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Hessian

UK /ˈhɛsiən/US /ˈhɛʃən/

adjective2

  1. Of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany.
  2. Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).

noun5

  1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.
  2. (UK) Ellipsis of Hessian cloth or Hessian fabric (“burlap, jute”).
  3. (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
  4. Ellipsis of Hessian matrix.
  5. Ellipsis of Hessian boot.
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