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HEM, n. 1. The border of a garment, doubled and sewed to strengthen it and preve...
HEM'ACHATE, n. [Gr. blood, and agate.] A species of agate, of a blood color.
HEM'ATIN, n. [Gr. blood.] The coloring principle of logwood, of a red color and ...
HEM'ATITE, n. [Gr. from blood.] The name of two ores of iron, the red hematite,a...
HEMATIT'IC, a. Pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.
HEM'ATOPE, n. The sea-pye, a fowl of the grallic order, that feeds on shell-fish.
HEMEROBAP'TIST, n. [Gr. day, and to wash.] One of a sect among the Jews who bath...
HEM'I, in composition, from Gr. which signifies half, like demi and semi.
HEM'ICRANY, n. [Gr. half and the skull.] A pain that affects only one side of th...
HEM'ICYCLE, n. [Gr.] A half circle; more generally called a semicircle.
HEMID'ITONE, n. In Greek music, the lesser third.
HEM'INA, n. [L.] In Roman antiquity, a measure containing half a sextary, and ac...
HEM'IPLEGY, n. [Gr. half, and a stroke, to strike.] A palsy that affects one hal...
HEMIP'TER HEMIP'TERA, n. [Gr. half, and a wing.] The hemipters form an order of ...
HEMIP'TERAL, a. Having the upper wings half crustaceous and half membranaceous.
HEM'ISPHERE, n. [Gr.] A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided...