a. [ L. horalis, fr. hora hour. See Hour. ] Of or pertaining to an hour, or to hours. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Hourly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. horarius, fr. L. hora hour: cf. F. horaire. See Hour. ] 1. Of or pertaining to an hour; noting the hours. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Occurring once an hour; continuing an hour; hourly; ephemeral. [ 1913 Webster ]

Horary, or soon decaying, fruits of summer. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Horary circles. See Circles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Horace, the Latin poet, or resembling his style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. horde (cf. G. horde), fr. Turk. ordū, ordī, camp; of Tartar origin. ] 1. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Any large group of people or animals, especially one wandering or moving about; as, the movie star was surrounded by a horde of screaming fans. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. hordeum barley. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. hordeum barley. ] (Chem.) A peculiar starchy matter contained in barley. It is a complex mixture. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. hordeolus, dim. of hordeum barley. ] (Med.) A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley; a sty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An unidentified plant mentioned by Shakespeare, perhaps equivalent to burdock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hoar. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]