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hale1 
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Audio Help [heyl] Pronunciation Key –adjective, hal·er, hal·est.
| free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life. |
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haleness, noun
—Synonyms 1. sound, healthy,
—Antonyms 1. sickly.
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Hale
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hale2
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Audio Help [heyl] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), haled, hal·ing.
| 1. | to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court. |
| 2. | to haul; pull. |
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME halen < MF haler < Gmc; cf. D halen to pull, fetch; akin to OE geholian to get, G holen to fetch. See haul]
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haler, noun
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| (in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling. |
[Origin: < Hawaiian; house, building]
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Hale
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| 1. | Edward Everett, 1822–1909, U.S. clergyman and author. |
| 2. | George El·ler·y
Audio Help [el-uh-ree] Pronunciation Key, 1868–1938, U.S. astronomer. |
| 3. | Sir Matthew, 1609–76, British jurist: Lord Chief Justice 1671–76. |
| 4. | Nathan, 1755–76, American soldier hanged as a spy by the British during the American Revolution. |
| 5. | Sarah Jo·se·pha
Audio Help [joh-see-fuh] Pronunciation Key, 1788–1879, U.S. editor and author. |
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adj. hal·er, hal·est Free from infirmity or illness; sound. See Synonyms at healthy. [Middle English, from Old English hāl; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.] hale'ness n. |
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tr.v. haled, hal·ing, hales
[Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Hale
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American Unitarian cleric and writer whose more than 150 literary works include the story "The Man Without a Country" (1863). His sister Lucretia Peabody Hale (1820-1900) wrote two noted children's books, The Peterkin Papers (1880) and The Last of the Peterkins (1886). |
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| Hale, George Ellery 1868-1938.
American astrophysicist who invented the spectroheliograph (1891) and directed the Mount Wilson Observatory (1904-1923). |
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| Hale, Nathan 1755-1776.
American Revolutionary soldier hanged by the British as a spy. According to tradition, his last words were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
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| Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell 1788-1879.
American writer and editor of Godey's Lady's Book (1837-1877), the most popular American women's magazine of its time. Her own works include the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (1830). |
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hale (adj.)
"healthy," O.E. hal "healthy" (see health). The Scottish and northern English form of whole, it was given a literary sense of "free from infirmity" (1734).
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hale (v.)
"drag, summon," c.1205, from O.Fr. haler "to pull, haul," from Frank. *halon or O.Du. halen, both from P.Gmc.; probably also from O.E. geholian "obtain" (see haul).
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| hale | |
adjective | |
| 1. | exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" |
noun | |
| 1. | a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been 'I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776) |
| 2. | United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) |
| 3. | prolific United States writer (1822-1909) |
verb | |
| 1. | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce] |
| 2. | draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: haul] |
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Hale Center, TX (city, FIPS 31820) Location: 34.06472 N, 101.84450 W
Population (1990): 2067 (828 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79041
Hale County, AL (county, FIPS 65) Location: 32.75576 N, 87.62542 W
Population (1990): 15498 (6370 housing units)
Area: 1667.4 sq km (land), 33.0 sq km (water)
Hale County, TX (county, FIPS 189) Location: 34.07429 N, 101.82604 W
Population (1990): 34671 (13168 housing units)
Area: 2602.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Hale, CO Zip code(s): 80735
Hale, MI Zip code(s): 48739
Hale, MO (city, FIPS 29908) Location: 39.60519 N, 93.34324 W
Population (1990): 480 (239 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64643
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Hale
Ec*cle`si*as"tic\ (?; 277), a. [L. ecclesiasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? an assembly of citizens called out by the crier; also, the church, fr. ? called out, fr. ? to call out; ? out + ? to call. See Ex-, and Hale, v. t., Haul.] Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. "Ecclesiastic government." --Swift.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Hale
Hail\, a. Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Hale
Hail\, v. t. [OE. hailen, heilen, Icel. heil hale, sound, used in greeting. See Hale sound.]1. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address. 2. To name; to designate; to call. And such a son as all men hailed me happy. --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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