Hessian

adj.

Of or relating to Hesse or its inhabitants.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
2. A German mercenary in the British army in America during the Revolutionary War.
3. A mercenary soldier.

noun

A freelance fighter: adventurer, mercenary, soldier of fortune. See get/lose.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
  Synonyms: Hessian boot, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hessian, sækkelærred, hesser, lejesoldat

Français (French)
n. - toile de jute

adj. - de jute
n. - toile de jute, Hessian, voyou

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sackleinen

adj. - hessisch
n. - Hesse (Einwohner Hessens)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λινάτσα, καναβάτσο
adj. - από την 'Εσση

Italiano (Italian)
tela da sacchi, mercenario, abitante di Hesse

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hessiano (m)
adj. - hessiano

Русский (Russian)
житель Гессена, наемный солдат, гессиан, определитель Гессе

Español (Spanish)
n. - arpillera, mercenario, rufián

adj. - relativo al estado de Hesse o sus habitantes
n. - nativo del estado de Hesse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hessare, hessians, juteväv
adj. - hessisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打包麻布

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 打包麻布

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 헤센 사람, 독일 병정, 돈만 아는 고용인, 올이 굵은 삼베

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 麻布, ヘッセン人, 傭兵, ヘッセン人の傭兵, ヘシアンブーツ, 用心棒, おせっかい
adj. - ヘッセン州の, ヘッセン人の

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אריג עבה, בד גס לשקים, בד יוטה, נעל גבוהה, יליד הסה בגרמניה‬

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