hest
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hest
before 1150; Middle English hest ( e ), Old English hǣs; akin to hātan to bid
Example Sentences
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I am convinced that a sufficient number of supporters of the idea will be found in the United States to erect a tomb where his body may hest throughout the years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Americana is the day's rage, but the hest of it needs no rewriting.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thy father's impious hest fulfil, That vassal of Kaikeyí's will?
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
O lady! lady!" sings the lark, "Thy lover's hest I do obey; For thou art splendid after dark, And where thou smilest, there is day; And thou'rt the Lady of the May.
From Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems by Mackay, Eric
The teaching of the old Loyalist's life was the eternal teaching of the stars: Like as a star That maketh not haste, That taketh not rest, Let each be fulfilling His God-given hest.
From The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe by Grant, W. L. (William Lawson)
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