- hunting (animal behavior)
predation, in animal behaviour, the pursuit, capture, and killing of animals for food. Predatory animals may be solitary hunters, like the leopard, or they may be group hunters, like wolves. The senses of predators are adapted in a variety of ways to facilitate hunting behaviour. Visual acuity is
- hunting and gathering culture (anthropology)
hunter-gatherer, any person who depends primarily on wild foods for subsistence. Until about 12,000 to 11,000 years ago, when agriculture and animal domestication emerged in southwest Asia and in Mesoamerica, all peoples were hunter-gatherers. Their strategies have been very diverse, depending
- hunting carpet (Persian textile)
rug and carpet: Individual motifs: …with the garden and the hunt: many small songbirds (in Persia, especially the nightingale); the pheasant (feng-huang), taken over from China and much favoured in the 16th century; occasionally the peacock; lions and a semiconventional lion mask, sometimes used as the centre of a palmette; tigers; cheetahs; bears; foxes; deer…
- hunting culture (anthropology)
hunter-gatherer, any person who depends primarily on wild foods for subsistence. Until about 12,000 to 11,000 years ago, when agriculture and animal domestication emerged in southwest Asia and in Mesoamerica, all peoples were hunter-gatherers. Their strategies have been very diverse, depending
- hunting dog (mammal)
dog: Senses: Hunting dogs—such as pointers, retrievers, and spaniels—are trained to scent birds and can distinguish one variety of bird from another.
- hunting law
falconry: History: …under the protection of the law, and a license was required from the Home Office before a falconer could take a young hawk for falconry.
- hunting leopard (mammal)
cheetah, (Acinonyx jubatus), one of the world’s most-recognizable cats, known especially for its speed. Cheetahs’ sprints have been measured at a maximum of 114 km (71 miles) per hour, and they routinely reach velocities of 80–100 km per hour while pursuing prey. Nearly all the cheetahs remaining
- Hunting of the Cheviot, The (ballad)
ballad: Historical ballads: “The Hunting of the Cheviot,” recorded about the same time and dealing with the same campaign, is better known in a late broadside version called “Chevy Chase.” The details in historical ballads are usually incorrect as to fact because of faulty memory or partisan alterations,…
- Hunting of the Snark, The (poem by Carroll)
The Hunting of the Snark, nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll, first published in 1876. The fanciful eight-canto poem describes the sea voyage of a bellman, boots (bootblack), bonnet maker, barrister, broker, billiard marker, banker, beaver, baker, and butcher and their search for the elusive undefined
- Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits, The (poem by Carroll)
The Hunting of the Snark, nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll, first published in 1876. The fanciful eight-canto poem describes the sea voyage of a bellman, boots (bootblack), bonnet maker, barrister, broker, billiard marker, banker, beaver, baker, and butcher and their search for the elusive undefined
- hunting poem (Arabic poetic genre)
Arabic literature: Later genres: …other categories, khamriyyāt (wine poems), ṭardiyyāt (hunt poems), zuhdiyyāt (ascetic poems), and ghazal (love poems).
- hunting poetry (Arabic poetic genre)
Arabic literature: Later genres: …other categories, khamriyyāt (wine poems), ṭardiyyāt (hunt poems), zuhdiyyāt (ascetic poems), and ghazal (love poems).
- hunting sett (textile design)
tartan: …second, muted pattern called a hunting sett (often gray-based) was used for everyday wear on the moors and in the mountains.
- hunting spider (arachnid)
wolf spider, (family Lycosidae), any member of the spider family Lycosidae (order Araneida), a large and widespread group made up of more than 2,300 species worldwide. They are named for the wolflike habit of chasing and pouncing upon prey. About 240 species occur in North America and about 50 in
- Huntingdon (county, Pennsylvania, United States)
Huntingdon, county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., consisting of a mountainous area in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley physiographic province located east of the city of Altoona. The principal waterways are Raystown Lake and the Juniata, Little Juniata, and Raystown Branch Juniata rivers, as well as
- Huntingdon (England, United Kingdom)
Huntingdon, town (parish), Huntingdonshire district, administrative county of Cambridgeshire, historic county of Huntingdonshire, south-central England. It is the administrative centre and county town (seat) of Huntingdonshire, and it lies on the north bank of the River Ouse (or Great Ouse).
- Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of (British religious leader)
Selina Hastings, countess of Huntingdon was a central figure in the evangelical revival in 18th-century England, who founded the Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion, a sect of Calvinistic Methodists. The daughter of Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers, Selina in 1728 married Theophilus Hastings,
- Huntingdonshire (district, England, United Kingdom)
Huntingdonshire, historic county and administrative district of the administrative county of Cambridgeshire, east-central England. The administrative district and the historic county of Huntingdonshire cover slightly different areas. The administrative district includes the town of Eaton Slocon,
- huntingtin (protein)
Huntington disease: … 4, encodes a protein called huntingtin, which is distributed in certain regions of the brain, as well as other tissues of the body. Mutated forms of the HD gene contain abnormally repeated segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) called CAG trinucleotide repeats. These repeated segments result in the synthesis of huntingtin…
- huntingtin [Huntington disease] (gene)
Huntington disease: …in a gene known as HD (officially named huntingtin [Huntington disease]). This gene, which is located on human chromosome 4, encodes a protein called huntingtin, which is distributed in certain regions of the brain, as well as other tissues of the body. Mutated forms of the HD gene contain abnormally…
- Huntington (Maryland, United States)
Bowie, city, Prince George’s county, central Maryland, U.S., an eastern suburb of Washington, D.C. The first significant settlement at the site was Belair, an estate built about 1745 for Governor Samuel Ogle. A small farming community called Huntington developed there. In the 1870s the site was
- Huntington (West Virginia, United States)
Huntington, city, seat of Cabell county, western West Virginia, U.S. It lies at the confluence of the Ohio and Guyandotte rivers, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Charleston. Collis P. Huntington, a railroad magnate, proposed building the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway’s western terminal there in 1869.
- Huntington (New York, United States)
Huntington, town (township), Suffolk county, southeastern New York, U.S. It lies on the northern shore of Long Island. The site, first settled in 1653, was named for the soldier-statesman Oliver Cromwell’s birthplace in England. Nathan Hale, the patriot-spy, probably landed (1776) at Huntington Bay
- Huntington (Indiana, United States)
Huntington, city, seat (1834) of Huntington county, central Indiana, U.S. It is located on the Little Wabash River, near its juncture with the Wabash, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Fort Wayne. The original site (Forks of the Wabash) was a Miami village (home of the Miami chief Jean Baptiste
- Huntington Beach (California, United States)
Huntington Beach, city, Orange county, southwestern California, U.S. Situated south of Los Angeles, it lies along the Pacific Coast Highway. Originally the territory of Gabrielino (Tongva) Indians, the city was formed from parts of Rancho Las Bolsas and Rancho Los Alamitos. It was first called
- Huntington chorea (pathology)
Huntington disease , a relatively rare, and invariably fatal, hereditary neurological disease that is characterized by irregular and involuntary movements of the muscles and progressive loss of cognitive ability. The disease was first described by American physician George Huntington in 1872.
- Huntington disease (pathology)
Huntington disease , a relatively rare, and invariably fatal, hereditary neurological disease that is characterized by irregular and involuntary movements of the muscles and progressive loss of cognitive ability. The disease was first described by American physician George Huntington in 1872.
- Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (cultural center, San Marino, California, United States)
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, library and cultural institution created in 1919 at San Marino, Calif., near Los Angeles, by Henry E. Huntington and left as a public trust upon his death. Huntington, a railroad tycoon, began collecting books early in the 20th century,
- Huntington, Anna Hyatt (American sculptor)
Anna Hyatt Huntington was an American sculptor who brought great subtlety and vividness to equestrian and animal subjects. Anna Hyatt Huntington was the daughter of noted Harvard paleontologist Alpheus Hyatt. She was educated privately and began her study of sculpture with Henry Hudson Kitson in
- Huntington, Archer Milton (American author)
Anna Hyatt Huntington: …philanthropist, poet, and arts patron Archer M. Huntington, with whom in 1930 she founded the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia, and in 1931 Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina, a sculpture garden and natural preserve where many of her large animal sculptures (e.g., Fighting Stallions, 1950) were installed on permanent…
- Huntington, Collis P. (American railroad magnate)
Collis P. Huntington was an American railroad magnate who promoted the Central Pacific Railroad’s extension across the West, making possible the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. Born into a poor family, Huntington worked as an itinerant peddler and became a prosperous merchant in Oneonta,
- Huntington, Collis Potter (American railroad magnate)
Collis P. Huntington was an American railroad magnate who promoted the Central Pacific Railroad’s extension across the West, making possible the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. Born into a poor family, Huntington worked as an itinerant peddler and became a prosperous merchant in Oneonta,
- Huntington, Ellsworth (American geographer)
Ellsworth Huntington was a U.S. geographer who explored the influence of climate on civilization. An instructor at Euphrates College, Harput, Tur. (1897–1901), Huntington explored the canyons of the Euphrates River in Turkey (1901). He described his travels through central Asia (1903–06) in The
- Huntington, George (American physician)
Huntington disease: …first described by American physician George Huntington in 1872.
- Huntington, Henry E. (American railroad magnate)
Henry E. Huntington was an American railroad magnate and collector of rare books. Henry was the nephew of the railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington. He ultimately held important executive positions with several railroads and promoted the development of electric railways and utilities in Los
- Huntington, Henry Edwards (American railroad magnate)
Henry E. Huntington was an American railroad magnate and collector of rare books. Henry was the nephew of the railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington. He ultimately held important executive positions with several railroads and promoted the development of electric railways and utilities in Los
- Huntington, Samuel (American politician)
Samuel Huntington was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, president of the Continental Congress (1779–81), and governor of Connecticut. He served in the Connecticut Assembly in 1765 and was appointed as a judge of the Superior Court in 1775. He was a member of the governor’s council
- Huntington, Samuel P. (American political scientist)
Samuel P. Huntington was an American political scientist, consultant to various U.S. government agencies, and an important political commentator in national debates on U.S. foreign policy in the late 20th and early 21st century. Huntington earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1946 and
- Huntley, Chet (American journalist)
David Brinkley: …Brinkley was paired with reporter Chet Huntley to cover the presidential nominating conventions, and the team proved so successful that NBC placed them at the helm of their own evening news broadcast, The Huntley-Brinkley Report, later that year. In an innovative move, Huntley reported from New York and Brinkley from…
- Huntley, Lydia Howard (American author)
L.H. Sigourney was a popular writer, known as “the sweet singer of Hartford,” who was one of the first American women to succeed at a literary career. Lydia Huntley worked as a schoolteacher and published her first work, Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse, in 1815. After her marriage in 1819 to
- Huntley-Brinkley Report, The (American news program)
David Brinkley: …their own evening news broadcast, The Huntley-Brinkley Report, later that year. In an innovative move, Huntley reported from New York and Brinkley from Washington, D.C. The broadcast, which won an Emmy Award every year from 1959 to 1964, helped define how news would look and sound in the medium of…
- Huntly, George Gordon, 1st Marquess and 6th Earl of (Scottish conspirator)
George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly was a Scottish Roman Catholic conspirator who provoked personal wars in 16th-century Scotland but was saved by his friendship with James VI (James I of England). Son of the 5th earl (George Gordon), he was educated in France as a Roman Catholic.
- Huntress, The (American newspaper)
Anne Newport Royall: …newspaper; it was succeeded by The Huntress (1836–54). In those newspapers Royall crusaded against government corruption and incompetence and promoted states’ rights, Sunday mail service, and tolerance for Roman Catholics and Masons. John Quincy Adams called her a “virago errant in enchanted armor,” and she gained widespread notoriety for her…
- Hunts of the Dukes of Devonshire, The (tapestry)
tapestry: 15th century: …the four renowned tapestries of The Hunts of the Dukes of Devonshire. Typical of the developed late Gothic Tournai style are the compacted vertical compositions of The Story of Strong King Clovis (mid-15th century) and The Story of Caesar (c. 1465–70). Many of the attributed Tournai weavings are heavily outlined…
- Huntsman and Dogs (painting by Homer)
Winslow Homer: The move to Prouts Neck: In Huntsman and Dogs of 1891, set in a cheerless autumnal landscape, a sullen-faced young hunter, pausing on a hillside leveled by timbering and blackened by fire, epitomizes human despoilment of nature, in the killing for sport rather than for food.
- huntsman spider (arachnid family)
spider: Annotated classification: Family Sparassidae or Heteropodidae (huntsman spiders, tarantulas in Australia) Found in most tropical regions. Eyes in 2 rows; legs extended sideways; large, slightly flattened body. Family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers) 1,000 species worldwide. Males with long chelicerae; epigynum often
- Huntsman, Benjamin (English inventor)
Benjamin Huntsman was an Englishman who invented crucible, or cast, steel, which was more uniform in composition and freer from impurities than any steel previously produced. His method was the most significant development in steel production up to that time. A clockmaker and instrument maker in
- Huntsman, Jon Meade, Jr. (American politician)
Jon Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician who served as governor of Utah (2005–09) and as U.S. ambassador to China (2009–11) and to Russia (2017–19). He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Huntsman was the eldest of nine children in an upper-class Mormon family. He grew up in
- Huntsman, Jon, Jr. (American politician)
Jon Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician who served as governor of Utah (2005–09) and as U.S. ambassador to China (2009–11) and to Russia (2017–19). He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Huntsman was the eldest of nine children in an upper-class Mormon family. He grew up in
- Huntsman: Winter’s War, The (film by Nicolas-Troyan [2016])
Emily Blunt: A Quiet Place and Oppenheimer: …as a glamorous queen in The Huntsman: Winter’s War opposite Charlize Theron. Later that year Blunt starred as an alcoholic divorcée who may have committed murder in The Girl on the Train, an adaptation of Pamela Hawkins’s best seller. She also did voice work for the animated comedies My Little…
- Huntsville (Alabama, United States)
Huntsville, city, seat (1808) of Madison county, northern Alabama, U.S. It is situated in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains near the Tennessee River, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Birmingham. It was originally called Twickenham by planter Leroy Pope for the home of his kinsman,
- Huntsville (Texas, United States)
Huntsville, city, seat (1846) of Walker county, southeastern Texas, U.S., 72 miles (116 km) north of Houston. It was founded (1835) as a trading post by Pleasant Gray and named for his hometown in Alabama. Farming and stock raising are economically significant, but lumbering, based on vast tracts
- Huntsville Normal School (school, Normal, Alabama, United States)
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Normal, Alabama, U.S., a historically black school. The university comprises the schools of Graduate Studies and Extended Education, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts and Sciences,
- Hunuc Huar (deity)
Huarpe: They worshipped a god, Hunuc Huar, who lived in the mountains, as well as the Sun, the Moon, the morning star, and the hills. The population was never very large. Deportation to Chile as industrial labourers contributed to their extinction in the early 18th century.
- Hunyadi (Hungarian family)
Ladislas V: …count of Cilli, and the Hunyadi family of Hungary.
- Hunyadi László (work by Erkel)
Ferenc Erkel: …were Bátori Mária (1840) and Hunyadi László (1844), both with librettos by Béni Egressy. Parts of the latter work, which enjoyed enormous and lasting popularity, were adapted as revolutionary songs. Also in 1844, “Hymnusz,” with lyrics taken from an 1823 poem of the same name by Ferenc Kölcsey and with…
- Hunyadi, János (Hungarian general and governor)
János Hunyadi was a Hungarian general and governor of the kingdom of Hungary from 1446 to 1452, who was a leading commander against the Turks in the 15th century. Hunyadi is first mentioned, probably as a small child, in the diplomas by which King Sigismund transferred possessions of Hunyad castle
- Hunyadi, John (Hungarian general and governor)
János Hunyadi was a Hungarian general and governor of the kingdom of Hungary from 1446 to 1452, who was a leading commander against the Turks in the 15th century. Hunyadi is first mentioned, probably as a small child, in the diplomas by which King Sigismund transferred possessions of Hunyad castle
- Hunyadi, Mátyás (king of Hungary)
Matthias I was the king of Hungary (1458–90), who attempted to reconstruct the Hungarian state after decades of feudal anarchy, chiefly by means of financial, military, judiciary, and administrative reforms. His nickname, Corvinus, derived from the raven (Latin corvus) on his escutcheon. Matthias
- Hunyani River (river, Africa)
Hunyani River, river in northern Zimbabwe and Mozambique, rising northwest of Marondera (formerly Marandellas) and flowing westward past Harare (formerly Salisbury) to Kutama. The river then turns north past Chinhoyi (formerly Sinoia) and the Hunyani Range and cuts through the Rukowakuona Mountains
- Hunza (Pakistan)
Karimabad, town in the Gilgit-Baltistan area of the Pakistani-administered portion of the Kashmir region, in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. Formerly a small principality under the hereditary ruler known as the Mir of Hunza, it joined with Pakistan in 1947. The town, situated on
- huo (bronze work)
he, type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel that was used to heat liquids and to serve wine. The he has a number of variations in silhouette, and its only unvarying characteristic is a tubular spout projecting prominently from the body. It usually has a domical lid and a vertical handle on the side
- Huo Guang (Han dynasty regent)
China: From Wudi to Yuandi: …the hands of a regent, Huo Guang, a shrewd and circumspect statesman who already had been in government service for some two decades; even after Huo’s death (68 bce), his family retained a dominating influence in Chinese politics until 64 bce. Zhaodi had been married to a granddaughter of Huo…
- Huo Shen (Chinese deity)
Zao Jun: …turn was later confused with Huo Shen, the god of fire.
- Huo Yuanjia (film by Yu [2006])
Jet Li: …character in Huo Yuanjia (2006; Fearless), Li portrayed a historical martial arts master of the early 20th century who battles a rival master and foreign fighters. In 2008 he starred with fellow martial arts star Jackie Chan in the fantasy The Forbidden Kingdom and had the title role in The…
- Huo, Mount (mountain, China)
Dabie Mountains: Its highest peak, Mount Huo, reaches 5,820 feet (1,774 metres), and several others exceed 5,000 feet (1,500 metres). Three of the ridges there extend into the Huai plain and merge into the Huayang Ridge, which forms the watershed of low hills between the upper Huai and the Yangtze.
- huoguo (cooking)
Chongqing: Cultural life: …is renowned for its distinctive huoguo (“hotpot”), a style of cooking in which portions of vegetables and meat are cooked at the table in a chafing dish filled with a spicy soup base.
- Huon de Bordeaux (French poem)
Huon de Bordeaux, Old French poem, written in epic metre, dating from the first half of the 13th century. Charlot, son of the emperor Charlemagne, lays an ambush for Huon, son of Séguin of Bordeaux; but Huon kills Charlot without being aware of his identity. Huon is then saved from hanging by
- Huon Gulf (gulf, Pacific Ocean)
Huon Gulf, large inlet of the Solomon Sea, southwestern Pacific, indenting Papua New Guinea. Stretching 100 miles (160 km) from Cape Cretin in the northeast to Cape Ward Hunt near Manau, it extends 65 miles (105 km) inland. Flanked by the Rawlinson Range on the Huon Peninsula (north) and the Kuper
- Huon Islands (islands, New Caledonia)
Huon Islands, coral island group, dependency of the French overseas country of New Caledonia, southwestern Pacific Ocean. With a total area of 160 acres (65 hectares), Huon comprises four islets—Huon, Leleizour, Fabre, and Surprise—each about 0.5 mile (1 km) in diameter. The Huon group lies within
- Huon Peninsula (peninsula, Papua New Guinea)
Huon Peninsula, peninsula extending from northeastern Papua New Guinea, southwestern Pacific Ocean. The promontory (55 miles [89 km] wide) is bounded by the Vitiaz Strait of the Bismarck Sea (north), the Solomon Sea (east), the Huon Gulf (south), and the Markham River (west). The peninsula’s
- Huon pine (tree)
Huon pine, (Lagarostrobos franklinii), gray-barked conifer of the family Podocarpaceae. It is found along Tasmanian river systems at altitudes of 150 to 600 metres (500–2,000 feet). The tree is straight-trunked, pyramidal, 21 to 30 metres (70 to 100 feet) tall, and 0.7 to 1 metre (2 to 3 feet) in
- Huon River (river, Tasmania, Australia)
Huon River, river in southern Tasmania, Australia, rising on the slopes of Mounts Wedge, Bowen, and Anne. It flows south and then, blocked by the Arthur Range, east to be joined by its tributaries, the Weld and Picton rivers, below Huon Gorge. Turning southeast, it passes Huonville at the limit of
- Huong River (river, Vietnam)
Hue: …Huong River (Hue River, or Perfume River). At the city’s heart, on the river’s left bank, is the Chinese-style Vietnamese imperial citadel, Dai Noi, from which the Nguyen family controlled southern and central Vietnam from the mid-16th to the mid-20th century. The citadel’s 7-mile (11-km) walled circumference enclosed priceless artifacts…
- Huonie (people)
She, any member of a people distributed in the mountainous areas of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Guangdong provinces of South China. Their language (which is classified as either Hmong-Mien [Miao-Yao] or Sino-Tibetan) appears to be related to that of the Yao, though most She are now
- Huou (Chinese chef)
cookbook: …About Eating and Drinking, by Huou, master chef of the imperial court of Kublai Khan (1215–94). Huou’s collection consists largely of recipes for soups, but it is also a useful encyclopaedia of household information.
- Huozhe (film by Zhang [1994])
Zhang Yimou: …were examined in Huozhe (1994; To Live). Huozhe received the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes film festival, but Chinese authorities refused to let Zhang attend the ceremony. He later directed the comedy You hua haohao shuo (1997; Keep Cool) and Yige dou bu neng shao (1999; Not One Less).…
- Hupa (people)
Hupa, North American Indians who lived along the lower Trinity River in what is now the state of California and spoke Hupa, an Athabaskan language. Culturally, the Hupa combined aspects of the Pacific Northwest Indians and the California Indians. Hupa villages were traditionally located on the
- Hupa language
Athabaskan language family: Of these, only two languages, Hupa and Tolowa, are still spoken. The southwestern United States is home to the Apachean subgroup, which includes Navajo and the languages spoken by the Apache peoples. The Apachean languages are spoken mainly in Arizona and New Mexico. The languages spoken in the interior of…
- Hupeh (province, China)
Hubei, sheng (province) lying in the heart of China and forming a part of the middle basin of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). Until the reign of the great Kangxi emperor (1661–1722) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12), Hubei and its southern neighbour Hunan formed a single province, Huguang. They
- Huperzia (plant genus)
lycophyte: Annotated classification: …16 living genera, mostly tropical: Huperzia (10–15 species), Lycopodium (9–15 species), Lycopodiella (15 species), and Phylloglossum (1 species), the latter of which is restricted to Australia and New Zealand; includes the extinct Lycopodites. The other extant genera are Austrolycopodium, Dendrolycopodium, Diphasiastrum,
- Huperzia lucidula (plant)
club moss: Major genera and species: Shining club moss (Huperzia lucidula), a North American species occurring in wet woods and among rocks, has no distinct strobili; it bears its spore capsules at the bases of leaves scattered along the branches. Fir club moss (H. selago), a 20-cm- (8-inch-) tall plant native…
- Huperzia selago (plant)
club moss: Major genera and species: Fir club moss (H. selago), a 20-cm- (8-inch-) tall plant native to rocks and bog margins in the Northern Hemisphere, also lacks distinct strobili.
- huperzine A (alkaloid)
traditional Chinese medicine: Genetics research and drug development: For example, an alkaloid called huperzine A was isolated from the moss Huperzia serrata, which is widely used in China to make the herbal medicine qian ceng ta. Studies suggest that this agent may compare favourably with manufactured anticholinesterase drugs such as donepezil, which are used to treat Alzheimer disease.
- Hupisna (Konya province, Turkey)
Ereğli, town, south-central Turkey. It stands near the foot of the central Taurus Mountains on the northern approach to the Cilician Gates, a major pass. A frontier fortification of the Byzantine Empire, then known as Heraclea Cybistra, the town lay in the way of invading armies and was captured by
- ḥuppa (Judaism)
ḥuppa, in a Jewish wedding, the portable canopy beneath which the couple stands while the ceremony is performed. Depending on the local custom and the preference of the bride and groom, the ḥuppa may be a simple Jewish prayer shawl (ṭallit) suspended from four poles, a richly embroidered cloth of
- ḥuppah (Judaism)
ḥuppa, in a Jewish wedding, the portable canopy beneath which the couple stands while the ceremony is performed. Depending on the local custom and the preference of the bride and groom, the ḥuppa may be a simple Jewish prayer shawl (ṭallit) suspended from four poles, a richly embroidered cloth of
- ḥuppas (Judaism)
ḥuppa, in a Jewish wedding, the portable canopy beneath which the couple stands while the ceremony is performed. Depending on the local custom and the preference of the bride and groom, the ḥuppa may be a simple Jewish prayer shawl (ṭallit) suspended from four poles, a richly embroidered cloth of
- Huppert, Isabelle (French actress)
Isabelle Huppert is a French actress who was acclaimed for her versatility and for the subtle gestures and restrained emotions of her portrayals. Huppert developed an interest in acting as a teenager and entered the Versailles Conservatory in 1968. Three years later, she made her film debut in
- Huppert, Isabelle Anne (French actress)
Isabelle Huppert is a French actress who was acclaimed for her versatility and for the subtle gestures and restrained emotions of her portrayals. Huppert developed an interest in acting as a teenager and entered the Versailles Conservatory in 1968. Three years later, she made her film debut in
- ḥuppot (Judaism)
ḥuppa, in a Jewish wedding, the portable canopy beneath which the couple stands while the ceremony is performed. Depending on the local custom and the preference of the bride and groom, the ḥuppa may be a simple Jewish prayer shawl (ṭallit) suspended from four poles, a richly embroidered cloth of
- ḥuppoth (Judaism)
ḥuppa, in a Jewish wedding, the portable canopy beneath which the couple stands while the ceremony is performed. Depending on the local custom and the preference of the bride and groom, the ḥuppa may be a simple Jewish prayer shawl (ṭallit) suspended from four poles, a richly embroidered cloth of
- huqin (musical instrument)
huqin, any of a group of Chinese fiddles. Huqin are generally spike fiddles, as the narrow cylindrical or hexagonal body is skewered by the tubular neck. Most have two strings, although some three- or four-string variants exist. The instruments are held vertically on the player’s lap, and their
- ḥūr (Islam)
houri, in Islām, a beautiful maiden who awaits the devout Muslim in paradise. The Arabic word ḥawrāʾ signifies the contrast of the clear white of the eye to the blackness of the iris. There are numerous references to the houri in the Qurʾān describing them as “purified wives” and “spotless
- Hura polyandra (tree)
sandbox tree: The related Hura polyandra is also sometimes called sandbox tree. It has white rather than red stamen clusters and is native from Mexico to Costa Rica.
- Hurakan (Aztec god)
Tezcatlipoca, god of the Great Bear constellation and of the night sky, one of the major deities of the Aztec pantheon. Tezcatlipoca’s cult was brought to central Mexico by the Toltecs, Nahua-speaking warriors from the north, about the end of the 10th century ad. Numerous myths relate how
- Huram (king of Tyre)
Hiram, Phoenician king of Tyre (reigned 969–936 bc), who appears in the Bible as an ally of the Israelite kings David and Solomon. Hiram maintained friendly relations with Israel, supplying Solomon with men and materials for the construction of the Temple at Jerusalem and cooperating with him in
- Hurban (European history)
Holocaust, the systematic state-sponsored killing of six million Jewish men, women, and children and millions of others by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. The Germans called this “the final solution to the Jewish question.” Yiddish-speaking Jews and survivors in the years
- HURD (computer software)
open source: Hacker culture: The Free Software Foundation’s HURD operating system project also refocused on the 386-based PC. But both projects lagged at a critical time, 386BSD because of a lawsuit and HURD because of unrealistic design goals.
- Hurd Deep (trench, English Channel)
English Channel: Physiography: …feet (172 metres) in the Hurd Deep, is one of a group of anomalous deep, enclosed troughs in the bed of the western channel. The channel has been shaped by the effect upon its rock strata (with their varying degrees of hardness) of such forces as weathering and erosion (when…