Hessian
Hessian definition
Hes·sian (hes̸h′ən)
adjective
of Hesse or its people
noun
- a person born or living in Hesse
- any of the Hessian mercenaries who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War
- a coarse cloth used for bags
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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