pron. [ AS. his of him, his, gen. masc. & neut. of hē, neut. hit. See He. ] 1. Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete. [ 1913 Webster ]

No comfortable star did lend his light. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who can impress the forest, bid the tree
Unfix his earth-bound root? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Also formerly used in connection with a noun simply as a sign of the possessive. “The king his son.” Shak. “By young Telemachus his blooming years.” Pope. This his is probably a corruption of the old possessive ending -is or -es, which, being written as a separate word, was at length confounded with the pronoun his. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The possessive of he; as, the book is his. “The sea is his, and he made it.” Ps. xcv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after W. Hisinger, a Swedish mineralogist. ] (Min.) A soft black, iron ore, nearly earthy, a hydrous silicate of iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Hispanicus. ] Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Spanish idiom or mode of speech. Keightley. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To give a Spanish form or character to; as, to Hispanicize Latin words. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to Haiti.
Syn. -- Haitian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Rough with bristles or minute spines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot. & Zool.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Dim. of hispid. ] (Bot. & Zool.) Minutely hispid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

“Hiss” implies audible friction of breath consonants. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dismal, universal hiss, the sound
Of public scorn. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any sound resembling that above described; as: (a) The noise made by a serpent. [ 1913 Webster ]

But hiss for hiss returned with forked tongue. Milton.

(b) The note of a goose when irritated. (c) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hissed p. pr. & vb. n. Hissing. ] [ AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hissen, OD. hisschen. ] 1. To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval. [ 1913 Webster ]

The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee. Ezek. xxvii. 36. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shod with steel,
We hissed along the polished ice. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]