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hessian a coarse jute fabric similar to sacking, used for bags, upholstery, etc. Hessian 1. a native or inhabitant of Hesse 2. a. a Hessian soldier in any of the mercenary units of the British Army in the War of American Independence or the Napoleonic Wars b. US any German mercenary in the British Army during the War of American Independence hessian [′hesh·ən] (textiles) Hessian [′hesh·ən] (mathematics) For a function ƒ(x1, …,xn) ofnreal variables, the real-valued function of (x1, …,xn) given by the determinant of the matrix with entry ∂2ƒ/∂xi∂xjin theith row andjth column; used for analyzing critical points. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the Revolutionary War, and who is ever and anon seen by the country folk hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind. He had just finished dressing for his ride, and wore a blue uniform, opening in front over a white waistcoat so long that it covered his rotund stomach, white leather breeches tightly fitting the fat thighs of his short legs, and Hessian boots. A VERY stout, puffy man, in buckskins and Hessian boots, with several immense neckcloths that rose almost to his nose, with a red striped waistcoat and an apple green coat with steel buttons almost as large as crown pieces (it was the morning costume of a dandy or blood of those days) was reading the paper by the fire when the two girls entered, and bounced off his arm-chair, and blushed excessively, and hid his entire face almost in his neckcloths at this apparition. |
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