| Habeas corpus | ‖ [ L. you may have the body. ] (Law) A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Haberdasher | n. [ Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares. ] 1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A dealer in items of men's clothing, such as hats, gloves, neckties, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Haberdine | n. [ D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The l was misunderstood as the French article. ] A cod salted and dried. Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Habergeon | n. [ F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim. of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See Hauberk. ] Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
