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–verb (used with object)

1.	to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels?

2.	to obstruct the view of; cover up: The sun was hidden by the clouds.

3.	to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret: to hide one's feelings.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet.

–noun

5.	British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.

—Verb phrase

6.	hide out, to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME hiden, OE hȳdan; c. OFris hūda, Gk keúthein to conceal

]

—Related forms

hid·a·ble, adjective

hid·a·bil·i·ty, noun

hider, noun

—Synonyms 1. screen, mask, cloak, veil, shroud, disguise. Hide, conceal, secrete mean to put out of sight or in a secret place. Hide is the general word: to hide one's money or purpose; A dog hides a bone. Conceal, somewhat more formal, is to cover from sight: A rock concealed them from view. Secrete means to put away carefully, in order to keep secret: The spy secreted the important papers. 3. disguise, dissemble, suppress.

—Antonyms 1. reveal, display.

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Audio Help [hahyd] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, hid·ed, hid·ing.

–noun

1.	the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

Informal.

a.	the skin of a human being: Get out of here or I'll tan your hide!

b.	safety or welfare: He's only worried about his own hide.

3.	Australia and New Zealand Informal. impertinence; impudence.

–verb (used with object)

4.	Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.

5.	to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather.

—Idiom

6.	hide nor hair, a trace or evidence, as of something missing: They didn't find hide nor hair of the murder weapon. Also, hide or hair.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE hȳd; c. D huid, ON hūth, Dan, Sw hud, OHG hūt (G Haut), L cutis skin, cutis; see hide¹

]

—Related forms

hideless, adjective

—Synonyms 1. See skin.

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–noun Old English Law.

a unit of land measurement varying from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 49 hectares) or more, depending upon local usage.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE hīd(e), hīg(i)d portion of land, family; akin to L civis citizen, Gk keǐmai to lie, abide

]

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v.   hid (hĭd), hid·den (hĭd'n) or hid, hid·ing, hides

v.   tr.

To put or keep out of sight; secrete.
To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal: tried to hide the facts.
To cut off from sight; cover up: Clouds hid the stars.
To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.

v. intr.

To keep oneself out of sight.
To seek refuge.

Phrasal Verb(s):
hide out
To be in hiding, as from a pursuer: The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city.

[Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to keep from the sight or knowledge of others. Hide and conceal are the most general and are often used interchangeably: I used a throw rug to hide (or conceal) the stain on the carpet. I smiled to hide (or conceal) my hurt feelings.
Secrete and cache involve concealment in a place unknown to others; cache often implies storage for later use: The lioness secreted her cubs in the tall grass. The mountain climbers cached their provisions in a cave.
To screen is to shield or block from the view of others: Tall shrubs screen the actor's home from the curious.
To cloak is to conceal something by masking or disguising it: "On previously cloaked issues, the Soviets have suddenly become forthcoming" (John McLaughlin). See Also Synonyms at block.

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n.   The skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal.

tr.v.   hid·ed, hid·ing, hides
To beat severely; flog.

[Middle English, from Old English hȳd; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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n. An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents.

[Middle English, from Old English hīd; see kei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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hide (v.)

O.E. hydan, from W.Gmc. *khuthjanan, from PIE *keudh- (cf. Gk. keuthein "to hide, conceal"), from base *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)). Past participle hidden is a M.E. formation (O.E. had gehydd "hidden") on the model of ride/ridden, etc. Hide and seek (1672) replaced earlier all hid (1588); while hide-out "a hiding place" is Amer.Eng., first attested 1885.

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hide (n.1)

O.E. hyd, from P.Gmc. *khudiz (cf. O.N. huð, O.Fris. hed, M.Du. huut, Ger. Haut "skin"), related to O.E. verb hydan "to hide," the common notion being of "covering," from PIE base *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (cf. Skt. kostha "enclosing wall," skunati "covers;" Arm. ciw "roof;" L. cutis "skin," scutum "shield," ob-scurus "dark;" Gk. kytos "a hollow, vessel," keutho "to cover, to hide," skynia "eyebrows;" Rus. kishka "gut," lit. "sheath;" Lith. kiautas "husk," kutis "stall;" O.N. sky "cloud;" M.H.G. hode "scrotum;" O.H.G. scura, Ger. Scheuer "barn;" Welsh cuddio "to hide").

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hide (n.2)

"measure of land" (obsolete), O.E. hid, earlier higid, from hiw- "family" (cf. hiwan "household," hiwo "a husband, master of a household"), from PIE *keiwo- (cf. L. civis "citizen"). The notion was of "amount of land needed to feed one free family and dependents," usually 100 or 120 acres, but the amount could be as little as 60, depending on the quality of the land.

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noun
1.	the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
2.	body covering of a living animal
verb
1.	prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [ant: show]
2.	be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
3.	cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: shroud]
4.	make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure]

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In addition to the idioms beginning with hide, also see cover one's ass (hide); tan one's hide.

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hide [haid] verb — past tense hid [hid]; past participle hidden [ˈhidn]

to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found
Example: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.

Arabic:	يَخْتَفي ، يُخْفي
Chinese (Simplified):	隐藏
Chinese (Traditional):	隱藏
Czech:	schovat (se)
Danish:	gemme; skjule
Estonian:	peitma, peitu pugema
Finnish:	piilottaa, mennä piiloon
French:	(se) cacher
German:	verstecken
Greek:	κρύβω
Hungarian:	(el)rejt
Icelandic:	fela
Indonesian:	menyembunyikan
Japanese:	隠す

Korean:	숨(기)다
Latvian:	paslēpt; paslēpties
Lithuanian:	(pa)slėpti, slėptis
Norwegian:	gjemme, *skjule (seg)
Polish:	ukrywać (się)
Portuguese (Brazil):	esconder(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal):	esconder
Romanian:	a (se) ascunde
Russian:	прятать(ся)
Slovak:	schovať (sa)
Slovenian:	skriti (se)
Spanish:	esconder(se), ocultar
Swedish:	gömma
Turkish:	saklamak, gizlemek

hide [haid] noun

a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc

Arabic:	كوخ خَفي ُيمكن تَصْوير الطيور مِنْه
Chinese (Simplified):	躲藏处
Chinese (Traditional):	躲藏處
Czech:	úkryt, posed
Danish:	skjul
Estonian:	varitsuskoht
French:	affût
German:	das Versteck
Hungarian:	leshely
Icelandic:	feluskÿli
Indonesian:	persembunyian
Japanese:	隠れ場所
Korean:	잠복처

Latvian:	slēpnis
Lithuanian:	slėptuvė
Norwegian:	skjulested
Polish:	kryjówka
Portuguese (Brazil):	esconderijo
Portuguese (Portugal):	esconderijo
Russian:	(охотничья) засада
Slovak:	posed
Slovenian:	opazovalnica
Spanish:	observatorio
Swedish:	gömsle
Turkish:	saklama, gizleme

hide [haid] noun

the skin of an animal
Example: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide

Arabic:	جِلْد الحيوان
Chinese (Simplified):	兽皮
Chinese (Traditional):	獸皮
Czech:	kůže; useň
Danish:	skind; hud
Estonian:	nahk
Finnish:	vuota, nahka
French:	peau
German:	die Haut
Greek:	δέρμα, τομάρι ζώου
Hungarian:	irha
Icelandic:	skinn
Indonesian:	kulit
Japanese:	獣の皮

Korean:	가죽
Latvian:	(dzīvnieka) āda
Lithuanian:	oda
Norwegian:	skinn, hud
Polish:	skóra
Portuguese (Brazil):	pele, couro
Portuguese (Portugal):	couro
Romanian:	piele (de animal)
Russian:	шкура; кожа
Slovak:	koža; useň
Slovenian:	koža
Spanish:	piel, pellejo; cuero
Swedish:	hud, skinn
Turkish:	post, hayvan derisi

See also: hidden, hide-out, hiding, hiding-place, hide-and-seek, hiding

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Con*ceal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Concealing.] [OF. conceler, L. concelare; con- + celareto hide; akin to AS. helan, G. hehlen, E. hele (to cover), helmet. See Hell, Helmet.] To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing. --Prov. xxv. 2.

Declare ye among the nations, . . . publish and conceal not. --Jer. l. 2.

He which finds him shall deserve our thanks, . . . He that conceals him, death. --Shak.

Syn: To hide; secrete; screen; cover; disguise; dissemble; mask; veil; cloak; screen.

Usage: To Conceal, Hide, Disguise, Dissemble, Secrete. To hide is the generic term, which embraces all the rest. To conceal is simply not make known what we wish to keep secret. In the Bible hide often has the specific meaning of conceal. See --1 Sam. iii. 17, 18. To disguise or dissemble is to conceal by assuming some false appearance. To secrete is to hide in some place of secrecy. A man may conceal facts, disguise his sentiments, dissemble his feelings, secrete stolen goods.

Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts. --Spenser.

Both dissemble deeply their affections. --Shak.

We have in these words a primary sense, which reveals a future state, and a secondary sense, which hides and secretes it. --Warburton.

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Cus"to*dy\ (k?s"t?-d?), n. [L. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to Gr. ?????? to hide, and E. hide. See Hide to cover.]

1. A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.

A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas. --Bacon.

2. Judicial or penal safe-keeping.

Jailer, take him to thy custody. --Shak.

3. State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.

What pease will be given To us enslaved, but custody severe, And stripes and arbitrary punishment? --Milton.

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Es*quire"\, n. [OF. escuyer, escuier, properly, a shield-bearer, F. ['e]cuyer shield-bearer, armor-bearer, squire of a knight, esquire, equerry, rider, horseman, LL. scutarius shield-bearer, fr. L. scutum shield, akin to Gr. ? skin, hide, from a root meaning to cover; prob. akin to E. hide to cover. See Hide to cover, and cf. Equerry, Escutcheon.] Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire.

Note: In England, the title of esquire belongs by right of birth to the eldest sons of knights and their eldest sons in perpetual succession; to the eldest sons of younger sons of peers and their eldest sons in perpetual succession. It is also given to sheriffs, to justices of the peace while in commission, to those who bear special office in the royal household, to counselors at law, bachelors of divinity, law, or physic, and to others. In the United States the title is commonly given in courtesy to lawyers and justices of the peace, and is often used in the superscription of letters instead of Mr.

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Hid\, imp. & p. p. of Hide. See Hidden.

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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.

Usage: 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.

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Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. Hid (h[i^]d); p. p. Hidden (h[i^]d"d'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; 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.

Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.

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Hide\, v. i. To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.

Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide. --Pope.

Hide and seek, a play of children, in which some hide themselves, and others seek them. --Swift.

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Hide\, n. [AS. h[=i]d, earlier h[=i]ged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. h[=i]wan, h[=i]gan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant.] (O. Eng. Law.) (a) An abode or dwelling. (b) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres. [Written also hyde.]

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Hide\, n. [OE. hide, hude, AS. h[=y]d; akin to D. huid, OHG. h[=u]t, G. haut, Icel. h[=u][eth], Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. ky`tos; and cf. Gr. sky`tos skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. [root]13.]

1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.

2. The human skin; -- so called in contempt.

O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! --Shak.

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Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hided; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding.] To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]

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Hind\, n. [OE. hine, AS. h[=i]ne, h[=i]na, orig. gen. pl. of h[=i]wan domestics; akin to Icel. hj[=u] man and wife, domestics, family, Goth. heiwafrauja master of the house, G. heirath marriage; cf. L. civis citizen, E. city or E. home. Cf. Hide a measure of land.]

1. A domestic; a servant. [Obs.] --Shak.

2. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [Eng.]

The hind, that homeward driving the slow steer Tells how man's daily work goes forward here. --Trench.

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Hit\, 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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Hithe\ (h[imac][th]), n. [AS. h[=y][eth]. Cf. Hide to conceal.] A port or small haven; -- used in composition; as, Lambhithe, now Lambeth. --Pennant.

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Hoard\, n. [OE. hord, AS. hord; akin to OS. hord, G. hort, Icel. hodd, Goth. huzd; prob. from the root of E. hide to conceal, and of L. custos guard, E. custody. See Hide to conceal.] A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid up; a hidden supply; a treasure; as, a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money.

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House\, n.; pl. Houses. [OE. hous, hus, AS. h?s; akin to OS. & OFries. h?s, D. huis, OHG. h?s, G. haus, Icel. h?s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh?s, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See Hide, and cf. Hoard, Husband, Hussy, Husting.]

1. A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.

Houses are built to live in; not to look on. --Bacon.

Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench Are from their hives and houses driven away. --Shak.

2. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.

3. Those who dwell in the same house; a household.

One that feared God with all his house. --Acts x. 2.

4. A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel.

The last remaining pillar of their house, The one transmitter of their ancient name. --Tennyson.

5. One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament.

6. (Com.) A firm, or commercial establishment.

7. A public house; an inn; a hotel.

8. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours.

9. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

10. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.

11. The body, as the habitation of the soul.

This mortal house I'll ruin, Do C[ae]sar what he can. --Shak.

12.

Usage: [With an adj., as narrow, dark, etc.] The grave. "The narrow house." --Bryant.

Note: House is much used adjectively and as the first element of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework.

House ant (Zo["o]l.), a very small, yellowish brown ant (Myrmica molesta), which often infests houses, and sometimes becomes a great pest.

House of bishops (Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies composing a general convertion, the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies.

House boat, a covered boat used as a dwelling.

House of call, a place, usually a public house, where journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng.] --Simonds.

House car (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides and a roof; a box car.

House of correction. See Correction.

House cricket (Zo["o]l.), a European cricket (Gryllus domesticus), which frequently lives in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the loud chirping or stridulation of the males.

House dog, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house.

House finch (Zo["o]l.), the burion.

House flag, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a merchant vessel belongs.

House fly (Zo["o]l.), a common fly (esp. Musca domestica), which infests houses both in Europe and America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc.

House of God, a temple or church.

House of ill fame. See Ill fame under Ill, a.

House martin (Zo["o]l.), a common European swallow (Hirundo urbica). It has feathered feet, and builds its nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also house swallow, and window martin.

House mouse (Zo["o]l.), the common mouse (Mus musculus).

House physician, the resident medical adviser of a hospital or other public institution.

House snake (Zo["o]l.), the milk snake.

House sparrow (Zo["o]l.), the common European sparrow (Passer domesticus). It has recently been introduced into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in cities. Called also thatch sparrow.

House spider (Zo["o]l.), any spider which habitually lives in houses. Among the most common species are Theridium tepidariorum and Tegenaria domestica.

House surgeon, the resident surgeon of a hospital.

House wren (Zo["o]l.), the common wren of the Eastern United States (Troglodytes a["e]don). It is common about houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and loud musical notes. See Wren.

Religious house, a monastery or convent.

The White House, the official residence of the President of the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of President.

To bring down the house. See under Bring.

To keep house, to maintain an independent domestic establishment.

To keep open house, to entertain friends at all times.

Syn: Dwelling; residence; abode. See Tenement.

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Hud"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Huddling.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm; perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig. meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf. Hide to conceal.] To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd.

The cattle huddled on the lea. --Tennyson.

Huddling together on the public square . . . like a herd of panic-struck deer. --Prescott.

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Ox"hide`\, n. 1. The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.

2. (O. Eng. Law) A measure of land. See 3d Hide.

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Scum\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. skum, Icel. sk?m, LG. schum, D. schuim, OHG. sc?m, G. schaum; probably from a root meaning, to cover. [root]158. Cf. Hide skin, Meerschaum, Skim, v., Sky.]

1. The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross.

Some to remove the scum it did rise. --Spenser.

2. refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.

The great and innocent are insulted by the scum and refuse of the people. --Addison.

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Sky\ (sk[imac]), n.; pl. Skies (sk[imac]z). [OE. skie a cloud, Icel. sk[=y]; akin to Sw. & Dan. sky; cf. AS. sc[=u]a, sc[=u]wa, shadow, Icel. skuggi; probably from the same root as E. scum. [root]158. See Scum, and cf. Hide skin, Obscure.]

1. A cloud. [Obs.]

[A wind] that blew so hideously and high, That it ne lefte not a sky In all the welkin long and broad. --Chaucer.

2. Hence, a shadow. [Obs.]

She passeth as it were a sky. --Gower.

3. The apparent arch, or vault, of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color; the heavens; the firmament; -- sometimes in the plural.

The Norweyan banners flout the sky. --Shak.

4. The wheather; the climate.

Thou wert better in thy grave than to answer with thy uncovered body this extremity of the skies. --Shak.

Note: Sky is often used adjectively or in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sky color, skylight, sky-aspiring, sky-born, sky-pointing, sky-roofed, etc.

Sky blue, an azure color.

Sky scraper (Naut.), a skysail of a triangular form. --Totten.

Under open sky, out of doors. "Under open sky adored." --Milton.

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