Hessian /(?)/

Hes·sian

Hessian

a.
  1. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.

Phrases & Compounds
Hessian boots
boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front.
Hessian cloth
a coarse hempen cloth for sacking.
Hessian crucible
See under Crucible.
Hessian fly
a small dipterous fly or midge (Cecidomyia destructor). Its larvae live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution.

Hessian

n.
  1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
  2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.]
  3. See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.