--, to arrive yesterday.
'hierarchie, _f._ hierarchy.
hieroglyphe, _m. and adj._ hieroglyph, hieroglyphic.
'hilfe, _f._ help (German).
hippogriffe, _m._ hippogriff (half horse, half griffin, a fabulous
steed of the romances of chivalry).
hippopotame, _m._ hippopotamus.
hirondelle, _f._ swallow.
histoire, _f._ history, story; -- de rire, just to laugh (slang).
historique, _adj._ historical, historic.
hiver, _m._ winter.
'hocher, _v._ to shake.
'hochet, _m._ rattle.
'homard, _m._ lobster.
hommage, _m._ homage, respects; -- et souvenir de l'auteur,
with the kind regards and remembrances of the author.
homme, _m._ man; familiarly: husband.
'Honeck (le), _m._ the Hohneck (one of the Vosges mountains west of
Colmar).
Honfleur, village at the mouth of the Seine, opposite le Havre.
honnete, _adj._ honest, honorable, decent, respectable.
honneur, _m._ honor; faire -- a, to honor.
honorable, _adj._ honorable.
'honte, _f._ shame; avoir --, to be ashamed; fausse --,
bashfulness.
'honteux, -euse, _adj._ ashamed, shameful, bashful.
hopital, _m._ hospital (usually for the poor).
'hoquet, _m._ hiccough.
horizon, _m._ horizon.
horloge, _f._ clock.
honnis, _prep._ except, save.
horreur, _f._ horror; quelle --, how horrible; avoir --
de, to abhor.
horrible, _adj._ horrible.
horriblement, _adv._ horribly.
'hors (de), _prep._ out of; -- de lui, beside himself; -- de
combat, disabled; les yeux -- de la tete, the eyes popping out
of the head.
hostie, _f._ consecrated wafer, host.
hostilite, _f._ hostility.
hote, _m._ host, guest; hotesse, f. hostess.
hotel, _m._ hotel, mansion, large private house.
'houri, _f._ houri (woman of the Mohammedan paradise).
'hourra, _m._ hurrah, cheer.
'huche, _f._ trough, bin.
huile, _f._ oil.
huiler, _v._ to oil.
huis, _m._ door (now little used).
'huit, _card._ eight; -- jours, a week.
huitre, _f._ oyster.
humain, -e, _adj._ human.
humanite, _f._ humanity.
humble, _adj._ humble.
humblement, _adv._ humbly.
humeur, _f._ disposition, ill humor, humor.
humide, _adj._ humid, damp, moist.
'huppe, _f._ topknot, tuft.
'hurlement, _m._ howl, howling, shriek, roar.
'hurler, _v._ to howl.
'hurrah, _interj. and m._ hurrah!, cheer.
'hussard, _m._ hussar (light cavalryman).
hygienique, _adj._ hygienic.
hypocrite, _adj. and s._ hypocritical, hypocrite.
hysterique, _adj._ hysterical.

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Ibnn-Ben-Omaz, a peculiar name, possibly due to Gautier; Ibn is the
Arabic name for son, Ben is Hebrew for son