Hell
(Hell), v. t. To overwhelm. [Obs.] Spenser.
Hellanodic
(Hel`la*nod"ic) n. [Gr. a Greek + right, judgment.] (Gr. Antiq.) A judge or umpire in games
or combats.
Hellbender
(Hell"bend`er) n. (Zoöl.) A large North American aquatic salamander It is very voracious
and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog.
Hellborn
(Hell"born`) a. Born in or of hell. Shak.
Hellbred
(Hell"bred`) a. Produced in hell. Spenser.
Hellbrewed
(Hell"brewed`) a. Prepared in hell. Milton.
Hellbroth
(Hell"broth`) n. A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. Shak.
Hell-cat
(Hell"-cat `) n. A witch; a hag. Middleton.
Hell-diver
(Hell"-div`er) n. (Zoöl.) The dabchick.
Helldoomed
(Hell"doomed`) a. Doomed to hell. Milton.
Hellebore
(Hel"le*bore) n. [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. cf. F. hellébore, ellébore.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic
and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming
in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.
2. (Bot.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album
and V. viride, both called white hellebore.
Helleborein
(Hel`le*bo"re*in) n. (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several
species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a
strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.
Helleborin
(Hel*leb"o*rin) n. (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and
extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues
of the plant; — called also elleborin.
Helleborism
(Hel"le*bo*rism) n. The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.
Hellene
(Hel"lene) n. A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek. Brewer.
Hellenian
(Hel*le"ni*an) a. Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.
