceman]
2: one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a
superior [syn: hatchet man, enforcer] |
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