n. [ See Heal, n. ] Health; welfare. [ Obs. ] “In joy and perfyt hele.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G. hehlen, L. celare. √17. See Hell, and cf. Conceal. ] To hide; to cover; to roof. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Hide and hele things. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L.: cf. Sp. helena. ] See
n. (Chem.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A genus comprising the cactus wrens; one of several alternative classifications.