Hazel Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2 ed.)
...Hazel Rabbit in Watership Down by Richard Adams ....
Hazel Reference library
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain
... 1881: 957; widespread in England: especially E Anglia. English: see Hazell...
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A Dictionary of English Folklore
... . In England, there is no lore about the hazel as a tree, though its twigs were said to make good dowsing rods. The nuts are used in love divinations , and ‘going nutting’ or ‘gathering nuts’ are euphemisms for...
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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
...armed only with a hazel stick and a shield; yet in the Fenian legends the hazel without leaves was thought evil, dripping poisonous milk, and the home of vultures. Thought a fairy tree in both Ireland and Wales, wood from the hazel was sacred to poets and was thus a taboo fuel on any hearth. Heralds carried hazel wands as badges of office. Witches' wands are often made of hazel, as are divining rods, used to find underground water. In Cornwall the hazel was used in the millpreve, the magical adder stones . In Wales a twig of hazel would be given to a...
Hazel Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.)
... US frequency (2010): 7711 English (East Anglia): topographic name for someone who lived near a hazelnut tree or grove, from Old English hæsel or Old Norse hesli ‘hazel tree’, or else a habitational name from a place called with this word, for example Hessle (East Yorkshire and...
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World Encyclopedia
... Any of c .15 bushes or small trees of the genus Corylus , native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia and America. There are separate male and female flowers. The fruit is a hazelnut, also called cobnut or filbert. Family...
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Mike Allaby
Dictionary Plus Science and Technology
... ( Corylus ) A genus of large shrubs and small, deciduous trees (family Betulaceae) with rounded leaves, yellow male catkins and tiny, partly concealed, female flowers, and fruits that are (edible) nuts. There are 14–18 species found throughout the temperate northern hemisphere. Mike...
witch hazel Quick reference
World Encyclopedia
...hazel Shrubs and small trees of the genus Hamamelis , native to temperate regions, mostly in Asia. They bloom in late autumn or early spring. The common witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ) has yellow flowers. Family...
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Concise Medical Dictionary (10 ed.)
...hazel ( hamamelis ) a preparation made from the leaves and bark of the tree Hamamelis virginiana , used as an astringent , especially for the treatment of sprains and...
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A Dictionary of Nursing (8 ed.)
...hazel ( hamamelis ) [wich hay -zĕl] n. a preparation made from the leaves and bark of the tree Hamamelis virginiana . It is used as an astringent, especially for the treatment of sprains and...
hazel-hen Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Food (3 ed.)
...-hen Bonasa bonasia , a bird of the grouse family, Tetraonidae. Its range extends from C. and N. Europe to Japan and its preferred habitat is mountainous and wooded. Of moderate size (average total length 36 cm/14") and grouselike shape, it feeds on berries and has white flesh which is highly esteemed. The hazel-hen is best roasted or prepared in other ways usual for...
Witch hazel Reference library
The Oxford Book of Health Foods
...in addition to other complaints. Evidence Witch hazel contains tannins, flavonoids, essential oils, and some other constituents. The drug is astringent and can check bleeding. It also seems to have some anti-inflammatory action. These actions are usually related to the high content of tannins. There is some dispute about the effectiveness of ‘witch hazel water’, which does not contain tannins. It is astringent, but this could be due to the added alcohol or maybe some constituent of witch hazel. There is support in Germany for the action of the drug on...
Dickens, Hazel (1 June 1935) Reference library
John Lilly
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
...Hazel ( b nr Montcalm, WV , 1 June 1935 ; d Washington, DC , 22 April 2011 ). Songwriter , bluegrass and country music singer , and guitarist . One of 11 children, she was born into a coal mining family in southern West Virginia. At age 16 she followed relatives to Baltimore in search of work. She began performing bluegrass and traditional country music in nightclubs around Baltimore as a member of the Pike County Boys, which included the musician and folklorist Mike Seeger . Dickens and Alice Gerrard later formed the duo Hazel and Alice...
Harrison, Hazel (12 May 1883) Reference library
Dominique-René de Lerma
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
...Minneapolis SO under Eugene Ormandy ( 1932 ) and with the Hollywood Bowl SO under Izler Solomon ( 1949 ), and toured regularly until her retirement in the 1960s. Bibliography J.E. Cazort and C.T. Hobson : Born to Play: the Life and Career of Hazel Harrison (Westport, CT, 1983) D.A. Richardson : “Harrison, Hazel,” Black Women in America : an Historical Encyclopedia , i, ed. D.C. Hine (New York, 1993), 540–41 Dominique-René de...
Hazel Kirke (1880) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3 ed.)
... Kirke ( 1880 ) , a play by Steele MacKaye . [ Madison Square Theatre , 486 perf.] Hazel Kirke (Effie Ellsler ) is disowned by her father, Dunstan Kirke ( C. W. Couldock ), when she marries Arthur Carrington (Eben Plympton ) instead of the man of his choice. Carrington's mother, Emily Carrington ( Mrs. Cecil Rush ), is equally unhappy about the marriage, since Carrington is also Lord Travers and his mother feels he has married below his station. When she leads Hazel to believe the marriage is illegal, the newlywed rushes off and attempts suicide by...
Dawn, Hazel Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
...Hazel [born Hazel Dawn La Tout ] ( 1891–1988 ). Stage performer . A wide-eyed blonde who charmed audiences in New York and London, her vehicles were rarely first class but she was never less than stellar. Dawn was born in Ogden City, Utah, and trained in Europe as a violinist and singer. She made her London debut in 1909 in Dear Little Denmark , followed by featured roles in The Balkan Princess ( 1910 ) and The Dollar Princess ( 1910 ). Dawn made a sensational Broadway debut in The Pink Lady ( 1911 ) in which she accompanied herself on the...
Edwards, Hazel Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...Hazel ( 1945 –), prolific Australian author of over eighty-six books. Hazel Eileen Edwards, whose real name is A. K. Aye, writes from the child's view of the world through young characters demonstrating resourcefulness and agency. Edwards's popular children's picture books such as There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake ( 1980 ) and other books in the series (all illustrated by Deborah Niland ) capture childhood imaginings. Snail Mail ( 1986 ), illustrated by Rod Clement , proposes a clever solution to invaders of the letter box. Her oeuvre...
Townson, Hazel Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
...Hazel ( 1928 –), British writer born in Lancashire, who was a regular contributor to Punch magazine before writing for young children. Since Looking for Lossie ( 1975 ) she has produced more than fifty titles, ranging from picture books to teenage novels. The Deathwood Letters ( 1991 ), one of Townson's own favorites, features young Damian , who becomes briefly famous after rescuing a dog from a well. He starts receiving letters from a girl he has never met, but all is not as it seems as this story reaches a gripping climax. In Your Dad, My Mum ...
Morgan, Hazel (20 March 1894) Reference library
Joelle L. Lien and Jere T. Humphreys
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
...Hazel ( Ruttan Beckwith ) Nohavec ( b Missouri Valley, IA , 20 March 1894 ; d Claremont, CA , 3 Jan 1985 ). Music educator and scholar . She received degrees from the University of Nebraska (BFA 1924 ), Nebraska State Teachers College (BA 1927 ), Claremont College (MA 1929 ), the MacPhail School of Music (DM 1937 ), and the University of Minnesota (PhD 1943 ). She taught and supervised music in the public schools of Wyoming ( 1913–17 ), Nebraska ( 1917–27 ), and California ( 1929–35 ). She also taught at the University of Nebraska (...
Kyrk, Hazel (1886–1957) Reference library
The Biographical Dictionary of American Economists
...pp. 191–211. Nelson, Elizabeth , ‘Hazel Kyrk,’ in Barbara Sicherman and Carol Hurd Green (eds.), Notable American Women: The Modern Period (Cambridge, MA, 1980), pp. 405–6. Reid, Margaret G. , ‘Miss Hazel Kyrk,’ in Marie Dye (ed.,), History of the Department of Home Economics, University of Chicago (Chicago, 1972), pp. 184–6. Rutherford, Malcolm , ‘Chicago Economics and Institutionalism,’ in Ross Emmett (ed.), The Elgar Companion to the Chicago School (Cheltenham, forthcoming). Velzen, Susan van , ‘Hazel Kyrk and the Ethics of Consumption,’ in...
