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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hessian \Hes"sian\, a.
     Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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 (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous fly or midge
        ({Cecidomyia destructor). Its larv[ae] 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hessian \Hes"sian\, n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the
           Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops
           in the Revolutionary War.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. pl. See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Hessian \Hes"sian\, a.
     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 (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous fly or midge
        ({Cecidomyia destructor). Its larv[ae] 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  hessian
       n : (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: Hessian
           boot, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hessian
     Romanian n.
     (l en hessian)
     Swedish n.
     1 c Hessian matrix
     2 c (l en hessian) (gloss: fabric)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Hessian
     a.
     1 Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
     2 Of or relating to the German mathematician (w: Otto Hesse)
  (1811–1874).
     n.
     1 A native or inhabitant of (l en Hesse).
     2 (lb en historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who
  fought with the British in the (w lang=en American Revolutionary War).
     3 (lb en fashion) (ellipsis of en Hessian boot): A (l en boot) with a
  low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the
  military, in the 18th century.
     4 (lb en chiefly British) (ellipsis of en Hessian cloth/Hessian
  fabric): (l en burlap), (l en jute).
     5 (lb en mathematics) (ellipsis of en Hessian matrix)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  hessian
     n.
     A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making
  sacks.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Hessian
     a.
     1 Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
     2 Of or relating to the German mathematician (w: Otto Hesse)
  (1811–1874).
     n.
     1 A native or inhabitant of (l en Hesse).
     2 (lb en historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who
  fought with the British in the (w lang=en American Revolutionary War).
     3 (lb en fashion) (ellipsis of en Hessian boot): A (l en boot) with a
  low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the
  military, in the 18th century.
     4 (lb en chiefly British) (ellipsis of en Hessian cloth/Hessian
  fabric): (l en burlap), (l en jute).
     5 (lb en mathematics) (ellipsis of en Hessian matrix)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  hessian
     Romanian n.
     (l en hessian)
     Swedish n.
     1 c Hessian matrix
     2 c (l en hessian) (gloss: fabric)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Hessian
     a.
     1 Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
     2 Of or relating to the German mathematician (w: Otto Hesse)
  (1811–1874).
     n.
     1 A native or inhabitant of (l en Hesse).
     2 (lb en historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who
  fought with the British in the (w lang=en American Revolutionary War).
     3 (lb en fashion) (ellipsis of en Hessian boot): A (l en boot) with a
  low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the
  military, in the 18th century.
     4 (lb en chiefly British) (ellipsis of en Hessian cloth/Hessian
  fabric): (l en burlap), (l en jute).
     5 (lb en mathematics) (ellipsis of en Hessian matrix)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  hessian
     Swedish n.
     1 c Hessian matrix
     2 c (l en hessian) (gloss: fabric)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Hessian
     a.
     1 Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
     2 Of or relating to the German mathematician (w: Otto Hesse)
  (1811–1874).
     n.
     1 A native or inhabitant of (l en Hesse).
     2 (lb en historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who
  fought with the British in the (w lang=en American Revolutionary War).
     3 (lb en fashion) (ellipsis of en Hessian boot): A (l en boot) with a
  low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the
  military, in the 18th century.
     4 (lb en chiefly British) (ellipsis of en Hessian cloth/Hessian
  fabric): (l en burlap), (l en jute).
     5 (lb en mathematics) (ellipsis of en Hessian matrix)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hessian
     Englanti n.
     säkkikangas

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Hessian
     Englanti a.
     1 hesseniläinen
     2 saksalaiseen matemaatikkoon Otto Hesseen liittyvä
     Englanti n.
     hesseniläinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hessian
     n.
     (tagg: linjär algebra) matrisen som består av alla partiell derivata
  andraderivata av en funktion i flera variabel

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  hessian
     n.
     (tagg: linjär algebra) matrisen som består av alla partiell derivata
  andraderivata av en funktion i flera variabel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Hessian /hˈɛʃən/
  الجندي الألماني في الجيش الأمريكي