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Hessian

Hessian | Hessians

Hessian meaning

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

Example sentences (20)

Tree ferns need layers of straw packed over the vulnerable crown, plus fleece or hessian wrapped around the trunk.

Big windows flooded each unit with light, while the decor very much reflected the era with shades of beige and brown, offset by hessian fabric.

The people looked drenched but expectant, and Neal — in headdress, hessian robe and fingerless gloves — stepped out onto the balcony to begin the narration.

The feature wall behind the super king size bed displays a warm hessian textured weave finish, while the lounge area is wallpapered in a green and blue marble effect.

As the latter two lines died out quite soon (1583 and 1605, respectively), Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt were the two core states within the Hessian lands.

Because their linguistic distance to it is greater, they do not mesh with Standard German the way that High German dialects (such as Bavarian, Swabian, Hessian) can.

Classified as a gallery grave or a Hessian-Westphalian stone cist (hessisch-westfälische Steinkiste), it is one of the most important megalithic monuments in Central Europe.

Crane is informed that the killer is an undead headless Hessian mercenary from the American Revolutionary War who rides on a black steed in search of his missing head.

Death penalty The Hessian constitution was written in 1946, and Article 21 permitted the use of the death penalty.

Following their surrender at the Battles of Saratoga in October 1777, there were thousands of British and Hessian soldiers in American hands.

For approximations of the 2nd derivatives (collected in the Hessian matrix) the number of function evaluations is in the order of N².

George agreed to send 12,000 hired Hessian and Danish mercenaries to Europe, ostensibly to support Maria Theresa.

His personal tastes also developed, including dressing himself in white trousers, a dark tunic, with Hessian boots and black cocked hat (that later became synonymous as his style).

However, due to the Hessian electoral laws, the biggest party normally needs a smaller coalition partner.

However, Wilkes' Hessian brigade, lying nearby in the marshy grass at the water's edge, stood firm and repulsed the Gens d'Armes with steady fire, enabling the English and Hessians to re-order and launch another attack.

It is only here that the Hessian of the SSE is positive and the first derivative of the SSE is close to zero.

Modern procession torches are made from coarse hessian rolled into a tube and soaked in wax.

Municipal parliaments are, however, elected independently from the state government by the Hessian people.

Riker volunteered to lend his medical bag to the efforts saying that as many doctors as possible would be needed fearing severe casualties from a clash with the battle-tested German-speaking Hessian professional mercenary soldiers.

Sousa's father was of Portuguese and Spanish descent, his mother of Hessian ancestry.