haggard
1Haggard — Haggard …
2Haggard — is a surname, and may refer to:People* H. Rider Haggard, Sir, British Victorian writer of adventure novels * Merle Haggard, American country music singer and songwriter * Piers Haggard, British film and television director * Daisy Haggard,… …
3Haggard — ist der Name: eines Zerstörers der Fletcher Klasse, siehe USS Haggard (DD 555) einer Metal Band, siehe Haggard (Band) eines Filmes, siehe Haggard (Film) Haggard (Kansas), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten Haggard ist der Familienname folgender… …
4haggard — haggard, worn, careworn, pinched, wasted, cadaverous are comparable when they mean thin and drawn by or as if by worry, fatigue, hunger, or illness. Haggard may imply a wild frightening appearance (as of a person driven distraught by fear,… …
5Haggard — Hag gard (h[a^]g g[ e]rd), a. [F. hagard; of German origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See {Hedge}, 1st {Haw}, and { ard}.] 1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or… …
6Haggard — Datos generales Origen Alemania …
7Haggard — Hag gard, n. [See {Haggard}, a.] 1. (Falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon. [1913 Webster] 2. A fierce, intractable creature. [1913 Webster] I have loved this proud disdainful haggard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. [See {Haggard}, a., 2.] A hag …
8haggard — (adj.) 1560s, wild, unruly (originally in reference to hawks), from M.Fr. haggard, probably from O.Fr. faulcon hagard wild falcon, lit. falcon of the woods, from M.H.G. hag hedge, copse, wood, from P.Gmc. *hagon , from PIE root *kagh to catch,… …
9haggard — [hag′ərd] adj. [MFr hagard, untamed, untamed hawk] 1. Falconry designating a hawk captured after reaching maturity 2. untamed; unruly; wild 3. a) wild eyed b) having a wild, wasted, worn look, as from sleeplessness, grief, or illness; gaunt;… …
10Haggard — Hag gard, n. [See 1st {Haw}, {Hedge}, and {Yard} an inclosed space.] A stackyard. [Prov. Eng.] Swift. [1913 Webster] …
