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1. Armour for the head; helmet; morion.

I pulled off my headpiece, and humbly entreatedher pardon,or knowledge wliyshe was cruel. Sidney.

The word isgiv'n ; with eager speed they laceThe shining headpiece, and the shield embrace.

Dryden.

A reason for this fiction of the one-eyed Cy-clops, was their wearing a headpiece, or martialvizer, that had but one sight. Brootnf.

This champion will not coine into the field, be-fore his great blunderbuss can be got ready, hisold rusty breastplate scoured, ana his crackedheadpiece mended. Swift.

2. Understanding; force of mind.

’Tis done by some severalsOf headpiece extraordinary, lower messesPerchance are to this business purblind. Shakesp.

Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexan-der’s captains. Prideaux.

He'adquarters. n. s. [head and quar-ters.] The place of general rendez-vous, or lodgment for soldiers. This isproperly two words.

Those spirits, posted upon the out-guards, im-mediately scour off to the brain, which is theheadquarters, or office of intelligence, and therethey make their report. Collier.

He adship, n. s. [from head.] Dignity ;authority; chief place.

He'adsman. n. s. [head and man.] Exe-cutioner ; one that cuts off heads.

Rods broke on our associates bleeding backs,Aud headsmen lab’ring ’till they blunt their as ?

Dryden.

He'adstall. n. s. [head and stall.]Part of the bridle that covers the head.

His horse, with a half-check’d bit, and a head -stall of sheep’s leather, which being restrained tokeep him from stumbling, hath been often burst,and now repaired with knots. Shakesp.

He'adstone. n. s. [head and stone.]The first or capital stone.,

The stone, which the builders refused, is be-come the headstone. Ps. cxviii. 24 .

He'adstrong. adj. [head and strong.]Unrestrained; violent; ungovernable ;resolute to run his own way; as a horsewhose head cannot be held in.

An example, for headstrong and inconsideratezeal, no less fearful than Aclntophel for proud andirreligious wisdom. Hooker.

How now, my headstrong! where have youbeen gadding ?

—Where I have learnt me to repent the sinOf disobedient opposition. Shakesp. Romeo and Jul.

But such a headstrong potent fault it is,

That it but mocks reproof. Shakesp. Twelfth Night.

He ill aspires to ruleCities of men or headstrong multitudes,

Subject himself to anarchy within. Milton.

There’s no opposing the torrent of a headstrongmultitude. # L* Estrange.

Now let the headstrong boy my will controul:Virtue 's no slave of man ; no sex confines the soul :I, for myself, th’ imperial seat will gain,

And he shall wait my leisure for his reign. Dryd.

Your father’s folly took a headstrong course ;But I’ll rule yours, and teach you love by force.

Dryden.

Can we forget how the mad headstrong routDefy’d their prince to arms, nor made accountOf faith or duty, or allegiance sworn? Philips.

I’ll try if vetT can reduce to reasonThis headstrong youth, and make him spurn atCato.

Addison.

You’ll he both judge and party : 1 am sorry thoudiscoverest so much of thy headstrong humour.

Arbuthnot.

He'adworkman. n. s. [head work andman.] The foreman, or chief servantover the rest, i’roperly two words.

Can \\ otu\ be otherwise regarded than as themechanick, the Itcadworkman, to prepare .furnaceand stamps ? Swift.

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Hk'ady. adj. [from head.]

1. Rash ; precipitate ; hasty ; violent; un-governable ; hurried on with passion.

Take pity of your town and of your people,While yet the cool and temp’rate wind of grace0‘erhlows the filthy and contagious cloudsOf heady nuirther, spoil and villany Shakesp.

1 am advised what 1 say :

Neither disturb’d with the effect of wine,

Nor, heady rash, provok’d with raging ire ;

Albeit my wrongs might make one wiser mad. Sh.I’ll forbear,

And am faJl’n out with my more heady will,

To take the indispos'd aud sickly fit

For the sound man. Shakesp.

Wives, the readiest helpsTo betray heady husbands, rob the easy. Ben Jon.Those only are regarded who are true to their

Those only are regarded who are true to their

K ; and an tne talent required is to ue not, ioidy, to be violent on one side or other. Temple.Mcn^ naturally warm and heady, are transported

Mcn^ naturally warm and heady, are transportedwith the greatest flush of good-nature. Addison.

2. Apt to affect the head.

I was entertained with a sort of wine which wasvery heady, butotherwisc seemed to be suck.Boyle.

Since hearty beef and mutton will not do,Here’s julep-^ance, ptisan of song and show :Give you strong sense, the liquor is too heady :You’re come to farce, that’s asses milk, already.

Dryaen.

Flow, Welsted ! flow, like thine inspirer, beer;Heady, not strong ; and foaming, though not full.

Pope.

3. Violent; impetuous.

Never came reformation in a floodWith such a heady current scow’ring faults;

Nor ever hydra-headed wilfulness

So soon did lose his seat. Shakesp.

To I1EAL. v. a. [half an, Goth, pashm,Sax. heelen, Dut.]

1. To cure a person ; to restore from hurtor sickness.

I will restore health, and heal thee of thy wounds.

Jer. xxx.

Who would not believe that our Saviour healedthe sick, and raised the dead, when it was pub-lished by those who themselves often did the samemiracles ? Addison.

1 Physicians, by just observations, grow up to anhonourable degree of skill in the art of healiyg.

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2. To cure a wound or distemper.

Thou hast no healing medicines. Jer. xxx. 13 .

A fontanel had been made in the same leg,which he forced to heal up, by reason of the pain.

Wiseman.

3. To perform the act of making a sore tocicatrize, after it is cleansed.

After separation of the eschar, I deterged andhe,tied. Wiseman.

4. To reconcile ; as, he healed all dissen-sions.

To Heal . v. n. To grow well. Used ofwounds or sores.

Those wounds heal that men do give themselves.

Shakesp.

Abscesses will have a greater or less tendency toheal, as they are higher or lower in the body. Sharp.

He'aler. n. s. [from heal.] One whocures or heals.

I will not be an healer. Isaiah.

Healing, participial adj. [from heal.]Mild ; mollifying; gentle; assuasive ; ashe is of a healing , pacifick temper.

HEALTH, n. s . [from peel, Sax.]

1. Freedom from bodily pain or sickness.

Health is the faculty of performing all actionsproper to a human body, in the most perfect man-ner. Quincy.

Our father is in good health, he is yet alive. Gen.

May be he is not well;

Infirmity cloth still neglect all oflice,

Whereto our health is bound. Shakesp.

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2. Welfare of mind; purity; goodne 96 ’principle of salvation.

There is no health in us.

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The best preservative, to keep the niinj c01t ,health, is the faithful admonition of a friend.-P

3. Salvation spiritual and temporal.

My God, my God , why hast thou forsake^^jand art so far from my health, and from the ' .of my complaint ? # .

4. Wish of happiness used in drinking'

Come, love and health to all; .

I drink to th’ general joy of the whole flrst

He asked leave to begin two healths:was to the king’s mistress, and the second* ^wife. . g a ltfc»

For peace at home, and for the public *

I mean to crown u bowl to Catsups health. ■* .f-i

He'althful. adj. [health and/« //,J

1. Free from sickness. r ,

Adam knew no disease, so long as *^ rI !^e vVaSfrom the forbidden fruit secured him:his physician, and innocence and abstinenchave kept him healthful to immortality*

2. Well-disposed.

Such an exploit have I in hand, <$hak ei P'

Had you an healthful ear to hear it.

[.Wholesome; salubrious.

Many good and healthful airs Ho app^ ar n frorf*bitation and proofs, that difler not in 8,11other airs. , ..ifiilr " 1 * 5

While they pervert pure nature s heal r jTo loathsome sickness; worthily since t v jfjilt.God ’s image did not reverence in thenisel . 3>Our healthful food the stomach laboursAt first embracing what it strait doth crl . ,s *

4. Salutary; productive of salvatKj> * ce .

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He'althfully, ado. [from heau j

1 . In health.

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1. State of being well. ]iti eS '

2. Wholesomeness; salubrious qua [iJjV e

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To the winds the inhabitants of G< \jps tthe healthfulness of their air ; for as n p utround thun on all sides, there would ^stagnation of vapours, did not

Healthily, ado. [from hcallkj^out sickness or pain. . c $llk

LIe'althiness. n. s. [fr oinThe state of health. ,.i ]

IIe'altiiless. adj. [from he*

1. Weak; sickly; infirm. )iin

2. Not conducive to health. p hK hi*

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chargeable and useless. 1 \ V* 1

He'althsome.«<//. [from heosome; salutary. Not uset„' Til ult>

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IIe'althy. adj. L .- - jjj

1. Enjoying health ; f ree r , ><"•[

hale; sound. , the*«!!(>?!

The husbandman returns [ an d he $>',from manuring his ground, s rcause innocent and laborious, ^jjck 1

Temperance, industry*^ 1 !,/iliol ,e0 effi

ning through the whole body