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E. 1913 Webster]
E(. 1.The fifth letter of the English alphabet.It derives its form, name, and value from the Latin, the form and value being further derived from the Greek, into which it came from the Ph\'d2nician, and ultimately, probably, from the Egyptian. Its etymological relations are closest with the vowels i, a, and o, as illustrated by to fall, to fell; man, pl. men; drink, drank, drench; dint, dent; doom, deem; goose, pl. geese; beef, OF. boef, L. bos; and E. cheer, OF. chiere, LL. cara. 1913 Webster]
The letter e has in English several vowel sounds, the two principal being its long or name sound, as in eve, me, and the short, as in end, best. Usually at the end of words it is silent, but serves to indicate that the preceding vowel has its long sound, where otherwise it would be short, as in m\'bene, c\'bene, m, which without the final e would be pronounced m, c, m. After c and g, the final e indicates that these letters are to be pronounced as s and j; respectively, as in lace, rage.
See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E 1913 Webster]
E-. A Latin prefix meaning out, out of, from; also, without. See Ex-. 1913 Webster]
Eaprop. n.1.the Akkadian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki. PJC]
2.the Babylonian god of waters and one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel. WordNet 1.5]
Each(, a. [OE. eche, \'91lc, elk, ilk, AS. \'91lc; \'be always + gel\'c6c like; akin to OD. iegelik, OHG. , MHG. iegel\'c6ch, G. jeglich. Aye, Like, and cf. Either, Every, Ilk.]1.Every one of the two or more individuals composing a number of objects, considered separately from the rest. It is used either with or without a following noun; as, each of you or each one of you. \'bdEach of the combatants.\'b8 Fielding. 1913 Webster]
each corresponds other. \'bdLet each esteem other better than himself.\'b8 Each other, used elliptically for each the other. It is our duty to assist each other; that is, it is our duty, each to assist the other, each being in the nominative and other in the objective case. 1913 Webster]
It is a bad thing that men should hate each other; but it is far worse that they should contract the habit of cutting one another's throats without hatred.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Let each Milton. 1913 Webster]
In each cheek appears a pretty dimple.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Then draw we nearer day by day, Each to his brethren, all to God.Keble. 1913 Webster]
The oak and the elm have each a distinct character.Gilpin. 1913 Webster]
2.Every; -- sometimes used interchangeably with every.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I know each lane and every alley green.Milton. 1913 Webster]
In short each man's happiness depends upon himself.Sterne. 1913 Webster]
each for every, though common in Scotland and in America, is now un-English.Fitzed. Hall.
The sky eachwhere did show full bright and fair.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Eaclesn.a genus of moths including the imperial moth (Eacles imperialis). Syn. -- genus Eacles. WordNet 1.5]
Ead"ish(?), n.See Eddish. 1913 Webster]
Ea"ger(?), a.[OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre, aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous; akin to Gr. a point; fr. a root signifying to be sharp. Cf. Acrid, Edge.]1.Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] \'bdLike eager droppings into milk.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] \'bdA nipping and an eager air.\'b8 \'bdEager words.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase. 1913 Webster]
And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes.Shak. 1913 Webster]
How eagerly ye follow my disgraces!Shak. 1913 Webster]
When to her eager lips is brought Keble. 1913 Webster]
A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Conceit and grief an eager combat fight.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself.Locke.
Syn. -- Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent; intense; impassioned; zealous; forward.See Earnest. -- Eager, Earnest. Eager marks an excited state of desire or passion; thus, a child is eager for a plaything, a hungry man is eager for food, a covetous man is eager for gain. Eagerness is liable to frequent abuses, and is good or bad, as the case may be. It relates to what is praiseworthy or the contrary. Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind, feeling, or sentiment. It is always taken in a good sense; as, a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the conscience; an agent is earnest in his solicitations. 1913 Webster]
Ea"ger, n.Same as Eagre. 1913 Webster]
Ea"ger*ly, adv.In an eager manner. 1913 Webster]
Ea"ger*ness, n.1.The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. \'bdThe eagerness of love.\'b8 Addison. 1913 Webster]
Ea"gle(?), n.[OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]1.(Zo\'94l.)Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali\'91etus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysa\'89tus); the imperial eagle of Europe (Aquila mogilnikorAquila imperialis); the American bald eagle (Hali\'91etus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (Hali\'91etus albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle, Harpy, and Golden eagle. 1913 Webster]
2.A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.)A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila. 1913 Webster]
4.The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. 1913 Webster]
Though the Roman eagle shadow thee.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
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Bald eagle. See Bald eagle. --
Bold eagle. See under Bold. --
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars. --
Eagle hawk(Zo\'94l.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus Morphnus. --
Eagle owl(Zo\'94l.), any large owl of the genus Bubo, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl (Bubo Virginianus), and the allied European species (B. maximus). See Horned owl. --
Eagle ray(Zo\'94l.), any large species of ray of the genus Myliobatis (esp. M. aquila). --
Eagle vulture(Zo\'94l.), a large West African bid (Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures. 1913 Webster]
Ea"gle-eyed`(?), a.Sharp-sighted as an eagle. \'bdInwardly eagle-eyed.\'b8 Howell. 1913 Webster]
Ea"gle-sight`ed(?), a.Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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Ea"gless(?), n.[Cf. OF. aiglesse.](Zo\'94l.)A female or hen eagle. [R.] Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Ea"gle*stone(?), n.(Min.)A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; a\'89tites. 1913 Webster]
Ea"glet(?), n.[Cf. OF. aiglet.](Zo\'94l.)A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle. 1913 Webster]
Ea"gle-winged`(?), a.Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an eagle.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ea"gle*wood`(?), n.[From Skr. aguru, through Pg. aguila; cf. F. bois d'aigle.]A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum. 1913 Webster]
Ea"grass(?), n.See Eddish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ea"gre(?), n.[AS. e\'a0gor, , in comp., water, sea, e\'a0gor-stre\'a0m water stream, sea.]A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; -- commonly called the bore. See Bore.
Eame(?), n.[AS. e\'a0m; akin to D. oom, G. ohm, oheim; cf. L. avunculus.]Uncle. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ean(?), v. t. & i.[AS. e\'a0nian. See Yean.]To bring forth, as young; to yean. \'bdIn eaning time.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ean"ling(?), n.[See Ean, Yeanling.]A lamb just brought forth; a yeanling.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ear(?), n.[AS. e\'a0re; akin to OFries. \'a0re, \'a0r, OS. , D. oor, OHG. , G. ohr, Icel. eyra, Sw. \'94ra, Dan. \'94re, Goth. auso, L. auris, Lith. ausis, Russ. ukho, Gr. audire to hear, Gr. av to favor , protect. Cf. Auricle, Orillon.]1.The organ of hearing; the external ear. 1913 Webster]
pinna or auricle and meatus or external opening; the middle ear, drum, or tympanum; and the internal ear, or labyrinth. The middle ear is a cavity connected by the Eustachian tube with the pharynx, separated from the opening of the external ear by the tympanic membrane, and containing a chain of three small bones, or ossicles, named malleus, incus, and stapes, which connect this membrane with the internal ear. The essential part of the internal ear where the fibers of the auditory nerve terminate, is the membranous labyrinth, a complicated system of sacs and tubes filled with a fluid (the endolymph), and lodged in a cavity, called the bony labyrinth, in the periotic bone. The membranous labyrinth does not completely fill the bony labyrinth, but is partially suspended in it in a fluid (the perilymph). The bony labyrinth consists of a central cavity, the vestibule, into which three semicircular canals and the canal of the cochlea (spirally coiled in mammals) open. The vestibular portion of the membranous labyrinth consists of two sacs, the utriculus and sacculus, connected by a narrow tube, into the former of which three membranous semicircular canals open, while the latter is connected with a membranous tube in the cochlea containing the organ of Corti. By the help of the external ear the sonorous vibrations of the air are concentrated upon the tympanic membrane and set it vibrating, the chain of bones in the middle ear transmits these vibrations to the internal ear, where they cause certain delicate structures in the organ of Corti, and other parts of the membranous labyrinth, to stimulate the fibers of the auditory nerve to transmit sonorous impulses to the brain. 1913 Webster]
2.The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only. 1913 Webster]
Songs . . . not all ungrateful to thine ear.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell. 1913 Webster]
4.(Arch.)(a)Same as Acroterium.(b)Same as Crossette. 1913 Webster]
5.Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention. 1913 Webster]
Dionysius . . . would give no ear to his suit.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.Shak. 1913 Webster]
About the ears, in close proximity to; near at hand. --
By the ears, in close contest; as, to set by the ears; to fall together by the ears; to be by the ears. --
Button ear (in dogs), an ear which falls forward and completely hides the inside. --
Ear finger, the little finger. --
Ear of Dionysius, a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible tube; -- named from the Sicilian tyrant, who constructed a device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons. --
Ear sand(Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. --
Ear snail(Zo\'94l.), any snail of the genus Auricula and allied genera. --
Ear stones(Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. --
Ear trumpet, an instrument to aid in hearing. It consists of a tube broad at the outer end, and narrowing to a slender extremity which enters the ear, thus collecting and intensifying sounds so as to assist the hearing of a partially deaf person. --
Ear vesicle(Zo\'94l.), a simple auditory organ, occurring in many worms, mollusks, etc. It consists of a small sac containing a fluid and one or more solid concretions or otocysts. --
Rose ear (in dogs), an ear which folds backward and shows part of the inside. --
To give ear to, to listen to; to heed, as advice or one advising. \'bdGive ear unto my song.\'b8 Goldsmith. --
To have one's ear, to be listened to with favor. --
Up to the ears, deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as, to be in trouble up to one's ears. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Ear(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Eared(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Earing.]To take in with the ears; to hear. [Sportive] \'bdI eared her language.\'b8 Two Noble Kinsmen. 1913 Webster]
Ear, n.[AS. ear; akin to D. aar, OHG. ahir, G. \'84hre, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ax, Goth. ahs. . Cf. Awn, Edge.]The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels. 1913 Webster]
First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.Mark iv. 28. 1913 Webster]
Ear, v. i.To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well. 1913 Webster]
Ear, v. t.[OE. erien, AS. erian; akin to OFries. era, OHG. erran, MHG. eren, ern, Prov. G. aren, \'84ren, Icel. erja, Goth. arjan, Lith. arti, OSlav. orati, L. arare, Gr. Arable.]To plow or till; to cultivate. \'bdTo ear the land.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ear"ache`(?), n.Ache or pain in the ear. 1913 Webster]
Ear"al(?), a.Receiving by the ear. [Obs.] Hewyt. 1913 Webster]
Ear"-bored`(?), a.Having the ear perforated. 1913 Webster]
Ear"cap`(?), n.A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold. 1913 Webster]
Ear"coc`kle(?), n.(Bot.)A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms. 1913 Webster]
Ear"drop`(?), n.1.A pendant for the ear; an earring; as, a pair of eardrops. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A species of primrose. See Auricula. 1913 Webster]
Ear"drum`(?), n.(Anat.)The tympanum. See Illust. of Ear. 1913 Webster]
Eared(?), a.1.Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears. 1913 Webster]
Eared owl(Zo\'94l.), an owl having earlike tufts of feathers, as the long-eared owl, and short-eared owl. --
Eared seal(Zo\'94l.), any seal of the family Otariid\'91, including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal. 1913 Webster]
earflapn.one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm. On some hats the earflaps may be adjusted or tied to the top of the hat, and lowered when needed in colder weather. Syn. -- earlap. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ear"i*ness(?), n.[Scotch ery or eiry affected with fear.]Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural.[Written also eiryness.] 1913 Webster]
The sense of eariness, as twilight came on.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Ear"ing, n.(Naut.)(a)A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing.(b)A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing.(c)A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions. 1913 Webster]
Ear"ing, n.Coming into ear, as corn. 1913 Webster]
Ear"ing, n.A plowing of land. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Neither earing nor harvest.Gen. xlv. 6. 1913 Webster]
Earl(?), n.[OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. arshan man. Cf. Jarl.]A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count. 1913 Webster]
The Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets.Judg. viii. 24 (Douay version). 1913 Webster]
earlieradj.occurring at a prior time; as, on earlier occasions. WordNet 1.5]
earliestadj.preceding all others in time. Syn. -- premier, premiere. WordNet 1.5]
Ear"li*ness(?), n.The state of being early or forward; promptness. 1913 Webster]
Earl" mar"shal(?). An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all great ceremonials, takes cognizance of matters relating to honor, arms, and pedigree, and directs the proclamation of peace and war. The court of chivalry was formerly under his jurisdiction, and he is still the head of the herald's office or college of arms. 1913 Webster]
Ear"lock`(?), n.[AS. e\'a0r-locca.]A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock. 1913 Webster]
Ear"ly(, adv.[OE. erli, erliche, AS. ; sooner + l\'c6c like. See Ere, and Like.]Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early. 1913 Webster]
Those that me early shall find me.Prov. viii. 17. 1913 Webster]
You must wake and call me early.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Ear"ly, a.[Compar.Earlier(; superl.Earliest.][OE. earlich. Early, adv.]1.In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to late; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit. 1913 Webster]
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.Burke. 1913 Webster]
The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass springing up about them.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
2.Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the first of successive acts, events, etc. 1913 Webster]
Seen in life's early morning sky.Keble. 1913 Webster]
The forms of its earlier manhood.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
The earliest poem he composed was in his seventeenth summer.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
Early English(Philol.)See the Note under English. --
Early English architecture, the first of the pointed or Gothic styles used in England, succeeding the Norman style in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Syn. -- Forward; timely; not late; seasonable. 1913 Webster]
earlyishadj.being somewhat early. WordNet 1.5]
Ear"mark`(, n.1.A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting. 1913 Webster]
2.A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. 1913 Webster]
Money is said to have no earmark.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Flying, he [a slave] should be described by the rounding of his head, and his earmark.Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
A set of intellectual ideas . . . have earmarks upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor.Burrow. 1913 Webster]
Ear"mark`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Earmarked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Earmarking.]1.To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear. 1913 Webster]
2.To designate or reserve for a specific purpose; as, the alumni fund was earmarked for dormitory construction. PJC]
Ear"-mind"ed(?), a.(Physiol. Psychol.)Thinking chiefly or most readily through, or in terms related to, the sense of hearing; specif., thinking words as spoken, as a result of familiarity with speech or of mental peculiarity; -- opposed to eye-minded. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Earn(, n.(Zo\'94l.)See Ern, n.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Earn(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Earned(; p. pr. & vb. n.Earning.][AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. \'94nn working season, work.]1.To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not). 1913 Webster]
The high repute earn.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels. 1913 Webster]
I earn that [what] I eat.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Earned run(Baseball), a run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side.
Syn. -- See Obtain. 1913 Webster]
Earn(, v. t. & i.[See 1st Yearn.]To grieve. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Earn, v. i.[See 4th Yearn.]To long; to yearn. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And ever as he rode, his heart did earn Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Earn, v. i.[AS. irnan to run. Rennet, and cf. Yearnings.]To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
earned(, adj.1.Gained as a result of effort or action; -- used especially of income; as, earned income. Contrasted with unearned. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Baseball)not resulting from an error by an opposing team; -- used in the phrase earned runs. PJC]
ear"ner(, n.someone who earns wages in return for labor. Syn. -- wage earner. WordNet 1.5]
Ear"nest(, n.[AS. eornost, eornest; akin to OHG. ernust, G. ernst; cf. Icel. orrosta battle, perh. akin to Gr. 'orny`nai to excite, L. oriri to rise.]Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness. 1913 Webster]
Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to earnest.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
And given in earnest what I begged in jest.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In earnest, serious; seriously; not in jest; earnestly. 1913 Webster]
Ear"nest, a.1.Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers. 1913 Webster]
An earnest advocate to plead for him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ear"nest, v. t.To use in earnest. [R.] 1913 Webster]
To earnest them [our arms] with men.Pastor Fido (1602). 1913 Webster]
Ear"nest, n.[Prob. corrupted fr. F. arrhes, L. arra, arrha, arrhabo, Gr. 'arrabw`n, of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. ; or perh. fr. W. ernes, akin to Gael. earlas, perh. fr. L. arra. Cf. Arles, Earles penny.]1.Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come. 1913 Webster]
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.2 Cor. i. 22. 1913 Webster]
And from his coffers earnest of our death.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.Kent. Ayliffe. Benjamin. 1913 Webster]
Earnest money(Law), money paid as earnest, to bind a bargain or to ratify and prove a sale.
Syn. -- Earnest, Pledge.These words are here compared as used in their figurative sense. Earnest is not so strong as pledge. An earnest, like first fruits, gives assurance, or at least a high probability, that more is coming of the same kind; a pledge, like money deposited, affords security and ground of reliance for the future. Washington gave earnest of his talent as commander by saving his troops after Braddock's defeat; his fortitude and that of his soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge might rightly be considered a pledge of their ultimate triumph. 1913 Webster]
Ear"nest*ly, adv.In an earnest manner. 1913 Webster]
Ear"nest*ness, n.The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety. 1913 Webster]
An honest earnestness in the young man's manner.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Earn"ful(?), a.[From Earn to yearn.]Full of anxiety or yearning. [Obs.] P. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
Earn"ing, n.; pl.Earnings(.That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural. 1913 Webster]
As to the common people, their stock is in their persons and in their earnings.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Ear"pick`(?), n.An instrument for removing wax from the ear. 1913 Webster]
earpiecen.a device for converting electric signals into sounds, designed to be held over or inserted into the ear; as, The common telephone handset has a speaker and an earpiece. Syn. -- earphone, headphone, phone. WordNet 1.5]
Ear"ring`(?), n.An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant. 1913 Webster]
Earsh(?), n.See Arrish. 1913 Webster]
ear-shapedadj.having the shape of an ear. Syn. -- auriform. WordNet 1.5]
Ear"-shell`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)any of various large edible marine gastropod mollusks of the genus Haliotis, having a flattened ear-shaped shell with a pearly interior; -- called also sea-ear. See Abalone. Syn. -- abalone. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
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Ear"shot`(?), n.Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Earth(, n.[AS. eor; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j\'94r, Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a\'c6r, OHG. ero, Gr. ear to plow.]1.The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits. 1913 Webster]
That law preserves the earth a sphere S. Rogers. 1913 Webster]
In heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land. 1913 Webster]
God called the dry land earth.Gen. i. 10. 1913 Webster]
He is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth. 1913 Webster]
Give him a little earth for charity.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A part of this globe; a region; a country; land. 1913 Webster]
Would I had never trod this English earth.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life. 1913 Webster]
Our weary souls by earth beguiled.Keble. 1913 Webster]
6.The people on the globe. 1913 Webster]
The whole earth was of one language.Gen. xi. 1. 1913 Webster]
7.(Chem.)(a)Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.(b)A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta. 1913 Webster]
8.A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
They [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their earths.Holland. 1913 Webster]
9.(Elec.)The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.
good earth. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Earth is used either adjectively or in combination to form compound words; as, earth apple or earth-apple; earth metal or earth-metal; earth closet or earth-closet. 1913 Webster]
Adamic earth,
Bitter earth,
Bog earth,
Chian earth, etc. See under Adamic, Bitter, etc. --
Alkaline earths. See under Alkaline. --
Earth apple. (Bot.)(a)A potato.(b)A cucumber. --
Earth auger, a form of auger for boring into the ground; -- called also earth borer. --
Earth bath, a bath taken by immersing the naked body in earth for healing purposes. --
Earth battery(Physics), a voltaic battery the elements of which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its moisture. --
Earth chestnut, the pignut. --
Earth closet, a privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the f\'91cal discharges. --
Earth dog(Zo\'94l.), a dog that will dig in the earth, or enter holes of foxes, etc. --
Earth hog,
Earth pig(Zo\'94l.), the aard-vark. --
Earth hunger, an intense desire to own land, or, in the case of nations, to extend their domain. --
Earth light(Astron.), the light reflected by the earth, as upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; -- called also earth shine.Sir J. Herschel. --
Earth metal. See 1st Earth, 7. (Chem.) --
Earth oil, petroleum. --
Earth pillarsor
Earth pyramids(Geol.), high pillars or pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone, found in Switzerland.Lyell. --
Earth pitch(Min.), mineral tar, a kind of asphaltum. --
Earth quadrant, a fourth of the earth's circumference. --
Earth table(Arch.), the lowest course of stones visible in a building; the ground table. --
On earth, an intensive expression, oftenest used in questions and exclamations; as, What on earth shall I do? Nothing on earth will satisfy him. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Earth(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Earthed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Earthing.]1.To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. \'bdThe fox is earthed.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up. 1913 Webster]
The miser earths his treasure, and the thief, Young. 1913 Webster]
Why this in earthing up a carcass?R. Blair. 1913 Webster]
Earth, v. i.To burrow.Tickell. 1913 Webster]
Earth, n.[From Ear to plow.]A plowing. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Such land as ye break up for barley to sow, earths at the least, ere ye sow it, bestow.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Earth"bag`(, n.(Mil.)A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet. 1913 Webster]
earth"ball`n.any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean trufflelike fruiting bodies. Syn. -- earth-ball, false truffle. WordNet 1.5]
Earth"bank`(, n.A bank or mound of earth. 1913 Webster]
Earth"board`(, n.(Agric.)The part of a plow, or other implement, that turns over the earth; the moldboard. 1913 Webster]
Earth"born`, earth"-born(, a.1.Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human; having the characteristics of earthly life; as, earth-born beings. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Some earthborn giant.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects. 1913 Webster]
All earthborn cares are wrong.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Earth"en*ware`(?), n.Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain. 1913 Webster]
Earth" flax`(?). (Min.)A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus. 1913 Webster]
Earth"fork`(?), n.A pronged fork for turning up the earth. 1913 Webster]
earth-godn.a god of fertility and vegetation. WordNet 1.5]
earth-goddessn.a goddess of fertility and vegetation. WordNet 1.5]
Earth"i*ness(?), n.The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth; hence, grossness. 1913 Webster]
Earth"li*ness(?), n.The quality or state of being earthly; worldliness; grossness; perishableness. 1913 Webster]
Earth"ling(?), n.[Earth + -ling.]An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. 1913 Webster]
Earthlings oft her deemed a deity.Drummond. 1913 Webster]
Earth"light`(?), n.(Astron.)The sunlight reflected from the earth to the moon, by which we see faintly, when the moon is near the sun (either before or after new moon), that part of the moon's disk unillumined by direct sunlight, or \'bdthe old moon in the arms of the new.\'b8 Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Earth"ly, a.1.Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise. 1913 Webster]
This earthly load Milton. 1913 Webster]
Whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.Phil. iii. 19. 1913 Webster]
2.Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable. 1913 Webster]
What earthly benefit can be the result?Pope. 1913 Webster]
Earth"ly, adv.In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly. 1913 Webster]
Took counsel from his guiding eyes earthly wise.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
Earth"ly-mind`ed(?), a.Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; -- opposed to spiritual-minded. -- Earth"ly-mind`ed*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Earth"mad`(?), n.[Earth + mad an earthworm.](Zo\'94l.)The earthworm. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The earthmads and all the sorts of worms . . . are without eyes.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Earth"nut`(?), n.(Bot.)A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground; as to: (a)The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum.(b)The peanut. See Peanut. 1913 Webster]
Earth"pea`(?), n.(Bot.)A species of pea (Amphicarp\'91a monoica). It is a climbing leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods. 1913 Webster]
Earth"quake`(?), n.A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock.<-- also temblor, tremor --> 1913 Webster]
Earthquake alarm, a bell signal constructed to operate on the theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power. 1913 Webster]
Earth"quake`, a.Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; startling. 1913 Webster]
The earthquake voice of victory.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Earth"quave`(?), n.An earthquake. 1913 Webster]
earth-shakingadj.sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; as, earth-shaking proposals; an earth-shaking event. Syn. -- world-shaking, world-shattering(predicate), world shattering(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
Earth" shine`(?). See Earth light, under Earth. 1913 Webster]
Earth"shock`(?), n.An earthquake. 1913 Webster]
Earth"star`(?), n.(Bot.)A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores. 1913 Webster]
earth tonesn. pl.colors like those of soil or earth; brownish-reds and browns. Syn. -- earth colors.
[PJC]
Earth"-tongue`(?), n.(Bot.)A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
{ Earth"ward(?), Earth"wards(, }adv.Toward the earth; -- opposed to heavenward or skyward. 1913 Webster]
Earth"work`(?), n.1.(Mil.)Any construction, whether a temporary breastwork or permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the material of which is chiefly earth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Engin.)(a)The operation connected with excavations and embankments of earth in preparing foundations of buildings, in constructing canals, railroads, etc.(b)An embankment or construction made of earth. 1913 Webster]
Earth"worm`(?), n.1.(Zo\'94l.)Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm. 1913 Webster]
2.A mean, sordid person; a niggard.Norris. 1913 Webster]
How pale she looks, earthy cold!Shak. 1913 Webster]
All over earthy, like a piece of earth.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. [R.] \'bdTheir earthy charge.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy.1 Cor. xv. 47, 48 (Rev. Ver. ) 1913 Webster]
Earthy spirits black and envious are.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.(Min.)Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture. 1913 Webster]
Ear"wax`(?), n.(Anat.)See Cerumen. 1913 Webster]
Ear"wig`(, n.[AS. e\'a0rwicga; e\'a0re ear + wicga beetle, worm: cf. Prov. E. erri-wiggle.]1.(Zo\'94l.)Any insect of the genus Forficula and related genera, belonging to the order Dermaptera (formerly Euplexoptera). They have elongated bodies and a prominent pair of curved pincers at the rear of their abdomen. 1913 Webster + PJC]
2.(Zo\'94l.)In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus. See Geophilus 1913 Webster]
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3.A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Ear"wig`(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Earwigged(; p. pr. & vb. n.Earwigging(.]To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk. \'bdNo longer was he earwigged by the Lord Cravens.\'b8 Lord Campbell. 1913 Webster]
Ear"wit`ness(?), n.A witness by means of his ears; one who is within hearing and does hear; a hearer.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Ease(, n.[OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. Agio, Disease.]1.Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
They him besought ease as for hire penny.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. 1913 Webster]
Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching.Swift.
(b)Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind. 1913 Webster]
Among these nations shalt thou find no ease.Deut. xxviii. 65. 1913 Webster]
Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.Luke xii. 19.
(c)Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address. 1913 Webster]
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Whate'er he did was done with so much ease, Dryden. 1913 Webster]
At ease, free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. \'bdHis soul shall dwell at ease.\'b8 Ps. xxv. 12. --
Chapel of ease. See under Chapel. --
Ill at ease, not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious. --
To stand at ease(Mil.), to stand in a comfortable attitude in one's place in the ranks. --
Ease(, v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Eased(; p. pr. & vb. n.Easing.][OE. esen, eisen, OF. aisier. See Ease, n.]1.To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquillity to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; to ease the body or mind. 1913 Webster]
Eased [from] the putting off Milton. 1913 Webster]
Sing, and I 'll ease thy shoulders of thy load.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate. 1913 Webster]
My couch shall ease my complaint.Job vii. 13. 1913 Webster]
3.To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery. 1913 Webster]
4.To entertain; to furnish with accommodations. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
To ease off,
To ease away(Naut.), to slacken a rope gradually. --
To ease a ship(Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled. --
To ease the helm(Naut.), to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope.Ham. Nav. Encyc.
easedadj.made less severe or intense; mitigated. Syn. -- alleviated, relieved. WordNet 1.5]
Ease"ful(?), a.Full of ease; suitable for affording ease or rest; quiet; comfortable; restful.Shak. -- Ease"ful*ly, adv. -- Ease"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Ea"sel(?), n.[D. ezel ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G. esel; akin to E. ass. See Ass.]A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition. 1913 Webster]
Easel picture,
Easel piece, a painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel, as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling. 1913 Webster]
Ease"less(?), a.Without ease.Donne. 1913 Webster]
Ease"ment(?), n.[OF. aisement. See Ease, n.]1.That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation. 1913 Webster]
In need of every kind of relief and easement.Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude.Kent. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc. 1913 Webster]
Eas"i*ly(?), adv.[From Easy.]1.With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen. 1913 Webster]
2.Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
3.Readily; without reluctance; willingly. 1913 Webster]
Not soon provoked, she easily forgives.Prior. 1913 Webster]
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4.Smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without 1913 Webster]
5.Without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage moves easily. 1913 Webster]
Eas"i*ness(?), n.1.The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest. 1913 Webster]
2.Freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the easiness of a task. 1913 Webster]
3.Freedom from emotion; compliance; disposition to yield without opposition; unconcernedness. 1913 Webster]
Give to him, and he shall but laugh at your easiness.South. 1913 Webster]
4.Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc. 1913 Webster]
With painful care, but seeming easiness.Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
5.Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining. 1913 Webster]
easingn.1.a change for the better. Syn. -- moderation, relief. WordNet 1.5]
2.the act of reducing something unpleasant, such as pain. Syn. -- alleviation, relief. WordNet 1.5]
East(, n.[OE. est, east, AS. e\'a0st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. , G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. \'94st, \'94sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. 'hw`s, "e`os, 'a`yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to burn, L. urere. Aurora, Easter, Sterling.]1.The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west. 1913 Webster]
The east began kindle.E. Everett. 1913 Webster]
2.The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea, Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the East. 1913 Webster]
The gorgeous East, with richest hand, Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(U. S. Hist. and Geog.)Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite article; as, the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West. 1913 Webster]
East by north,
East by south, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11 --
East-northeast,
East-southeast, that which lies 22Illust. of Compass. 1913 Webster]
East(?), a.1.Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl.)Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel; as, the east front of a cathedral. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
East, adv.Eastward. 1913 Webster]
East, v. i.To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate. 1913 Webster]
2.designated for traffic moving toward the east; -- of lanes in roads or railroads, or other traffic lanes; as, the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 are blocked by an overturned tractor-trailer; the train will leave on eastbound platform 5. PJC]
east-centraladj.of a region of the U. S. generally including Kentucky and West Virginia. WordNet 1.5]
Eas"ter(, n.[AS. e\'a0ster, e\'a0stran, paschal feast, Easter; akin to G. ostern; fr. AS. E\'a0stre, a goddess of light or spring, in honor of whom a festival was celebrated in April; whence this month was called in AS. E\'a0sterm. From the root of E. east. See East.]1.An annual church festival commemorating Christ's resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pascha or passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of pascha, pasque, p\'83que, or pask. 1913 Webster]
2.The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day. 1913 Webster]
Easter is used either adjectively or as the first element of a compound; as, Easter day or Easter-day, Easter Sunday, Easter week, Easter gifts, Easter eggs. 1913 Webster]
Sundays by thee more glorious break, Easter day in every week.Keble. 1913 Webster]
Easter day, on which the rest of the movable feasts depend, is always the first Sunday after the fourteenth day of the calendar moon which (fourteenth day) falls on, or next after, the 21st of March, according to the rules laid down for the construction of the calendar; so that if the fourteenth day happen on a Sunday, Easter day is the Sunday after.Eng. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
Easter dues(Ch. of Eng.), money due to the clergy at Easter, formerly paid in communication of the tithe for personal labor and subject to exaction. For Easter dues, Easter offerings, voluntary gifts, have been substituted. --
Easter egg. (a)A painted or colored egg used as a present at Easter.(b)An imitation of an egg, in sugar or some fine material, sometimes made to serve as a box for jewelry or the like, used as an Easter present. 1913 Webster]
East"er(?), v. i.(Naut.)To veer to the east; -- said of the wind.Russell. 1913 Webster]
Eas"ter lil`y. (Bot.)Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter;specif.: (a)The common white lily (Lilium candidum), called also Annunciation lily.(b)The larger white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily.(c)The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus).(d)The Atamasco lily. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
East"er*ling(?), n.[Cf. Sterling.]1.A native of a country eastward of another; -- used, by the English, of traders or others from the coasts of the Baltic. 1913 Webster]
Merchants of Norway, Denmark, . . . called . . . Easterlings because they lie east in respect of us.Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece of money coined in the east by Richard II. of England.Crabb. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The smew. 1913 Webster]
East"er*ling, a.Relating to the money of the Easterlings, or Baltic traders. See Sterling. 1913 Webster]
East"er*ly, a.1.Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind. 1913 Webster]
2.Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage. 1913 Webster]
East"er*ly, adv.Toward, or in the direction of, the east. 1913 Webster]
East"ern(?), a.[AS. e\'a0stern.]1.Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries. 1913 Webster]
Eastern churches first did Christ embrace.Stirling. 1913 Webster]
2.Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage. 1913 Webster]
Eastern Church. That portion of the Christian church which prevails in the countries once comprised in the Eastern Roman Empire and the countries converted to Christianity by missionaries from them. Its full official title is The Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Eastern Church. It became estranged from the Western, or Roman, Church over the question of papal supremacy and the doctrine of the filioque, and a separation, begun in the latter part of the 9th century, became final in 1054. The Eastern Church consists of twelve (thirteen if the Bulgarian Church be included) mutually independent churches (including among these the Hellenic Church, or Church of Greece, and the Russian Church), using the vernacular (or some ancient form of it) in divine service and varying in many points of detail, but standing in full communion with each other and united as equals in a great federation. The highest five authorities are the patriarch of Constantinople, or ecumenical patriarch (whose position is not one of supremacy, but of precedence), the patriarch of Alexandria, the patriarch of Jerusalem, the patriarch of Antioch, and the Holy Synod of Russia. The Eastern Church accepts the first seven ecumenical councils (and is hence styled only schismatic, not heretical, by the Roman Catholic Church), has as its creed the Niceno-Constantinopolitan (without the later addition of the filioque, which, with the doctrine it represents, the church decisively rejects), baptizes infants with trine immersion, makes confirmation follow immediately upon baptism, administers the Communion in both kinds (using leavened bread) and to infants as well as adults, permits its secular clergy to marry before ordination and to keep their wives afterward, but not to marry a second time, selects its bishops from the monastic clergy only, recognizes the offices of bishop, priest, and deacon as the three necessary degrees of orders, venerates relics and icons, and has an elaborate ritual. See also Greek Church, under Greek. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
easternern.an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the eastern U. S. WordNet 1.5]
East"ern*most`(?), a.Most eastern. 1913 Webster]
East" In"di*an(?; see Indian). Belonging to, or relating to, the East Indies. -- n.A native of, or a dweller in, the East Indies. 1913 Webster]
East"ing, n.(Naut. & Surv.)The distance measured toward the east between two meridians drawn through the extremities of a course; distance of departure eastward made by a vessel. 1913 Webster]
East`-in"su*lar(?), a.Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian. [R.] Ogilvie.
{ East"ward(?), East"wards(?), }adv.Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York. 1913 Webster]
Eas"y(?), a.[Compar.Easier(?); superl.Easiest.][OF. aisi\'82, F. ais\'82, prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See Ease, v. t.]1.At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as: (a)Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.(b)Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.(c)Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style. \'bdThe easy vigor of a line.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing. \'bdEasy ways to die.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory. 1913 Webster]
It were an easy leap.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion. 1913 Webster]
5.Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready. 1913 Webster]
He gained their easy hearts.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.having a lax moral or disciplinary standard.[wns=1]strict Syn. -- lenient. WordNet 1.5]
3.unhurried; as, an easygoing pace. Opposite of hurried.[wns=3] Syn. -- easy, leisurely. WordNet 1.5]
4.unaggressive; as, his easygoing approach to business. Opposite of aggressive.[wns=4] Syn. -- low-pressure. WordNet 1.5]
easygoingnessn.being without worry or concern. WordNet 1.5]
Eat(, v. t.[imp.Ate(, Obsolescent & Colloq. Eat(; p. p.Eaten(, Obs. or Colloq. Eat (p. pr. & vb. n. Eating.][OE. eten, AS. etan; akin to OS. etan, OFries. eta, D. eten, OHG. ezzan, G. essen, Icel. eta, Sw. \'84ta, Dan. \'91de, Goth. itan, Ir. & Gael. ith, W. ysu, L. edere, Gr. 'e`dein, Skr. ad. Etch, Fret to rub, Edible.]1.To chew and swallow as food; to devour; -- said especially of food not liquid; as, to eat bread. \'bdTo eat grass as oxen.\'b8 Dan. iv. 25. 1913 Webster]
They . . . ate the sacrifices of the dead.Ps. cvi. 28. 1913 Webster]
The lean . . . did eat up the first seven fat kine.Gen. xli. 20. 1913 Webster]
The lion had not eaten the carcass.1 Kings xiii. 28. 1913 Webster]
With stories told of many a feat, eat.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The island princes overbold eat our substance.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
His wretched estate is eaten up with mortgages.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
2.To corrode, as metal, by rust; to consume the flesh, as a cancer; to waste or wear away; to destroy gradually; to cause to disappear. 1913 Webster]
To eat humble pie. See under Humble. --
To eat of(partitive use). \'bdEat of the bread that can not waste.\'b8 Keble. --
To eat one's words, to retract what one has said. (See the Citation under Blurt.) --
To eat out, to consume completely. \'bdEat out the heart and comfort of it.\'b8 Tillotson. --
To eat the wind out of a vessel(Naut.), to gain slowly to windward of her.
Syn. -- To consume; devour; gnaw; corrode. 1913 Webster]
Eat, v. i.1.To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board. 1913 Webster]
He did eat continually at the king's table.2 Sam. ix. 13. 1913 Webster]
2.To taste or relish; as, it eats like tender beef. 1913 Webster]
3.To make one's way slowly. 1913 Webster]
To eat,
To eat inor
To eat into, to make way by corrosion; to gnaw; to consume. \'bdA sword laid by, which eats into itself.\'b8 Byron. --
To eat to windward(Naut.), to keep the course when closehauled with but little steering; -- said of a vessel. 1913 Webster]
Eat"a*ble(, a.Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent; edible. -- n.Something fit to be eaten. 1913 Webster]
Eat"age(, n.Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle, esp. that of aftermath. 1913 Webster]
eatenadj.ingested through the mouth. Contrasted with uneaten. [Narrower terms: consumed; devoured, eaten up(predicate)] WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eat"er(, n.One who, or that which, eats. 1913 Webster]
Eath(, a. & adv.[AS. e\'a0.]Easy or easily. [Obs.] \'bdEath to move with plaints.\'b8 Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Eat"ing(?), n.1.The act of tasking food; the act of consuming or corroding. 1913 Webster]
2.Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Eating house, a house where cooked provisions are sold, to be eaten on the premises. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Eau` de Co*logne"(?). [F. eau water (L. aqua) + de of + Cologne.]Same as Cologne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Eau` de vie"(?). [F., water of life; eau (L. aqua) water + de of + vie (L. vita) life.]French name for brandy. Cf. Aqua vit\'91, under Aqua.Bescherelle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Eau` forte"(. [F., strong water, nitric acid (which is used in etching plates).](Art)An etching or a print from an etched plate. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Eave"drop`(?), n.A drop from the eaves; eavesdrop. [R.] Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Eaves(?), n. pl.[OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG. obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. upsar-dropi, OSw. ops\'84-drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon. See Over, and cf. Eavesdrop.]1.(Arch.)The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof. 1913 Webster]
2.Brow; ridge. [Obs.] \'bdEaves of the hill.\'b8 Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
3.Eyelids or eyelashes. 1913 Webster]
And closing eaves of wearied eyes.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Eaves board(Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little, or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also eaves catch and eaves lath. --
Eaves channel,
Eaves gutter,
Eaves trough. Same as Gutter, 1. --
Eaves molding(Arch.), a molding immediately below the eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice. --
Eaves swallow(Zo\'94l.). (a)The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of buildings. See Cliff swallow, under Cliff.(b)The European swallow. 1913 Webster]
Eaves"drop`(, v. i.[Eaves + drop.]To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. 1913 Webster]
To eavesdrop in disguises.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Eaves"drop`, n.The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house. 1913 Webster]
Eaves"drop`per(?), n.One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener. 1913 Webster]
Eaves"drop`ping(?), n.(Law)The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet for private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
Ebb(, n.(Zo\'94l.)The European bunting. 1913 Webster]
Ebb, n.[AS. ebba; akin to Fries. ebba, D. eb, ebbe, Dan. & G. ebbe, Sw. ebb, cf. Goth. ibuks backward; prob. akin to E. even.]1.The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb. 1913 Webster]
Thou shoreless flood which in thy ebb and flow Shelley. 1913 Webster]
2.The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay. \'bdOur ebb of life.\'b8 Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
Painting was then at its lowest ebb.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ebb and flow, the alternate ebb and flood of the tide; often used figuratively. 1913 Webster]
This alternation between unhealthy activity and depression, this ebb and flow of the industrial.A. T. Hadley. 1913 Webster]
Ebb(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Ebbed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ebbing.][AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See 2d Ebb.]1.To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow. 1913 Webster]
That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede. 1913 Webster]
The water there is otherwise very low and ebb.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Ebb" tide`(?). The reflux of tide water; the retiring tide; -- opposed to flood tide. 1913 Webster]
EBCDIC(, n.[acronym from Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.](Computers)a 8-bit code for representing alphanumerical information in a digital information storage medium. It was used expecially on IBM mainframes, and differed substantially from the ASCII code. [acronym] PJC]
E"bi*o*nite(?), n.[Heb. ebyon\'c6m poor people.](Eccl. Hist.)One of a sect of heretics, in the first centuries of the church, whose doctrine was a mixture of Judaism and Christianity. They denied the divinity of Christ, regarding him as an inspired messenger, and rejected much of the New Testament. 1913 Webster]
E"bi*o*ni`tism(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)The system or doctrine of the Ebionites. 1913 Webster]
Eb"lis(?), n.[Ar. iblis.](Moham. Myth.)The prince of the evil spirits; Satan.[Written also Eblees.] 1913 Webster]
E*bo"la vir`us(Med.)(, n.an exceptionally virulent hemorrhaic virus with a high mortality rate, first recognized in an outbreak on the Ebola river in africa. PJC]
Eb"on(?), a.1.Consisting of ebony. 1913 Webster]
2.Like ebony, especially in color; black; dark. 1913 Webster]
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne.Young. 1913 Webster]
Eb"on, n.Ebony. [Poetic] \'bdFramed of ebon and ivory.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Eb"on*ist(?), n.One who works in ebony. 1913 Webster]
Eb"on*ite(?), n.(Chem.)A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus. 1913 Webster]
Eb"on*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ebonized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ebonizing.]To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood. 1913 Webster]
Eb"on*y(?), n.; pl.Ebonies(#).[F. \'82b\'8ane, L. ebenus, fr. Gr. hobn\'c6m, pl. Cf. Ebon.]A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green. 1913 Webster]
Diospyros reticulata, of the Mauritius. Other species of the same genus (D. Ebenum, Melanoxylon, etc.), furnish the ebony of the East Indies and Ceylon. The West Indian green ebony is from a leguminous tree (Brya Ebenus), and from the Exc\'91caria glandulosa. 1913 Webster]
Eb"on*y, a.Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance. 1913 Webster]
This ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling.Poe. 1913 Webster]
E*bril"lade(, n.[F.](Man.)A bridle check; a jerk of one rein, given to a horse when he refuses to turn. 1913 Webster]
E`bri*os"i*ty(, n.[L. ebriositas, from ebriousus given to drinking, fr. ebrius. See Ebriety.]Addiction to drink; habitual drunkenness. 1913 Webster]
E"bri*ous(, a.[L. ebrius.]Inclined to drink to excess; intoxicated; tipsy. [R.] M. Collins. 1913 Webster]
E*bul"li*ate(?), v. i.To boil or bubble up. [Obs.] Prynne.
{ E*bul"lience(?; 106), E*bul"lien*cy(?), }n.A boiling up or over; effervescence.Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
E*bul"lient(?), a.[L. ebulliens, -entis, p. pr. of ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to boil. See 1st Boil.]Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. \'bdEbullient with subtlety.\'b8 De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
The ebullient enthusiasm of the French.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
E*bul"li*o*scope(?), n.[L. ebullire to boil up + -scope.](Phys. Chem.)An instrument for observing the boiling point of liquids, especially for determining the alcoholic strength of a mixture by the temperature at which it boils. 1913 Webster]
Eb`ul*li"tion(?), n.[F. \'82bullition, L. ebullitio, fr. ebullire. See Ebullient.]1.A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor. 1913 Webster]
2.Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an a\'89riform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali.[Formerly written bullition.] 1913 Webster]
3.A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper. 1913 Webster]
Eb"ur*in(?), n.A composition of dust of ivory or of bone with a cement; -- used for imitations of valuable stones and in making moldings, seals, etc.Knight. 1913 Webster]
E`bur*na"tion(?), n.[L. eburnus of ivory, fr. ebur ivory: cf. F. \'82burnation. See Ivory.](Med.)A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory. 1913 Webster]
E*bur"ne*an(?), a.[L. eburneus, fr. ebur ivory. See Ivory.]Made of or relating to ivory. 1913 Webster]
E*bur`ni*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. eburnus of ivory (fr. ebur ivory) + facere to make.]The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory. 1913 Webster]
Eb"ur*nine(?), a.Of or pertaining to ivory. \'bd[She] read from tablet eburnine.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*car"di*nes(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. e out, without + cardo a hinge.](Zo\'94l.)An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`car`t\'82"(?), n.[F., prop. fr. \'82carter to reject, discard.]A game at cards, played usually by two persons, in which the players may discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from the pack. 1913 Webster]
E*cau"date(?), a.[Pref. e- + caudate.]1.(Bot.)Without a tail or spur. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Tailless. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*bal"li*um(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. Ecbole.](Bot.)A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec"ba*sis(, n.[L., fr. Gr. 'e`kbasis a going out, issue, or event; 'ek out + bai`nein to go.](Rhet.)A figure in which the orator treats of things according to their events consequences. 1913 Webster]
Ec*bat"ic(?), a.[See Ecbasis.](Gram.)Denoting a mere result or consequence, as distinguished from telic, which denotes intention or purpose; thus the phrase "i`na plhrw`qh, if rendered \'bdso that it was fulfilled,\'b8 is ecbatic; if rendered \'bdin order that it might be.\'b8 etc., is telic. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec"bo*le(, n.[NL., fr. Gr. 'ekbolh` a throwing out, a digression, fr. 'ekba`llein to throw out; 'ek out of + ba`llein to throw.](Rhet.)A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his own words. 1913 Webster]
Ec*bol"ic(?), n.[See Ecbole.](Med.)A drug, as ergot, which by exciting uterine contractions promotes the expulsion of the contents of the uterus. 1913 Webster]
Ec"bo*line(?; 104), n.[Gr. 'ekbolh` a throwing out; 'ek out + ba`llein to throw.](Chem.)An alkaloid constituting the active principle of ergot; -- so named from its power of producing abortion. 1913 Webster]
Ec`ca*le*o"bi*on(?), n.[Gr. 'ekkalei^n to call out ('ek out of + kalei^n to call) + bi`os life.]A contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`car`t\'82"(?), n.[F., prop. p. p. fr. \'82carter to reject, discard.]A game at cards for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the 11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Ec"ce ho"mo(. [L., behold the man. See John xix. 5.](Paint.)A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the people by Pilate, and wearing a crown of thorns. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cen"tric(, a.[F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. 'e`kkentros; 'ek out of + ke`ntron center. See Ex-, and Center, and cf. Excentral.]1.Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion. 1913 Webster]
2.Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same center; -- opposed to concentric. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mach.)Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 1913 Webster]
4.Not coincident as to motive or end. 1913 Webster]
His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to those of his master.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
5.Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular; anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. \'bdThis brave and eccentric young man.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze.Savage. 1913 Webster]
Eccentric anomaly. (Astron.)See Anomaly. --
Eccentric chuck(Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that the work held by it may be altered as to its center of motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric combinations of eccentric circles. --
Eccentric gear. (Mach.)(a)The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the steam engine.(b)A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to give variable rotation. --
Eccentric hookor
Eccentric gab, a hook-shaped journal box on the end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap. --
Eccentric rod, the rod that connects an eccentric strap with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric. --
Eccentric sheave, or
Eccentric pulley, an eccentric. --
Eccentric strap, the ring, operating as a journal box, that encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called also eccentric hoop.
Ec*cen"tric(, n.1.A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first. 1913 Webster]
2.One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.)(a)In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center.(b)A circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit, with half the major axis for radius.Hutton. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mach.)A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide. It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw. 1913 Webster]
Back eccentric, the eccentric that reverses or backs the valve gear and the engine. --
Fore eccentric, the eccentric that imparts a forward motion to the valve gear and the engine. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cen"tric*al(?), a.See Eccentric. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cen"tric*al*ly, adv.In an eccentric manner. 1913 Webster]
Drove eccentrically here and there.Lew Wallace. 1913 Webster]
Ec`cen*tric"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Eccentricities(#).[Cf. F. excentricit\'82.]1.The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.)The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mech.)The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw. 1913 Webster]
Ec"chy*mose(?), v. t.(Med.)To discolor by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin; -- chiefly used in the passive form; as, the parts were much ecchymosed. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec`chy*mo"sis(?), n.; pl.Ecchymoses(.[NL., fr. Gr. 'ek out of + (Med.)A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion. 1913 Webster]
Ec`chy*mot"ic(?), a.Pertaining to ecchymosis. 1913 Webster]
Ec"cle(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The European green woodpecker; -- also called ecall, eaquall, yaffle. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*cle"si*a(?), n.; pl.Ecclesi\'91(.[L., fr. Gr. 1.(Gr. Antiq.)The public legislative assembly of the Athenians. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl.)A church, either as a body or as a building. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle"si*arch(?), n.[LL. ecclesiarcha, fr. Gr. eccl\'82siarque.]An official of the Eastern Church, resembling a sacrist in the Western Church. 1913 Webster]
2.The Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*as"tes(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. Ecclesiastic, a.]One of the canonical books of the Old Testament. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*as"tic(?; 277), a.[L. ecclesiasticus, Gr. 'ek out + Ex-, and Hale, v. t., Haul.]Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. \'bdEcclesiastic government.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*as"tic, n.A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest. 1913 Webster]
From a humble ecclesiastic, he was subsequently preferred to the highest dignities of the church.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*as"tic*al(?), a.[See Ecclesiastical, a.]Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts. 1913 Webster]
Every circumstance of ecclesiastical order and discipline was an abomination.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Ecclesiastical commissioners for England, a permanent commission established by Parliament in 1836, to consider and report upon the affairs of the Established Church. --
Ecclesiastical courts, courts for maintaining the discipline of the Established Church; -- called also Christian courts. [Eng.] --
Ecclesiastical law, a combination of civil and canon law as administered in ecclesiastical courts. [Eng.] --
Ecclesiastical modes(Mus.), the church modes, or the scales anciently used. --
Ecclesiastical States, the territory formerly subject to the Pope of Rome as its temporal ruler; -- called also States of the Church.<-- and Papal States. --> 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*as"tic*al*ly(?), adv.In an ecclesiastical manner; according ecclesiastical rules. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*as"ti*cism(?), n.Strong attachment to ecclesiastical usages, forms, etc. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*as"ti*cus(?), n.[L.]A book of the Apocrypha. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*o*log"ic*al(?), a.Belonging to ecclesiology. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*ol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in ecclesiology. 1913 Webster]
Ec*cle`si*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Ecclesia + -logy.]The science or theory of church building and decoration. 1913 Webster]
Ec*crit"ic(?), n.[Gr. (Med.)A remedy which promotes discharges, as an emetic, or a cathartic. 1913 Webster]
Ec"der*on(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 'ek out + (Anat.)See Ecteron. -- Ec`der*on"ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec"dy*sis(?), n.; pl.Ecdyses(#).[NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kdysis a getting out, fr. 'ekdy`ein, to put off; 'ek out + dy`ein to enter.](Biol.)The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation. 1913 Webster]
Ec"go*nine(?; 104), n.[Gr. 'e`kgonos sprung from.](Chem.)A colorless, crystalline, nitrogenous base, obtained by the decomposition of cocaine. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`chau`guette"(?), n.[F.]A small chamber or place of protection for a sentinel, usually in the form of a projecting turret, or the like. See Castle. 1913 Webster]
Ech"e(, a. Each. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Ech"e*lon(, n.[F., fr. \'82chelle ladder, fr. L. scala.]1.(Mil.)An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of a ladder in position for climbing. Also used adjectively; as, echelon distance.Upton (Tactics). 1913 Webster]
2.(Naval)An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or V form.Encyc. Dict. 1913 Webster]
Echelon lens(Optics), a large lens constructed in several parts or layers, extending in a succession of annular rings beyond the central lens; -- used in lighthouses. 1913 Webster]
Ech"e*lon(?), v. t.(Mil.)To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in echelon. 1913 Webster]
Ech"e*lon, v. i.To take position in echelon. 1913 Webster]
Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from the right.Upton (Tactics). 1913 Webster]
Echeneididaen.a natural family of fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships. Syn. -- family Echeneididae, family Echeneidae. WordNet 1.5]
Echeneisn.the type genus of the Echeneididae; they are typical remoras. Syn. -- genus Echeneis. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8E*chid"na(, n.[L., a viper, adder, Gr. 'e`chidna.]1.(Gr. Myth.)A monster, half maid and half serpent. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines; -- called also porcupine ant-eater, and Australian ant-eater. 1913 Webster]
E*chid"nine(?; 104), n.[See Echidna.](Chem.)The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.Brande & C.
E*chid"no*pha*ga(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)a genus of fleas including the stick-tight flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea), which is a serious pest in subtropical America, infesting poultry and frequently attacking man and domestic animals.[Stedman] PJC]
{ Ech"i*nate(?), Ech"i*na`ted(?), }a.[L. echinatus. See Echinus.]Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp. Syn. -- echinulate. 1913 Webster]
E*chi"nid(?), a. & n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Echinoid. 1913 Webster]
E*chin"i*dan(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82chinide.](Zo\'94l.)One the Echinoidea. 1913 Webster]
E*chin"i*tal(?), a.Of, or like, an echinite. 1913 Webster]
Ech"i*nite(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82chinite. See Echinus.](Paleon.)A fossil echinoid. 1913 Webster]
Echinochloan.1.annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions. Syn. -- genus Echinochloa. WordNet 1.5]
e*chi"no*coc*co`sis(, n.(Med.)infestation with echinococci (tapeworms). An infection with the larval form is called hydatid disease. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
\'d8E*chi`no*coc"cus(, n.[NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + ko`kkos grain, seed, berry. So called because forming little granular bodies, each armed with hooklets and disposed upon the inner wall of the hydatid cysts.](Zo\'94l.)A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the T\'91nia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. The adult form is not found in man. 1913 Webster]
ech"i*no*cyte(, n.(Biol.)a red blood cell which has become crenated. PJC]
E*chin"o*derm`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Echinodermata. 1913 Webster]
E*chi`no*der"mal(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Relating or belonging to the echinoderms. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*chi`no*der"ma*ta(, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos, skin.](Zo\'94l.)One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many writers it was formerly included in the Radiata.[Written also Echinoderma.] 1913 Webster]
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spheromeres) repeated symmetrically around a central axis, at one end of which the mouth is situated. They generally have suckers for locomotion. The group includes the following classes: Crinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea. See these words in the Vocabulary, and also Ambulacrum. 1913 Webster]
E*chi`no*der"ma*tous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal. 1913 Webster]
E*chi"noid(?), a.[Echinus + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Echinoidea. -- n.One of the Echinoidea. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ech`i*noi"de*a(?), n. pl.[NL. See Echinus, and -oid.](Zo\'94l.)The class Echinodermata which includes the sea urchins. They have a calcareous shell, usually more or less spheroidal or disk-shaped, composed of many united plates, and covered with movable spines. See Spatangoid, Clypeastroid.[Written also Echinidea, and Echinoida.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*chi`no*zo"a(, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos an echinus + zw^,on an animal.](Zo\'94l.)The Echinodermata. 1913 Webster]
E*chin"u*late(?), a.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Set with small spines or prickles. Syn. -- echinate.
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\'d8E*chi"nus(?), n.; pl.Echini(#).[L., a hedgehog, sea urchin, Gr. 'echi^nos.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A hedgehog. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)(a)The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See Entablature.(b)The quarter-round molding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style. See Illust. of Column(c)A name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg and dart molding, because that ornament is often identified with the Roman Doric capital. The name probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea urchin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ech`i*u*roi"de*a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. echiurus, the name of one genus (Gr. 'e`chis an adder + o'yra` tail) + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)A division of Annelida which includes the genus Echiurus and allies. They are often classed among the Gephyrea, and called the armed Gephyreans. 1913 Webster]
Ech"o(, n.; pl.Echoes(.[L. echo, Gr. 'hchw` echo, sound, akin to 'hchh`, 'h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v\'be to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. \'82cho.]1.A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound. 1913 Webster]
The babbling echo mocks the hounds.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The woods shall answer, and the echo ring.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Many kind, and sincere speeches found an echo in his heart.R. L. Stevenson. 1913 Webster]
3.(a)(Myth. & Poetic)A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them. 1913 Webster]
Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen Milton.
(b)(Gr. Myth.)A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice. 1913 Webster]
Compelled me to awake the courteous Echo Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.(Whist, Contract Bridge)(a)A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or as played by some exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signaled for trumps.(b)A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Echo organ(Mus.), a set organ pipes inclosed in a box so as to produce a soft, distant effect; -- generally superseded by the swell. --
Echo stop(Mus.), a stop upon a harpsichord contrived for producing the soft effect of distant sound. --
To applaud to the echo, to give loud and continuous applause.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
I would applaud thee to the very echo, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ech"o, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Echoed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Echoing. -- 3d pers. sing. pres.Echoes(.]1.To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate. 1913 Webster]
Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The wondrous sound echoed on forever.Keble. 1913 Webster]
2.To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt. 1913 Webster]
They would have echoed the praises of the men whom they envied, and then have sent to the newspaper anonymous libels upon them.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Ech"o, v. i.To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations. \'bdEchoing noise.\'b8 Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
Ech"o*er(?), n.One who, or that which, echoes. 1913 Webster]
ech"o cham"ber(?), n.(Music, broadcasting)A room with walls that resonate sound, producing audible echoes; it is used especially to create special sound effects in recording music. PJC]
echoicadj.1.(linguistics)Formed in imitation of a natural sound; -- of words. Contrasted to nonechoic. Syn. -- imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic. WordNet 1.5]
2.Like or characteristic of an echo. Syn. -- echolike. WordNet 1.5]
echoingadj.Reflecting sounds so as to create multiple echoes; as, a hotel with echoing halls. WordNet 1.5]
Ech"o*less, a.Without echo or response. 1913 Webster]
E*chom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter: cf. F. \'82chom\'8atre.](Mus)A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds, and determining their different, and the relation of their intervals.J. J. Rousseau. 1913 Webster]
E*chom"e*try(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82chom\'82trie.]1.The art of measuring the duration of sounds or echoes. 1913 Webster]
2.The art of constructing vaults to produce echoes.
E*chop"a*thy(?), n.[Echo + -pathy, as in homeopathy.](Med.)A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless repetition of words or imitation of actions. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ech"o*scope(?), n.[Gr. -scope.](Med.)An instrument for intensifying sounds produced by percussion of the thorax.Knight. 1913 Webster]
E*clair"cise(?), v. t.[F. \'82claircir; pref. es- (L. ex) + clair clear, L. clarus.]To make clear; to clear up what is obscure or not understood; to explain. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*clair"cisse*ment(?), n.[F., fr. \'82claircir. See Eclaircise, v. t.]The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily understood; an explanation. 1913 Webster]
The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the informer.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*lamp"si*a(?), n.[NL., from Gr. (Med.)A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Ec*lamp"sy(?), n.(Med.)Same as Eclampsia. 1913 Webster]
E*clat"(?), n.[F. \'82clat a fragment, splinter, explosion, brilliancy, splendor, fr. \'82clater to splinter, burst, explode, shine brilliantly, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. sleizan to slit, split, fr. sl\'c6zan, G. schleissen; akin to E. slit.]1.Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown. \'bdThe eclat of Homer's battles.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
Ec*lec"tic(?), a.[Gr. \'82clectique. See Eclogue, and cf. Elect.]1.Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or systems; as, an eclectic philosopher. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected; as, an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine. 1913 Webster]
Eclectic physician, one of a class of practitioners of medicine, who select their modes of practice and medicines from all schools; formerly, sometimes the same as botanic physician. [U.S.] --
Eclectic school. (Paint.)See Bolognese school, under Bolognese. 1913 Webster]
Ec*lec"tic(?), n.One who follows an eclectic method. 1913 Webster]
Ec*lec"tic*al*ly(?), adv.In an eclectic manner; by an eclectic method. 1913 Webster]
Ec*lec"ti*cism(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82clecticisme. Cf. Electicism.]Theory or practice of an eclectic. 1913 Webster]
Ec*legm"(?), n.[F. \'82clegme, L. ecligma, fr. Gr. (Med.)A medicine made by mixing oils with sirups.John Quincy. 1913 Webster]
E*clipse"(, n.[F. \'82clipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr. 'e`kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr. 'eklei`pein to leave out, forsake; 'ek out + lei`pein to leave. See Ex-, and Loan.]1.(Astron.)An interception or obscuration of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention of some other body, either between it and the eye, or between the luminous body and that illuminated by it. A lunar eclipse is caused by the moon passing through the earth's shadow; a solar eclipse, by the moon coming between the sun and the observer. A satellite is eclipsed by entering the shadow of its primary. The obscuration of a planet or star by the moon or a planet, though of the nature of an eclipse, is called an occultation. The eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus is called a transit of the planet. 1913 Webster]
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That fatal and perfidious bark, eclipse, and rigged with curses dark.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The loss, usually temporary or partial, of light, brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.; obscuration; gloom; darkness. 1913 Webster]
All the posterity of our fist parents suffered a perpetual eclipse of spiritual life.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
As in the soft and sweet eclipse, Shelley. 1913 Webster]
Annular eclipse. (Astron.)See under Annular. --
Cycle of eclipses. See under Cycle. 1913 Webster]
E*clipse", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Eclipsed(; p. pr. & vb. n.Eclipsing.]1.To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; -- said of a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun. 1913 Webster]
2.To obscure, darken, or extinguish the beauty, luster, honor, etc., of; to sully; to cloud; to throw into the shade by surpassing. \'bdHis eclipsed state.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
My joy of liberty is half eclipsed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
E*clipse", v. i.To suffer an eclipse. 1913 Webster]
While the laboring moon Eclipses at their charms.Milton. 1913 Webster]
eclipsisn.(Linguistics)the omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences. Syn. -- ellipsis. WordNet 1.5]
e*clip"tic(, n.[Cf. F. \'82cliptique, L. linea ecliptica, Gr. 'ekleiptiko`s, prop. adj., of an eclipse, because in this circle eclipses of the sun and moon take place. See Ecliptic, a.]1.(Astron.)A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23 1913 Webster]
2.(Geog.)A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23 1913 Webster]
E*clip"tic, a.[L. eclipticus belonging to an eclipse, Gr. 'ekleiptiko`s. See Eclipse.]1.Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses. 1913 Webster]
Lunar ecliptic limit(Astron.), the space of 12 --
Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17 1913 Webster]
Ec"lo*gite(?), n.[See Ecloque.](Min.)A rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende; -- so called in reference to its beauty. 1913 Webster]
Ec"logue(?), n.[L. ecloga, Gr. 'ek out + \'82gloque, \'82cloque. See Ex-, and Legend.]A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other; a bucolic; an idyl; as, the Ecloques of Virgil, from which the modern usage of the word has been established.
e"co*bab`blen.using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware. WordNet 1.5]
ecological(, adj.of or pertaining to ecology; as, an ecological disaster. Syn. -- bionomic, bionomical. WordNet 1.5]
ecologist(, n.a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment. WordNet 1.5]
ecology(, n.[Gr. o'i^kos house + -logy.](Biol.)the branch of biology concerned with the various relations of animals and plants to one another and to their surrounding environment. PJC]
econometricadj.of or pertaining to econometrics; as, econometric theories. WordNet 1.5]
econometriciann.an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods. WordNet 1.5]
e*con`o*met"rics(, n.the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data. WordNet 1.5]
{ E`co*nom"ic(?; 277), E`co*nom"ic*al(?), }a.[F. \'82conomique, L. oeconomicus orderly, methodical, Gr. Economy.]1.Pertaining to the household; domestic. \'bdIn this economical misfortune [of ill-assorted matrimony.]\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs. 1913 Webster]
And doth employ her economic art Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
3.Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits. 1913 Webster]
Just rich enough, with economic care, Harte. 1913 Webster]
4.Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; using the minimum of time or effort or resources required for effectiveness; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time; an economic use of home heating oil.[wns=3] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
5.of or pertaining to the national or regional economy; relating to political economy; relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to the production or consumption of goods and services of a nation or region; as, economic growth; economic purposes; economical truths; an economic downturn. 1913 Webster]
These matters economical and political.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
There was no economical distress in England to prompt the enterprises of colonization.Palfrey. 1913 Webster]
Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes, lands, and the employment of the people.H. C. Baird. 1913 Webster]
6.Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.Grew. 1913 Webster]
7.of or pertaining to economics.economic theory WordNet 1.5]
8.profitable. Opposite of uneconomic.[wns=4] WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
9.avoiding waste; as, an economical meal. Opposite of wasteful. Syn. -- frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting, thrifty. WordNet 1.5]
Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal, saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning pertaining to the management of a household, or of public affairs. 1913 Webster]
E`co*nom"ic*al*ly(?), adv.With economy; with careful management; with prudence in expenditure. 1913 Webster]
E`co*nom"ics(, n.[Gr. ta` o'ikonomika`, equiv. to "h o'ikonomi`a. See Economic.]1.The science of household affairs, or of domestic management. 1913 Webster]
2.Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources; the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of a nation or region, and its effect on the wealth of a country. See Political economy, under Political. \'bdIn politics and economics.\'b8 V. Knox. 1913 Webster +PJC]
economisern.a person who economizes and avoids waste. Syn. -- economizer. WordNet 1.5]
E*con"o*mist(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82conomiste.]1.One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste. \'bdEconomists even to parsimony.\'b8 Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is conversant with political economy; an expert in the field of economics.[wns=1] 1913 Webster]
E*con`o*mi*za"tion(?), n.The act or practice of using to the best effect. [R.] H. Spenser. 1913 Webster]
E*con"o*mize(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Economized(; p. pr. & vb. n.Economizing.][Cf. F. \'82conomiser.]To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income.[Written also economise.] 1913 Webster]
Expenses in the city were to be economized.Jowett (Thucyd. ). 1913 Webster]
Calculating how to economize time.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
E*con"o*mize, v. i.To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich.[Written also economise.]Milton. 1913 Webster]
E*con"o*mi`zer(?), n.1.One who, or that which, economizes. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically: (Steam Boilers) An arrangement of pipes for heating feed water by waste heat in the gases passing to the chimney. 1913 Webster]
e*con"o*my(, n.; pl.Economies(.[F. \'82conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o'ikonomi`a, fr. o'ikono`mos one managing a household; o'i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village, E. vicinity) + no`mos usage, law, rule, fr. ne`mein to distribute, manage. See Vicinity, Nomad.]1.The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy. 1913 Webster]
Himself busy in charge of the household economies.Froude. 1913 Webster]
2.Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs of a state or of any establishment kept up by production and consumption; esp., such management as directly concerns wealth; as, political economy. 1913 Webster]
3.The system of rules and regulations by which anything is managed; orderly system of regulating the distribution and uses of parts, conceived as the result of wise and economical adaptation in the author, whether human or divine; as, the animal or vegetable economy; the economy of a poem; the Jewish economy. 1913 Webster]
The position which they [the verb and adjective] hold in the general economy of language.Earle. 1913 Webster]
In the Greek poets, as also in Plautus, we shall see the economy . . . of poems better observed than in Terence.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
The Jews already had a Sabbath, which, as citizens and subjects of that economy, they were obliged to keep.Paley. 1913 Webster]
4.Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony. 1913 Webster]
Political economy. See under Political.
Syn. -- Economy, Frugality, Parsimony. Economy avoids all waste and extravagance, and applies money to the best advantage; frugality cuts off indulgences, and proceeds on a system of saving. The latter conveys the idea of not using or spending superfluously, and is opposed to lavishness or profusion. Frugality is usually applied to matters of consumption, and commonly points to simplicity of manners; parsimony is frugality carried to an extreme, involving meanness of spirit, and a sordid mode of living. Economy is a virtue, and parsimony a vice. 1913 Webster]
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I have no other notion of economy than that it is the parent to liberty and ease.Swift. 1913 Webster]
The father was more given to frugality, and the son to riotousness [luxuriousness].Golding. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`cor`ch\'82"(?), n.[F.](Fine Arts)A manikin, or image, representing an animal, especially man, with the skin removed so that the muscles are exposed for purposes of study. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`cos`saise"(?), n.[F.](Mus.)A dancing tune in the Scotch style. 1913 Webster]
E*cos"tate(?), a.[Pref. e- + costate.](Bot.)Having no ribs or nerves; -- said of a leaf. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`coute"(?), n.[F., a listening place.](Mil.)One of the small galleries run out in front of the glacis. They serve to annoy the enemy's miners. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec"pha*sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)An explicit declaration. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec`pho*ne"ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 'ek out + (Rhet.)A breaking out with some interjectional particle. 1913 Webster]
Ec"pho*neme(?), n.[See Ecphonema.]A mark (!) used to indicate an exclamation.G. Brown. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec`pho*ne"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. Ecphonema.](Rhet.)An animated or passionate exclamation. 1913 Webster]
The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various.Gibbs. 1913 Webster]
Ec*phrac"tic(?), a.[Gr. 'ek out + ecphractique.](Med.)Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so to remove obstructions; deobstruent. -- n.An ecphractic medicine.Harvey. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`crase`ment"(?), n.[F.](Surg.)The operation performed with an \'82craseur. 1913 Webster]
\'90`cra`seur"(?), n.[F., fr. \'82craser to crush.](Surg.)An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`cru"(?), a.[F., fr. L. crudus raw.]Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Ec"sta*sy(?), n.; pl.Ecstasies(#).[F. extase, L. ecstasis, fr. Gr. 'ek out + Ex-, and Stand.][Also written extasy.]1.The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries. 1913 Webster]
Like a mad prophet in an ecstasy.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
This is the very ecstasy of love.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight. 1913 Webster]
He on the tender grass ecstasy.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive grief of anxiety; insanity; madness. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
That unmatched form and feature of blown youth ecstasy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Our words will but increase his ecstasy.Marlowe. 1913 Webster]
4.(Med.)A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected.Mayne. 1913 Webster]
Ec"sta*sy, v. t.To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ec*stat"ic(?), a.[Gr. extatique. See Ecstasy, n.]1.Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance. 1913 Webster]
This ecstatic fit of love and jealousy.Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Ec"tad(?), adv.[Ect- + L. ad towards.](Anat.)Toward the outside or surface; -- opposed to entad.B. G. Wilder. 1913 Webster]
Ec"tal(?), a.[See Ect-.](Anat.)Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer; -- opposed to ental.B. G. Wilder. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*ta"si*a(?), n.[NL. See Ectasis.](Med.)A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec"ta*sis(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. 'ek out + (Pros.)The lengthening of a syllable from short to long. 1913 Webster]
Ec*ten"tal(?), a.[Gr. 'ekto`s outside + (Biol.)Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and ectoderm; as, the \'bdectental line\'b8 or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum.C. S. Minot. 1913 Webster]
Ec"ter*on(?), n.[See Ect-.](Anat.)The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon. -- Ec`ter*on"ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Ec*teth"moid(?), a.[Ect- + ethmoid.](Anat.)External to the ethmoid; prefrontal. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*thlip"sis(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. 1.The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. 1913 Webster]
2.(Lat. Pros.)The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec`tho*re"um(?), n.; pl.Ecthorea(#).[NL., fr. Gr. ek out + (Zo\'94l.)The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See Nettling cell.[Written also ecthor\'91um.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*thy"ma(?), n.; pl.Ecthymata(#).[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pustules, upon an indurated and inflamed base.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Ec"to-(?). See Ect-. 1913 Webster]
Ec"to*blast(?), n.[Ecto- + Gr. (Biol.)(a)The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm.(b)The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall.Agassiz. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec`to*bron"chi*um(?), n.; pl.Ectobronchia(#).[NL. See Ecto-, and Bronchia.](Anat.)One of the dorsal branches of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
{ Ec`to*cu*ne"ri*form(?), Ec`to*cu"ni*form(?), }n.[Ecto- + cuneiform, cuniform.](Anat.)One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform. 1913 Webster]
Ec"to*cyst(?), n.[Ecto- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)The outside covering of the Bryozoa. 1913 Webster]
Ec"to*derm(?), n.[Ecto- + -derm.](Biol.)(a)The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast.(b)The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm.
{ Ec`to*der"mal(?), Ec`to*der"mic(?), }a.(Biol.)Of or relating to the ectoderm. 1913 Webster]
Ec`to*lec"i*thal(?), a.[Ecto- + Gr. (Biol.)Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the center of the egg; as, ectolecithal ova. 1913 Webster]
Ec"to*mere(?), n.[Ecto- + -mere.](Biol.)The more transparent cells, which finally become external, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals. 1913 Webster]
Ec`to*par"a*site(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite. -- Ec`to*par`a*sit"ic(#), a. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*to"pi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 'ek out + (Med.)A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder. 1913 Webster]
Ec*top"ic(?), a.(Med.)Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ. 1913 Webster]
Ec"to*plasm(?), n.[Ecto- + Gr. (Biol.)(a)The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum.(b)The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell.(c)The ectosarc of protozoan. 1913 Webster]
Ec`to*plas"tic(?), a.[Ecto- + Gr. Pertaining to, or composed of, ectoplasm. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec`to*proc"ta(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. 'ekto`s outside outside + (Zo\'94l.)An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle of tentacles. 1913 Webster]
Ec"to*py(?), n.(Med.)Same as Ectopia. 1913 Webster]
Ec"to*sarc(?), n.[Ecto- + Gr. (Biol.)The semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some unicellular organisms, as the am\'d2ba; ectoplasm; exoplasm. 1913 Webster]
Ec*tos"te*al(?), a.(Physiol.)Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec`tos*to"sis(?), n.[NL. See Ect-, and Ostosis.](Physiol.)A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec`to*zo"\'94n(?), n.; pl.Ectozoa(#).[NL., fr. Gr. 'ekto`s outside outside + zw^,on an animal.](Zo\'94l.)See Epizo\'94n. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*tro"pi*on(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)An unnatural eversion of the eyelids. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ec*tro"pi*um(?), n.[NL.](Med.)Same as Ectropion. 1913 Webster]
Ec*trot"ic(?), a.[Gr. 'ek out + (Med.)Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything, especially of a disease. 1913 Webster]
Ec"ty*pal(?), a.[L. ectypus worked in high relief, Gr. Type.]Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction from the original model. 1913 Webster]
Ec"type(?), n.[Cf. F. ectype. See Ectypal.]1.(Classical Arch\'91ol.)(a)A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence:(b)A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely). 1913 Webster]
2.A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed. 1913 Webster]
Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the ancient prophets.Eng. Cyc. . 1913 Webster]
Ec`ty*pog"ra*phy(?), n.[Ectype + -graphy.]A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
{ Ec`u*men"ic(?), Ec`u*men"ic*al(?), }a.[L. oecumenicus, Gr. o'i^kos house, dwelling. See Economy.]General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.[Written also .] 1913 Webster]
Ecumenical Bishop, a title assumed by the popes. --
Ecumenical council. See under Council. 1913 Webster]
Ec"u*rie(?), n.[F. See Equerry.]A stable. 1913 Webster]
Ec"ze*ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kzema; "ek out + zei^n to boil.](Med.)An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum. 1913 Webster]
Ec*zem"a*tous(?), a.(Med.)Pertaining to eczema; having the characteristic of eczema. 1913 Webster]
-ed(?). The termination of the past participle of regular, or weak, verbs; also, of analogous participial adjectives from nouns; as, pigmented; talented. 1913 Webster]
E*da"cious(?), a.[L. edax, edacis, fr. edere to eat.]Given to eating; voracious; devouring. 1913 Webster]
Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time.Carlyle.
-- E*da"cious*ly, adv. -- E*da"cious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
E"dam(?), n., orEdam cheese. A mild Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and fine flavor, made in balls weighing three or four pounds, and usually colored crimson outside; -- so called from the village of Edam, near Amsterdam. Also, cheese of the same type, wherever made. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
edaphosaurusn.an extinct heavy-bodied reptile of the late Paleozoic having a dorsal sail or crest. WordNet 1.5]
Ed"da(?), n.; pl.Eddas(#).[Icel., lit. great-grandmother (i. e., of Scandinavian poetry), so called by Bishop Brynj\'a3lf Sveinsson, who brought it again to light in 1643.]The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes. 1913 Webster]
prose Edda, called also the Edda of Snorri, is the work of several writers, though usually ascribed to Snorri Sturleson, who was born in 1178.
{ Ed*da"ic(?), Ed"dic(?) }, a.Relating to the Eddas; resembling the Eddas. 1913 Webster]
Ed"der, n.[AS. edor hedge, fence; akin to etar.]Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together. [Obs.] Tusser. 1913 Webster]
Ed"der, v. t.To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ed"dish(?), n.[AS. edisc; cf. AS. pref. ed- again, anew. Cf. Eddy, and Arrish.]Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Ed"does(?), n. pl.(Bot.)The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum. See Taro. 1913 Webster]
Ed"dy(, n.; pl.Eddies(.[Prob. fr. Icel. i; cf. Icel. pref. i back, AS. ed-, OS. idug-, OHG. ita-; Goth. id-.]1.A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current. 1913 Webster]
2.A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool. 1913 Webster]
And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Used also adjectively; as, eddy winds.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Ed"dy, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Eddied(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Eddying.]To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle. 1913 Webster]
Eddying round and round they sink.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
Ed"dy, v. t.To collect as into an eddy. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The circling mountains eddy in Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Ed"dy cur"rent(?). (Elec.)An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass of metal; -- called also Foucault current. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ed"dy kite(?). Called also Malay kite. [After William A. Eddy, American kite expert.]A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his famous meteorological experiments. It is now generally superseded by the box kite. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8E"del*weiss(?), n.[G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.](Bot.)A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps. It is the national flower of Austria. 1913 Webster +PJC]
E*de"ma(?), n.[NL.](Med.)Same as \'d2dema.
{ E*de"ma*tous(?), E*de"ma*tose` (?) }, a.(Med.)Same as \'d2dematous. 1913 Webster]
E"den(?), n.[Heb. \'c7den delight, pleasure; also, a place of pleasure, Eden.]The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence. 1913 Webster]
E*den"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic. \'bdEdenic joys.\'b8 Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
E"den*ite(?), n.[From Edenville, N. Y.](Min.)A variety of amphibole. See Amphibole. 1913 Webster]
E"den*ized(?), a.Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness. [R.] Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ). 1913 Webster]
E*den"tal(?), a.See Edentate, a. -- n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Edentata. 1913 Webster]
E*den"tal*ous(?), a.See Edentate, a. 1913 Webster]
tooth
\'d8E`den*ta"ta(?), n. pl.[NL., neut. pl. from L. edentatus, p. p. of edentare to render toothless; e out + dens, dentis, tooth.](Zo\'94l.)An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking. 1913 Webster]
E*den"tate(?), a.1.Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Belonging to the Edentata. 1913 Webster]
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E*den"tate(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Edentata. 1913 Webster]
E*den`ta*ted(?), a.Same as Edentate, a. 1913 Webster]
E`den*ta"tion(?), n.A depriving of teeth. [R.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
E*den"tu*lous(?; 135), a.[L. edentulus; e out + dens, dentis, tooth.]Toothless. 1913 Webster]
Edge(, n.[OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. 'akh` point, Skr. a edge. Egg, v. t., Eager, Ear spike of corn, Acute.]1.The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe.Hence, (figuratively), that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc. 1913 Webster]
He which hath the sharp sword with two edges.Rev. ii. 12. 1913 Webster]
Slander, edge is sharper than the sword.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice. 1913 Webster]
Upon the edge of yonder coppice.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pursue even to the very edge of destruction.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
3.Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire. 1913 Webster]
The full edge of our indignation.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our fears and by our vices.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
4.The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. \'bdOn the edge of winter.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Edge joint(Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a corner. --
Edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian mill. --
Edge molding(Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of two curves meeting in an angle. --
Edge plane. (a)(Carp.)A plane for edging boards.(b)(Shoemaking)A plane for edging soles. --
Edge play, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed. --
Edge rail. (Railroad)(a)A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth than width.(b)A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.Knight. --
Edge railway, a railway having the rails set on edge. --
Edge stone, a curbstone. --
Edge tool. (a)Any tool or instrument having a sharp edge intended for cutting.(b)A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging tool. --
To be on edge, (a)to be eager, impatient, or anxious.(b)to be irritable or nervous. --
on edge, (a)See to be on edge.(b)See to set the teeth on edge. --
To set the teeth on edge, (a)to cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact with them. [archaic] Bacon.(b)to produce a disagreeable or unpleasant sensation; to annoy or repel; -- often used of sounds; as, the screeching of of the subway train wheels sets my teeth on edge. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Edge(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Edged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Edging.]1.To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen. 1913 Webster]
To edge her champion's sword.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. 1913 Webster]
3.To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box. 1913 Webster]
Hills whose tops were edged with groves.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the malicious edged.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
5.To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Edge, v. i.1.To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way. 1913 Webster]
2.To sail close to the wind. 1913 Webster]
I must edge up on a point of wind.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To edge awayor
To edge off(Naut.), to increase the distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other object. --
To edge down(Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward. --
To edge in, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees. --
To edge in with, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it. 1913 Webster]
Edge"bone`(?), n.Same as Aitchbone. 1913 Webster]
edgedadj.1.having a specified kind of border or edge; as, a black-edged card; dried sweat left salt-edged patches. [Postpositional] WordNet 1.5]
2.having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination; as, a dull-edged blade. Opposit of edgeless. [Postpositional] WordNet 1.5]
3.having a biting effect, implying criticism; -- used of words or language; as, edged satire. Syn. -- cutting, harsh, sharp, sharp-worded, stinging. WordNet 1.5]
Edge"less, a.Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon. 1913 Webster]
Edge"long(?; 115), adv.In the direction of the edge. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Three hundred thousand pieces have you stuck Edgelong into the ground.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Edge"shot(?), a.(Carp.)Having an edge planed, -- said of a board.Knight.
{ Edge"ways(?), Edge"wise(?), }adv.With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge. 1913 Webster]
to get a word in edgewiseto succeed in expressing an opinion in a conversation, in spite of constant speech from another or others; as, he talked incessantly and I couldn't get a word in edgewise.the form edgeways is now uncommon. PJC]
Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Edg"ing(?), n.1.That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal. 1913 Webster]
Edging machine, a machine tool with a revolving cutter, for dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a pattern or templet. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fine Arts)Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined. \'bdAn edgy style of sculpture.\'b8 Hazlitt. 1913 Webster]
Edh(?), n.The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter th in a similar word: March. 1913 Webster]
Ed`i*bil"i*ty(?), n.Suitableness for being eaten; edibleness. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*ble(?), a.[L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See Eat.]Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.Bacon. -- n.Anything edible. 1913 Webster]
Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest, 2. --
Edible crab(Zo\'94l.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See Crab. --
Edible frog(Zo\'94l.), the common European frog (Rana esculenta), used as food. --
Edible snail(Zo\'94l.), any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*ble*ness, n.Suitableness for being eaten. 1913 Webster]
E"dict(?), n.[L. edictum, fr. edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. \'82dit. See Diction.]A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch. 1913 Webster]
It stands as an edict in destiny.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Edict of Nantes(French Hist.), an edict issued by Henry IV. (A. D. 1598), giving toleration to Protestants. Its revocation by Louis XIV. (A. D. 1685) was followed by terrible persecutions and the expatriation of thousands of French Protestants.
E*dic"tal(?), a.Relating to, or consisting of, edicts; as, the Roman edictal law. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*fi*cant(?), a.[L. aedificans, -antis, p. pr. of aedificare. See Edify.]Building; constructing. [R.] Dugard. 1913 Webster]
Ed`i*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[L. aedificatio: cf. F. \'82dification. See Edify.]1.The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction. 1913 Webster]
The assured edification of his church.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with what may tend to their edification.Addison. 1913 Webster]
2.A building or edifice. [Obs.] Bullokar. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*fi*ca`to*ry(?), a.Tending to edification.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*fice(?), n.[L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F. \'82difice. See Edify.]A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse. 1913 Webster]
Ed`i*fi"cial(?), a.[L. aedificialis.]Pertaining to an edifice; structural. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*fi`er(?), n.1.One who builds. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.One who edifies, builds up, or strengthens another by moral or religious instruction. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*fy(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Edified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Edifying.][F. \'82difier, L. aedificare; aedes a building, house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr. idh to kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. \'bed, OIr. aed fire) + facere to make. See Fact, -fy.]1.To build; to construct. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
There was a holy chapel edified.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach. 1913 Webster]
It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public.Gibbon. 1913 Webster]
3.To teach or persuade. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*fy, v. i.To improve. [R.] Swift. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*fy`ing(?), a.Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. -- Ed"i*fy`ing*ly, adv. -- Ed"i*fy`ing*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
E"dile*ship, n.The office of \'91dile.T. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
Ed"ing*ton*ite(?), n.(Min.)A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta. 1913 Webster]
Ed"it(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Edited; p. pr. & vb. n.Editing.][F. \'82diter, or L. editus, p. p. of edere to give out, put forth, publish; e out + dare to give. See Date a point of time.]To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter of, for publication; as, to edit a newspaper. 1913 Webster]
Philosophical treatises which have never been edited.Enfield. 1913 Webster]
editedadj.improved or corrected by critical editing. Syn. -- emended. WordNet 1.5]
E*di"tion(?), n.[L. editio, fr. edere to publish; cf. F. \'82dition. See Edit.]1.A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of Shakespeare. 1913 Webster]
2.The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`di`tion" de luxe"(?). [F.]See Luxe. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*tor(?), n.[L., that which produces, from edere to publish: cf. F. \'82diteur.]One who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc., for publication. 1913 Webster]
Ed`i*to"ri*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor; as, editorial labors; editorial remarks.
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Ed`i*to"ri*al, n.A leading article in a newspaper or magazine; an editorial article; an article published as an expression of the views of the editor. 1913 Webster]
ed`i*to"ri*al*izev. i.1.to write an opinion in an editorial in a publication. PJC]
2.to insert personal opinions into an article or statement that is supposed to be an objective statement of facts. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ed`i*to"ri*al*ly(?), adv.In the manner or character of an editor or of an editorial article. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*tor*ship(?), n.The office or charge of an editor; care and superintendence of a publication. 1913 Webster]
Ed"i*tress(?), n.A female editor. 1913 Webster]
E*dit"u*ate(?), v. t.[LL. aedituatus, p. p. of aedituare, fr. L. aedituus a temple warden; aedes building, temple + tueri to guard.]To guard as a churchwarden does. [Obs.] J. Gregory. 1913 Webster]
E"dom*ite(?), n.One of the descendants of Esau or Edom, the brother of Jacob; an Idumean. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ed`ri*oph*thal"ma(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. "edrai^os steadfast + 'ofqalmo`s the eye.](Zo\'94l.)A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks; the Arthrostraca.[Written also Edriophthalmata.] 1913 Webster]
Ed`ri*oph*thal"mous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to the Edriophthalma. 1913 Webster]
ed`u*ca*bil"i*ty(, n.[Cf. F. \'82ducabilit\'82.]Capability of being educated. 1913 Webster]
ed"u*ca*ble(, a.[Cf. F. \'82ducable.]Capable of being educated. \'bdMen are educable.\'b8 M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
ed"u*cate(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Educated(; p. pr. & vb. n.Educating(.][L. educatus, p. p. of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to educate, fr. educere to lead forth, bring up (a child). See Educe.]To bring up or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc.; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste.
Ed"u*ca`ted(?), a.Formed or developed by education; as, an educated man. 1913 Webster]
educateen.a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution. Syn. -- student, pupil. WordNet 1.5]
Ed`u*ca"tion(?; 135), n.[L. educatio; cf. F. \'82ducation.]The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. 1913 Webster]
To prepare us for complete living is the function which education has to discharge.H. Spenser.
Syn. -- Education, Instruction, Teaching, Training, Breeding.Education, properly a drawing forth, implies not so much the communication of knowledge as the discipline of the intellect, the establishment of the principles, and the regulation of the heart. Instruction is that part of education which furnishes the mind with knowledge. Teaching is the same, being simply more familiar. It is also applied to practice; as, teaching to speak a language; teaching a dog to do tricks. Training is a department of education in which the chief element is exercise or practice for the purpose of imparting facility in any physical or mental operation. Breeding commonly relates to the manners and outward conduct. 1913 Webster]
Ed`u*ca"tion*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to education. \'bdHis educational establishment.\'b8 J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
educationalistn.a specialist in the theory of eduction. Syn. -- educationist. WordNet 1.5]
Ed`u*ca"tion*ist, n.One who is versed in the theories of, or who advocates and promotes, education. Syn. -- educationalist. 1913 Webster]
Ed"u*ca*tive(?; 135), a.[Cf. F. \'82ducatif.]Tending to educate; that gives education; as, an educative process; an educative experience. 1913 Webster]
Ed"u*ca`tor(?), n.[L.]One who educates; a teacher. 1913 Webster]
E*duce"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Educed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Educing(?).][L. educere; e out + ducere to lead. See Duke.]To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to educe a form from matter. 1913 Webster]
The eternal art educing good from ill.Pope. 1913 Webster]
They want to educe and cultivate what is best and noblest in themselves.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
E*du"ci*ble(?), a.Capable of being educed. 1913 Webster]
E"duct(?), n.[L. eductum, fr. educere.]That which is educed, as by analysis.Sir W. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
E*duc"tion(?), n.[L. eductio.]The act of drawing out or bringing into view. 1913 Webster]
Eduction pipe, Eduction port. See Exhaust pipe and Exhaust port, under Exhaust, a. 1913 Webster]
E*duc"tive(?), a.Tending to draw out; extractive. 1913 Webster]
E*duc"tor(?), n.[L., tutor.]One who, or that which, brings forth, elicits, or extracts. 1913 Webster]
Stimulus must be called an eductor of vital ether.E. Darwin. 1913 Webster]
E*dul"co*rant(?), a.[See Edulcorate.]Having a tendency to purify or to sweeten by removing or correcting acidity and acrimony. 1913 Webster]
E*dul"co*rate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Edulcorated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Edulcorating.][L. e out + dulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet: cf. F. \'82dulcorer.]1.To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity. 1913 Webster]
Succory . . . edulcorated with sugar and vinegar.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)To free from acids, salts, or other soluble substances, by washing; to purify. [R.] 1913 Webster]
E*dul`co*ra"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82dulcoration.]1.The act of sweetening or edulcorating. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)The act of freeing from acids or any soluble substances, by affusions of water. [R.] Ure. 1913 Webster]
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E*dul"co*ra*tive(?), a.Tending to 1913 Webster]
E*dul"co*ra`tor(?), n.A contrivance used to supply small quantities of sweetened liquid, water, etc., to any mixture, or to test tubes, etc.; a dropping bottle. 1913 Webster]
E*du"li*ous(?), a.[L. edulis, fr. edere to eat.]Edible. [Obs.] \'bdEdulious pulses.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
-ee(?). [Formed on the F. p. p. ending -\'82, masc.]A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a right is conferred; as in assignee, donee, alienee, grantee, etc. It is correlative to -or, the agent or doer.
Eel(?), n.[AS. ; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. \'bell, Sw. \'86l.](Zo\'94l.)An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus. 1913 Webster]
Eel"buck`(?), n.An eelpot or eel basket. 1913 Webster]
Eel"fare`(?), n.[Eel + fare a journey or passage.](Zo\'94l.)A brood of eels. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Eel"grass`(?), n.(Bot.)A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast. 1913 Webster]
Eel"pot`(?), n.A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck. 1913 Webster]
Eel"pout`(?), n.[AS. .](Zo\'94l.)(a)A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.(b)A fresh-water fish, the burbot. 1913 Webster]
Eel"spear`(?), n.A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels. 1913 Webster]
E'en(?), adv.A contraction for even. See Even. 1913 Webster]
I have e'en done with you.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Een(?), n.The old plural of Eye. 1913 Webster]
And eke with fatness swollen were his een.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
E'er(?; 277), adv.A contraction for ever. See Ever.
{ Ee"rie, Ee"ry }(?), a.[Scotch, fr. AS. earh timid.]1.Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories. 1913 Webster]
She whose elfin prancer springs eery warblings.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.Affected with fear; affrighted.Burns. 1913 Webster]
Ee"ri*ly(?), adv.In a strange, unearthly way. 1913 Webster]
Ef"fa*ble(?), a.[L. effabilis; ex out + fari to speak.]Capable of being uttered or explained; utterable.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Ef*face"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Effaced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Effacing(?).][F. effacer; pref. es- (L. ex) + face face; prop., to destroy the face or form. See Face, and cf. Deface.]1.To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin. 1913 Webster]
2.To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away. 1913 Webster]
Efface from his mind the theories and notions vulgarly received.Bacon.
Syn. -- To blot out; expunge; erase; obliterate; cancel; destroy. -- Efface, Deface. To deface is to injure or impair a figure; to efface is to rub out or destroy, so as to render invisible. 1913 Webster]
Ef*face"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being effaced. 1913 Webster]
Ef*face"ment(?), n.[Cf. F. effacement.]The act if effacing; also, the result of the act. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fas"ci*nate(?), v. t.[L. effascinare.]To charm; to bewitch. [Obs.] Heywood. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fas`ci*na"tion(?), n.[L. effascinatio.]A charming; state of being bewitched or deluded. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ef*fect"(?), n.[L. effectus, fr. efficere, effectum, to effect; ex + facere to make: cf. F. effet, formerly also spelled effect. See Fact.]1.Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May. 1913 Webster]
That no compunctious visitings of nature effect and it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Manifestation; expression; sign. 1913 Webster]
All the large effects Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury. 1913 Webster]
The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of the cause.Whewell. 1913 Webster]
4.Impression left on the mind; sensation produced. 1913 Webster]
Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect.J. C. Shairp. 1913 Webster]
The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
5.Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect. 1913 Webster]
6.Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to. 1913 Webster]
They spake to her to that effect.2 Chron. xxxiv. 22. 1913 Webster]
7.The purport; the sum and substance. \'bdThe effect of his intent.\'b8 Chaucer.
8.Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance. 1913 Webster]
No other in effect than what it seems.Denham. 1913 Webster]
9.pl.Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects. 1913 Webster]
For effect, for an exaggerated impression or excitement. --
In effect, in fact; in substance. See 8, above. --
Of no effect,
Of none effect,
To no effect, or
Without effect, destitute of results, validity, force, and the like; vain; fruitless. \'bdMaking the word of God of none effect through your tradition.\'b8 Mark vii. 13. \'bdAll my study be to no effect.\'b8 Shak. --
To give effect to, to make valid; to carry out in practice; to push to its results. --
To take effect, to become operative, to accomplish aims.Shak.
Syn. -- Effect, Consequence, Result.These words indicate things which arise out of some antecedent, or follow as a consequent. Effect, which may be regarded as the generic term, denotes that which springs directly from something which can properly be termed a cause. A consequence is more remote, not being strictly caused, nor yet a mere sequence, but following out of and following indirectly, or in the train of events, something on which it truly depends. A result is still more remote and variable, like the rebound of an elastic body which falls in very different directions. We may foresee the effects of a measure, may conjecture its consequences, but can rarely discover its final results. 1913 Webster]
Resolving all events, with their effects results, into the will Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Shun the bitter consequence, for know, Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fect"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Effected; p. pr. & vb. n.Effecting.]1.To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be. 1913 Webster]
So great a body such exploits to effect.Daniel. 1913 Webster]
2.To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish. 1913 Webster]
To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed.Bp. Hurd. 1913 Webster]
They sailed away without effecting their purpose.Jowett (Th. ).
Syn. -- To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute; perform; attain. See Accomplish. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fect"er(?), n.One who effects. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fect"i*ble(?), a.Capable of being done or achieved; practicable; feasible.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fec"tion(?), n.[L. effectio: cf. F. effection.]Creation; a doing. [R.] Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fect"ive(?), a.[L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.]Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment. 1913 Webster]
They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work behind them.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his heighbor wrong, is criminal.Jer. Taylor.
Ef*fect"ive, n.1.That which produces a given effect; a cause.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.One who is capable of active service. 1913 Webster]
He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at Corinth.W. P. Johnston. 1913 Webster]
3.[F. effectif real, effective, real amount.](Com.)Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
4.The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ef*fec"tu*al(?; 135), a.[See Effect, n.]Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Effectual calling(Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five points of Calvinism. See Calvinism.
Syn. -- Effectual, Efficacious, Effective.An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves effective if it does decided good, effectual if it does all the good desired.C. J. Smith. 1913 Webster]
effectualityn.the power to be effective. Syn. -- effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness. WordNet 1.5]
2.Actually; in effect. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fec"tu*al*ness, n.The quality of being effectual. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fec"tu*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Effectuated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Effectuating.][Cf. F. effectuer. See Effect, n. & v. t.]To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill. 1913 Webster]
A fit instrument to effectuate his desire.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
In order to effectuate the thorough reform.G. T. Curtis. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fec`tu*a"tion(?), n.Act of effectuating.
{ Ef*fec"tu*ose`(?), Ef*fec"tu*ous(?), }a.Effective. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fem"i*na*cy(?), n.; pl.Effeminacies(#).[From Effeminate.]Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fem"i*nate(?), a.[L. effeminatus, p. p. of effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. See Feminine, a.]1.Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak. 1913 Webster]
The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
An effeminate and unmanly foppery.Bp. Hurd. 1913 Webster]
2.Womanlike; womanly; tender; -- in a good sense. 1913 Webster]
Effeminate and womanish are generally used in a reproachful sense; feminine and womanly, applied to women, are epithets of propriety or commendation. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fem"i*nate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Effeminated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Effeminating(?).]To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. 1913 Webster]
It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fem"i*nate, v. i.To grow womanish or weak. 1913 Webster]
In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fem"i*nate*ly(?), adv.1.In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately. \'bdProud and effeminately gay.\'b8 Fawkes. 1913 Webster]
2.By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman. [R.] \'bdEffeminately vanquished.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fem"i*nate*ness, n.The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fem"i*nize(?), v. t.To make effeminate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ef*fen"di(?), n., [Turk. efendi, fr. Modern Gr. Authentic.]Master; sir; -- a Turkish title of respect, applied esp. to a state official or man of learning, as one learned in the law, but often simply as the courtesy title of a gentleman. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ef"fe*rent(?), a.[L. efferens, -entis, p. pr. of effere to bear out; ex out + ferre to bear.](Physiol.)(a)Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.(b)Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards; -- opposed to afferent. 1913 Webster]
Ef"fe*rent(?), n.An efferent duct or stream. 1913 Webster]
Ef"fer*ous(?), a.[L. efferus savage; ex (intens.) + ferus wild.]Like a wild beast; fierce. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ef`fer*vesce"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Effervesced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Effervescing(?).][L. effervescere; ex + fervescere to begin boiling, incho., fr. fervere to boil. See Fervent.]1.To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form. 1913 Webster]
2.To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with joy or merriment.
{ Ef`fer*ves"cence(?), Ef`fer*ves"cen*cy(?), }n.[Cf. F. effervescence.]A kind of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as, the effervescence of a carbonate with citric acid. 1913 Webster]
Ef`fer*ves"cent(?), a.[L. effervescences, p. pr. of effervescere: cf. F. effervescent.]Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas 1913 Webster]
Ef`fer*ves"ci*ble(?), a.Capable of effervescing. 1913 Webster]
Ef`fer*ves"cive(?), a.Tending to produce effervescence. \'bdAn effervescive force.\'b8 Hickok. 1913 Webster]
Ef"fet(?), n.[See Eft, n.](Zo\'94l.)The common newt; -- called also asker, eft, evat, and ewt. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fete"(?), a.[L. effetus that has brought forth, exhausted; ex + fetus that has brought forth. See Fetus.]No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren; sterile. 1913 Webster]
Effete results from virile efforts.Mrs. Browning 1913 Webster]
If they find the old governments effete, worn out, . . . they may seek new ones.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Ef`fi*ca"cious(?), a.[L. eficax, -acis, fr. efficere. See Effect, n.]Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.
Syn. -- See Effectual.
-- Ef`fi*ca"cious*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
ef`fi*ca"cious*nessn.the capacity or power to produce a desired effect. Syn. -- efficacy. WordNet 1.5]
ef`fi*cac"i*ty(?), n.[L. efficacitas: cf. F. efficacit\'82.]Efficacy. [R.] J. Fryth. 1913 Webster]
ef"fi*ca*cy(?), n.[L. efficacia, fr. efficax. See Efficacious.]Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer. \'bdOf noxious efficacy.\'b8 Milton. Syn. -- efficacy. 1913 Webster]
{ ef*fi"cience(, ef*fi"cien*cy(, }n.[L. efficientia.]1.The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency. 1913 Webster]
The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)The ratio of useful work to energy expended.Rankine. 1913 Webster]
efficiency of a heat engine, the ratio of the work done by an engine, to the work due to the heat supplied to it. 1913 Webster]
efficiency apartmentn., a small apartment{4}, sometimes furnished, with minimal kitchen and bath facilities. The unit may comprise a single room plus a bathroom, and the kitchen facilities are often open to the main room, or may form a small niche in a corner. There are many variations of efficiency apartment, including some in which furnishings such as a bed may be pulled out from a wall recess and stored there again when not in use. Also called an efficiency. PJC]
ef*fi"cient(, a.[L. efficiens, -entis, p. pr. of efficere to effect: cf. F. efficient. See Effect, n.]Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fierce"(?), v. t.[Pref. ex- (intens.) + fierce.]To make fierce. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fig"i*al(?), a.Relating to an effigy. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fig"i*ate(?), v. t.[L. effigiatus, p. p. of effigiare to form, fr. effigies. See Effigy.]To form as an effigy; hence, to fashion; to adapt. 1913 Webster]
[He must] effigiate and conform himself to those circumstances.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fig`i*a"tion(?), n.[Cf. LL. effigiatio.]The act of forming in resemblance; an effigy.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Ef"fi*gy(?), n.; pl.Effigies(#).[L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See Feign.]The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits. 1913 Webster]
To burn in effigy, or
To hang in effigy, to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flag"i*tate(?), v. t.[L. efflagitatus, p. p. of efflagitare.]To ask urgently. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flate"(?), v. t.[L. efflatus, p. p. of efflare to blow or breathe out; ex + flare to blow.]To fill with breath; to puff up.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fla"tion(?), n.The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out; a puff, as of wind. 1913 Webster]
A soft efflation of celestial fire.Parnell. 1913 Webster]
Ef`flo*resce"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Effloresced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Efflorescing(?).][L. efflorescere to bloom, blossom; ex + florescere to begin to blossom, incho., fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos a flower. See Flower.]1.To blossom forth.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)To change on the surface, or throughout, to a whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others, effloresce. 1913 Webster]
3.To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere. 1913 Webster]
Ef`flo*res"cence(?), n.[F. efflorescence.]1.(Bot.)Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)(a)The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.(b)The powder or crust thus formed. 1913 Webster]
Ef`flo*res"cen*cy(?), n.The state or quality of being efflorescent; efflorescence. 1913 Webster]
Ef`flo*res"cent(?), a.[F. efflorescent, L. efflorescens, -entis, blooming, p. pr. of efflorescere. See Effloresce, v. i.]1.That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt. 1913 Webster]
2.Covered with an efflorescence. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flow"er(?), v. t.[Cf. F. effleurer.](Leather Making)To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife, blunt in its middle part, -- as in making chamois leather. 1913 Webster]
Ef"flu*ence(?), n.[Cf. F. effluence.]1.A flowing out, or emanation. 1913 Webster]
2.That which flows or issues from any body or substance; issue; efflux. 1913 Webster]
Bright effluence of bright essence increate!Milton. 1913 Webster]
And, as if the gloom of the earth and sky had been but the effluence of these two mortal hearts, it vanished with their sorrow.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Ef"flu*en*cy(?), n.Effluence. 1913 Webster]
Ef"flu*ent(?), a.[L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent. See Fluent.]Flowing out; as, effluent beams.Parnell. 1913 Webster]
Ef"flu*ent, n.(Geog.)A stream that flows out of another stream or lake. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flu"vi*a*ble(?), a.Capable of being given off as an effluvium. \'bdEffluviable matter.\'b8 Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flu"vi*al(?), a.Belonging to effluvia. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flu"vi*ate(?), v. i.To give forth effluvium. [R.] \'bdAn effluviating power.\'b8 Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flu"vi*um(?), n.; pl.Effluvia(#).[L., a flowing out, fr. effluere to flow out. See Effluent, a.]Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage. 1913 Webster]
Ef"flux(?), n.[See Effluent, Flux.]1.The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men's piety. 1913 Webster]
It is then that the devout affections . . . are incessantly in efflux.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.That which flows out; emanation; effluence. 1913 Webster]
Prime cheerer, light! . . . Efflux divine.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flux"(?), v. i.To run out; to flow forth; to pass away. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Ef*flux"ion(?), n.[From Efflux.]1.The act of flowing out; effusion. 1913 Webster]
2.That which flows out; effluvium; emanation. 1913 Webster]
Some light effluxions from spirit to spirit.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fo"di*ent(?), a.[L. effodiens, p. pr. of effodere to dig out; ex + fodere to dig.]Digging up. 1913 Webster]
Ef*force(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Efforced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Efforcing(?).][OF. esforcier (F. s'efforcer to exert one's self), LL. exforciare; L. ex + fortis strong. See Force.]To force; to constrain; to compel to yield. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Ef*form"(?), v. t.[Pref. ex- + form.]To form; to shape. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Efforming their words within their lips.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ef`for*ma"tion(?), n.The act of giving shape or form. [Obs.] Ray. 1913 Webster]
Ef"fort(?), n.[F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz, fr. esforcier. See Efforce.]1.An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall. 1913 Webster]
We prize the stronger effort of his power.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.Rankine.
Ef`fre*na"tion(?), n.[L. effrenatio, fr. effrenare to unbridle; ex + frenum a bridle.]Unbridled license; unruliness. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
Ef*front"(?), v. t.To give assurance to. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Ef*front"er*y(?), n.; pl.Effronteries(#).[F. effronterie, fr. effront\'82 shameless, fr. L. effrons, -ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See Front.]Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance. 1913 Webster]
Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery.Bancroft.
Syn. -- Impudence; sauciness. See Impudence. 1913 Webster]
Ef*front"it(?), a.[F. effront\'82.]Marked by impudence. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fron"tu*ous*ly(?; 135), adv.Impudently. [Obs.] R. North. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fulge"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Effulged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Effulging(?).][L. effulgere to shine forth; ex + fulgere to flash, shine. See Fulgent.]To cause to shine with abundance of light; to radiate; to beam. [R.] 1913 Webster]
His eyes effulging a peculiar fire.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fulge", v. i.To shine forth; to beam. 1913 Webster]
Ef*ful"gence(?), n.The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor. 1913 Webster]
The effulgence of his glory abides.Milton. 1913 Webster]
The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn.Beattie. 1913 Webster]
Ef*ful"gent(?), a.[L. effulgens, -entis, p. pr. of effulgere.]Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid. \'bdEffulgent rays of light.\'b8 Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Ef*ful"gent*ly, adv.In an effulgent manner. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fu`ma*bil"i*ty(?), n.The capability of flying off in fumes or vapor. [Obs.] Boyle. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fume"(?), v. t.[L. effumare to emit smoke; ex + fumare to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.]To breathe or puff out. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fund"(?), v. t.[L. effundere. See Effuse.]To pour out. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fuse"(?), a.[L. effusus, p. p. of effundere to pour out; ex + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]1.Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
So should our joy be very effuse.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
2.Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] Young. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence.Loudon. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fuse", n.Effusion; loss. \'bdMuch effuse of blood.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fuse"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Effused(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Effusing.]To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.] 1913 Webster]
With gushing blood effused.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fuse", v. i.To emanate; to issue.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Ef*fu"sion(?), n.[L. effusio: cf. F. effusion.]1.The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like. 1913 Webster]
To save the effusion of my people's blood.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is poured out, literally or figuratively. 1913 Webster]
Wash me with that precious effusion, and I shall be whiter than sow.Eikon Basilike. 1913 Webster]
The light effusions of a heedless boy.Byron. 1913 Webster]
3.(Pathol.)(a)The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel, either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation through its walls. It may pass into the substance of an organ, or issue upon a free surface.(b)The liquid escaping or exuded. 1913 Webster]
ef*fu"sive(?), a.1.Pouring out; pouring forth freely. [archaic] \'bdWashed with the effusive wave.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)formed by an outpouring of molten lava, or pertaining to rocks so formed. PJC]
3.overly demonstrative; expressing emotion in an unrestrained manner; exhibiting unrestrained enthusiasm; -- of people and human actions; as, effusive thanks; an effusive letter of recommendation. Contrasted with reserved.[wns=1+2] Syn. -- gushing, gushy, burbling, burbly.
[PJC]
Effusive rocks(Geol.), volcanic rocks formed by a nonexplosive outpouring of lava in molten or plastic form; in distinction from so-called intrusive, or plutonic, rocks.
-- Ef*fu"sive*ly, adv. -- Ef*fu"sive*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
ef*fu"sive*nessn.a friendly open trait of a talkative person; enthusiasm exhibited with little restraint. Syn. -- expansiveness. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ef"reet(?), n.See Afrit. 1913 Webster]
Eft(?), n.[AS. efete lizard. See Newt.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A European lizard of the genus Seps.(b)A salamander, esp. the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus). 1913 Webster]
{ Eft*soon"(?), Eft*soons"(?), }adv.[OE. eftsone, eftsones; AS. eft + s soon. See Eft, and Soon.]Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
And, if he fall from his capel [horse] eftsone.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
The champion stout eftsoons dismounted.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
E*gad"(?), interj.[Euphemistic corruption of the oath, \'bdby God.\'b8]An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc. 1913 Webster]
E"gal(?), a.[F. \'82gal. See Equal.]Equal; impartial. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
E*gal"i*ty(?), n.[OE. egalite, F. \'82galit\'82.]Equality.Chaucer.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
E*ge"an(?), a.See \'92gean. 1913 Webster]
E"gence(?), n.[L. egens, -entis, p. pr. of egere to be needy, suffer want.]The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. [R.] J. Grote.
The egre words of thy friend.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
E"ger, n.An impetuous flood; a bore. See Eagre. 1913 Webster]
E*ger"mi*nate(?), v. i.[From L. egerminare to sprout.]To germinate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
E*gest"(?), v. t.[L. egestus, p. p. of egerere to carry out, to discharge; e out + gerere to carry.](Physiol.)To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*ges"ta(?), n. pl.[NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See Egest.](Physiol.)That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta. 1913 Webster]
E*ges"tion(?), n.[L. egestio.]Act or process of egesting; a voiding.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
Egg(, n.[OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. \'91g (whence OE. ey), Sw. \'84gg, Dan. \'91g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,o`n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. Oval.]1.(Popularly)The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the \'bdwhite\'b8 or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell. 1913 Webster]
3.Anything resembling an egg in form. 1913 Webster]
Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or egg-beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc. 1913 Webster]
Egg and anchor(Arch.), see egg-and-dart in the vocabulary, below; -- called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue. See Anchor, n., 5.Ogilvie. --
Egg cleavage(Biol.), a process of cleavage or segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells, from the growth and differentiation of which the new organism is ultimately formed. See Segmentation of the ovum, under Segmentation. --
Egg development(Biol.), the process of the development of an egg, by which the embryo is formed. --
Egg mite(Zo\'94l.), any mite which devours the eggs of insects, as Nothrus ovivorus, which destroys those of the canker worm. --
Egg parasite(Zo\'94l.), any small hymenopterous insect, which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other insects. Many genera and species are known. 1913 Webster]
Egg, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Egged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Egging(?).][OE. eggen, Icel. eggja, fr. egg edge. Edge.]To urge on; to instigate; to incite 1913 Webster]
Adam and Eve he egged to ill.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
[She] did egg him on to tell Warner. 1913 Webster]
egg-and-anchorn.same as egg-and-dart. Syn. -- egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue. WordNet 1.5]
egg-and-dart, egg and dartn.a decorative ovolo molding, having a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape in the form of a dart or anchor. Also used attributively; as, an egg-and-dart molding; an egg-and-dart design. Called also egg and dart, and egg and tongue Syn. -- egg-and-anchor, egg and anchor, egg-and-tongue, egg and tongue. WordNet 1.5]
egg-and-tonguen.same as egg-and-dart. Syn. -- egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart. WordNet 1.5]
Eg"gar(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. roboris) of Europe. 1913 Webster]
egg beater, egg-beatern.a small device having one or usually two blades, each having several stiff oval wires at the tip. The blades are swirled or rotated for beating eggs or whipping cream. The electrical variety typically have two such blades, which are arranged so that the tips of the blades interlace while rotating. Syn. -- eggwhisk. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Egg"-bird`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Pha\'89thon flavirostris. 1913 Webster]
Egg"-cup`(?), n.A cup used for holding an egg, at table. 1913 Webster]
Eg"ge*ment(?), n.[Egg, v. t. + -ment.]Instigation; incitement. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Egg"er(?), n.[See Egg, n.]One who gathers eggs; an eggler. 1913 Webster]
Egg"er, n.[See Egg, v. t.]One who eggs or incites. 1913 Webster]
Egg"er*y(?), n.A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Egg"-glass`(?), n.A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table. 1913 Webster]
Egg"hot`(?), n.A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale.Lamb. 1913 Webster]
Egg"ler(?), n.One who gathers, or deals in, eggs. 1913 Webster]
Egg`nog"(?), n.A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits. 1913 Webster]
egg"plant`, egg-plant(?), n.1.(Bot.)A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable. Syn. -- eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.The fruit of the eggplant{1}. PJC]
egg-producingadj.(Biol.)same as young-bearing. Syn. -- young-bearing(prenominal). WordNet 1.5]
eggshaken.a milkshake with egg in it. WordNet 1.5]
egg"shell`(?), n.1.The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form. 1913 Webster]
egg"shell`(?), a.1.of a pale, yellowish-white color; as, an eggshell ceiling and light green walls. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Architecture)having a smooth but not glossy texture like that of a hen's egg; as, a latex paint giving an eggshell finish. Also referred to as matte glaze or non-lustrous glaze. PJC]
Egg" squash`(?). A variety of squash with small egg-shaped fruit. 1913 Webster]
E"ghen(?), n. pl.Eyes. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Eg`i*lop"ic*al(?), a.[See \'92gilops.](Med.)Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an \'92gilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye. 1913 Webster]
Eg"lan*tine(?), n.[F. \'82glantine, fr. OF. aiglent brier, hip tree, fr. (assumed) LL. acuculentus, fr. a dim. of L. acus needle; cf. F. aiguille needle. Cf. Aglet.](Bot.)(a)A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors.(b)The sweetbrier (R. rubiginosa). 1913 Webster]
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Through the sweetbrier, or the vine, eglantine.L'Allegro, 47.
\'bdIn our early writers and in Gerarde and the herbalists, it was a shrub with white flowers.\'b8 Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Eg"la*tere(?), n.Eglantine. [Obs. or R.] [Written also eglantere.]Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Eg"ling(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)The European perch when two years old. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
E*glom"er*ate(?), v. t.[Pref. e- + glomerate.]To unwind, as a thread from a ball. [R.] 1913 Webster]
e"go(?), n.; pl.egos(.[L., I.]The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as \'bdI\'b8 by a person; -- opposed to non-ego. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Psychoanalysis)that one of the three parts of a person's psychic apparatus that mediates consciously between the drives of the id and the realities of the external physical and social environment, by integrating perceptions of the external world and organizing the reactions to it. Contrasted with the id and superego. PJC]
3.egotism; as, a job requiring a diplomat without too much ego. PJC]
4.self-esteem; as, he has an overinflated ego. PJC]
egocentricadj.having an attitude which is almost exclusively concerned with one's own needs or desires. Syn. -- egoistical, self-centered, self-centred. WordNet 1.5]
egocentricn.a self-centered person with little regard for others. Syn. -- egoist. WordNet 1.5]
egocentrismn.the personality trait that causes one to attempt to get personal recognition for oneself (especially by unacceptable means). Syn. -- egoism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness. WordNet 1.5]
E*go"i*cal(?), a.Pertaining to egoism. [R.] 1913 Webster]
E"go*ism(?), n.[F. \'82go\'8bsme, fr. L. -ego I. See I, and cf. Egotism.]1.(Philos.)The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for. 1913 Webster]
2.Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; -- opposed to altruism. 1913 Webster]
E"go*ist, n.[F. \'82go\'8bste. See Egoism.]1.One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self. 1913 Webster]
I, dullard egoist, taking no special recognition of such nobleness.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Philos.)A believer in egoism.
{ E`go*is"tic(?), E`go*is"tic*al(?), }a.Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self-loving. 1913 Webster]
Ill-natured feeling, or egoistic pleasure in making men miserable.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
E`go*is"tic*al*ly, adv.In an egoistic manner. 1913 Webster]
E"go*mism(?), n.Egoism. [R.] A. Baxter. 1913 Webster]
E`go*phon"ic(?), a.Belonging to, or resembling, egophony. 1913 Webster]
E*goph"o*ny(?), n.[Gr. (Med.)The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion. 1913 Webster]
E"go*the`ism(?), n.[Gr. 'egw` I + qeo`s God.]The deification of self. [R.] 1913 Webster]
E"go*tism(?; 277), n.[L. ego I + ending -tism for -ism, prob. influenced by other English words in -tism fr. the Greek, where t is not part of the ending, as baptism. See Egoism.]The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or parading one's own doings. The word is also used in the sense of egoism. 1913 Webster]
His excessive egotism, which filled all objects with himself.Hazlitt.
Syn. -- Egotism, Self-conceit, Vanity, Egoism. Self-conceit is an overweening opinion of one's talents, capacity, attractions, etc.; egotism is the acting out of self-conceit, or self-importance, in words and exterior conduct; vanity is inflation of mind arising from the idea of being thought highly of by others. It shows itself by its eagerness to catch the notice of others. Egoism is a state in which the feelings are concentrated on one's self. Its expression is egotism. 1913 Webster]
E"go*tist(?), n.[L. ego I + ending -tist for -ist. See Egotism, and cf. Egoist.]One addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs.
{ E`go*tis"tic(?), E`go*tis"tic*al(?), }a.Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism; having an exaggerated view of one's own importance or good qualities. Syn. -- egotistic; narcissistic; self-loving; conceited; vain; self-important; opinionated. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
E"go*tize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Egotized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Egotizing(?).][See Egotism.]To talk or write as an egotist.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
E*gran"u*lose`(?), a.[Pref. e- + granule.](Bot.)Having no granules, as chlorophyll in certain conditions.R. Brown. 1913 Webster]
E"gre(?), a. & n.See Eager, and Eagre. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
E*gre"gious(?; 277), a.[L. egregius; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i. e., distinguished, excellent; e out + grex, gregis, herd. See Gregarious.]Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake. 1913 Webster]
The egregious impudence of this fellow.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected.Milton. 1913 Webster]
E"gress(?), n.[L. egressus, fr. egredi to go out; e out + gradi to go. See Grade.]1.The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure. 1913 Webster]
Embarred from all egress and regress.Holland. 1913 Webster]
Gates of burning adamant, egress.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit. 1913 Webster]
E*gress"(?), v. i.To go out; to depart; to leave. 1913 Webster]
E*gres"sion(?), n.[L. egressio.]The act of going; egress. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
E*gress"or(?), n.One who goes out. [R.] 1913 Webster]
E"gret(?), n.[See Aigret, Heron.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea egretta syn. Herodias egretta); the great egret (Ardea alba); the little egret (Ardea garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (Ardea candidissima). 1913 Webster]
A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage.G. W. Cable. 1913 Webster]
2.A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette. 1913 Webster]
3.(Bot.)The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)A kind of ape. 1913 Webster]
E*grette"(?), n.[See Aigrette.]Same as Egret, n., 2. 1913 Webster]
Eg"ri*mo*ny(?), [Corrupted fr. agrimony.](Bot.)The herb agrimony. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
E"gri*tude(?), n.[L. aegritudo, fr. aeger sick.]Sickness; ailment; sorrow. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. 1913 Webster]
Egyptn.a country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic. Syn. -- United Arab Republic. WordNet 1.5]
E*gyp"tian(?), a.[L. Aegyptius, Gr. Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. \'82gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa. 1913 Webster]
Egyptian bean. (Bot.)(a)The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant (Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water lily.(b)See under Bean, 1. --
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross. --
Egyptian thorn(Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera). It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic. 1913 Webster]
E*gyp"tian, n.1.A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language. 1913 Webster]
2.A gypsy. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
E"gypt*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Egyptized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Egyptizing(?).]To give an Egyptian character or appearance to.Fairbairn.
{ E`gyp*tol"o*ger(?), E`gyp*tol"o*gist(?), }n.One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of Egyptology. 1913 Webster]
E*gyp`to*log"ic*al(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or devoted to, Egyptology. 1913 Webster]
E`gyp*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Egypt + -logy.]The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics. 1913 Webster]
Eh(?), interj.[OE. ei, ey.]An expression of inquiry or slight surprise. 1913 Webster]
Eh"lite(?), n.[From Ehl near Linz, where it occurs.](Min.)A mineral of a green color and pearly luster; a hydrous phosphate of copper. 1913 Webster]
Ei"der(?), n.[Of Scand. origin, cf. Icel \'91; akin to Sw. eider, Dan. ederfugl.](Zo\'94l.)Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species. 1913 Webster]
Eider down. [Cf. Icel. \'91\'ebard\'d4n, Sw. eiderd\'d4n, Dan. ederduun.]Down of the eider duck, much sought after as an article of luxury. 1913 Webster]
Ei"do*graph(?), n.[Gr. e'i^dos form + graph.]An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of the pantograph. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ei*do"lon(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. Idol.]An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Eight"fold`(?), a.Eight times a quantity. 1913 Webster]
Eighth(, a.[AS. eahto.]1.Next in order after the seventh. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. 1913 Webster]
Eighth note(Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver. 1913 Webster]
Eighth, n.1.The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)The interval of an octave. 1913 Webster]
Eighth"ly, adv.As the eighth in order. 1913 Webster]
eightiesn.the decade from 1980 to 1989. WordNet 1.5]
2.the time of life between 80 and 90. Syn. -- mid-eighties. WordNet 1.5]
Eight"i*eth(?), a.[From Eighty.]1.The next in order after seventy-ninth. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions. 1913 Webster]
Eight"i*eth, n.The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal parts. 1913 Webster]
Eight"ling(?), n.[Eight + -ling.](Crystallog.)A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals. 1913 Webster]
Eight"score`(?), a. & n.Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty. 1913 Webster]
eight"somen.eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome ahead of us on the golf course. Syn. -- octet, octette. WordNet 1.5]
2.a Scottish reel for eight dancers. WordNet 1.5]
eight-spotn.a playing card with eight pips on the face; an eight. [slang] WordNet 1.5]
eightvon.the size of a book (ca. 16 x 23 cm) whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves. The pages have about half the area of a quarto. Symbolized as 8vo, and 8. Syn. -- octavo, 8vo, 8 WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eight"y(?), a.[AS. eahtatig, where the ending -tig is akin to English ten; cf. G. achtzig. See Eight, and Ten.]Eight times ten; fourscore. 1913 Webster]
Eight"y, n.1.The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx. 1913 Webster]
Eigne(?), a.[OF. aisn\'82, ainsn\'82, F. a\'8cn\'82, fr. L. ante natus born before. Cf. Esnecy.]1.(Law)Eldest; firstborn.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
2.Entailed; belonging to the eldest son. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Bastard eigne, a bastard eldest son whose parents afterwards intermarry. 1913 Webster]
Eik"ing(?), n.(Naut.)See Eking. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ei"kon(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. e'ikw`n.]1.An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art. 1913 Webster]
2.an ikon. PJC]
Ei*kon"o*gen(?), n.[Gr. e'ikw`n, e'iko`nos, image + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.](Photog. & Chem.)The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol, C10H5(OH)(NH2)SO3Na used as a developer. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ei"ko*sane(?), n.[Gr. e'i`kosi.](Chem.)A solid hydrocarbon, C20H42, of the paraffin series, of artificial production, and also probably occurring in petroleum. 1913 Webster]
Ei*kos"y*lene(?), n.[Gr. e'i`kosi twenty + acetylene.](Chem.)A liquid hydrocarbon, C20H38, of the acetylene series, obtained from brown coal. 1913 Webster]
Eire(?), prop. n.the Irish name for Ireland; the name used in 1937 to 1949 for the Republic of Ireland. Syn. -- Erin, Ireland.
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Ei`re*narch(?), n.[See Irenarch.](Gr. Antiq.)A justice of the peace; irenarch. 1913 Webster]
Ei*ren"ic(?), a.Pacific. See Irenic. 1913 Webster]
Ei"rie(?), n.See Aerie, and Eyrie. 1913 Webster]
Ei"sel(?), n.[OF. aisil, aissil, fr. L. acetum. Cf. Acetic.]Vinegar; verjuice. [Obs.] Sir T. More. 1913 Webster]
Eis*tedd"fod(, n.[W., session, fr. eistedd to sit.]An assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual congress of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, -- being a patriotic revival of the old custom. 1913 Webster]
Ei"ther(or , a. & pron.[OE. either, aither, AS. , (akin to OHG. , MHG. iegeweder); \'be + ge + hw\'91 whether. See Each, and Whether, and cf. Or, conj.]1.One of two; the one or the other; -- properly used of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one. 1913 Webster]
Lepidus flatters both, either cares for him.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Scarce a palm of ground could be gotten by either of the three.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
There have been three talkers in Great British, either of whom would illustrate what I say about dogmatists.Holmes. 1913 Webster]
2.Each of two; the one and the other; both; -- formerly, also, each of any number. 1913 Webster]
His flowing hair either cheek played.Milton. 1913 Webster]
On either side . . . was there the tree of life.Rev. xxii. 2. 1913 Webster]
The extreme right and left of either army never engaged.Jowett (Thucyd). 1913 Webster]
Ei"ther, conj.Either precedes two, or more, co\'94rdinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or. 1913 Webster]
Either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth.1 Kings xviii. 27. 1913 Webster]
Few writers hesitate to use either in what is called a triple alternative; such as, We must either stay where we are, proceed, or recede.Latham. 1913 Webster]
Either was formerly sometimes used without any correlation, and where we should now use or. 1913 Webster]
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs?James iii. 12. 1913 Webster]
E*jac"u*late(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ejaculated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ejaculating.][L. ejaculatus, p. p. of ejaculari to throw out; e out + ejaculari to throw, fr. jaculum javelin, dart, fr. jacere to throw. See Eject.]1.To throw out suddenly and swiftly, as if a dart; to dart; to eject. [Archaic or Technical] 1913 Webster]
Its active rays ejaculated thence.Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
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2.To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief and sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer. 1913 Webster]
E*jac"u*late(?), v. i.1.To utter ejaculations; to make short and hasty exclamations. [R.] \'bdEjaculating to himself.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.to eject semen; -- of a male animal (esp. a human or other mammal) during coitus. PJC]
E*jac`u*la"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82jaculation.]1.The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight. [Archaic or Technical] \'bdAn ejaculation or irradiation of the eye.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered. 1913 Webster]
In your dressing, let there be jaculations fitted to the several actions of dressing.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physiol.)The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct. 1913 Webster]
E*jac"u*la`tor(?), n.[NL. See Ejaculate.](Anat.)A muscle which helps ejaculation. 1913 Webster]
E*jac"u*la*to*ry(?), a.1.Casting or throwing out; fitted to eject; as, ejaculatory vessels. 1913 Webster]
2.Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences; as, an ejaculatory prayer or petition. 1913 Webster]
3.Sudden; hasty. [Obs.] \'bdEjaculatory repentances, that take us by fits and starts.\'b8 L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
E*ject"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ejected; p. pr. & vb. n.Ejecting.][L. ejectus, p. p. of ejicere; e out + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]1.To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to eject a traitor from the country; to eject words from the language. \'bdEyes ejecting flame.\'b8 H. Brooke. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)To cast out; to evict; to dispossess; as, to eject tenants from an estate.
E"ject(?), n.[See Eject, v. t.](Philos.)An object that is a conscious or living object, and hence not a direct object, but an inferred object or act of a subject, not myself; -- a term invented by W. K. Clifford. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8E*jec"ta(?), n. pl.[L., neut. pl. of ejectus cast out. See Eject.]Matter ejected; material thrown out; as, the ejecta of a volcano; the ejecta, or excreta, of the body. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
E*jec"tion(?), n.[L. ejectio: cf. F. \'82jection.]1.The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation. \'bdVast ejection of ashes.\'b8 Eustace. \'bdThe ejection of a word.\'b8 Johnson. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)The act or process of discharging anything from the body, particularly the excretions. 1913 Webster]
3.The state of being ejected or cast out; dispossession; banishment. 1913 Webster]
E*ject"ment(?), n.1.A casting out; a dispossession; an expulsion; ejection; as, the ejectment of tenants from their homes. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A species of mixed action, which lies for the recovery of possession of real property, and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
E*ject"or(?), n.1.One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. 1913 Webster]
3.That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ejector condenser(Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E"joo(, n.[Malay \'c6j or h\'c6j.]Gomuti fiber. See Gomuti. 1913 Webster]
Ej`u*la"tion(?), n.[L. ejulatio, fr. ejulare to wail, lament.]A wailing; lamentation. [Obs.] \'bdEjulation in the pangs of death.\'b8 Philips.
{ Ek"a*bor`(, Ek"a*bo"ron(-b, }n.[G., fr. Skr. one + G. bor, boron, E. boron.](Chem.)The name given by Mendelejeff in accordance with the periodic law, and by prediction, to a hypothetical element then unknown, but since discovered and named scandium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the boron group. See Scandium. 1913 Webster]
Ek*al`u*min"i*um(?), n.[Skr. one + E. aluminium.](Chem.)The name given to a hypothetical element, -- later discovered and called gallium. See Gallium, and cf. Ekabor. 1913 Webster]
Ek`a*sil"i*con(?), n.[Skr. one + E. silicon.](Chem.)The name of a hypothetical element predicted and afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekabor. 1913 Webster]
Eke(, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Eked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Eking.][AS. \'c7kan, \'dfkan; akin to OFries, \'beka, OS. , OHG. ouhh\'d3n to add, Icel. auka to increase, Sw. \'94ka, Dan. \'94ge, Goth. aukan, L. augere, Skr. strength, ugra mighty, and probably to English wax, v. i. Cf. Augment, Nickname.]To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other. \'bdTo eke my pain.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
He eked out by his wits an income of barely fifty pounds.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Eke, adv.[AS. e\'a0c; akin to OFries. \'a0k, OS. , D. , OHG. ouh, G. auch, Icel. auk, Sw. och and, Dan. og, Goth. auk for, but. Prob. from the preceding verb.]In addition; also; likewise. [Obs. or Archaic] 1913 Webster]
'T will be prodigious hard to prove eke the throne of love.Prior. 1913 Webster]
A trainband captain eke was he Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Eke serves less to unite than to render prominent a subjoined more important sentence or notion.M\'84tzner. 1913 Webster]
Eke, n.An addition. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Clumsy ekes that may well be spared.Geddes. 1913 Webster]
Ek"e*berg`ite(?), n.[From Ekeberg, a German.](Min.)A variety of scapolite. 1913 Webster]
Eke"name`(?), n.[See Nickname.]An additional or epithet name; a nickname. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ek"ing(?), n.[From Eke, v. t.](Shipbuilding)(a)A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length.(b)The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery.[Written also eiking.] 1913 Webster]
E"-la`(?), n.Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying. \'bdWhy, this is above E-la!\'b8 Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
E*lab"o*rate(?), a.[L. elaboratus, p. p. of elaborare to work out; e out + laborare to labor, labor labor. See Labor.]Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research. 1913 Webster]
-- E*lab"o*rate*ly, adv. -- E*lab"o*rate*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
E*lab"o*rate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Elaborated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elaborating(?).]1.To produce with labor 1913 Webster]
They in full joy elaborate a sigh,Young. 1913 Webster]
2.To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a literary work. 1913 Webster]
The sap is . . . still more elaborated and exalted as it circulates through the vessels of the plant.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
E*lab`o*ra"tion(?), n.[L. elaboratio: cf. F. \'82laboration.]1.The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues. 1913 Webster]
E*lab"o*ra*tive(?), a.Serving or tending to elaborate; constructing with labor and minute attention to details. 1913 Webster]
Elaborative faculty(Metaph.), the intellectual power of discerning relations and of viewing objects by means of, or in, relations; the discursive faculty; thought. 1913 Webster]
E*lab"o*ra`tor(?), n.One who, or that which, elaborates. 1913 Webster]
E*lab"o*ra*to*ry(?), a.Tending to elaborate. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E`l\'91*ag"nus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered with small silvery scales; oleaster. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*l\'91"is(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)A genus of palms. 1913 Webster]
El\'91is Guineensis, the African oil palm, is a tree twenty or thirty feet high, with immense pinnate leaves and large masses of fruit. The berries are rather larger than olives, and when boiled in water yield the orange-red palm oil. 1913 Webster]
E*l\'91"o*lite(?), n.[Gr. -lite.](Min.)A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color. 1913 Webster]
El\'91olite syenite, a kind of syenite characterized by the presence of el\'91olite. 1913 Webster]
E`l\'91*op"tene(?), n.[Gr. (Chem.)The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid parts.[Written also elaoptene.] 1913 Webster]
E*la"i*date(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of elaidic acid. 1913 Webster]
E`la*id"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. \'82la\'8bdique. See Elaine.]Relating to oleic acid, or elaine. 1913 Webster]
Elaidic acid(Chem.), a fatty acid isomeric with oleic acid, and obtained from it by the action of nitrous acid. 1913 Webster]
E*la"i*din(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82la\'8bdine.](Chem.)A solid isomeric modification of olein.
{ E*la"ine(?), orE*la"in }, n.[Gr. \'82la\'8bne.](Chem.)Same as Olein. 1913 Webster]
E`lai*om"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter.](Chem.)An apparatus for determining the amount of oil contained in any substance, or for ascertaining the degree of purity of oil. 1913 Webster]
E"lam*ite(?), n.A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia. 1913 Webster]
E*lamp"ing(?), a.[See Lamp.]Shining. [Obs.] G. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`lan"(?), n.[F., fr. \'82lancer to dart.]Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm. 1913 Webster]
E*lance"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Elanced(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elancing(?).][F. \'82lancer, OF. eslancier; pref. es- (L. ex) + F. lancer to dart, throw, fr. lance.]To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.] 1913 Webster]
While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart.Prior. 1913 Webster]
E"land(?), n.[D. eland elk, of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. jelen stag, Russ. ol\'82ne, Lith. elnis; perh. akin to E. elk.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; -- called also Cape elk. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)The elk or moose. 1913 Webster]
E*la"net(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A kite of the genus Elanus. 1913 Webster]
Elaphen.a genus of snakes comprising the Old World and American rat snakes. Syn. -- genus Elaphe. WordNet 1.5]
elapidn.a venomous snake of the family Elapidae, including the . WordNet 1.5]
Elapidaen.a natural family of snakes including the cobras, kraits, mambas, the New World coral snakes, and Australian taipan and tiger snakes. Syn. -- family Elapidae. WordNet 1.5]
El"a*phine(?), a.[Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or Cervus elaphus. 1913 Webster]
El"a*phure(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A species of deer (Elaphurus Davidianus) found in china. It is about four feet high at the shoulder and has peculiar antlers. 1913 Webster]
E*lap`i*da"tion(?), n.[L. elapidatus cleared from stones; e out + lapis stone.]A clearing away of stones. [R.] 1913 Webster]
El"a*pine(?), a.[See Elaps.](Zo\'94l.)Like or pertaining to the Elapid\'91, a family of poisonous serpents, including the cobras. See Ophidia. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E"laps(?), n.[NL., of uncertain origin.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of venomous snakes found both in America and the Old World. Many species are known. See Coral snake, under Coral. 1913 Webster]
E*lapse"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Elapsed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elapsing.][L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e out + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.]To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time. 1913 Webster]
Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came.Hoole. 1913 Webster]
E*lap"sion(?), n.The act of elapsing. [R.] 1913 Webster]
E*la"que*ate(?), v. t.[L. elaqueatus, p. p. of elaqueare to unfetter.]To disentangle. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8El`a*sip"o*da(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. -poda.](Zo\'94l.)An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms.[Written also Elasmopoda.] 1913 Webster]
E*las"mo*branch(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii. -- n.One of the Elasmobranchii. 1913 Webster]
E*las`mo*bran"chi*ate(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to Elasmobranchii. -- n.One of the Elasmobranchii. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*las`mo*bran"chi*i(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. branchia a gill.](Zo\'94l.)A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chim\'91ra. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*las`mo*sau"rus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)An extinct, long-necked, marine, cretaceous reptile from Kansas, allied to Plesiosaurus. 1913 Webster]
E*las"tic(, a.[Formed fr. Gr. 'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. \'82lastique.]1.Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic. 1913 Webster]
Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning, when the force is removed, to its former position.Paley. 1913 Webster]
2.Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution. 1913 Webster]
Elastic bitumen. (Min.)See Elaterite. --
Elastic curve. (a)(Geom.)The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.(b)(Mech.)The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of an originally straight bar under any system of bending forces.Rankine. --
Elastic fluids, those which have the property of expanding in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as the air, steam, and other gases and vapors. --
Elastic limit(Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending, stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the unit force or stress required to produce this distortion. Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly proportional to the stress producing it. --
Elastic tissue(Anat.), a variety of connective tissue consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies. --
Gum elastic, caoutchouc. 1913 Webster]
E*las"tic, n.An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
E*las"tic*al*ly, adv.In an elastic manner; by an elastic power; with a spring. 1913 Webster]
E`las*tic"i*ty(, n.[Cf. F. \'82lasticit\'82.]1.The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; resilience; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air. 1913 Webster]
2.Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork; -- usually referred to as resilience[3]. 1913 Webster]
Coefficient of elasticity, the quotient of a stress (of a given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it produces; -- called also coefficient of resistance. --
Surface of elasticity(Geom.), the pedal surface of an ellipsoid (see Pedal); a surface used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media. 1913 Webster]
elasticizedadj.made with strands or inserts of elastic, allowing it to stretch; -- of fabrics; as, slacks with an elasticized waistband. WordNet 1.5]
E*las"tic*ness(?), n.The quality of being elastic; elasticity. 1913 Webster]
E*las"tin(?), n.[Elastic + -in.](Physiol. Chem.)A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin. 1913 Webster]
Elastoplastn.[a British trademark.]an elastic bandage. WordNet 1.5]
E*late"(?), a.[L. elatus elevated, fig., elated, proud (the figure, perh., being borrowed from a prancing horse); e out + latus (used as p. p. of ferre to bear), for tlatus, and akin to E. tolerate. See Tolerate, and cf. Extol.] 1913 Webster]
<-- p. 476 --> 1.Lifted up; raised; elevated.
With upper lip elate.Fenton. 1913 Webster]
And sovereign law, that State's collected will, elate, Sir W. Jones. 1913 Webster]
2.Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope; flushed or exalted with confidence; elated; exultant. 1913 Webster]
O, thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, elate.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Our nineteenth century is wonderfully set up in its own esteem, wonderfully elate at its progress.Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
E*late"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Elated; p. pr. & vb. n.Elating.]1.To raise; to exalt. [R.] 1913 Webster]
By the potent sun elated high.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
2.To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up; to make proud. 1913 Webster]
Foolishly elated by spiritual pride.Warburton. 1913 Webster]
You ought not be elated at the chance mishaps of your enemies.Jowett (Thucyd. ). 1913 Webster]
E*lat"ed*ly(?), adv.With elation. 1913 Webster]
E*lat"ed*ness, n.The state of being elated. 1913 Webster]
E*lat"er(?), n.One who, or that which, elates. 1913 Webster]
\'d8El"a*ter(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 1.(Bot.)An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any beetle of the family Elaterid\'91, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola. 1913 Webster]
El"a*ter(?), n.(Chem.)The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative. 1913 Webster]
El"a*ter*ite(?), n.(Min.)A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen. 1913 Webster]
El`a*te"ri*um(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. Elater.]A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica Elaterium). 1913 Webster]
El`a*ter*om"e*ter(?), n.Same as Elatrometer. 1913 Webster]
E*la"tion(?), n.[L. elatio. See Elate.]A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity. \'bdFelt the elation of triumph.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
E*la"tive(?), a.(Gram.)Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases. 1913 Webster]
El`a*trom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter.](Physics)An instrument for measuring the degree of rarefaction of air contained in the receiver of an air pump.[Spelt also elaterometer.] 1913 Webster]
E*la"yl(?), n.[Gr. yl.](Chem.)Olefiant gas or ethylene; -- so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine. [Written also elayle.] See Ethylene. 1913 Webster]
El"bow(?), n.[AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga, OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. ; prop.; arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending. See 1st Ell, and 4th Bow.]1.The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent. 1913 Webster]
Her arms to the elbows naked.R. of Gloucester. 1913 Webster]
2.Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow; as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom, elbow-room, or elbow room. 1913 Webster]
At the elbow, very near; at hand. --
Elbow grease, energetic application of force in manual labor. [Low] --
Elbow in the hawse(Naut.), the twisting together of two cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by swinging completely round once.Totten. --
Elbow scissors(Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank for convenience in cutting.Knight. --
Out at elbow, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby; in needy circumstances. 1913 Webster]
El"bow, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Elbowed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elbowing.]To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another. 1913 Webster]
They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the Royal Exchange.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
To elbow one's way, to force one's way by pushing with the elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd. 1913 Webster]
El"bow(?), v. i.1.To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow. 1913 Webster]
El"bow*board`(?), n.The base of a window casing, on which the elbows may rest. 1913 Webster]
El"bow*chair`(?), n.A chair with arms to support the elbows; an armchair.Addison. 1913 Webster]
El"bow*room`(?), n.Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action; free scope. \'bdMy soul hath elbowroom.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Then came a stretch of grass and a little more elbowroom.W. G. Norris. 1913 Webster]
El*ca"ja(?), n.[Ar.](Bot.)An Arabian tree (Trichilia emetica). The fruit, which is emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an ointment for the cure of the itch. 1913 Webster]
El*ce"sa*ite(?), n.[From Elcesai, the leader of the sect.](Eccl.)One of a sect of Asiatic Gnostics of the time of the Emperor Trajan. 1913 Webster]
el cheapo(?), a.cheap; inexpensive and of inferior quality; as, an el cheapo cigar. [jocose slang] PJC]
Eld, n.[AS. yldu, yldo, eldo, old age, fr. ald, eald, old. See Old.]1.Age; esp., old age. [Obs. or Archaic] 1913 Webster]
As sooth is said, eelde hath great avantage.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Great Nature, ever young, yet full of eld.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Old times; former days; antiquity. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
Astrologers and men of eld.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Eld, v. i.To age; to grow old. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Eld, v. t.To make old or ancient. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Time, that eldeth all things.Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
Eld"er(?), a.[AS. yldra, compar. of eald old. See Old.]1.Older; more aged, or existing longer. 1913 Webster]
Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier deeds.Jowett (Thucyd. ) 1913 Webster]
2.Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc. 1913 Webster]
The elder shall serve the younger.Gen. xxv. 23. 1913 Webster]
But ask of elder days, earth's vernal hour.Keble. 1913 Webster]
Elder hand(Card Playing), the hand playing, or having the right to play, first.Hoyle. 1913 Webster]
Eld"er, n.[AS. ealdor an elder, prince, fr. eald old. See Old, and cf. Elder, a., Alderman.]1.One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.1 Tim. v. 1. 1913 Webster]
2.An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor. 1913 Webster]
Carry your head as your elders have done.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
3.A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church. 1913 Webster]
elders are lay officers who, with the minister, compose the church session, with authority to inspect and regulate matters of religion and discipline. In some churches, pastors or clergymen are called elders, or presbyters. 1913 Webster]
4.(M. E. Ch.)A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder. 1913 Webster]
Presiding elder(Meth. Ch.), an elder commissioned by a bishop to have the oversight of the churches and preachers in a certain district. --
Ruling elder, a lay presbyter or member of a Presbyterian church session.Schaff. 1913 Webster]
El"der(?), n.[OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.](Bot.)A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries. 1913 Webster]
Sambucus Canadensis; the common European species (S. nigra) forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is S. pubens. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The European elder (Sambucus nigra) is also called the elderberry, bourtree, Old World elder, black elder, and common elder. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Box elder. See under 1st Box. --
Dwarf elder. See Danewort. --
Elder tree. (Bot.)Same as Elder.Shak. --
Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus). 1913 Webster]
el"der*ber`ry(?), n.(Bot.)1.The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or made into wines or jellies. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2.the European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the fruit is used for wines and jellies. Syn. -- bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder, Sambucus nigra. WordNet 1.5]
Eld"er*ly, a.Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people. 1913 Webster]
El"dern(?), a.Made of elder. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He would discharge us as boys do eldern guns.Marston. 1913 Webster]
Eld"er*ship(?), n.1.The state of being older; seniority. \'bdPaternity an eldership.\'b8 Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
2.Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders. 1913 Webster]
El"der*wort`(?), n.(Bot.)Danewort. 1913 Webster]
Eld"est(?), a.[AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See Elder, a.]1.Oldest; longest in duration.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder. \'bdMy lady's eldest son.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Their eldest historians are of suspected credit.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
Eldest hand(Card Playing), the player on the dealer's left hand.R. A. Proctor. 1913 Webster]
El"ding(?), n.[Icel. elding, fr. elda to kindle, eldr fire; akin to AS. \'91ld fire, \'91lan to burn.]Fuel. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. 1913 Webster]
El` Do*ra"do(?), pl.El Doradoes(.[Sp., lit., the gilt (sc. land); el the + dorado gilt, p. p. of dorare to gild. Cf. Dorado.]1.A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones. 1913 Webster]
2.Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness. 1913 Webster]
The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit.T. Moore. 1913 Webster]
El"dritch(?), a.Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. [Local, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
E`le*at"ic(?), a.[L. eleaticus, from Elea (or Velia) in Italy.]Of or pertaining to a certain school of Greek philosophers who taught that the only certain science is that which owes nothing to the senses, and all to the reason. -- n.A philosopher of the Eleatic school. 1913 Webster]
El`e*cam*pane"(?), n.[F. \'82nulecampane, NL. inula campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G. glockenwurz, i. e., \'bdbellwort.\'b8]1.(Bot.)A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic. 1913 Webster]
2.A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant. 1913 Webster]
E*lect"(?), a.[L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e out + legere to choose. See Legend, and cf. Elite, Eclectic.]1.Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. \'bdColors quaint elect.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life. \'bdThe elect angels.\'b8 1 Tim. v. 21. 1913 Webster]
3.Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect. 1913 Webster]
E*lect", n.1.One chosen or set apart. 1913 Webster]
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth.Is. xlii. 1. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.(Theol.)Those who are chosen for salvation. 1913 Webster]
Shall not God avenge his won elect?Luke xviii. 7. 1913 Webster]
E*lect", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Elected; p. pr. & vb. n.Electing.]1.To pick out; to select; to choose. 1913 Webster]
The deputy elected by the Lord.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor. 1913 Webster]
3.(Theol.)To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
Syn. -- To choose; prefer; select. See Choose. 1913 Webster]
E*lect"ant(?), n.[L. electans, p. pr. of electare.]One who has the power of choosing; an elector. [R.] 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tion(?), n.[F. \'82lection, L. electio, fr. eligere to choose out. See Elect, a.]1.The act of choosing; choice; selection. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor. 1913 Webster]
Corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom.J. Adams. 1913 Webster]
3.Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act. \'bdBy his own election led to ill.\'b8 Daniel. 1913 Webster]
To use men with much difference and election is good.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
5.(Theol.)Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the \'bdfive points\'b8 of Calvinism. 1913 Webster]
There is a remnant according to the election of grace.Rom. xi. 5. 1913 Webster]
6.(Law)The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other. 1913 Webster]
7.Those who are elected. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The election hath obtained it.Rom. xi. 7. 1913 Webster]
To contest an election. See under Contest. --
To make one's election, to choose. 1913 Webster]
He has made his election to walk, in the main, in the old paths.Fitzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tion*eer"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Electionered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Electioneering.]To make interest for a candidate at an election; to use arts for securing the election of a candidate. 1913 Webster]
A master of the whole art of electioneering.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tion*eer"er(?), n.One who electioneers. 1913 Webster]
E*lect"ive(?), a.[Cf. F. \'82lectif.]1.Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral. 1913 Webster]
The independent use of their elective franchise.Bancroft. 1913 Webster]
3.Bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective office. 1913 Webster]
Kings of Rome were at first elective; . . . for such are the conditions of an elective kingdom.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Dependent on choice; that can be refused; as, an elective college course. Opposite of required or mandatory. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Elective affinityor
Elective attraction(Chem.), a tendency to unite with certain things; chemism. 1913 Webster]
E*lect"ive, n.In an American college, an optional study or course of study; a course that is not required. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
E*lect"ive*ly, adv.In an elective manner; by choice. 1913 Webster]
e*lect"ive sur"ger*y, n.surgery that is not essential, especially surgery to correct a condition that is not life-threatening; surgery that is not required for survival. See also cosmetic surgery. PJC]
E*lect"or(?), n.[L., fr. eligere: cf. F. \'82lecteur.]1.One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor of a candidate for office. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally qualified to vote. 1913 Webster]
3.In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to choose the emperor. 1913 Webster]
4.One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the United States, to elect the President and Vice President. 1913 Webster]
E*lect"or(?), a.[Cf. F. \'82lectoral.]Pertaining to an election or to electors. 1913 Webster]
In favor of the electoral and other princes.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Electoral college, the body of princes formerly entitled to elect the Emperor of Germany; also, a name sometimes given, in the United States, to the body of electors chosen by the people to elect the President and Vice President. 1913 Webster]
E*lect`or*al"i*ty(?), n.The territory or dignity of an elector; electorate. [R.] Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
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E*lect"or*ate(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82lectorat.]1.The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire. 1913 Webster]
2.The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them. 1913 Webster]
The middle-class electorate of Great Britain.M. Arnold. 1913 Webster]
E*lect"or*ess(?), n.[Fem. of Elector.]An electress.Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
E*lect"or*ship(?), n.The office or status of an elector.
{ E*lec"tre, E*lec"ter }(?), n.[L. electrum: cf. F. \'82lectre mixture of gold and silver. See Electrum.]1.Amber. See Electrum. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver; an alloy. [Obs.] Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
E`lec*trep"e*ter(, n.[Electro + Gr. tre`pein to turn.]An instrument used to change the direction of electric currents; a commutator. [R.] 1913 Webster]
E*lect"ress(, n.[Cf. F. \'82lectrice. Cf. Electoress.]The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire.Burke.
{ E*lec"tric(, E*lec"tric*al(, }a.[L. electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. 'h`lektron; akin to 'hle`ktwr the beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. \'82lectrique. The name came from the production of electricity by the friction of amber.]1.Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing, derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an electric spark; an electric charge; an electric current; an electrical engineer. 1913 Webster]
2.Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as, an electric or electrical machine or substance; an electric generator. 1913 Webster]
4.powered by electricity; as, electrical appliances; an electric toothbrush; an electric automobile. WordNet 1.5]
Electric atmosphere, or
Electric aura. See under Aura. --
Electrical battery. See Battery. --
Electrical brush. See under Brush. --
Electric cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph. --
Electric candle. See under Candle. --
Electric cat(Zo\'94l.), one of three or more large species of African catfish of the genus Malapterurus (esp. M. electricus of the Nile). They have a large electrical organ and are able to give powerful shocks; -- called also sheathfish. --
Electric clock. See under Clock, and see Electro-chronograph. --
Electric current, a current or stream of electricity traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting substances, or passing by means of conductors from one body to another which is in a different electrical state. --
Electric eel, or
Electrical eel(Zo\'94l.), a South American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus Gymnotus (G. electricus), from two to five feet in length, capable of giving a violent electric shock. See Gymnotus. --
Electrical fish(Zo\'94l.), any fish which has an electrical organ by means of which it can give an electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo, the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the electric cat. See Torpedo, and Gymnotus. --
Electric fluid, the supposed matter of electricity; lightning. [archaic] --
Electrical image(Elec.), a collection of electrical points regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena, an image of certain other electrical points, and used in the solution of electrical problems.Sir W. Thomson. --
Electric machine, or
Electrical machine, an apparatus for generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by friction. --
Electric motor. See Electro-motor, 2. --
Electric osmose. (Physics)See under Osmose. --
Electric pen, a hand pen for making perforated stencils for multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the penhandle. --
Electric railway, a railway in which the machinery for moving the cars is driven by an electric current. --
Electric ray(Zo\'94l.), the torpedo. --
Electric telegraph. See Telegraph. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tric(?), n.(Physics)A nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin, etc., employed to excite or accumulate electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tric*al*ly(?), adv.In the manner of electricity, or by means of it; thrillingly. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tric*al*ness, a.The state or quality of being electrical. 1913 Webster]
e`lec*tri"cian(, n.1.An investigator of electricity; one versed in the science of electricity. [archaic] 1913 Webster]
2.a technician who installs, repairs, or maintains electrical wiring or electrical devices, especially in buildings. PJC]
3. a person who is licensed by a governmental board to install electrical wiring and devices in structures; called also a licensed electrician. PJC]
E`lec*tric"i*ty(, n.; pl.Electricities(.[Cf. F. \'82lectricit\'82. See Electric.]1.(Physics)a property of certain of the fundamental particles of which matter is composed, called also electric charge, and being of two types, designated positive and negative; the property of electric charge on a particle or physical body creates a force field which affects other particles or bodies possessing electric charge; positive charges create a repulsive force between them, and negative charges also create a repulsive force. A positively charged body and a negatively charged body will create an attractive force between them. The unit of electrical charge is the coulomb, and the intensity of the force field at any point is measured in volts. PJC]
2.any of several phenomena associated with the accumulation or movement of electrically charged particles within material bodies, classified as static electricity and electric current. Static electricity is often observed in everyday life, when it causes certain materials to cling together; when sufficient static charge is accumulated, an electric current may pass through the air between two charged bodies, and is observed as a visible spark; when the spark passes from a human body to another object it may be felt as a mild to strong painful sensation. Electricity in the form of electric current is put to many practical uses in electrical and electronic devices. Lightning is also known to be a form of electric current passing between clouds and the ground, or between two clouds. Electric currents may produce heat, light, concussion, and often chemical changes when passed between objects or through any imperfectly conducting substance or space. Accumulation of electrical charge or generation of a voltage differnce between two parts of a complex object may be caused by any of a variety of disturbances of molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical, physical, or mechanical, cause. Electric current in metals and most other solid coductors is carried by the movement of electrons from one part of the metal to another. In ionic solutions and in semiconductors, other types of movement of charged particles may be responsible for the observed electrical current. PJC]
a)
Statical electricity, called also
Frictional electricityor
Common electricity, electricity in the condition of a stationary charge, in which the disturbance is produced by friction, as of glass, amber, etc., or by induction. (b)
Dynamical electricity, called also
Voltaic electricity, electricity in motion, or as a current produced by chemical decomposition, as by means of a voltaic battery, or by mechanical action, as by dynamo-electric machines. (c)
Thermoelectricity, in which the disturbing cause is heat (attended possibly with some chemical action). It is developed by uniting two pieces of unlike metals in a bar, and then heating the bar unequally. (d)
Atmospheric electricity, any condition of electrical disturbance in the atmosphere or clouds, due to some or all of the above mentioned causes. (e)
Magnetic electricity, electricity developed by the action of magnets. (f)
Positive electricity, the electricity that appears at the positive pole or anode of a battery, or that is produced by friction of glass; -- called also vitreous electricity. (g)
Negative electricity, the electricity that appears at the negative pole or cathode, or is produced by the friction of resinous substance; -- called also resinous electricity. (h)
Organic electricity, that which is developed in organic structures, either animal or vegetable, the phrase animal electricity being much more common. 1913 Webster]
3.The science which studies the phenomena and laws of electricity; electrical science. 1913 Webster]
4.Fig.: excitement, anticipation, or emotional tension, usually caused by the occurrence or expectation of something unusual or important.
Electrical light, 1.the light produced by a current of electricity which in passing through a resisting medium heats it to incandescence or burns it. See under Carbon. 1913 Webster]
2.a lamp whose light is produced by passing an electric current through a light bulb, especially an incandescent lamp. PJC]
e*lec"tric chair`, n.a device used for execution of criminals, consisting of a specially designed chair in which the victim is killed by passing a large current of electricity through the body. This method of killing is called electrocution. Syn. -- the chair, death chair, hot seat.
[PJC]
electric charge, electrical charge, same as electricity{1}. PJC]
electric current, electrical current, the movement of electrically charged particles, atoms, or ions, through solids, liquids, gases, or free space; the term is usually used of relatively smooth movements of electric charge through conductors, whether constant or variable. Sudden movements of charge are usually referred to by other terms, such as spark or lightning or discharge. In metallic conductors the electric current is usually due to movement of electrons through the metal. The current is measured as the rate of movement of charge per unit time, and is counted in units of amperes. As a formal definition, the direction of movement of electric current is considered as the same as the direction of movement of positive charge, or in a direction opposite to the movement of negative charge. Electric current may move constantly in a single direction, called direct current (abbreviated DC), or may move alternately in one direction and then the opposite direction, called alternating current (abbreviated AC). PJC]
E*lec"tri*fi`a*ble(?), a.Capable of receiving electricity, or of being charged with it. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tri*fi*ca"tion(?), n.(Physics)The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tri*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Electrified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Electrifying(?).][Electric + -fy.]1.To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body. 1913 Webster]
3.To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience. 1913 Webster]
If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in defiance of the writ of habeas corpus . . . the whole nation would be instantly electrified by the news.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by mentioning it to him at table.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
4.To equip for employment of electric power; to modify (a device) so that it uses electrical power as the main source of energy; as, to electrify a railroad. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
E*lec"tri*fy, v. i.To become electric. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"trine(?), a.[L. electrinus of amber. See Electric.]1.Belonging to, or made of, amber. 1913 Webster]
2.Made of electrum, an alloy used by the ancients. 1913 Webster]
E`lec*tri"tion(?), n.(Physiol.)The recognition by an animal body of the electrical condition of external objects. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tri*za"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82lectrisation.]The act of electrizing; electrification. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"trize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Electrized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Electrizing(?).][Cf. F. \'82lectriser.]To electricity.Eng. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tri`zer(?), n.One who, or that which, electrizes. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro-(?). [L. electrum amber. See Electric.]A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic; electro-magnet. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro, n.An electrotype. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-bal*lis"tic(?), a.Pertaining to electro-ballistics. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-bal*lis"tics(?), n.The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of projectiles by means of electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-bi*ol"o*gist(?), n.(Biol.)One versed in electro-biology. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-bi*ol"o*gy(?), n.(Biol.)1.That branch of biology which treats of the electrical phenomena of living organisms. 1913 Webster]
2.That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the phenomena of which are supposed to be produced by a form of electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-bi*os"co*py(?), n.[Electro- + Gr. -scopy.](Biol.)A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or absence of muscular contraction. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-cap`il*lar"i*ty(?), n.(Physics)The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by the action of an electrical current or charge. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-cap"il*la*ry(?), a.(Physics)Pert. to, or caused by, electro-capillarity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-chem"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to electro-chemistry.Ure. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-chem"is*try(?), n.That branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to chemical changes. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-chron"o*graph(?), n.(Astron. Physics)An instrument for obtaining an accurate record of the time at which any observed phenomenon occurs, or of its duration. It has an electro-magnetic register connected with a clock. See Chronograph. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-chron`o*graph"ic(?), a.Belonging to the electro-chronograph, or recorded by the aid of it. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*cute`(?), v. t.[Electro- + cute in execute.]To execute or put to death by electricity. -- E*lec`tro*cu"tion, n. 1913 Webster]
electrocutionn.1.execution by electricity.Electrocution as a form of punishment for crime is usually carried out while the victim is sitting in a chair specially designed for the purpose, called an electric chair, fitted with electrodes that contact the head and limbs. To be executed in such a manner is sometimes referred to in grim humor as to ride the lightning. Syn. -- burning. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.killing by electric shock. WordNet 1.5]
electrocutionern.an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person. WordNet 1.5]
E*lec"trode(, n.[Electro- + Gr. "odo`s way, path: cf. F. \'82lectrode.](Elec.)a conducting object by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other non-metallic conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from source of electricity, and terminating in the medium traversed by the current.Electrodes may be specially designed or made of a special material for particular purposes, as for example silver electrodes used in electroplating. 1913 Webster +PJC]
{ E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ic(?), E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ic*al(?), }a.(Physics)Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic currents; dependent on electric force. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ics(?), n.1.The phenomena of electricity in motion. 1913 Webster]
2.The branch of science which treats of the properties of electric currents; dynamical electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-dy`na*mom"e*ter(?), n.An instrument for measuring the strength of electro-dynamic currents. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-en*grav"ing(?), n.The art or process of engraving by means of electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-etch"ing(?), n.A mode of etching upon metals by electrolytic action. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*gen"e*sis(?), n.[Electro- + genesis.](Physiol.)Same as Electrogeny. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*gen"ic(?), a.(Physiol.)Of or pertaining to electrogenesis; as, an electrogenic condition. 1913 Webster]
E`lec*trog"e*ny(?), n.[Electro- + Gr. (Physiol.)A term sometimes applied to the effects (tetanus) produced in the muscles of the limbs, when a current of electricity is passed along the spinal cord or nerves. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-gild"ing(?), n.The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of voltaic electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro-gilt`(?), a.Gilded by means of voltaic electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*graph(?), n.[Electro- + -graph.]1.A mark, record, or tracing, made by the action of electricity. 1913 Webster]
2.An apparatus, controlled by electric devices, used to trace designs for etching. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity. [archaic] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.An image made by the R\'94ntgen rays; a sciagraph. [archaic] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5.A cinematograph using the arc light. [archaic] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
E*lec`tro*graph"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to an electrograph or electrography. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
E*lec*trog"ra*phy(?), n.1.The art or process of making electrographs or using an electrograph. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.= Galvanography. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
E*lec`tro-ki*net"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to electro-kinetics. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-ki*net"ics(?), n.That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity in motion. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*lier"(?), n.[Formed from electric in imitation of chandelier.]A branching frame, often of ornamental design, to support electric illuminating lamps. 1913 Webster]
E`lec*trol"o*gy(?), n.[Electro- + -logy.]That branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena of electricity and its properties. 1913 Webster]
E`lec*trol"y*sis(?), n.[Electro- + Gr. (Physics & Chem.)The act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for plating; the electrolysis of water. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*lyte(?), n.[Electro- + Gr. \'82lectrolyte.](Physics & Chem.)A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.
{ E*lec`tro*lyt"ic(?), E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. \'82lectrolytique.]Pertaining to electrolysis; as, electrolytic action. -- E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*ly`za*ble(?), a.Capable of being electrolyzed, or decomposed by electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion(?), n.The act or the process of electrolyzing. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*lyze(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Electrolyzed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Electrolyzing(?).][Cf. F. \'82lectrolyser. See Electrolysis.]1.To decompose by the direct action of electricity.Faraday. 1913 Webster]
2.[See Electrolysis.]To subject to electrolysis. -- E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
E*lec`tro-mag"net(?), n.A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-mag*net"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to electromagnetism. 1913 Webster]
Electro-magnetic engine, an engine in which the motive force is electro-magnetism. --
Electro-magnetic theory of light(Physics), a theory of light which makes it consist in the rapid alternation of transient electric currents moving transversely to the direction of the ray. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-mag"net*ismn.1.magnetism produced by an electric current. WordNet 1.5]
2.one of the fundamental forces of nature, responsible for both electrical and magnetic phenomena. Called also the electromagnetic force. Formerly believed to be separate phenomena, electricity and magnetism were shown by experiment and theory to be different aspects of the electromagnetic force. It is responsible for the forces generated between magnetically or electrically charged objects, and is the fundamental force responsible for the characteristics of electromagnetic radiation, including light. PJC]
3.the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena. WordNet 1.5]
E*lec`tro-met"al*lur`gy(?), n.The act or art precipitating a metal electro-chemical action, by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared surface, as in electroplating and electrotyping; galvanoplasty. 1913 Webster]
E`lec*trom"e*ter(?), n.[Electro- + -meter: cf. F. \'82lectrom\'8atre.](Physics)An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity (usually called an electroscope). 1913 Webster]
Balance electrometer. See under Balance.
{ E*lec`tro-met"ric(?), E*lec`tro-met"ric*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. \'82lectrom\'82trique.]Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of an electrometer; as, an electrometrical experiment. 1913 Webster]
E`lec*trom"e*try(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82lectrom\'82trie.](Physics)The art or process of making electrical measurements. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-mo"tion(?), n.The motion of electricity or its passage from one metal to another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by means of electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-mo"tive(?), a.Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects. 1913 Webster]
Electro-motive force(Physics), the force which produces, or tends to produce, electricity, or an electric current; sometimes used to express the degree of electrification as equivalent to potential, or more properly difference of potential. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*mo"tor(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82lectromoteur.]1.(Physics)A mover or exciter of electricity; as apparatus for generating a current of electricity. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mech.)An apparatus or machine for producing motion and mechanical effects by the action of electricity; an electro-magnetic engine. 1913 Webster]
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E*lec`tro-mus"cu*lar(?), a.(Physiol.)Pertaining to the reaction (contraction) of the muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to it. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tron(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 'h`lektron. See Electric.]1.Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum. [archaic] 1913 Webster]
2.(Physics & Chem.)one of the fundamental subatomic particles, having a negative charge and about one thousandth the mass of a hydrogen atom. The electron carries (or is) a natural unit of negative electricity, equal to 3.4 x 10-10 electrostatic units, and is classed by physicists as a lepton. Its mass is practically constant at the lesser speeds, but increases due to relativistic effects as the velocity approaches that of light. Electrons are all of one kind, so far as is known. Thus far, no structure has been detected within an electron, and it is probably one of the ultimate composite constituents of all matter. An atom or group of atoms from which an electron has been detached has a positive charge and is called a cation. Electrons are projected from the cathode of vacuum tubes (including television picture tubes) as cathode rays and from radioactive substances as the beta rays. Previously also referred to as corpuscle, an obsolete term. The motion of electrons through metallic conductors is observed as an electric current. A particle identical to the electron in mass and most other respects, but having a positive instead of a negative charge, is called a positron, or antielectron Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive, E*lec`tro*neg"a*tive(?), a.(Chem. & Physics)1.Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite electricities attract each other. Contrasted with neutral and electropositive 1913 Webster]
2.Negative; nonmetallic; acidic; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic. 1913 Webster]
3.(Physics)carrying a negative electrical charge. PJC]
4.(Chem. and Physics)having a tendency to take up electrons and form negative ions; having a relatively positive electrode potential. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive, n.(Chem. & Physics)A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis; an anion. 1913 Webster]
electroneutraladj.(Physics)having no net electric charge; not electrified; uncharged; neutral. Opposite of charged. WordNet 1.5]
E`lec*tron"ic(?), a.(Physics & Chem.)1.Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons; as, electronic energy.[wns=2] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Using the methods or principles of electronics as part of the working mechanism; -- of devices; as, electronic circuit; electronic devices; electronic entertainment devices. PJC]
3.Using computerized storage or transmission of information; as, electronic banking; electronic mail; electronic fund transfer. PJC]
4.of or pertaining to electronics.[wns=1] WordNet 1.5]
electronic devicen.a device depending on the principles of electronics and using the manipulation of electron flow for its operation. PJC]
television, radio, computer, robot, transmitter, receiver, VCR, CD player, etc. PJC]
E`lec*tron"ic mail(?), n.(Computers)1.a message transmitted from one computer to another, accessible by means of a mail reading program on the receiving computer. The message may have one or many intended recipients, and may be directed by the sending program to one or to multiple receiving computers. The message is typically in the form of a computer file, and may be a simple ASCII text, or any other type of binary coded information Syn. -- email.
[PJC]
electronicsn.1.the branch of physics that deals with the behavior of electrons. Electronics is primarily concerned with phenomena other than simple conduction, such as emission of electrons, storage of electrical charge, the effects of electrical fields on the conduction of electrons through a circuit, and amplification and manipulation of electric signals such as voltage or current by design of circuits. Electronics also encompasses the application of such fundamental principles to the construction of devices using the manipulation of electrons in their operation, known as electronic devices. PJC]
2.the branch of engineering concerned with design of devices using the principles of electronics, for practical purposes. PJC]
3.electronic devices generally, or the electronic circuits within an electronic device.The Russian harvesters are sturdily constructed, but their electronics are primitive. PJC]
electron-voltn.a unit of energy, being equal to the kinetic energy acquired by an electron when accelerated through a potential difference of one volt. It is equal to 1.602 x 10-19 Joules. It is abbreviated eV.The unit electron-volt is often used to express the rest mass and the energy of fundamental particles, especially when accelerated to high velocity in an accelerator. In accelerators, the units encountered are more commonly megaelectron-volts (MeV or million electron-volts) and giga-electron-volts (GeV or billion electron-volts). PJC]
E`lec*trop"a*thy(?), n.[Electro- + Gr. pa`qos suffering.](Med.)The treatment of disease by electricity. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*phone(?), n.[Electro- + Gr. fwnh` sound.](Physics)An instrument for producing sound by means of electric currents. 1913 Webster]
electrophoresisn.1.(Chem.)the motion of charged molecules or particles in a liquid medium under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge move toward the cathode and negative to the anode.[wns=1] Syn. -- cataphoresis. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Chem., Biochem.)the application of the principle of electrophoresis to separate molecules, used as an analytical or preparative technique; as, separation by electrophoresis; gel electrophoresis. PJC]
Gel electrophoresis is a technique in which the molecules to be separated are moved through a gelatinous medium under the influence of an electric field. At the completion of a period of electrophoresis, the gel, unlike a liquid solution, may be manipulated as a single object, permitting the substances contained within to be detected or visualized by a variety of methods, and their relative mobilities determined. It is therefore a popular analytic tool in biochemistry, and has many variants. Popular substances used to create the gel are starch, polyacrylamide, and agarose. Since a polyacrylamide gel can be created with different concentrations and different degrees of cross-linking, the pore size of the gel can be controlled to provide special properties appropriate to separation of specific molecules, as for example optimizaion for separation within a particular molecular weight range. in SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate, a detergent) is included; it binds to and denatures protein molecules, allowing them to be separated on the basis of their molecular weight alone. It is thus used as one method of determining the molecular weights of isolated protein chains. PJC]
electrophoreticadj.of or pertaining to electrophoresis; electrophoretic mobility; accomplished using electrophoresis; as, electrophoretic separation; electrophoretic analysis. Syn. -- cataphoretic. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Electrophoridaen.small natural family comprising the electric eels. Syn. -- family Electrophoridae. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8E*lec`troph"o*rus(?), n.; pl.\'d8Electrophori(#).[NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.](Physics)An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shellac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-phys`i*o*log"ic*al(?), a.(Physiol.)Pertaining to electrical results produced through physiological agencies, or by change of action in a living organism. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-phys`i*ol"o*gy(?), n.(Physiol.)That branch of physiology which treats of electric phenomena produced through physiological agencies; it is especially concerned with electrical impulses generated by and conducted between nerves. 1913 Webster +PJC]
E*lec"tro*plate`(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Electroplating.](Mech.)To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, chromium, or gold, by means of electrolysis. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*pla`ter(?), n.One who electroplates. 1913 Webster]
e*lec"tro*pla`ting(?), n.The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of an electric current. The metal to be deposited on an article is usually used as the anode and the article to be plated as the cathode, in an electrolyte solution in which the plating metal is the cation. The process is conducted in a tank called an electroplating bath, which holds the electrolyte solution. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8E*lec`tro*poi"on(?), n., orElectropoion fluid. [NL.; electro- + Gr. poiw^n, p. pr. of poiei^n to make.](Elec.)An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain cells or batteries, as the Grenet battery. Electropoion is best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric acid diluted with three gallons of water, with a solution of six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling water. It should be used cold. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
E*lec`tro-po"lar(?), a.(Physics)Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; -- said of a conductor. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive(?), a.1.(Physics)Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; -- the converse or correlative of electro-negative. 1913 Webster]
electro-positive in one compound may be electro-negative in another, and vice versa. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem.)Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive, n.(Chem. & Physics)A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
E*lec`tro-punc`ture(?; 135), n.(Med.)An operation that consists in inserting needless in the part affected, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic apparatus. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*scope(?), n.[Electro- + -scope: cf. F. \'82lectroscope.](Physics)An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Condensing electroscope(Physics), a form of electroscope in which an increase of sensibility is obtained by the use of a condenser. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*scop"ic(?), a.Relating to, or made by means of, the electroscope. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*stat"ic(?), a.Pertaining to electrostatics. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*stat"ics(?), n.(Physics)That branch of science which treats of statical electricity or electric force in a state of rest. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-ste"re*o*type(?), n.Same as Electrotype. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-tel`e*graph"ic(?), a.Pertaining to the electric telegraph, or by means of it. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-te*leg"ra*phy(?), n.The art or science of constructing or using the electric telegraph; the transmission of messages by means of the electric telegraph. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-ther`a*peu"tics(?), n.(Med.)The branch of medical science which treats of the applications agent. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-ther"man*cy(?), n.That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor, or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro-tint`(?), n.(Fine Arts)A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*ton"ic(?), a.1.(Physics)Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary.Faraday. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)Relating to electrotonus; as, the electrotonic condition of a nerve. 1913 Webster]
E`lec*trot"o*nize(?), v. t.(Physiol.)To cause or produce electrotonus. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E`lec*trot"o*nus(?), n.[NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. (Physiol.)The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it. See Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*type(?), n.[Electro- + -type.]A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
electrotype consists of a shell of copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery. It is backed up with a solid filling of type metal. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*type, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Electrotyped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Electrotyping(?).]To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as, to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See Electrotype, n. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*ty`per(?), n.One who electrotypes. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro*typ"ic(?), a.Pertaining to, or effected by means of, electrotypy. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*ty`ping(?), n.The act or the process of making electrotypes. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tro*ty`py(?), n.The process of producing electrotype plates. See Note under Electrotype, n. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-vi"tal(?), a.Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; -- said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals. 1913 Webster]
E*lec`tro-vi"tal*ism(?), n.(Physiol.)The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"trum(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. Electric, and cf. Electre, Electron.]1.Amber. 1913 Webster]
2.An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients. 1913 Webster]
3.German-silver plate. See German silver, under German. 1913 Webster]
E*lec"tu*a*ry(?; 135), n.; pl.Electuaries(#).[OE. letuaire, OF. lettuaire, electuaire, F. \'82lectuaire, L. electuarium, electarium. prob. fr. Gr. 'ek out + Lick, and cf. Eclegm.](Med.)A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under Confection. 1913 Webster]
El`ee*mos"y*na*ri*ly(?), adv.In an eleemosynary manner; by charity; charitably. 1913 Webster]
El`ee*mos"y*na*ry(?; 277), a.[LL. eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms, Gr. Alms.]1.Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation. 1913 Webster]
2.Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. \'bdEleemosynary cures.\'b8 Boyle. 1913 Webster]
3.Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor. 1913 Webster]
El`ee*mos"y*na*ry, n.; pl.Eleemosynaries(.One who subsists on charity; a dependent.South.
{ El"e*gance(?), El"e*gan*cy(?), }n.[L. elegantia, fr. elegans, -antis, elegant: cf. F. \'82l\'82gance.]1.The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc. 1913 Webster]
That grace that elegance affords.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
The endearing elegance of female friendship.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
A trait of native elegance, seldom seen in the masculine character after childhood or early youth, was shown in the General's fondness for the sight and fragrance of flowers.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive. 1913 Webster]
The beautiful wildness of nature, without the nicer elegancies of art.Spectator.
Syn. -- Elegance, Grace. Elegance implies something of a select style of beauty, which is usually produced by art, skill, or training; as, elegance of manners, composition, handwriting, etc.; elegant furniture; an elegant house, etc.Grace, as the word is here used, refers to bodily movements, and is a lower order of beauty. It may be a natural gift; thus, the manners of a peasant girl may be graceful, but can hardly be called elegant. 1913 Webster]
El"e*gant(?), a.[L. elegans, -antis; akin to eligere to pick out, choose, select: cf. F. \'82l\'82gant. See Elect.]1.Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry, completeness, freedom from blemish, and the like; graceful; tasteful and highly attractive; as, elegant manners; elegant style of composition; an elegant speaker; an elegant structure. 1913 Webster]
A more diligent cultivation of elegant literature.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
2.Exercising a nice choice; discriminating beauty or sensitive to beauty; as, elegant taste.
El"e*gant*ly, adv.In a manner to please nice taste; with elegance; with due symmetry; richly. 1913 Webster]
E*le"gi*ac(?; 277), a.[L. elegiacus, Gr. \'82l\'82giaque. See Elegy.]1.Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains. 1913 Webster]
Elegiac griefs, and songs of love.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
2.Used in elegies; as, elegiac verse; the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter. 1913 Webster]
E*le"gi*ac(?), n.Elegiac verse. 1913 Webster]
El`e*gi"a*cal(?), a.Elegiac. 1913 Webster]
E*le"gi*ast(?), n.One who composes elegies.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
El"e*gist(?), n.A write of elegies.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*le"git(?), n.[L., he has chosen, fr. eligere to choose. See Elect.](Law)A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired. 1913 Webster]
El"e*gize(?), v. t.To lament in an elegy; to celebrate in elegiac verse; to bewail.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
El"e*gy(?), n.; pl.Elegies(#).[L. elegia, Gr. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation.Shak. 1913 Webster]
E*le"i*din(?), n.(Biol.)Lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute granules within the protoplasm of living cells. 1913 Webster]
{ El"e*me figs`, orEl"e*mi figs` }(. [Turk. eleme anything which has been sifted and freed from dust or broken parts.]A kind of figs of superior quality. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
El"e*ment(?), n.[F. \'82l\'82ment, L. elementum.]1.One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen. 1913 Webster]
alkaline elements, the halogen group, and the like. They are roughly divided into two great classes, the metals, as sodium, calcium, etc., which form basic compounds, and the nonmetals or metalloids, as oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, which form acid compounds; but the distinction is only relative, and some, as arsenic, tin, aluminium, etc., form both acid and basic compounds. The essential fact regarding every element is its relative atomic number, which is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus, and also equal to the number of electrons in orbitals around the nucleus when the atom is neutral. When the elements are tabulated in the order of their ascending atomic numbers, the arrangement constitutes the series of the Periodic law of Mendelejeff. See Periodic law, under Periodic. This Periodic law enables us to predict the qualities of unknown elements. The number of elements known in 1890 were about seventy-five, but at that time the gaps in the Periodic law indicated the possibility of many more. All of the elements up to atomic number 100 have now been observed though some are radioactive and very unstable, and in some cases cannot be accumulated in quantity sufficient to actually see by eye. The properties predicted by the periodic law wre close to the observed properties in many cases. Additional unstable elements of atomic number over 100 are observed from time to time, prepared in cyclotrons, particle acclerators, or nuclear reactors, and some of their properties are measurable by careful observation of microscopic quantities, as few as several atoms. For such unstable elements, the properties are now predicted primarily by calculations based on quantum mechanics. Such theories suggest that there may be an "island" of relative stability of elements of atomic number over 120, but this has yet to be confirmed by experiment. chemical atomic weights, in some cases being the weighted average of the atomic weights of individual isotopes, each having a different atomic weight. The atomic weight of the individual isotopes are called the physical atomic weights. In those few cases where there is only one stable isotope of an element, the chemical and physical atomic weights are the same. The mass-spectrometric atomic weights are those used for careful mass-spectrometric measurements. For more details about individual elements, see the element names in the vocabulary
The Elements Beryllium) Cuprum) Beryllium) Aurum) | Au | Ferrum) Plumbum) Hydrargyrum) Kalium) Argentum) Natrium) Stannum) Wolframium) Tungsten)
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Several other elements have been announced, as holmium, vesbium, austrium, etc., but their properties, and in some cases their existence, have not yet been definitely established. 1913 Webster]
3.One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the elements of granite. 1913 Webster]
The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn.Jowett (Thucyd.). 1913 Webster]
4.(a)One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell is an element of the honeycomb.(b)(Anat.)One of the smallest natural divisions of the organism, as a blood corpuscle, a muscular fiber. 1913 Webster]
5.(Biol.)One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed. 1913 Webster]
6.(Math.)(a)An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be the infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated an indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential.(b)Sometimes a curve, or surface, or volume is considered as described by a moving point, or curve, or surface, the latter being at any instant called an element of the former.(c)One of the terms in an algebraic expression. 1913 Webster]
7.One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit. 1913 Webster]
8.pl.The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of music. 1913 Webster]
9.pl.Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the elements of a plan. 1913 Webster]
10.One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter.(a)The four elements were, air, earth, water, and fire; whence it is said, water is the proper element of fishes; air is the element of birds. Hence, the state or sphere natural to anything or suited for its existence. 1913 Webster]
Of elements Milton. 1913 Webster]
Does not our life consist of the four elements?Shak. 1913 Webster]
And the complexion of the element [i. e.,the sky or air] Shak. 1913 Webster]
About twelve ounces [of food], with mere element for drink.Cheyne. 1913 Webster]
They show that they are out of their element.T. Baker.
Esp.,the conditions and movements of the air. \'bdThe elements be kind to thee.\'b8 (b)The elements of the alchemists were salt, sulphur, and mercury.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
11.pl.The whole material composing the world. 1913 Webster]
The elements shall melt with fervent heat.2 Peter iii. 10. 1913 Webster]
12.pl.(Eccl.)The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper. 1913 Webster]
Magnetic element, one of the hypothetical elementary portions of which a magnet is regarded as made up. 1913 Webster]
El"e*ment(, v. t.1.To compound of elements or first principles. [Obs.] \'bd[Love] being elemented too.\'b8 Donne. 1913 Webster]
2.To constitute; to make up with elements. 1913 Webster]
His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness.Walton. 1913 Webster]
El`e*men"tal(, a.1.Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. \'bdElemental strife.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. \'bdThe elemental rules of erudition.\'b8 Cawthorn. 1913 Webster]
El`e*men"tal*ism(-, a.The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers. 1913 Webster]
E`le*men*tal"i*ty(-m, n.The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed. 1913 Webster]
El`e*men"tal*ly(?), adv.According to elements; literally; as, the words, \'bdTake, eat; this is my body,\'b8 elementally understood. 1913 Webster]
El`e*men"ta*ri*ness(?), n.The state of being elementary; original simplicity; uncompounded state. 1913 Webster]
El`e*men*tar"i*ty(?), n.Elementariness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
El`e*men"ta*ry(?), a.[L. elementarius: cf. F. \'82l\'82mentaire.]1.Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance. 1913 Webster]
2.Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise. 1913 Webster]
3.Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. \'bdSome luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region.\'b8 J. Spencer. 1913 Webster]
El`e*men*ta"tion(?), n.Instruction in the elements or first principles. [R.] 1913 Webster]
El"e*men*toid`(?), a.[Element + -oid.]Resembling an element. 1913 Webster]
El"e*mi(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82lemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of American or Oriental. origin.]A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. Amyris elemifera yields Mexican elemi; Canarium commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters. 1913 Webster]
El"e*min(?), n.(Chem.)A transparent, colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by distillation with water; also, a crystallizable extract from the resin. 1913 Webster]
E*lench"(, n.; pl.Elenchs(#).[L. elenchus, Gr. elenche.](Logic)(a)That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.(b)A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism. 1913 Webster]
E*len"chic*al(?), a.Pertaining to an elench. 1913 Webster]
E*len"chic*al*ly, adv.By means of an elench. 1913 Webster]
E*len"chize(?), v. i.To dispute. [R.] B. Jonson.
{ E*lench"tic, E*lench"tic*al(?) }, a.Same as Elenctic. 1913 Webster]
\'d8E*len"chus(?), n.[L.]Same as Elench.
{ E*lenc"tic(?), E*lenc"tic*al(?), }a.[Gr. (Logic)Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic. 1913 Webster]
El"enge(?), a.[Cf. AS. ellende foreign, strange, G. elend miserable.]Sorrowful; wretched; full of trouble. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
El"e*phant(, n.[OE. elefaunt, olifant, OF. olifant, F. \'82l\'82phant, L. elephantus, elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos; of unknown origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el, prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf. Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family Elephantidae, of which two living species, Elephas maximus (formerly Elephas Indicus) and Loxodonta Africana (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is classed as a pachyderm. 1913 Webster]
2.Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] Dryden.
<-- Illustr. of Elephant. --> 1913 Webster]
Elephant apple(Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum, a large tree related to the orange. --
Elephant bed(Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants.Mantell. --
Elephant beetle(Zo\'94l.), any very large beetle of the genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family Scarab\'91id\'91. They inhabit West Africa. --
Elephant fish(Zo\'94l.), a chim\'91roid fish (Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout. --
Elephant paper, paper of large size, 23 --
Double elephant paper, paper measuring 26Paper. --
Elephant seal(Zo\'94l.), an African jumping shrew (Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a proboscis. --
Elephant's ear(Bot.), a name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves. --
Elephant's foot(Bot.)(a)A South African plant (Testudinaria Elephantipes), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread.(b)A genus (Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds. --
Elephant's tusk(Zo\'94l.), the tooth shell. See Dentalium. 1913 Webster]
El`e*phan"ti*ac(?), a.(Med.)Affected with elephantiasis; characteristic of elephantiasis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8El`e*phan*ti"a*sis(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos, an elephant.](Med.)A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide. 1913 Webster]
Elephantidaen.a natural family of mammals comrising the elephants. Syn. -- family Elephantidae. WordNet 1.5]
elephant-tuskn.an annual of the southern U.S. and Mexico (Proboscidea louisianica) having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak. Syn. -- common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica. WordNet 1.5]
El`e*phan"tine(?), a.[L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. \'82l\'82phantin.]Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread. 1913 Webster]
Elephantine epoch(Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms.Mantell. --
Elephantine tortoise(Zo\'94l.), a huge land tortoise; esp., Testudo elephantina, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and T. elephantopus, from the Galapagos Islands.
{ El"e*phan*toid`(?; 277), El`e*phan*toid"al(?), }a.[Elephant + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Resembling an elephant in form or appearance. 1913 Webster]
Eleusinen.a genus of annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands. Syn. -- genus Eleusine. WordNet 1.5]
El`eu*sin"i*an(?), a.[L. Eleusinius, Gr. Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or festivals. 1913 Webster]
Eleutherodactylusn.a genus of completely terrestrial robber frogs. Syn. -- genus Eleutherodactylus. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*a(?), n.[Gr. 'eleu`qeros free + E. mania.]A mania or frantic zeal for freedom. [R.] Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*ac, a.Mad for freedom. [R.] 1913 Webster]
E*leu`ther*o-pet"al*ous(?), a.[Gr. 'eleu`qeros free + E. petal.](Bot.)Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; -- said of both plant and flower. 1913 Webster]
El"e*vate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Elevated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Elevating(?).][L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e + levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See Levity.]1.To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position. 1913 Webster]
3.To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits. 1913 Webster]
4.To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character. 1913 Webster]
5.To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice. 1913 Webster]
6.To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. [Colloq. & Sportive] \'bdThe elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
7.To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning] [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
To elevate a piece(Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.
Elevated railway, one in which the track is raised considerably above the ground, especially a city railway above the line of street travel. 1913 Webster]
El"e*va`ted*ness, n.The quality of being elevated. 1913 Webster]
El`e*va"tion(?), n.[L. elevatio: cf. F. \'82l\'82vation.]1.The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character. 1913 Webster]
2.Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. \'bdDegrees of elevation above us.\'b8 Locke. 1913 Webster]
His style . . . wanted a little elevation.Sir H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
3.That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill. 1913 Webster]
4.(Astron.)The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star. 1913 Webster]
5.(Dialing)The angle which the style makes with the substylar line. 1913 Webster]
6.(Gunnery)The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line odirection. 1913 Webster]
7.(Drawing)A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; -- called by the ancients the orthography. 1913 Webster]
Angle of elevation(Geodesy), the angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane. --
Elevation of the host(R. C. Ch.), that part of the Mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore. 1913 Webster]
El"e*va`tor(?), n.[L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. \'82l\'82vateur.]1.One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything. 1913 Webster]
2.A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage. 1913 Webster]
3.A cage or platform (called an elevator car) and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself. 1913 Webster]
4.A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain. 1913 Webster]
5.(Anat.)A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye. 1913 Webster]
6.(Surg.)An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone. 1913 Webster]
7.(A\'89ronautics)A movable plane or group of planes used to control the altitude or fore-and-aft poise or inclination of an airship or flying machine. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Elevator head,
Elevator leg, Elevator boot, the boxes in which the upper pulley, belt, and lower pulley, respectively, run in a grain elevator. [1913 Webster] --
Elevator shoes, shoes having unusually thick soles and heels, designed to make a person appear taller than he or she actually is. [PJC]
El"e*va`to*ry(?), a.Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory forces. 1913 Webster]
El"e*va`to*ry, n.[Cf. F. \'82l\'82vatoire.](Surg.)See Elevator, n.(e).Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8\'90`l\'8ave"(, n.[F., fr. \'82lever to raise, bring up.]A pupil; a student. 1913 Webster]
E*lev"en(, a.[OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, \'94lwe, \'94lwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. v\'89nolika; and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying \'bdto be left over, remain,\'b8 appearing in E. loan, or perh. in leave, v. t., life. See One, and cf. Twelve.]Ten and one added; as, eleven men. 1913 Webster]
E*lev"en, n.1.The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects. 1913 Webster]
2.A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi. 1913 Webster]
3.(Cricket & American Football)The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven. 1913 Webster]
eleven-plusn.an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students in England to select suitable candidates for grammar school; -- now no longer used. Syn. -- 11-plus. WordNet 1.5]
E*lev"enth(?), a.[Cf. AS. endlyfta. See Eleven.]1.Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter. 1913 Webster]
2.Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mus.)Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth. 1913 Webster]
E*lev"enth, n.1.The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth. 1913 Webster]
Elf(, n.; pl.Elves(.[AS. \'91lf, ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. skillful, artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. Auf, Oaf.]1.An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks. 1913 Webster]
Every elf, and fairy sprite, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A very diminutive person; a dwarf. 1913 Webster]
Elf arrow, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric make in the fields and formerly attributed them to fairies; -- called also elf bolt, elf dart, and elf shot. --
Elf child, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of one they had stolen. See Changeling. --
Elf fire, the ignis fatuus.Brewer. --
Elf owl(Zo\'94l.), a small owl (Micrathene Whitneyi) of Southern California and Arizona. 1913 Webster]
Elf, v. t.To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do. 1913 Webster]
Elf all my hair in knots.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Elf"in(-, a.Relating to elves. 1913 Webster]
Elf"in, n.A little elf or urchin.Shenstone. 1913 Webster]
Elf"ish, a.Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves. \'bdElfish light.\'b8 Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on her small physiognomy.Hawthorne. 1913 Webster]
Elf"ish*ly, adv.In an elfish manner. 1913 Webster]
Elf"ish*ness, n.The quality of being elfish. 1913 Webster]
Elf"kin(?), n.A little elf. 1913 Webster]
Elf"land`(?), n.Fairyland.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Elf"lock`(?), n.Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves. 1913 Webster]
El"gin mar"bles(?). Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin. 1913 Webster]
E*lic"it(?), a.[L. elictus, p. p. of elicere to elicit; e + lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Lace.]Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. [Obs.] \'bdAn elicit act of equity.\'b8 Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
E*lic"it, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Elicited; p. pr. & vb. n.Eliciting.]To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion. 1913 Webster]
E*lic"i*tate(?), v. t.To elicit. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
E*lic`i*ta"tion(?), n.The act of eliciting. [Obs.] Abp. Bramhall. 1913 Webster]
e*lic"i*tedadj.called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; as, an elicited response. Syn. -- evoked. WordNet 1.5]
E*lide"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Elided; p. pr. & vb. n.Eliding.][L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to hurt by striking: cf. F. \'82lider. See Lesion.]1.To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument. [Obs.] Hooker. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision. 1913 Webster]
El`i*gi*bil"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82ligibilit\'82.]The quality of being eligible; eligibleness; as, the eligibility of a candidate; the eligibility of an offer of marriage. 1913 Webster]
El"i*gi*ble(?), a.[F. \'82ligible, fr. L. eligere. See Elect.]1.That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office. 1913 Webster]
2.Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house. 1913 Webster]
The more eligible of the two evils.Burke. 1913 Webster]
El"i*gi*ble*ness, n.The quality of being worthy or qualified to be chosen; suitableness; desirableness. 1913 Webster]
El"i*gi*bly, adv.In an eligible manner. 1913 Webster]
El"i*mate(?), v. t.[L. elimatus, p. p. of elimare to file up; e out + limare to file, fr. lima file.]To render smooth; to polish. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
E*lim"i*nant(?), n.(Math.)The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree; -- called also resultant. 1913 Webster]
E*lim"i*nate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Eliminated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Eliminating(?).][L. eliminatus, p. p. of eliminare; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes boundary. See Limit.]1.To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty. 1913 Webster]
Eliminate my spirit, give it range Young. 1913 Webster]
2.(Alg.)To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity. 1913 Webster]
3.To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration. 1913 Webster]
Eliminate errors that have been gathering and accumulating.Lowth. 1913 Webster]
4.To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion. [Recent, and not well authorized] 1913 Webster]
5.(Physiol.)To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system. 1913 Webster]
E*lim`i*na"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82limination.]1.The act of expelling or throwing off; (Physiol.)the act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories. 1913 Webster]
2.(Alg.)Act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of eliminating; deduction. [See Eliminate, 4.] 1913 Webster]
E*lim"i*na*tive(?), a.(Physiol.)Relating to, or carrying on, elimination. 1913 Webster]
E*lin"guate(?), v. t.[L. elinguare.]To deprive of the tongue. [Obs.] Davies (Holy Roode). 1913 Webster]
E`lin*gua"tion(?), n.[L. elinguatio. See Elinguid.](O. Eng. Law)Punishment by cutting out the tongue. 1913 Webster]
E*lin"guid(?), a.[L. elinguis, prop., deprived of the tongue; hence, speechless; e + lingua tongue.]Tongue-tied; dumb. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
E*liq"ua*ment(?), n.A liquid obtained from fat, or fat fish, by pressure. 1913 Webster]
El`i*qua"tion(?), n.[L. eliquatio, fr. eliquare to clarify, strain; e + liquare to make liquid, melt.](Metallurgy)The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.Ure. 1913 Webster]
E*li"son(?), n.[L. elisio, fr. elidere, elisum, to strike out: cf. F. \'82lision. See Elide.]1.Division; separation. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together. 1913 Webster]
E*li"sor(?), n.[F. \'82liseur, fr. \'82lire to choose, L. eligere. See Elect.](Eng. Law)An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified. 1913 Webster]
\'d8\'90`lite"(, n.[F., fr. \'82lire to choose, L. eligere. See Elect.]1.A choice or select body; the flower; as, the \'82lite of society. 1913 Webster]
2.See Army organization, Switzerland. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
E*lix"(?), v. t.[See Elixate.]To extract. [Obs.] Marston. 1913 Webster]
E*lix"ate(?), v. t.[L. elixatus, p. p. of elixare to seethe, fr. elixus thoroughly boiled; e + lixare to boil, lix ashes.]To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
El`ix*a"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. \'82lixation.]A seething; digestion. [Obs.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
E*lix"ir(?), n.[F. \'82lixir, Sp. elixir, Ar. eliks\'c6r the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. ksh\'be to burn.]1.(Med.)A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form. 1913 Webster]
2.(Alchemy)An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vit\'91, or the elixir of life. 1913 Webster]
3.The refined spirit; the quintessence. 1913 Webster]
The . . . elixir of worldly delights.South. 1913 Webster]
4.Any cordial or substance which invigorates. 1913 Webster]
The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human nature.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Elizabethprop. n.[a proper name from the Hebrew, probably meaning \'bd God of the oath\'b8 or \'bd oath of God\'b8.]1.Queen Elizabeth II. of the United Kingdom, born 1926. Syn. -- Elizabeth II. WordNet 1.5]
2.Elizabeth I., the Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. She was the daughter of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn (1533-1603). Syn. -- Elizabeth I. WordNet 1.5]
Elizabeth was born at Greenwich, near London, Sept. 7, 1533: died at Richmond, near London, March 24, 1603. She reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. She was the daughter of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn; was brought up in the Protestant faith; studied the classical languages under Roger Ascham; and is said to have been proficient in French and Italian. On her accession she appointed as secretary of state Sir William Cecil (later Baron Burleigh), who remained her chief adviser for forty years, until his death in 1598. She repealed the Roman Catholic legislation of the previous reign, reenacted the laws of Henry VIII. relating to the church, published the Thirty-nine Articles (1563), and completed the establishment of the Anglican Church. In 1564 she concluded the treaty of Troyes with France, by which she renounced her claims to Calais in consideration of 220,000 crowns. In 1587 she signed the death-warrant of Mary Queen of Scots, who, expelled by a rebellion of her subjects, had taken refuge in England in 1568, and who, by means, it is said, of forged documents, had been involved by the government in a conspiracy of Savage, Ballard, Babington, and others against Queen Elizabeth. In 1588 her admiral Howard, assisted by Drake, Hawkins, Frobisher, Winter, and Raleigh defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel, and prevented an invasion of England. Her reign, which was one of commercial enterprise and of intellectual activity, was made illustrious by Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Bacon, and Ben Jonson. Century Dict.]
3.Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; Born at Presburg, Hungary 1207, died died at Marburg, Germany, Nov. 19, 1231. She was a Hungarian princess, daughter of Andrew II. of Hungary, and wife of Louis, landgrave of Thuringia, celebrated for her sanctity. PJC]
4.a city in Union County in northeastern New Jersy, pop. ca. 106,000. It lies between Newark to the north and Linden to the south, and has a large port, regulated by the Port of New York Authority. It also contains most of the runway area of the Newark International Airport. PJC]
E*liz"a*beth`an(?), prop. a.Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth I. or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature. -- n.One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
elk(, n.[Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.](Zo\'94l.)A large deer, of several species. The European elk Alces alces (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Irish elk(Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer (Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of Antler. --