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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961) [syn: Hart, Moss Hart]
2: United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943) [syn: Hart, Lorenz Hart, Lorenz Milton Hart]
3: a male deer, especially an adult male red deer [syn: hart, stag]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heort; akin to Latin cervus hart, Greek keras horn — more at horn Date: before 12th century chiefly British the male of the red deer especially when over five years old ; stag — compare hind

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Albert Bushnell 1854-1943 American historian & editor II. biographical name Basil Henry Liddell — see Liddell Hart III. biographical name Lorenz 1895-1943 American lyricist IV. biographical name Moss 1904-1961 American librettist & dramatist V. biographical name Sir Robert 1835-1911 British diplomat VI. biographical name William S(urrey) 1872-1946 American actor

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the male of the deer (esp. the red deer) usu. over five years old. Phrases and idioms: hart's tongue a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, with narrow undivided fronds. Etymology: OE heor(o)t f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hart Hart (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. hart, hert, heort, AS. heort, heorot; akin to D. hert, OHG. hiruz, hirz, G. hirsch, Icel. hj["o]rtr, Dan. & Sw. hjort, L. cervus, and prob. to Gr. kerao`s horned, ke`ras horn. [root]230. See Horn.] (Zo["o]l.) A stag; the male of the red deer. See the Note under Buck. Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind. --Milton.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Heb. 'ayal), a stag or male deer. It is ranked among the clean animals (Deut. 12:15; 14:5; 15:22), and was commonly killed for food (1 Kings 4:23). The hart is frequently alluded to in the poetical and prophetical books (Isa. 35:6; Cant. 2:8, 9; Lam. 1:6; Ps. 42:1).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hart.

See DEER.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Stag, male red deer.