Definition of Hesian
Hes"sian (?), a. 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 (Zoöl.), a small
dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor). Its
larvæ 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, n. 1. A
native or inhabitant of Hesse.
2. A mercenary or venal person. [U.
S.]
&fist; This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian
mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary
War.
3. pl. See Hessian boots and
cloth, under Hessian, a.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of or relating to Hesse in Germany
- a native or inhabitant of Hesse
- a mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War
- a type of jute
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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