| habeas corpus | (n) a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge, Syn. writ of habeas corpus |
| habeas corpus | (n) the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment |
| habenaria | (n) chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis, Syn. genus Habenaria |
| haber | (n) German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934), Syn. Fritz Haber |
| haberdashery | (n) the drygoods sold by a haberdasher, Syn. men's furnishings |
| habergeon | (n) (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk |
| haber process | (n) an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the presence of an iron catalyst, Syn. Haber-Bosch process |
| Habeas corpus | ‖ [ L. you may have the body. ] (Law) A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Habenaria | prop. n. A genus of chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; it includes species formerly placed in the genus |
| Habendum | ‖n. [ L., that must be had. ] (Law) That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it begins with the word |
| Haberdash | v. i. [ See Haberdasher. ] To deal in small wares. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] To haberdash in earth's base ware. Quarles. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Haberdasher | n. [ Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares. ] The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Haberdashery | n. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Haberdine | n. [ D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The |
| Habergeon | n. [ F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk. ] Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |