A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, used for sacks and upholstery. The potatoes were stored in a hessian sack to keep them fresh.
A native or inhabitant of the German state of Hesse. The Hessian was proud of his heritage and often spoke of the beautiful landscapes of his homeland.
A German mercenary serving in the British forces during the American Revolutionary War. The Hessians were known for their discipline and played a significant role in several battles.
(Mathematics) The square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function; the Hessian matrix. The Newton–Raphson method updates the estimate using the inverse of the Hessian.
The West Central German dialects collectively spoken in the state of Hesse. She grew up speaking Hessian at home and Standard German at school.