hist
(a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention or urge silence).
Origin of hist
1Other definitions for hist- (2 of 3)
variant of histo- before a vowel: histidine.
Other definitions for hist. (3 of 3)
histology.
historian.
historical.
history.
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How to use hist in a sentence
For examples of walls or ceilings being painted with various subjects, see Warton's hist.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerFor full bibliography (to 1904) see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.
For a comprehensive bibliography, including monographs and published documents, see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.
It really appears as if this wrong translation arose solely through Aristotle; for, as is clear from his hist.
Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) SchliemannIf hist was not satisfied with this explanation, she did not deem the point of sufficient importance to be pressed.
The Deerslayer | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for hist
/ (hɪst) /
an exclamation used to attract attention or as a warning to be silent
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