or **Higworth**, a market-town of Wiltshire, situated thirty miles north of Salisbury.

**Hilaria**, an ancient Roman festival, observed on the eighth of the calends of April, or the twenty-fifth day of March, in honour of the goddess Cybele. It was so called from the various expressions of joy and mirth on this occasion.

**Hilarodi**, in the ancient music and poetry, a sort of poets among the Greeks, who went about singing little gay poems or songs, somewhat graver than the Ionic pieces, accompanied with some instrument. From the streets they were at length introduced into tragedy, as the magi were into comedy. They appeared dressed in white, and were crowned with gold. At first they wore shoes, but afterwards they assumed the crepida, being only a sole tied over with a strap.

**Hilary-term.** See **Term**.

**Hildesheim**, the capital of a bishopric, surrounded by the territories of Brunswic, and subject to its own bishop: E. long. 10°, N. lat. 52° 17'.

**Hilum**, among botanists, denotes the eye of a bean.

**Hin**, a hebrew measure of capacity for things liquid, containing the sixth part of an ephah, or one gallon two pints, or 2.533 solid inches, English measure. Hind, a female stag in the third year of its age. See Cervus.