murmuring

  • 131Harper — Harp er (h[aum]rp [ e]r), n. [AS. hearpere.] 1. A player on the harp; a minstrel. [1913 Webster] The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . . Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. A brass coin …

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  • 132Hemlock — Hem lock, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the {Cicuta maculata}, {Cicuta bulbifera}, and {Cicuta virosa}, and the… …

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