Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.Hazel grouse(Zoöl.), a European grouse allied to the American ruffed grouse.Hazel hoe, a kind of grub hoe.Witch hazel. See Witch- hazel, and Hamamelis.

Hazel
(Ha"zel), a.

1. Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand.

I sit me down beside the hazel grove.
Keble.

2. Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut. "Thou hast hazel eyes." Shak.

Hazeless
(Haze"less) a. Destitute of haze. Tyndall.

Hazelly
(Ha"zel*ly) a. Of the color of the hazelnut; of a light brown. Mortimer.

Hazelnut
(Ha"zel*nut`) n. [AS. hæselhnutu.] The nut of the hazel. Shak.

Hazelwort
(Ha"zel*wort`) n. (Bot.) The asarabacca.

Hazily
(Ha"zi*ly) adv. In a hazy manner; mistily; obscurely; confusedly.

Haziness
(Ha"zi*ness), n. The quality or state of being hazy.

Hazle
(Ha"zle) v. t. To make dry; to dry. [Obs.]

Hazy
(Ha"zy) a. [From Haze, n.]

1. Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent. "A tender, hazy brightness." Wordsworth.

2. Obscure; confused; not clear; as, a hazy argument; a hazy intellect. Mrs. Gore.

He
(He) pron. [nom. He; poss. His (hiz); obj. Him (him); pl. nom. They (&thliga); poss. Their or Theirs (&thligârz or &thligarz); obj. Them ] [AS. he, masc., heó, fem., hit, neut.; pl. hi, or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he, hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina, accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. hic this. &radic183. Cf. It.]

1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated.

Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Gen. iii. 16.

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve.
Deut. x. 20.

Hazel
(Ha"zel) n. [OE. hasel, AS. hæsel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]

1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert. Gray.

2. A miner's name for freestone. Raymond.


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