What's the difference between handsel and hansel?

Handsel


Definition:

  • (n.) A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as on omen for the rest; a first installment; an earnest; as the first money received for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a young woman on her wedding day, etc.
  • (n.) Price; payment.
  • (n.) To give a handsel to.
  • (n.) To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally.

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Hansel


Definition:

  • (n. & v.) See Handsel.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The cells in NS of 117 positive immediate nasal responses (INRs) and in 68 negative INRs, correlating with history and skin tests, and in 102 control challenges with phosphate-buffered saline were stained by modified May-Grünwald-Giemsa, toluidine blue, and Hansel's method.
  • (2) Eosinophils and basophilic cells in epithelial scrapings from the inferior turbinates, assessed by Hansel staining, were high in 66.7% and 50% of the atopic patients, respectively, and 36.7% and 26.7% of the nonatopics, respectively.
  • (3) This article reviews the last 50 years in otolaryngology and examines the lives of such prominent individuals as F. Hansel, H. Rinkel, G. Shambaugh, R. Williams, and others.
  • (4) Eosinophiluria demonstrated by Hansel's stain appears to be a sensitive marker for drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis and probably allows differentiation from acute tubular necrosis.
  • (5) We conclude that Hansel's stain substantially improves the recognition of eosinophiluria as compared with Wright's stain.
  • (6) Highlight: Her enchanting Hansel and Gretel magic forest in biscuit week and being crowned first star baker of the series for her Jaffa orange cakes.
  • (7) Mostly when you start getting a response from people about new work you feel at least you have dodged another bullet and it’s OK.” Before I go, she gives me a quick tour, pointing out one or two of her favourite lifelike dolls’ heads and curled Hansel and Gretel fingers for practising nail painting.
  • (8) Hansel's stain is a simple technique that can easily be performed in a clinical or office setting.
  • (9) Urine samples were examined with both Hansel's stain and Wright's stain.
  • (10) Staining urine deposit smears, with the use of Hansel's stain, is useful in the investigation of hematuria.
  • (11) If Hansel and Gretel were runners, this would be their playground.
  • (12) Eosinophiluria in acute interstitial nephritis was demonstrated by Hansel's stain in 10 of 11 patients but by Wright's stain in only 2 of 11 patients.
  • (13) Whereas there was a variable uptake of Wright's stain by eosinophils in the urine, such eosinophils were readily recognized with Hansel's stain by the presence of bright red granules.
  • (14) We have adapted Hansel's stain for the examination of urinary sediment.
  • (15) The superior and inferior tarsal conjunctiva in both eyes were examined, and the specimens were stained using Hansel's method.
  • (16) Overall, eight of nine patients had a positive Hansel's stain for eosinophiluria.
  • (17) Both women have had success elsewhere, but have never written a new play for the NT previously (Kirkwood adapted Hansel and Gretel ).
  • (18) The mechanism underlying the superiority of the Hansel's stain remains to be elucidated.
  • (19) We’re active and athletic, not some lazy potheads lying on a sofa Kushtown co-founder Hansel Echevarria Facebook Twitter Pinterest Racers and couriers chat ahead of the Hope St event.
  • (20) Results from studies in whole animals suggest that LH may also stimulate differentiation of small luteal cells into large luteal cells (Donaldson & Hansel, 1965; Farin et al., 1988).

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