English-Thai Dictionary

hessian

A เกี่ยวกับ รัฐ หรือ คน ที่อยู่ ใน รัฐ  Hesse

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HESSIAN

HESSIAN Hes "sian, a.

 

Defn: Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. Hessian boots, or Hessians, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. Thackeray. -- Hessian cloth, or Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for sacking. -- Hessian crucible. See under Crucible. -- Hessian fly (Zoöl.), a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor ). Its larvæ live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution.

 

HESSIAN

HESSIAN Hes "sian, n.

 

1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.

 

2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.]

 

Note: This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War.

 

3. pl.

 

Defn: See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hessian

hes sian |ˈheSHən ˈhɛʃən | ▶noun a strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, used for sacks. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Hesse (see Hesse ) + -ian .

 

Hessian boot

Hes sian boot ▶noun a high tasseled leather boot, originally worn by Hessian troops.

 

Hessian fly

Hes sian fly ▶noun a gall midge whose larvae are a pest of cereal crops, occurring in wheat-growing areas. [Mayetiola destructor, family Cecidomyiidae. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: so named because it was supposed (erroneously ) to have been carried to America by Hessian troops during the American Revolution.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hessian

hes |sian |ˈhɛsɪən | ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly Brit. a strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, used for sacks and upholstery. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Hesse (see Hesse ) + -ian .

 

Hessian boot

Hes |sian boot ▶noun a high tasselled leather boot, originally worn by Hessian troops.

 

Hessian fly

Hes |sian fly ▶noun a gall midge whose larvae are a pest of cereal crops, occurring in all wheat-growing areas. ●Mayetiola destructor, family Cecidomyiidae. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: so named because it was supposed (erroneously ) to have been carried to America by Hessian troops during the War of Independence.

 

Duden Dictionary

Hessian

Hes si an Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |ˈhɛsɪən |der oder das Hessian; Genitiv: des Hessian [s ] englisch hessian, eigentlich = hessisch, Hesse; wohl nach der englisch-amerikanischen Bezeichnung hessian für einen groben, ungeschlachten Menschen grobes, naturfarbenes Jutegewebe in Leinenbindung, das besonders für Säcke verwendet wird

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Hessian

Hes sian /héʃ (ə )n |hésiən /名詞 1 C (ドイツの )ヘッセン人 .2 C ヘッセン人傭兵 〘米国独立戦争で英国が雇った 〙.3 U ｟主に英 ｠〖h- 〗粗目の麻布 .