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Webster 1913 Edition


Hist

Hist

,
int
erj.
[Cf. Dan.
hys
. [GREEK]. Cf.
Hush
,
Whist
.]
Hush; be silent; – a signal for silence.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hist

HIST

, exclam. A word commanding silence; equivalent to hush, be silent.