Effluvium, ef-flōō′vi-um,n.minute particles that flow out from bodies: disagreeable vapours rising from decaying matter:—pl.Efflu′via.—adj.Efflu′vial. [Low L.,—L.effluĕre.]
Efflux, ef′fluks,n.act of flowing out: that which flows out.—AlsoEfflux′ion. [L.effluĕre,effluxum.]
Effodient, e-fō′di-ent,adj.(zool.) habitually digging.
Effoliation, e-fō-li-ā′shun,n.the removal or fall of the leaves of a plant.
Efforce, ef-fōrs′,v.t.(Spens.) to compel. [Fr.efforcer—Late L.effortiāre—ex, out,fortis, strong.]
Effort, ef′fort,n.a putting forth of strength: attempt: struggle.—adj.Ef′fortless, making no effort: passive. [Fr.,—L.ex, out,fortis, strong.]
Effray, an obsolete form ofaffray.
Effrontery, ef-frunt′ėr-i,n.shamelessness: impudence: insolence. [O. Fr.,—L.effrons,effrontis—ex, out,frons,frontis, the forehead.]
Effulge, ef-fulj′,v.i.to shine forth: to beam:—pr.p.effulg′ing;pa.p.effulged′.—n.Efful′gence, great lustre or brightness: a flood of light.—adj.Efful′gent, shining forth: extremely bright: splendid.—adv.Efful′gently. [L.effulgēre, to shine out, pr.p.effulgens,-entis—ex, out,fulgēre, to shine.]
Effuse, ef-fūz′,v.t.to pour out: to pour forth, as words: to shed.—n.effusion, loss.—adj.loosely spreading, not compact, expanded.—n.Effū′sion, act of pouring out: that which is poured out or forth: quality of being effusive.—adj.Effū′sive, pouring forth abundantly: gushing: expressing emotion in a pronounced manner.—adv.Effū′sively.—n.Effū′siveness. [L.effundĕre,effusum—ex, out,fundĕre, to pour.]
Eft, eft,n.a kind of lizard: a newt. [A.S.efeta. Origin obscure. SeeNewt.]
Eft, eft,adj.ready (Shak.,Much Ado, IV. ii. 38).
Eft, eft,adv.(Spens.) afterwards, again, forthwith, moreover.—adv.Eftsoons′(obs.), soon afterwards, forthwith. [A.S.æft,eft, after, again. SeeAft.]
Egad, ē-gad′,interj.a minced oath. [By God.]
Egal, ē′gal,adj.(Shak.) equal.—n.Egal′ity, equality. [Fr.égalité—égal—L.æquus, equal.]
Eger, ē′gėr,n.Same asEagre.
Egence, ē′jens,n.exigence.
Egestion, ej-est′yun,n.the passing off of excreta from within the body.—v.t.Egest′, to discharge.—n.pl.Egest′a, things thrown out, excrements.—adj.Egest′ive. [L.egerĕre—e, out,gerĕre, to carry.]
Egg, eg,n.an oval body laid by birds and certain other animals, from which their young are produced: anything shaped like an egg.—ns.Egg′-app′le, orplant, the brinjal or aubergine, an East Indian annual with egg-shaped fruit;Egg′-bird, a sooty tern;Egg′-cō′sy, a covering put over boiled eggs to keep in the heat after being taken from the pot:Egg′-cup, a cup for holding an egg at table;Egg′er,Egg′ler, one who collects eggs;Egg′ery, a place where eggs are laid;Egg′-flip, a hot drink made of ale, with eggs, sugar, spice, &c.;Egg′-glass, a small sand-glass for regulating the boiling of eggs;Egg′-nog, a drink compounded of eggs and hot beer, spirits, &c.;Egg′-shell, the shell or calcareous substance which covers the eggs of birds;Egg′-slice, a kitchen utensil for lifting fried eggs out of a pan;Egg′-spoon, a small spoon used in eating eggs from the shell.—A bad egg(coll.), a worthless person;Put all one's eggs into one basket, to risk all on one enterprise;Take eggs for money, to be put off with mere promises of payment;Teach your grandmother to suck eggs, spoken contemptuously to one who would teach those older and wiser than himself;Tread upon eggs, to walk warily, to steer one's way carefully in a delicate situation. [A.S.æg; cf. Ice.egg, Ger.ei, perh. L.ovum, Gr.ōon.]
Egg, eg,v.t.to instigate. [Ice.eggja—egg, an edge; cog. with A.S.ecg. SeeEdge.]
Egis. SeeÆgis.
Eglandular, ē-glan′dū-lar,adj.having no glands.
Eglantine, eg′lan-tīn,n.a name given to the sweet-brier, and some other species of rose, whose branches are covered with sharp prickles. [Fr.,—O. Fr.aiglent, as if from a L.aculentus, prickly—acus, a needle, and suff.lentus.]
Eglatere, eg-la-tēr′,n.(Tenn.) eglantine.
Egma, eg′ma,n.(Shak.) a corruption ofenigma.
Ego, ē′gō,n.the 'I,' that which is conscious and thinks.—ns.E′gōism(phil.), the doctrine that we have proof of nothing but our own existence: (ethics), the theory of self-interest as the principle of morality: selfishness;E′gōist, one who holds the doctrine of egoism: one who thinks and speaks too much of himself.—adjs.Egōist′ic,-al, pertaining to or manifesting egoism.—ns.Egō′ity, the essential element of the ego;E′gōtheism, the deification of self.—v.i.E′gotise, to talk much of one's self.—ns.E′gotism, a frequent use of the pronoun I: speaking much of one's self: self-exaltation;E′gotist, one full of egotism.—adjs.Egotist′ic,-al, showing egotism: self-important: conceited.—adv.Egotist′ically. [L.ego, I.]
Egophony, ē-gof′o-ni,n.a tremulous resonance heard in auscultation in cases of pleurisy.—AlsoÆgoph′ony. [Gr.aix, a goat,phonē, voice.]
Egregious, e-grē′ji-us,adj.prominent: distinguished: outrageous: enormous (in bad sense).—adv.Egrē′giously.—n.Egrē′giousness. [L.egregius, chosen out of the flock—e, out,grex,gregis, a flock.]
Egress, ē′gres,n.act of going out: departure: the way out: the power or right to depart.—n.Egres′sion, the act of going out. [L.egredi,egressus—e, out, forth, andgradi, to go.]
Egret, ē′gret,n.a form ofaigrette.
Egyptian, ē-jip′shi-an,adj.belonging to Egypt.—n.a native of Egypt: a gipsy.—adj.Egyptolog′ical.—ns.Egyptol′ogist;Egyptol′ogy, the science of Egyptian antiquities.—Egyptian darkness, darkness like that of Exod. x. 22.
Eh, ā,interj.expressing inquiry or slight surprise.—v.i.to say 'Eh.'
Eident, ī′dent,adj.busy: (Scot.) diligent. [M. E.ithen—Ice.iðinn, diligent.]
Eider, ī′dėr,n.the eider-duck, a northern sea-duck, sought after for its fine down.—n.Ei′der-down, the soft down of the eider-duck, used for stuffing quilts. [Prob. through Sw. from Ice.æðar, gen. ofæðr, an eider-duck.]
Eidograph, ī′do-graf,n.an instrument for copying drawings. [Gr.eidos, form,graphein, to write.]
Eidolon, ī-dō′lon,n.an image: a phantom or apparition: a confusing reflection or reflected image:—pl.Eidō′la. [Gr. SeeIdol.]
Eiffel-tower, īf′el-tow′ėr,n.a colossal building—from the iron structure, 985 feet high, erected (1887-89) in the Champ-de-Mars at Paris by GustaveEiffel.
Eight, āt,n.the cardinal number one above seven: the figure (8 or viii.) denoting eight.—adj.noting the number eight.—adjs.andns.Eight′een, eight and ten, twice nine;Eight′eenmō, same asOctodecimo(q.v.);Eight′eenth, the ordinal number corresponding to eighteen.—n.Eight′foil(her.), an eight-leaved grass.—adjs.Eight′fold, eight times any quantity;Eighth, the ordinal number corresponding to eight.—n.an eighth part.—adv.Eighth′ly, in the eighth place.—adjs.andns.Eight′ieth, the ordinal number corresponding to eighty;Eight′y, eight times ten, fourscore.—An eight, a crew of a rowing-boat, consisting of eight oarsmen;An eight-oar, or simplyEight, the boat itself;An eight days, a week;Figure of eight, a figure shaped like an 8 made in skating;Piece of eight, a Spanish coin;The eights, annual bumping boat-races which take place in the summer term in Oxford and Cambridge between the various colleges. [A.S.eahta; Ger.acht, L.octo, Gr.oktō.]
Eigne, ān,adj.first-born. [Corrupt spelling ofayne—Fr.aîné.]
Eikon, ī′kon,n.Same asIcon.
Eild, ēld,adj.(Scot.) not yielding milk. [SeeYeld.]
Eild. Same asEld(q.v.).
Eine, ēn,n.pl.(obs.) eyes. [SeeEen, underEe.]
Eirack, ē′rak,n.(Scot.) a young hen.
Eirenicon, ī-rē′ni-kon,n.a proposal calculated to promote peace.—adj.Eirē′nic. [Gr.,—eirēnē, peace.]
Eirie, ē′ri,n.Same asEerie.
Eisteddfod, es-teth′vod,n.a congress of Welsh bards and musicians held in various towns for the preservation and cultivation of national poetry and music. [W.; lit. 'session,'eistedd, to sit.]
Either,ē′thėr, orī′thėr,adj.orpron.the one or the other: one of two: each of two.—conj.correlative toor: (B.) or. [A.S.ǽgðer, a contr. ofǽghthwæðer=á, aye, the pfx.ge-, andhwæther, the mod.whether. See alsoEach.]
Ejaculate, e-jak′ū-lāt,v.t.to eject: to utter with suddenness.—v.i.to utter ejaculations.—n.Ejaculā′tion, a sudden utterance in prayer or otherwise: what is so uttered.—adjs.Ejac′ulative;Ejac′ulatory, uttered in short, earnest sentences. [L.e, out, andjaculāri,-ātus—jacĕre, to throw.]
Eject, e-jekt′,v.t.to cast out: to dismiss: to dispossess of: to expel.—ns.E′ject, a coinage of Prof. Clifford for an inferred existence, a thing thrown out of one's own consciousness, as distinguished fromobject, a thing presented in one's consciousness;Ejec′tion, discharge: expulsion: state of being ejected: vomiting: that which is ejected.—adj.Ejec′tive.—ns.Eject′ment, expulsion; dispossession: (law) an action for the recovery of the possession of land;Eject′or, one who ejects or dispossesses another of his land: any mechanical apparatus for ejecting. [L.ejectāre, freq. ofejicĕre,ejectum—e, out,jacĕre, to throw.]
Eke, ēk,v.t.to add to or increase: to lengthen.—n.E′king, act of adding: what is added.—Eke out, to supplement: to prolong. [A.S.écan, akin to L.augēre, to increase.]
Eke, ēk,adv.in addition to: likewise. [A.S.éac; Ger.auch; from root ofeke,v.t.]
Elaborate, e-lab′or-āt,v.t.to labour on: to produce with labour: to take pains with: to improve by successive operations.—adj.wrought with labour: done with fullness and exactness: highly finished.—adv.Elab′orately.—ns.Elab′orateness;Elaborā′tion, act of elaborating: refinement: the process by which substances are formed in the organs of animals or plants.—adj.Elab′orative.—ns.Elab′orator, one who elaborates;Elab′oratory=Laboratory. [L.elaborāre,-ātum—e, out,laborāre—labor, labour.]
Élan, ā-long′,n.impetuosity, dash. [Fr.]
Elance, e-lans′,v.t.to throw out, as a lance. [Fr.élancer.]
Eland, ē′land,n.the South African antelope, resembling the elk in having a protuberance on the larynx. [Dut.; Ger.elend, the elk—Lith.élnis, the elk.]
Elapse, e-laps′,v.i.to slip or glide away: to pass silently, as time.—n.Elap′sion. [L.elapsus,elabi—e, out, away,labi,lapsus, to slide.]
Elasmobranchiate, e-las-mo-brang′ki-āt,adj.pertaining to a class, subclass, or order of fishes including sharks and skates, having lamellar branchiæ or plate-like gills.
Elastic, e-las′tik,adj.having a tendency to recover the original form: springy: able to recover quickly a former state or condition after a shock: flexible: yielding.—n.a piece of string, cord, &c. made elastic by having india-rubber woven in it.—adv.Elas′tically.—ns.Elastic′ity, springiness: power to recover from depression;Elas′ticness. [Coined from Gr.elastikos,elaunein, fut.elasein, to drive.]
Elate, e-lāt′,adj.lifted up: puffed up with success: exalted.—v.t.to raise or exalt: to elevate: to make proud.—adv.Elat′edly.—ns.Elat′edness;El′ater, an elastic filament in certain liverworts and scale-mosses: a skip-jack beetle;Elatē′rium, a substance contained in the juice of the fruit of the squirting cucumber, yielding the purgativeElat′erin;Elā′tion, pride resulting from success. [L.elātus, pa.p. ofefferre—e, out,ferre, to carry.]
Elbow, el′bō,n.the joint where the arm bows or bends: any sharp turn or bend.—v.t.to push with the elbow: to jostle.—ns.El′bow-chair, an arm-chair;El′bow-grease, humorously applied to vigorous rubbing;El′bow-room, room to extend the elbows: space enough for moving or acting: freedom.—At one's elbow, close at hand;Be out at elbow, to wear a coat ragged at the elbows;Up to the elbows, completely engrossed. [A.S.elnboga—el-, allied to L.ulna, the arm,boga, a bend—bugan, to bend. SeeEll;Bow,n.andv.t.]
Elchee, elt′shi,n.an ambassador.—AlsoEl′chi,Elt′chi. [Turk.]
Eld, eld,n.old age, senility: former times, antiquity.
Elder, eld′ėr,n.a genus of plants consisting chiefly of shrubs and trees, with pinnate leaves, small flowers (of which the corolla is wheel-shaped and five-cleft), and three-seeded berries—the Common Elder is the ScotchBourtree.—ns.Eld′er-berr′y, the acidulous purple-black drupaceous fruit of the elder;Eld′er-gun, a popgun made of elder-wood by extracting the pith;Eld′er-wine, a pleasant wine made from elder-berries.—Elder-flower water, distilled water, with an agreeable odour, made from the flowers. [A.S.ellærn,ellen.]
Elder, eld′ėr,adj.older: having lived a longer time: prior in origin.—n.one who is older: an ancestor: one advanced to office on account of age: one of a class of office-bearers in the Presbyterian Church—equivalent to thepresbytersof the New Testament.—n.Eld′erliness.—adj.Eld′erly, somewhat old: bordering on old age.—n.Eld′ership, state of being older: the office of an elder.—adj.Eld′est, oldest. [A.S.eldra,yldra, comp. ofeald, old.]
Elding, el′ding,n.(prov.) fuel. [Ice.,—eldr, fire.]
El Dorado, el dō-rä′dō, the golden land of imagination of the Spanish conquerors of America: any place where wealth is easily to be made. [Sp.el, the,dorado, pa.p. ofdorar, to gild.]
Eldritch, el′drich,adj.(Scot.) weird, hideous. [Der. obscure: perh. conn. withelf.]
Eleatic, el-e-at′ik,adj.noting a school of philosophers, specially connected withElea, a Greek city of Lower Italy, and including Zenophanes, Parmenides, and Zeno.—n.one belonging to this school.
Elecampane, el′e-kam-pān′,n.a composite plant allied to Aster, formerly much cultivated for its medicinal root. [Formed from Low L.enula campana.]
Elect, e-lekt′,v.t.to choose out: to select for any office or purpose: to select by vote.—adj.chosen: taken by preference from among others: chosen for an office but not yet in it (almost always after the noun, as 'consul elect').—n.one chosen or set apart.—n.Elec′tion, the act of electing or choosing: the public choice of a person for office, usually by the votes of a constituent body: freewill: (theol.) the exercise of God's sovereign will in the predetermination of certain persons to salvation: (B.) those who are elected.—v.i.Electioneer′, to labour to secure the election of a candidate.—n.Electioneer′er.—n.andadj.Electioneer′ing, the soliciting of votes and other business of an election.—adj.Elect′ive, pertaining to, dependent on, or exerting the power of choice.—adv.Elect′ively.—ns.Electiv′ity;Elect′or, one who elects: one who has a vote at an election: the title formerly belonging to those princes and archbishops of the German Empire who had the right to elect the Emperor:—fem.Elect′ress,Elect′oress.—adjs.Elect′oral,Electō′rial, pertaining to elections or to electors: consisting of electors.—ns.Elect′orate, the dignity or the territory of an elector: the body of electors;Elect′orship.—The elect(theol.), those chosen by God for salvation. [L.e, out,legĕre, to choose.]
Electric, e-lek′trik,adj.pertaining to or produced by electricity.—n.any electric substance: a non-conductor of electricity, as amber, glass, &c.—adj.Elec′trical.—adv.Elec′trically.—ns.Elec′tric-eel(seeGymnotus);Electri′cian, one who studies, or is versed in, the science of electricity;Electric′ity, name of the cause of certain phenomena of attraction and repulsion: the phenomena themselves: the science which investigates the nature and laws of these phenomena.—adj.Elec′trifīable.—n.Electrificā′tion.—v.t.Elec′trify, to communicate electricity to: to excite suddenly: to astonish: to adapt to electricity as the motive power:—pa.p.elec′trified.—n.Elec′trisation.—v.t.Elec′trīse, to electrify.—ns.Elec′trode, either of the poles of a galvanic battery;Elec′trolier, a device for suspending a group of incandescent lamps;Elec′trum, amber: an alloy of gold and silver.—Electric railway, a railway on which electricity is the motive-power;Electric spark, one of the forms in which accumulated electricity discharges itself;Electric storm, a violent disturbance in the electrical condition of the earth. [L.electrum—Gr.elektron, amber, in which electricity was first observed.]
Electro-biology, e-lek′tro-bī-ol′o-ji,n.the science which treats of the electricity developed in living organisms: that view of animal magnetism according to which the actions, feelings, &c. of a person are controlled by the will of the operator.—adj.Elec′tro-ballis′tic, of an apparatus for determining by electricity the velocity of a projectile.—ns.Elec′tro-biol′ogist;Elec′tro-chem′istry, that branch of chemical science which treats of the agency of electricity in effecting chemical changes.—v.t.Elec′trocute, to inflict a death penalty by means of electricity.—ns.Electrocū′tion, capital punishment by electricity;Elec′tro-dynam′ics, the branch of physics which treats of the action of electricity;Elec′tro-dynamom′eter, an instrument for measuring the strength of electro-dynamic action;Elec′tro-engrav′ing, an etching process in which the etched plate is placed in an electro-bath to deepen the 'bite;'Elec′tro-gild′ing, electroplating with gold;Elec′tro-kinet′ics, that branch of science which treats of electricity in motion;Electrol′ogy, the science of applied electricity.—v.t.Elec′trolyse, to subject to electrolysis.—ns.Electrol′ysis, the process of chemical decomposition by electricity;Elec′trolyte, a body which admits of electrolysis.—adj.Electrolyt′ic.—n.Elec′tro-mag′net, a piece of soft iron rendered magnetic by a current of electricity passing through a coil of wire wound round it.—adj.Elec′tro-magnet′ic.—ns.Elec′tro-mag′netism, a branch of science which treats of the relation of electricity to magnetism;Elec′tro-met′allurgy, a name given to certain processes by which electricity is applied to the working of metals, as in electroplating and electrotyping;Electrom′eter, an instrument for measuring the quantity of electricity.—adjs.Electromet′ric,-al, pertaining to the measurement of electricity.—ns.Electrom′etry, the science of electrical measurements;Elec′tro-mō′tion, the passage of an electric current in a voltaic circuit: motion produced by electricity employed as power.—adjs.Elec′tro-mō′tive, pertaining to the motion of electricity or the laws governing it.—n.Elec′tro-mō′tor, an apparatus for applying electricity as a motive-power.—adj.Elec′tro-neg′ative, appearing, as an element in electrolysis, at the positive electrode: having the property of becoming negatively electrified by contact with a dissimilar substance.—ns.Elec′trophōne, an instrument for producing sounds resembling trumpet-tones by electric currents of high tension;Electroph′orus, an instrument for obtaining statical electricity by means of induction;Elec′tro-physiol′ogy, the study of the electric phenomena of living organisms.—v.t.Elec′troplate, to plate or cover with silver by electrolysis.—n.Elec′troplating.—adjs.Elec′tro-pō′lar, having, as an electrical conductor, one end or surface positive and the other negative;Elec′tro-pos′itive, attracted by bodies negatively electrified, or by the negative pole of a voltaic battery: assuming positive potential when in contact with another substance.—ns.Elec′troscope, an instrument for detecting the presence of electricity in a body and the nature of it;Elec′tro-stat′ics, that branch of science which treats of electricity at rest;Elec′tro-tint, a style of etching by means of galvanism;Elec′trotype, the art of copying an engraving or type on a metal deposited by electricity.—adj.Electrotyp′ic.—ns.Elec′trotypist;Elec′trotypy, the art of copying.—adj.Elec′tro-vī′tal, electrical and dependent upon vital processes.
Electuary, e-lek′tū-ar-i,n.a composition of medicinal powders with honey or sugar. [Low L.electuarium—Gr.ekleikton—ekleichein, to lick up.]
Electron. See page 1208.
Eleemosynary, el-e-mos′i-nar-i,adj.relating to charity or almsgiving: dependent on charity: given in charity. [Gr.eleēmosynē, compassionateness, alms—eleos, pity. SeeAlms.]
Elegant, el′e-gant,adj.pleasing to good taste: graceful: neat: refined: nice: richly ornamental.—ns.El′egance,El′egancy, the state or quality of being elegant: the beauty of propriety: refinement: that which is elegant;Elegante(el-e-gangt′),a lady of fashion.—adv.El′egantly. [Fr.,—L.elegans,-antis—e, out, and root oflegĕre, to choose.]
Elegy, el′e-ji,n.a song of mourning: a funeral-song: a poem written in elegiac metre.—adj.Elegī′ac, belonging to elegy: mournful: used in elegies, esp. noting the kind of metre, alternate hexameter and pentameter lines.—n.elegiac verse.—adj.Elegī′acal.—ns.Elē′giast,El′egist, a writer of elegies.—v.i.El′egīse, to write an elegy.—v.t.to write an elegy on. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr.elegos, a lament.]
Element, el′e-ment,n.a first principle: one of the essential parts of anything: an ingredient: the proper state or sphere of any thing or being: (pl.) the rudiments of learning: the bread and wine used in the Eucharist: fire, air, earth, and water, supposed by the ancients to be the foundation of everything: (chem.) the simplest known constituents of all compound substances: (astron.) those numerical quantities, and those principles deduced from astronomical observations and calculations, which are employed in the construction of tables exhibiting the planetary motions.—adj.Element′al, pertaining to elements or first principles: fundamental: belonging to or produced by elements.—n.Element′alism, the theory which resolves the divinities of antiquity into the elemental powers.—adv.Element′ally.—adj.Element′ary, of a single element: primary: uncompounded: pertaining to the elements: treating of first principles.—Elemental spirits, beings in medieval belief who presided over the four 'elements,' living in and ruling them. [Fr.,—L.elementum, pl.elementà, first principles.]
Elemi, el′em-i,n.a fragrant resinous substance, obtained from the Manila pitch-tree, Arbol de la Brea.—n.El′emin, the crystallisable portion of elemi. [Cf. Fr.élémi, Sp.elemi; perh. Ar.]
Elench, e-lengk′,Elenchus,e-lengk′us,n.refutation: a sophism.—adjs.Elench′ic,-al,Elenc′tic. [L.,—Gr.elengchos—elengchein, to refute.]
Elephant, el′e-fant,n.the largest quadruped, having a very thick skin, a trunk, and two ivory tusks: a special size of paper.—ns.Elephan′tiac, one affected with elephantiasis;Elephantī′asis, a disease chiefly of tropical climates, consisting of an overgrowth of the skin and connective tissue of the parts affected, with occasional attacks of inflammation resembling erysipelas.—adjs.Elephant′ine, pertaining to an elephant: like an elephant: very large or ungainly;Elephant′oid, elephant-like.—ns.El′ephant-seal, the largest of the seals, the male measuring about 20 feet in length;El′ephant's-foot, a plant of which the root-stock forms a large fleshy mass resembling an elephant's foot, used as food by the Hottentots;El′ephant-shrew, name applied to a number of long-nosed, long-legged Insectivora, natives of Africa, and notable for their agile jumping over loose sand.—A white elephant, a gift which occasions the recipient more trouble than it is worth—a white elephant being a common gift of the kings of Siam to a courtier they wished to ruin. [M. E.olifaunt—O. Fr.olifant—L.elephantum,elephas,-antis—Gr.elephas, acc. to some from Heb.eleph,aleph, an ox.]
Eleusinian, el-ū-sin′i-an,adj.relating toEleusisin Attica.—Eleusinian mysteries, the mysteries of Demeter celebrated at Eleusis.
Eleutherian, el-ū-thē′ri-an,adj.bountiful.
Eleutheromania, el-ūth-er-o-mā′ni-a,n.mad zeal for freedom.—n.Eleutheromā′niac(Carlyle), one possessed with such. [Formed from Gr.eleutheros, free, andmania.]
Elevate, el′e-vāt,v.t.to raise to a higher position: to raise in mind and feelings: to improve: to cheer: to exhilarate: to intoxicate.—p.adjs.El′evate,-d, raised: dignified: exhilarated.—ns.Elevā′tion, the act of elevating or raising, or the state of being raised: exaltation: an elevated place or station: a rising ground: height: (archit.) a representation of the flat side of a building, drawn with mathematical accuracy, but without any attention to effect: (astron.,geog.) the height above the horizon of an object on the sphere, measured by the arc of a vertical circle through it and the zenith: (gun.) the angle made by the line of direction of a gun with the plane of the horizon;El′evator, the person or thing that lifts up: a lift or machine for raising grain, &c., to a higher floor: a muscle raising a part of the body.—adj.El′evatory, able or tending to raise. [L.elevāre,-ātum—e, out, up,levāre, to raise—levis, light. SeeLight(2).]
Elève, ā-lev′,n.a pupil. [Fr.]
Eleven, e-lev′n,n.the cardinal number next above ten: the figure (11 or xi.) denoting eleven: a team of eleven cricketers.—adj.noting the number eleven.—adj.andn.Elev′enth, the ordinal number corresponding to eleven.—Eleventh hour, the very last moment, referring to Matt. xx. 6, 9. [A.S.endleofon; cf. Goth.ainlif.]
Elf, elf,n.in European folklore, a supernatural being, generally of human form but diminutive size, more malignant than a fairy: a dwarf: a tricky being:—(pl.)Elves.—v.t.(Shak.) of the hair, to entangle.—n.Elf′-child, a changeling, or a child supposed to have been left by elves in place of one stolen by them.—adj.Elf′in, of or relating to elves.—n.a little elf: a child.—adjs.Elf′ish,Elv′an,Elv′ish, elf-like, mischievous: tricky: disguised.—n.Elf′-land, the land of the elves or fairies.—n.pl.Elf′-locks(Shak.) locks of hair clotted together, supposed to have been done by elves.—ns.Elf′-shot,Elf′-bolt,Elf′-ar′row, an arrow-head of flint or stone. [A.S.ælf; cf. Ice.álfr, Sw.elf.]
Elgin marbles. SeeMarble.
Elicit, e-lis′it,v.t.to entice: to bring to light: to deduce.—n.Elicitā′tion. [L.elicĕre,elicitum.]
Elide, e-līd′,v.t.to rebut: to cut off, as a syllable.—n.Eli′sion, the suppression of a vowel or syllable. [L.elidĕre,elisum—e, out,lædĕre, to strike.]
Eligible, el′i-ji-bl,adj.fit or worthy to be chosen: legally qualified: desirable.—n.(coll.) a person or thing eligible.—ns.El′igibleness,Eligibil′ity, fitness to be elected or chosen: the state of being preferable to something else: desirableness.—adv.El′igibly. [Fr.,—L.eligĕre. SeeElect,v.t.]
Eliminate, ē-lim′in-āt,v.t.to thrust out: to remove, cancel: to leave out of consideration.—adj.Elim′inable.—n.Eliminā′tion. [L.eliminăre,-ātum—e, out,limen,liminis, a threshold.]
Eliquation, same asLiquation. SeeLiquate.
Elision. SeeElide.
Elite, ā-lēt,n.a chosen or select part: the best of anything. [Fr.élite—L.electa(pars, a part, understood). SeeElect,v.t.]
Elixir, e-liks′ėr,n.more fully,Elixir vitæ, orElixir of life, a liquor once supposed to have the power of indefinitely prolonging life or of transmuting metals: the quintessence of anything: a substance which invigorates: (med.) a compound tincture. [Low L.,—Ar.al-iksīr, the philosopher's stone, fromal-, the,iksīr, prob. from Late Gr.xērion, a desiccative powder for wounds—Gr.xēros, dry.]
Elizabethan, e-liz-a-beth′an,adj.pertaining to QueenElizabeth(1533-1603) or her time—of dress, manners, literature, &c.—n.a poet or dramatist of that age.—Elizabethan architecture, a name applied to the mixed style which sprang up on the decline of Gothic, marked by Tudor bow-windows and turrets decorated with classic cornices and pilasters, long galleries, enormous square windows, large apartments, plaster ceilings wrought into compartments, &c.
Elk, elk,n.the largest species of deer, found in the north of Europe and in North America.—Irish elk, a giant deer now extinct, known from the remains found in the Pleistocene diluvium, esp. of Ireland. [Perh. from the Scand., Ice.elgr, Sw.elg.]
Ell, el,n.a measure of length originally taken from the arm: a cloth measure equal to 1¼ yd.—n.Ell′wand, a measuring rod.—Give him an inch and he'll take an ell, a proverb, signifying that to yield one point entails the yielding of all. [A.S.eln; Dut.el, Ger.elle, L.ulna, Gr.ōlenē.]
Ellagic, e-laj′ik,adj.pertaining to gall-nuts.
Elleborin, el′ē-bō-rin,n.a very acrid resin found in winter hellebore.
Ellipse, el-lips′,n.an oval: (geom.) a figure produced by the section of a cone by a plane passing obliquely through the opposite sides.—ns.Ellip′sis(gram.), a figure of syntax by which a word or words are left out and implied:—pl.Ellip′sēs;Ellip′sograph, an instrument for describing ellipses;Ellip′soid(math.), a surface every plane section of which is an ellipse.—adjs.Ellipsoi′dal;Ellip′tic,-al, pertaining to an ellipse: oval: pertaining to ellipsis: having a part understood.—adv.Ellip′tically.—n.Elliptic′ity, deviation from the form of a circle or sphere: of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar diameters. [L.,—Gr.elleipsis—elleipein, to fall short—en, in,leipein, to leave.]
Ellops, el′ops,n.a kind of serpent or fish. [Gr.]
Elm, elm,n.a genus of trees of the natural orderUlmaceæ, with serrated leaves unequal at the base, and small flowers growing in clusters appearing before the leaves.—adjs.Elm′en, made of elm;Elm′y, abounding with elms. [A.S.elm; Ger.ulme, L.ulmus.]
Elmo's fire, el′mōz fīr,n.the popular name of an electric appearance sometimes seen like a brush or star of light at the tops of masts, spars, &c.—Also known as the Fire of St Elias, of St Clara, of St Nicholas, and of Helena, as well ascompositeorcomposant(corpus sanctum) on the Suffolk sea-board. [Explained as a corr. ofHelena, name of the sister of Castor and Pollux, or of St Erasmus, a 3d-cent. bishop, Italianised asErmo,Elmo.]
Elocution, el-o-kū′shun,n.the art of effective speaking, more esp. of public speaking, regarding solely the utterance or delivery: eloquence.—adj.Elocū′tionary.—n.Elocū′tionist, one versed in elocution: a teacher of elocution. [Fr.,—L.elocution-em,eloqui,elocūtus—e, out,loqui, to speak.]
Éloge, ā-lōzh′,Elogium,ē-lō′ji-um,Elogy,el′o-ji,n.a funeral oration: a panegyric.—n.El′ogist, one who delivers an éloge. [Fr.éloge—L.elogium, a short statement, an inscription on a tomb, perh. confused witheulogy.]
Elohim, e-lō′him,n.the Hebrew name for God.—n.Elō′hist, the writer or writers of the Elohistic passages of the Old Testament.—adj.Elohist′ic, relating to Elohim—said of those passages in the Old Testament in which Elohim is used as the name for the Supreme Being instead of Jehovah. [Heb., pl. ofEloah—explained by Delitzsch as a plural of intensity.]
Eloin,Eloign, e-loin′,v.t.to convey to a distance, to separate and remove.—ns.Eloin′ment,Eloign′ment. [O. Fr.esloignier(Fr.éloigner)—Low L.elongāre. SeeElongate.]
Elongate, e-long′gāt,v.t.to make longer: to extend.—p.adjs.Elong′ate,-d.—n.Elongā′tion, act of lengthening out: distance. [Low L.elongāre,-ātum—e, out,longus, long.]
Elope, e-lōp,v.i.to escape privately, said esp. of a woman, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a lover: to run away, bolt.—n.Elope′ment, a secret departure, esp. of a woman with a man. [Cf. Old Dut.ontlōpen, Ger.entlaufen, to run away.]
Eloquent, el′o-kwent,adj.having the power of speaking with fluency, elegance, and force: containing eloquence: persuasive.—n.El′oquence, the utterance of strong emotion in correct, appropriate, expressive, and fluent language: the art which produces fine speaking: persuasive speech.—adv.El′oquently. [L.eloquens,-entis, pr.p. ofeloqui.]
Else, els,pron.other.—adv.otherwise: besides: except that mentioned.—advs.Else′where, in or to another place;Else′wise, in a different manner: otherwise. [A.S.elles, otherwise—orig. gen. ofel, other; cf. Old High Ger.allesorelles.]
Elsin, el′sin,n.(Scot.) an awl. [From Old Dut.elssene(mod.els), from same root asawl.]
Eltchi. Same asElchee.
Elucidate, e-lū′si-dāt,v.t.to make lucid or clear: to throw light upon: to illustrate.—n.Elucidā′tion.—adjs.Elū′cidative,Elū′cidatory, making clear: explanatory.—n.Elū′cidator. [Low L.elucidāre,-ātum—e, inten.,lucidus, clear.]
Elucubration. Same asLucubration.
Elude, e-lūd′,v.t.to escape by stratagem: to baffle.—adj.Elū′dible.—n.Elū′sion, act of eluding: evasion.—adj.Elū′sive, practising elusion: deceptive.—adv.Elū′sively.—n.Elū′soriness.—adj.Elū′sory, tending to elude or cheat: evasive: deceitful. [L.eludĕre,elusum—e, out,ludĕre, to play.]
Elul, ē′lul,n.the 12th month of the Jewish civil year, and 6th of the ecclesiastical. [Heb.,—âlal, to reap.]
Elutriate, e-lū′tri-āt,v.t.to separate by means of water the finer particles of earth and pigments from the heavier portions.—ns.Elū′tion, washing from impurity;Elutriā′tion. [L.elutriāre,-ātum, to wash out,eluĕre—e, out,luĕre, to wash.]
Elvan, elv′an,n.the miner's name in the south-west of England for a granular crystalline rock, composed of quartz and orthoclase, which forms veins associated with granite.—AlsoElv′anite. [Prob. Corn.elven, spark.]
Elvan,Elves,Elvish. See underElf.
Elysium, e-lizh′i-um,n.(myth.) among the Greeks, the abode of the blessed after death: any delightful place.—adj.Elys′ian, pertaining to Elysium: delightful: glorious. [L.,—Gr.ēlysion(pedion), the Elysian (plain).]
Elytrum, el′it-rum,n.the fore-wing of beetles, modified to form more or less hard coverings for the hind pair—alsoEl′ytron:—pl.El′ytra.—adjs.El′ytral;Elyt′riform;Elytrig′erous. [Gr.elytron, a sheath.]
Elzevir, el′ze-vir,adj.published by theElzevirs, a celebrated family of printers at Amsterdam, Leyden, and other places in Holland, whose small neat editions were chiefly published between 1592 and 1681: pertaining to the type used in their 12mo and 16mo editions of the Latin classics.—n.a special form of printing types.
Em, em,n.the name of the letter M: (print.) the unit of measurement in estimating how much is printed on a page.
'Em, ėm,pron.him: (coll.) them. [Orig. the unstressed form ofhem, dat. and accus. pl. ofhe; but now used coll. as an abbreviation ofthem.]
Emaciate, e-mā′shi-āt,v.t.to make meagre or lean: to deprive of flesh: to waste.—v.i.to become lean: to waste away.—p.adjs.Emā′ciate,-d.—n.Emaciā′tion, the condition of becoming emaciated or lean: leanness. [L.emaciāre,-ātum—e, inten.,maciāre, to make lean—macies, leanness.]
Emanate, em′a-nāt,v.i.to flow out or from: to proceed from some source: to arise.—adj.Em′anant, flowing from.—ns.Emanā′tion, a flowing out from a source, as the universe considered as issuing from the essence of God: thegenerationof the Son and theprocessionof the Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings: that which issues or proceeds from some source;Em′anatist.—adjs.Em′anative,Em′anatory,Emanā′tional. [L.emanāre,-ātum—e, out from,manāre, to flow.]
Emancipate, e-man′si-pāt,v.t.to set free from servitude: to free from restraint or bondage of any kind.—ns.Emancipā′tion, the act of setting free from bondage or disability of any kind: the state of being set free;Emancipā′tionist, an advocate of the emancipation of slaves;Eman′cipator;Eman′cipist, a convict who has served his time of punishment in a penal colony. [L.emancipāre,-ātum—e, away from,mancipāre, to transfer property—manceps,-cipis, one who gets property, frommanus, the hand,capĕre, to take.]
Emarginate, e-mär′jin-āt,v.t.to take away the margin of.—p.adj.(bot.) depressed and notched instead of pointed at the summit, as a leaf: (min.) having all the edges of the primitive form crossed by a face: (zool.) having the margin broken by a notch or segment of a circle.—n.Emarginā′tion. [L.emargināre,-ātum—e, out,margināre, to provide with a margin—margo, a margin.]
Emasculate, e-mas′kū-lāt,v.t.to deprive of the properties of a male: to castrate: to deprive of masculine vigour: to render effeminate.—ns.Emasculā′tion;Emas′culātor.—adj.Emas′culātory. [Low L.emasculāre,-ātum—e, neg.,masculus, dim. ofmas, a male.]
Embace, em-bās′,v.t.(Spens.). Same asEmbase.
Embale, em-bāl′,v.t.to make up, as into a bale: to bind up: to enclose. [Fr.emballer—em—L.in,balle, a bale.]
Emball, em-bawl′,v.t.to encircle: ensphere.—n.Emball′ing.
Embalm, em-bäm′,v.t.to preserve from decay by aromatic drugs, as a dead body: to perfume: to preserve with care and affection.—ns.Embalm′er;Embalm′ing;Embalm′ment. [Fr.embaumer, fromem, in, andbaume. SeeBalm.]
Embank, em-bangk′,v.t.to enclose or defend with a bank or dike.—n.Embank′ment, the act of embanking: a bank or mound made to keep water within certain limits: a mound constructed so as to carry a level road or railway over a low-lying place. [Coined fromem, in, andbank.]
Embar, em-bär′,v.t.to shut in; to hinder or stop:—pr.p.embar′ring;pa.p.embarred′.—n.Embar′ring.
Embarcation. Same asEmbarkation.
Embargo, em-bär′gō,n.a temporary order from the Admiralty to prevent the arrival or departure of ships: a stoppage of trade for a short time by authority:—pl.Embar′goes.—v.t.to lay an embargo on: to seize.—pr.p.embar′gōing;pa.p.embar′gōed.[Sp.,—embargar, to impede, to restrain—Sp.em, in,barra, a bar. SeeBarricadeandEmbarrass.]
Embark, em-bärk′,v.t.to put on board ship: to engage in any affair.—v.i.to go on board ship: to engage in a business: to enlist.—n.Embarkā′tion, a putting or going on board: that which is embarked: (obs.) a vessel.—p.adjs.Embarked′;Embark′ing.—n.Embark′ment. [Fr.embarquer, fromem, in,barque, a bark.]
Embarrass, em-bar′as,v.t.to encumber: to involve in difficulty, esp. in money matters: to perplex.—p.adj.Embarr′assed, perplexed: constrained.—n.Embarr′assment, perplexity or confusion: difficulties in money matters.—Embarras des richesses, a superabundance of materials, an abundance so great that choice is difficult. [Fr.embarrasser—em, in,barre, bar.]
Embase, em-bāz′,v.t.(obs.) to bring down: to degrade.—p.adj.Embased′.—n.Embase′ment. [Emandbase.]
Embassy, em′bas-i,n.the charge or function of an ambassador: the person or persons sent on an undertaking.—ns.Em′bassade,Em′bassage(same asAmbassage);Embass′ador(same asAmbassador).
Embathe, em-bāth′v.t.to bathe.
Embattle, em-bat′l,v.t.to furnish with battlements.—p.adj.Embatt′led, furnished with battlements: (her.) having the outline like a battlement.—n.Embatt′lement(same asBattlement). [Em, and O. Fr.bastiller, from the same root asbattlement,bastille, andbaste, to sew. The form of this word is due to a confusion with Eng.battle.]
Embattle, em-bat′l,v.t.to range in order of battle: to arm—p.adj.Embatt′led, arranged for battle. [O. Fr.embataillier—en, in,bataille, battle.]
Embay, em-bā′,v.t.to enclose in a bay: to land-lock.—n.Embay′ment, a bay. [Em, in, into, andbay.]
Embay, em-bā′,v.t.(Spens.) to bathe. [Em, in, and Fr.baigner. SeeBagnio.]
Embed, em-bed′,Imbed, im-,v.t.to place in a mass of matter: to lay, as in a bed.—n.Embed′ment, the act of embedding: state of being embedded.
Embellish, em-bel′ish,v.t.to make beautiful with ornaments: to decorate: to make graceful: to illustrate pictorially, as a book.—n.Embell′isher.—adv.Embell′ishingly.—n.Embell′ishment, act of embellishing or adorning: decoration: ornament. [Fr.embellir,embellissant—em, in,bel,beau, beautiful.]
Ember, em′bėr,n.a live piece of coal or wood: chiefly inpl.red-hot ashes: smouldering remains of a fire. [A.S.ǽmerge; Ice.eimyrja. Thebis simply euphonic.]
Ember-days, em′bėr-dāz,n.pl.the three Fast-days in each quarter (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday)—following the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsunday, Holy Cross Day (Sept. 14th), and St Lucia's Day (Dec. 13th).—n.Em′ber-week, the week in which the ember-days occur. [A.S.ymbryne, a circuit—ymb, round (Ger.um, L.ambi-), andryne, a running, fromrinnan, to run.]
Ember-goose, em′bėr-gōōs,n.a kind of sea-fowl, the Great Northern Diver. [Norw.emmer; Ger.imber.]
Embezzle, em-bez′l,v.t.to appropriate fraudulently what has been entrusted.—ns.Embezz′lement, fraudulent appropriation of another's property by the person to whom it was entrusted;Embezz′ler. [Perh. from root ofimbecile, the primary sense being to weaken: (obs.)Bezz′le, to squander, from O. Fr.besiler, to destroy, is the same word.]
Embitter, em-bit′ėr,Imbitter, im-,v.t.to make bitter: to increase (ill-feeling).—p.adj.Embitt′ered, soured.—n.Embitt′erer.—p.adj.Embitt′ering.—n.Embitt′erment.
Emblazon, em-blā′zn,v.t.to deck in blazing colours: (her.) to blazon or adorn with figures: to depict heraldically.—v.t.Emblaze′, to illuminate.—ns.Emblā′zoner;Emblā′zonment, an emblazoning;Emblā′zonry, the art of emblazoning or adorning: devices on shields. [Em, andblaze,blazon.]
Emblem, em′blem,n.a picture representing to the mind something different from itself: a type or symbol: (Milton) an inlaid ornament.—v.t.to symbolise.—n.Emblē′ma, an inlaid ornament:—pl.Emblē′mata.—adjs.Emblemat′ic,-al, pertaining to or containing emblems: symbolical: representing.—adv.Emblemat′ically.—v.t.Emblem′atise,Em′blemise, to represent by an emblem:—pr.p.emblem′atīsing;pa.p.emblem′atīsed.—n.Emblem′atist, a writer or inventor of emblems. [L.emblēma—Gr.em(=en), in,ballein, to cast.]
Emblements, em′bl-ments,n.pl.crops raised by the labour of the cultivator, but not fruits nor grass. [O. Fr.emblaer, to sow with corn—Low L.imbladāre—in, in,bladum, wheat.]
Embloom, em-blōōm′,v.t.to cover with bloom.
Emblossom, em-blos′om,v.t.to cover with blossom.
Embody, em-bod′i,Imbody, im-,v.t.to form into a body: to make corporeal: to make tangible: to express (an idea in words): to organise.—v.i.to unite in a body or mass.—p.adj.Embod′ied.—n.Embod′iment, act of embodying: state of being embodied: that in which something is embodied. [Em, in, andbody.]
Embogue, em-bōg′,v.i.to discharge itself.
Emboil, em-boil′,v.i.(Spens.) to burn with anger.—v.t.to cause to burn with anger: to irritate.
Embolden, em-bōld′n,Imbolden, im-,v.t.to make bold or courageous. [Em, to make, andbold.]
Embolism, em′bo-lizm,n.the insertion of days in an account of time to produce regularity: an intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer: (med.) the presence of obstructing clots in the blood-vessels.—adjs.Embolis′mal,Embolis′mic.—n.Em′bolus, the clot of fibrin obstructing a blood-vessel, causing embolism. [Fr.,—Gr.embolismos—emballein, to cast in.]
Embonpoint, ang-bong-pwang′,adj.stout, plump, full in figure, mostly of women: well-fed.—n.stoutness, plumpness, well-fed condition. [Fr.,—en bon point, in good form.]
Emborder, em-bord′ėr,v.t.(Milton) to border.
Emboscata, em-bos-kā′ta,n.an erroneous form of It.imboscáta, an ambuscade.
Embosom, em-booz′um,Imbosom, im-,v.t.to take into the bosom: to receive into the affections: to enclose or surround. [Em, in, into, andbosom.]
Emboss, em-bos′,v.t.to produce (a raised pattern) by pressure upon sheet-metal, leather, cloth, &c.: to ornament with raised-work: (Spens.) to cover with armour: to be wrapped in.—p.adj.Embossed′, formed or covered with bosses: raised, standing out in relief: (bot.) having a protuberance in the centre.—ns.Emboss′er;Emboss′ment, a prominence like a boss: raised-work. [Em, in, into, andboss.]
Emboss, em-bos′,v.i.(Milton) to plunge into the depths of a wood.—v.t.to make to foam at the mouth. [O. Fr.embosquer,em—L.in, in,bosc, a wood. SeeAmbush.]
Embouchure, ang-boo-shür′,n.the mouth of a river: the mouth-hole of a wind musical instrument. [Fr.,—em-boucher, to put to the mouth—en, in,bouche, a mouth.]
Embound, em-bownd′,v.t.(Shak.) to bound, enclose.
Embow, em-bō′,v.t.andv.i.to bow or arch.—p.adj.Embowed′, arched, vaulted: bent like a bow: the heraldic term noting anything bent like a bow—as, e.g., the arm of a man. [Emandbow.]
Embowel, em-bow′el,v.t.properly, to enclose in something else; but also used for disembowel, to remove the entrails from:—pr.p.embow′elling;pa.p.embow′elled.—n.Embow′elment. [Em, in, into, andbowel.]
Embower, em-bow′er,Imbower, im-,v.t.to place in a bower: to shelter, as with trees.—p.adjs.Embow′ered;Embow′ering.—n.Embow′erment. [Em, in, andbower.]
Embox, em-boks′,v.t.to set in a box. [Em, in,box.]
Embrace, em-brās′,v.t.to take in the arms: to press to the bosom with affection: to take eagerly or willingly: to comprise: to admit, adopt, or receive.—v.i.to join in an embrace.—n.an embracing: fond pressure in the arms.—ns.Embrace′ment;Embrac′er.—adjs.Embrac′ing,Embrac′ive.—adv.Embrac′ingly.—n.Embrac′ingness. [O. Fr.embracer(Fr.embrasser)—L.in, in, into,bracchium, an arm. SeeBrace.]
Embrace, em-brās′,v.t.(Spens.) to brace, to fasten, or bind:—pr.p.embrac′ing;pa.p.embraced′.[Em, in, andbrace.]
Embracer, em-brā′ser,n.(law) one who influences jurors by corrupt means to deliver a partial verdict—alsoEmbrā′ceor,Embrā′sor.—n.Embrac′ery, the offence of an embracer. [O. Fr.embraceor, fromembraser, to set on fire.]
Embraid, em-brād′,v.t.(Spens.) to braid.
Embranchment, em-bransh′ment,n.a branching off, as an arm of a river, a spur of a mountain, &c. [Fr.]
Embrangle, em-brang′gl,Imbrangle, im-,v.t.to confuse, perplex.—n.Embran′glement. [Em, in, andbrangle.]
Embrasure(Shak.)=Embracement.
Embrasure, em-brā′zhūr,n.a door or window with the sides slanted on the inside: an opening in a wall for cannon. [Fr.,—O. Fr.embraser, to slope the sides of a window,em—L.in,braser, to skew.]
Embrave, em-brāv′,v.t.(Spens.) to make brave or showy, to decorate: to inspire with bravery.
Embread,v.t.(Spens.) embraid.
Embreathe, em-brēth′,v.t.to breathe into, to inspire with. [Enandbreathe.]
Embrocate, em′brō-kāt,v.t.to moisten and rub, as a sore with a lotion.—n.Embrocā′tion, act of embrocating: the lotion used. [Low L.embrocāre,-ātum, from Gr.embrochē, a lotion—embrechein, to soak in—em(=en), in, into,brechein, to wet.]
Embroglio=Imbroglio.
Embroider, em-broid′ėr,v.t.to ornament with designs in needlework, originally on the border.—ns.Embroid′erer;Embroid′ery, the art of producing ornamental patterns by means of needlework on textile fabrics, &c.: ornamental needlework: variegation or diversity: artificial ornaments. [M. E.embrouderie—O. Fr.embroder,em, andbroder, prob. Celt., acc. to Skeat. Bret.brouda, to pierce; confused with Fr.border, to border.]
Embroil, em-broil′,v.t.to involve in a broil, or in perplexity (with): to entangle: to distract: to throw into confusion.—n.Embroil′ment, a state of perplexity or confusion: disturbance. [Fr.embrouiller—em, in,brouiller, to break out.]
Embronze, em-bronz′,v.t.to form in bronze.
Embrown, em-brown′,Imbrown, im-,v.t.to make brown: to darken, obscure.—p.adj.Embrown′ing.
Embrue, em-brōō′,v.t.Same asImbrue.
Embryo, em′bri-ō,Embryon,em′bri-on,n.the young of an animal in its earliest stages of development: the part of a seed which forms the future plant: the beginning of anything:—pl.Em′bryos,Em′bryons.—ns.Embryoc′tomy, destruction of the fetus in the uterus;Embryog′eny, the formation and development of the embryo;Embryog′raphy, description of the embryo.—adjs.Embryolog′ic,-al, of or pertaining to embryology.—ns.Embryol′ogist;Embryol′ogy, science of the embryo or fetus of animals.—adjs.Em′bryonate,-d, in the state of an embryo;Embryon′ic,Embryot′ic, of or relating to anything in an imperfect state: rudimentary.—ns.Embryot′omy, the division of a fetus to effect delivery;Embryul′cia, forcible extraction of a fetus. [Low L.,—Gr.embryon—em(=en), in,bryein, to swell.]
Eme, ēm,n.(obs.) an uncle. [A.S.éam; Dut.oom.]
Emend, e-mend′,v.t.to remove faults or blemishes from: to correct or improve.—adj.Emend′able, that may be emended.—n.pl.Emend′als, funds set apart for repairs in the accounts of the Inner Temple.—v.t.Em′endate, to correct errors.—ns.Emendā′tion, removal of an error or fault: correction;Em′endātor, a corrector of errors in writings: one who corrects or improves.—adj.Emen′dātory, mending or contributing to correction. [L.emendāre,-ātum—e, out,menda, a fault.]