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Hessian

Hessian Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Hessian?
[n] (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hessian: Hessian boot | jackboot | Wellington | Wellington boot Related Terms | Find terms related to Hessian: See Also | boot Hessian In Webster's Dictionary \Hes"sian\, a.
Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
{Hessian boots}, or {Hessians}, boot of a kind worn in
England, in the early part of the nineteenth century,
tasseled in front. --Thackeray.
{Hessian cloth}, or {Hessians}, a coarse hempen cloth for
sacking.
{Hessian crucible}. See under {Crucible}.
{Hessian fly} (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous fly or midge
({Cecidomyia destructor}). Its larv[ae] live between the
base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are
very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the
erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the
Hessian troops, during the Revolution.
\Hes"sian\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse. 2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.] Note: This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War. 3. pl. See {Hessian boots} and cloth, under {Hessian}, a. |
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