hessian

  1. Adjective.  of or relating to Hesse in Germany.
  2. Proper noun.  a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
  3. Proper noun.  a mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
  4. Noun.  a type of jute.

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