hes·sian /ˈhɛʃən/
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Hes·sian a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
Hessian boots, or Hessians, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. --Thackeray.
Hessian cloth, or Hessians, a coarse hempen cloth for sacking.
Hessian crucible. See under Crucible.
Hessian fly Zool., a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor). Its larvae live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution.
Hes·sian, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.]
Note: ☞ This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War.
3. pl. See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.
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hessian
n : (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: Hessian
boot, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot]