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Webster 1913 Edition
Hessian
Hes′sian
,Adj.
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
(Zool.)
, a small dipterous fly or midge (
Cecidomyia destructor
). Its larvae 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
,Noun.
1.
A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
2.
A mercenary or venal person.
[U. S.]
☞ This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War.
Definition 2024
Hessian
Hessian
See also: hessian
English
Volker Bouffier is a Hessian (inhabitant of Hesse)
Adjective
Hessian (comparative more Hessian, superlative most Hessian)
- Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
- Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).
- Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix
Translations
Noun
Hessian (countable and uncountable, plural Hessians)
Hessians (boots)
- A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
- A boot with a low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the military, in the 18th century.
- (chiefly Britain) Burlap, jute.
- (mathematics) Hessian matrix
Derived terms
Terms derived from Hessian
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Translations
hessian
hessian
See also: Hessian
Swedish
Noun
hessian c
- Hessian matrix
- A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for sack making.
Translations
a coarse fabric
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Declension
| Inflection of hessian | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hessian | hessianen | hessianer | hessianerna |
| Genitive | hessians | hessianens | hessianers | hessianernas |
