Hickup
(Hick"up) n. & v. i. See Hiccough.
Hickwall
(Hick"wall` Hick"way`) n. [OE., also hyghwhele, highawe.] The lesser spotted woodpecker
(Dendrocopus minor) of Europe. [Prov. Eng.]
Hid
(Hid) imp. & p. p. of Hide. See Hidden.
Hidage
(Hid"age) n. [From hide a quantity of land.] (O. Eng. Law.) A tax formerly paid to the kings of
England for every hide of land. [Written also hydage.]
Hidalgo
(Hi*dal"go) n. [Sp., contr. fr. hijo de algo, i. e., son of something; hijo son (fr. LL. filius) +
algo something, fr. L. aliquod. Cf. Fidalgo.] A title, denoting a Spanish nobleman of the lower class.
Hidden
(Hid"den) p. p. & a. from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious.
Hidden fifths or
octaves (Mus.),
consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied
in the parallel motion of two parts towards a fifth or an octave.
Syn. — Hidden, Secret, Covert. Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden disease; or
intentionally concealed; as, a hidden purpose of revenge. Secret denotes that the thing is known only
to the party or parties concerned; as, a secret conspiracy. Covert literally denotes what is not open
or avowed; as, a covert plan; but is often applied to what we mean shall be understood, without openly
expressing it; as, a covert allusion. Secret is opposed to known, and hidden to revealed.
Bring to light the hidden things of darkness.
1 Cor. iv. 5.
My heart, which by a secret harmony
Still moves with thine, joined in connection sweet.
Milton.
By what best way,
Whether of open war, or covert guile,
We now debate.
Milton. Hiddenite
(Hid"den*ite) n. [After W. E. Hidden.] (Min.) An emerald-green variety of spodumene found
in North Carolina; lithia emerald, — used as a gem.
Hiddenly
(Hid"den*ly) adv. In a hidden manner.
Hide
(Hide) v. t. [imp. Hid (hid); p. p. Hidden Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding ] [OE. hiden, huden,
AS. hydan; akin to Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and
to hoard. Cf. Hoard.]
1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.
A city that is set on an hill can not be hid.
Matt. v. 15.
If circumstances lead me, I will find
Where truth is hid.
Shak. 2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.
Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate.
Pope. 3. To remove from danger; to shelter.
In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion.
Ps. xxvi. 5. To hide one's self,
to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man
foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself." Prov. xxii. 3. — To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou
didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." Ps. xxx. 7. — To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to
pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.