Vocabulary : Hansard to Hanukkah

Hansard : An official report of proceedings in the British Parliament; -- so called from the name of the publishers. ;; A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d Hanse.
Hanse : That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost. ;; An association; a league or confederacy.
Hanseatic : Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy.
Hansel : See Handsel.
Hanselines : A sort of breeches.

Hansom : Alt. of Hansom cab
Hansom cab : A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top.
Han't : A contraction of have not, or has not, used in illiterate speech. In the United States the commoner spelling is hain't.
Hanukka : Alt. of Hanukkah
Hanukkah : The Jewish Feast of the Dedication, instituted by Judas Maccabaeus, his brothers, and the whole congregation of Israel, in 165 b. c., to commemorate the dedication of the new altar set up at the purification of the temple of Jerusalem to replace the altar which had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes (1 Maccabees i. 58, iv. 59). The feast, which is mentioned in John x. 22, is held for eight days (beginning with the 25th day of Kislev, corresponding to December), and is celebrated everywhere, chiefly as a festival of lights, by the Jews.

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