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Hessian definition

Hes·sian (hes̸h′ən)

adjective

of Hesse or its people

noun

  1. a person born or living in Hesse
  2. any of the Hessian mercenaries who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War
  3. a coarse cloth used for bags

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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