prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Romania. Population (2000) = 2, 351, 000. [ PJC ]

{ } v. t. [ See 3d Char. ] 1. To perform; to do; to finish. [ Obs. ] Nores. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thet char is chared, as the good wife said when she had hanged her husband. Old Proverb. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To work or hew, as stone. Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. i. To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A narrow street. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. A chore; to chore; to do. See Char. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A breastplow used in paring off turf on downs. [ Eng. ] Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

or . Stocks or shares of the granger railroads. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ Cf. Harry, Harass. ] To excite; to tease, harass, or worry; to harry. [ Obs. ] Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. hēri, Skr. çaça. √226. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Zool.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is Lepus timidus. The northern or varying hare of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare (Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called rabbits. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit. --
Hare kangaroo (Zool.), a small Australian kangaroo (Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size and color, --
Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat. Dr. Prior. --
Jumping hare. (Zool.) See under Jumping. --
Little chief hare, or
Crying hare. (Zool.) See Chief hare. --
Sea hare. (Zool.) See Aplysia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A small, slender, branching plant (Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla nutans, which has similar flowers; -- called also bluebell. [ Written also hairbell. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

E'en the light harebell raised its head. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. “A mad hare-brained fellow.” North (Plutarch). [ Written also hairbrained. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover (Trifolium arvense) with soft and silky heads. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Timorous; timid; easily frightened. Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Harrier. A. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The long-tailed duck. See Old Squaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure of perpendicular division like that of a hare. -- Hare"lipped` a. [1913 Webster]

n.[ Ar. haram, orig., anything forbidden or sacred, fr. harama to forbid, prohibit. ] [ Written also haram and hareem. ] 1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Muslim families. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Muslim countries; a seraglio. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. hareng herring (LL. harengus) + -form. ] Herring-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium); -- so named from the shape of its leaves. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A species of fern (Davallia Canariensis) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; -- whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Eriophorum vaginatum). See Cotton grass, under Cotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hare's-tail grass (Bot.), a species of grass (Lagurus ovatus) whose head resembles a hare's tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Pharos. ] 1. A beacon tower; a lighthouse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, a harbor. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plowshare bone (Anat.), the pygostyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A potsherd. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Radio- + phare. ] A radiotelegraphic station serving solely for determining the position of ships. The radius of operation of such stations was restricted by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention (1912) to 30 nautical miles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Zool.) Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus Aplysia. See Aplysia. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others. [ 1913 Webster ]

A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G. schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See Shear. ] 1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear, v. ] 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. “My share of fame.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The pubes; the sharebone. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned. --
Share and share alike, in equal shares. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shared p. pr. & vb. n. Sharing. ] 1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide. [ 1913 Webster ]

Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another. [ 1913 Webster ]

While avarice and rapine share the land. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The shared visage hangs on equal sides. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The part of the plow to which the share is attached. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The pubic bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A farmer who rents a parcel of land from its owner and pays a portion of the crop as the rent. [ PJC ]

n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who shares; a participator; a partaker; also, a divider; a distributer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A composite plant (Aster Tripolium) growing along the seacoast of Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also water rabbit, and swamp hare. [ 1913 Webster ]