a. [ Perh. akin to E. hoiden rustic, clownish. ] Applied to coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scotch peasants. [ Scot. ] [ 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 ]