Definitions from Wiktionary (Hessian)

▸ adjective:  Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
▸ adjective:  Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).
▸ noun:  A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
▸ noun:  (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
▸ noun:  The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in Hesse.
▸ noun:  A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making sacks.
▸ noun:  (fashion) Ellipsis of Hessian boot. [(fashion) A boot with a low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the military, in the 18th century.]
▸ noun:  (chiefly British) Ellipsis of Hessian cloth/Hessian fabric.: burlap, jute.
▸ noun:  (mathematics) Ellipsis of Hessian matrix. [(mathematics) The square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function. It describes the local curvature of a function of many variables.]
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