VERB + HESSIAN
line, net, point, speaks, surprise
HESSIAN + NOUN
birth, matrix, mercenaries
PREP.
in
adj
Of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany.
Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).
Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix
noun
A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.
A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Ellipsis of Hessian boot.
Ellipsis of Hessian cloth or Hessian fabric (“burlap, jute”).
Ellipsis of Hessian matrix.
name
The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in Hesse.
noun — (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix
WiktionaryGoethe's last words were not "more light!" but what he had in mind was to say "Mer licht hier net guud." In Hessian this means "it isn't very suitable in here."
Tatoeba · #4863753Tom speaks Hessian.
Tatoeba · #6948428I'm German by passport, Hessian by birth and a Frankfurter by God's grace.
Tatoeba · #8304655Yet, after marching to Trenton, Washington's troops do surprise the Hessian mercenaries who are in position there.
Tatoeba · #11854472i Register
In some senses, hessian is marked as historical, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.