EMBRASUREEm*bra"sure, n. Etym: [See Embrace.]
Defn: An embrace. [Obs.] "Our locked embrasures."" Shak.
EMBRASURE Em*bra"sure (277), n. Etym: [F., fr. embraser, perh. equiv. to ébraser to widen an opening; of unknown origin.]
1. (Arch.)
Defn: A splay of a door or window.Apart, in the twilight gloom of a window's embrasure, Sat the lovers.Longfellow.
2. (Fort.)
Defn: An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. See Illust. of Casemate.
EMBRAVEEm*brave", v. t.
1. To inspire with bravery. [Obs.] Beaumont.
2. To decorate; to make showy and fine. [Obs.] And with sad cypress seemly it embraves. Spenser.
EMBRAWNEm*brawn", v. t.
Defn: To harden. [Obs.]It will embrawn and iron-crust his flesh. Nash.
EMBREADEm*bread", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + bread = 1st braid.]
Defn: To braid. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMBREATHEMENTEm*breathe"ment, n.
Defn: The act of breathing in; inspiration. [R.] The special and immediate suggestion, embreathement, and dictation of the Holy Ghost. W. Lee.
EMBREWEm*brew", v. t.
Defn: To imbrue; to stain with blood. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMBRIGHTEm*bright", v. t.
Defn: To brighten. [Obs.]
EMBROCATEEm"bro*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embrocated; p. pr. & vb. n.Embrocating.] Etym: [NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr.(Med.)
Defn: To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
EMBROCATION Em`bro*ca"tion, n. Etym: [NL. embrocatio: cf. F. embrocation.] (Med.) (a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc. (b) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.
EMBROGLIOEm*brogl"io, n.
Defn: See Imbroglio.
EMBROIDEREm*broid"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embroidered; p. pr. & vb. n.Embroidering.] Etym: [OE. embrouden. See Broider.]
Defn: To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf.Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. Ex. xxviii. 39.
EMBROIDEREREm*broid"er*er, n.
Defn: One who embroiders.
EMBROIDERYEm*broid"er*y, n.; pl. Embroideries (.
1. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration. Fields in spring's embroidery are dressed. Addison. A mere rhetorical embroidery of phrases. J. A. Symonds.
EMBROILEm*broil", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embroiled; p. pr. & vb. n.Embroiling.] Etym: [F. embrouiller; pref. em- (L. in) + brouiller.See 1st Broil, and cf. Imbroglio.]
1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a broil or quarrel; to make confused; to distract; to involve in difficulties by dissension or strife. The royal house embroiled in civil war. Dryden.
2. To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble. The Christian antiquities at Rome . . . are so embroiled with Addison.
Syn. — To perplex; entangle; distract; disturb; disorder; trouble; implicate; commingle.
EMBROILEm*broil", n.
Defn: See Embroilment.
EMBROILEREm*broil"er, n.
Defn: One who embroils.
EMBROILMENTEm*broil"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. embrouillement.]
Defn: The act of embroiling, or the condition of being embroiled; entanglement in a broil. Bp. Burnet.
EMBRONZEEm*bronze", v. t.
1. To embody in bronze; to set up a bronze representation of, as of a person. [Poetic]
2. To color in imitation of bronze. See Bronze, v. t.
EMBROTHELEm*broth"el, v. t.
Defn: To inclose in a brothel. [Obs.] Donne.
EMBROUDE; EMBROWDE; EMBROYDEEm*broud"e, Em*browd"e, Em*broyd"e, v. t.
Defn: To embroider; to adorn. [Obs.] Embrowded was he, as it were a mead All full of fresshe flowers, white and red. Chaucer.
EMBROWNEm*brown", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + brown.]
Defn: To give a brown color to; to imbrown.Summer suns embrown the laboring swain. Fenton.
EMBRUEEm*brue", v. t.
Defn: See Imbrue, Embrew. [Obs.]
EMBRUTEEm*brute", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + brute. Cf. Imbrute.]
Defn: To brutify; to imbrute.All the man embruted in the swine. Cawthorn.
EMBRYOEm"bry*o, n.; pl. Embryos. Etym: [F. embryon, Gr. in) + brew.](Biol.)
Defn: The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant; as: (a) The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus). (b) The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination. In embryo, in an incipient or undeveloped state; in conception, but not yet executed. "The company little suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo." Swift.
EMBRYOEm"bry*o, a.
Defn: Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud.
EMBRYOGENICEm`bry*o*gen"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Pertaining to the development of an embryo.
EMBRYOGENYEm`bry*og"e*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. embryogénie.] (Biol.)
Defn: The production and development of an embryo.
EMBRYOGONYEm`bry*og"o*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: The formation of an embryo.
EMBRYOGRAPHYEm`bry*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.] (Biol.)
Defn: The general description of embryos.
EMBRYOLOGIC; EMBRYOLOGICALEm`bry*o*log"ic, Em`bry*o*log"ic*al, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to embryology.
EMBRYOLOGISTEm`bry*ol"o*gist, n.
Defn: One skilled in embryology.
EMBRYOLOGYEm`bry*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. embryologie.] (Biol.)
Defn: The science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual development of the ovum until it reaches the adult stage.
EMBRYONEm"bry*on, n. & a. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: See Embryo.
EMBRYONALEm"bry*o*nal, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ; embryonic.
EMBRYONARYEm"bry*o*na*ry, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Embryonic.
EMBRYONATE; EMBRYONATEDEm"bry*o*nate, Em"bry*o*na`ted, a. (Biol.)
Defn: In the state of, or having, an embryonal.
EMBRYONICEm`bry*on"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary. Embryonic sac or vesicle (Bot.), the vesicle within which the embryo is developed in the ovule; — sometimes called also amnios sac, and embryonal sac.
EMBRYONIFEROUSEm`bry*o*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Embryo + -ferous.] (Biol.)
Defn: Having an embryo.
EMBRYONIFORMEm`bry*on"i*form, a. Etym: [Embryo + -form.] (Biol.)
Defn: Like an embryo in form.
EMBRYOPLASTICEm`bry*o*plas"tic, n. Etym: [Embryo + plastic.] (Biol.)
Defn: Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; as, embryoplastic cells.
EMBRYO SACEm"bry*o sac`. (Bot.)
Defn: See under Embryonic.
EMBRYOTICEm`bry*ot"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Embryonic.
EMBRYOTOMYEm`bry*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. embryotomie.] (Med.)
Defn: The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal.
EMBRYOTROPHEm"bry*o*troph`, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
EMBRYOUSEm"bry*ous, a.
Defn: Embryonic; undeveloped. [R.]
EMBULKEm*bulk", v. t.
Defn: To enlarge in the way of bulk. [R.] Latham.
EMBURSEEm*burse", v. t. Etym: [See Imburse.]
Defn: To furnish with money; to imburse. [Obs.]
EMBUSHEm*bush", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Ambush, Imbosk.]
Defn: To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush. [Obs.] Shelton.
EMBUSHMENT Em*bush"ment, n. Etym: [OE. embusshement, OF. embuschement, F. embûchement.]
Defn: An ambush. [Obs.]
EMBUSYEm*bus"y, v. t.
Defn: To employ. [Obs.] Skelton.
EMEEme, n. Etym: [See Eame.]
Defn: An uncle. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMEERE*meer", n.
Defn: Same as Emir.
EMENAGOGUEE*men"a*gogue, n.
Defn: See Emmenagogue.
EMENDE*mend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emended; p. pr. & vb. n. Emending.]Etym: [L. emendare; e out + menda, mendum, fault, blemish: cf. F.émender. Cf. Amend, Mend.]
Defn: To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal.
Syn.— To amend; correct; improve; better; reform; rectify. See Amend.
EMENDABLEE*mend"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. emendabilis. Cf. Amendable.]
Defn: Corrigible; amendable. [R.] Bailey.
EMENDATELYEm"en*date*ly, adv.
Defn: Without fault; correctly. [Obs.]
EMENDATIONEm`en*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. emendatio: cf. F. émendation.]
1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. "He lies in his sin without repentance or emendation." Jer. Taylor.
2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations.
EMENDATOREm"en*da`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who emends or critically edits.
EMENDATORYE*mend"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. emendatorius.]
Defn: Pertaining to emendation; corrective. "Emendatory criticism.""Johnson.
EMENDERE*mend"er, n.
Defn: One who emends.
EMENDICATE E*men"di*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. emendicatus, p. p. of emendicare to obtain by begging. See Mendicate.]
Defn: To beg. [Obs.] Cockeram.
EMERALD Em"er*ald, n. Etym: [OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde, F. émeraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. marakata.]
1. (Min.)
Defn: A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. SeeBeryl.
2. (Print.)
Defn: A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare
Note: * This line is printed in the type called emerald.
EMERALDEm"er*ald, a.
Defn: Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "Emerald meadows." Byron. Emerald fish (Zoöl.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico (Gobionellus oceanicus), remarkable for the brilliant green and blue color of the base of the tongue; — whence the name; — called also esmeralda. — Emerald green, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green bice; Scheele's green; — also used adjectively; as, emerald green crystals. — Emerald Isle, a name given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure. — Emerald spodumene, or Lithia emerald. (Min.) See Hiddenite. — Emerald nickel. (Min.) See Zaratite.
EMERALDINEEm"er*ald*ine (; 104), n.
Defn: A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid.
EMERAUDEm"er*aud, n. Etym: [See Emerald, n.]
Defn: An emerald. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMERGEE*merge", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Emerged; p. pr. & vb. n. Emerging.]Etym: [L. emergere, emersum; e out + mergere to dip, plunge. SeeMerge.]
Defn: To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge from poverty or obscurity. "Thetis . . . emerging from the deep." Dryden. Those who have emerged from very low, some from the lowest, classes of society. Burke.
EMERGENCEE*mer"gence, n.; pl. Emergences (.
Defn: The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance. The white color of all refracted light, at its very first emergence . . . is compounded of various colors. Sir I. Newton. When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung. H. Brooke.
EMERGENCYE*mer"gen*cy, n.; pl. Emergencies. Etym: [See Emergence.]
1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. Glanvill.
2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency. To whom she might her doubts propose, On all emergencies that rose. Swift. A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies. Brougham.
Syn.— Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity.
EMERGENTE*mer"gent, a. Etym: [L. emergens, p. pr. of emergere.]
1. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light. The mountains huge appear emergent. Milton.
2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; Protection granted in emergent danger. Burke. Emergent year (Chron.), the epoch or date from which any people begin to compute their time or dates; as, the emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of Christ; the emergent year of the United States is that of the declaration of their independence. — E*mer"gent*ly, adv. — E*mer"gent*ness, n. [R.]
EMERILEm"er*il, n.
1. Emery. [Obs.] Drayton.
2. A glazier's diamond. Crabb.
EMERITEDEm"er*it*ed, a. Etym: [See Emeritus.]
Defn: Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honorably discharged. [Obs.] Evelyn.
EMERITUS E*mer"i*tus, a. Etym: [L., having served out his time, p. p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.]
Defn: Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; — said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.
EMERITUSE*mer"i*tus, n.; pl. Emeriti. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
EMERODS; EMEROIDSEm"er*ods, Em"er*oids, n. pl. Etym: [OF. emmeroides. SeeHemorrhoids.]
Defn: Hemorrhoids; piles; tumors; boils. [R.] Deut. xxviii. 27.
EMERSEDE*mersed", a. Etym: [L. emersus, p. p. See Emerge.] (Bot.)
Defn: Standing out of, or rising above, water. Gray.
EMERSIONE*mer"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. émersion. See Emerge.]
1. The act of emerging, or of rising out of anything; as, emersion from the sea; emersion from obscurity or difficulties. Their immersion into water and their emersion out of the same. Knatchbull.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: The reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse or occultation; as, the emersion of the moon from the shadow of the earth; the emersion of a star from behind the moon.
EMERY Em"er*y, n. Etym: [F. émeri, earlier émeril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. smear. Cf. Emeril.] (Min.)
Defn: Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under Corundum. Emery board, cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded into convenient. — Emery cloth or paper, cloth or paper on which the powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and polishing. — Emery wheel, a wheel containing emery, or having a surface of emery. In machine shops, it is sometimes called a buff wheel, and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a glazer.
EMESISEm"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Emetic.] (Med.)
Defn: A vomiting.
EMETICE*met"ic, a. Etym: [L. emeticus, Gr. vomere: cf. F. émétique. SeeVomit.] (Med.)
Defn: Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth. — n.
Defn: A medicine which causes vomiting.
EMETICALE*met"ic*al, a.
Defn: Inducing to vomit; producing vomiting; emetic.— E*met"ic*al*ly, adv.
EMETINEEm"e*tine (; 104), n. Etym: [See Emetic.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.
EMETO-CATHARTICEm`e*to-ca*thar"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. cathartic.] (Med.)
Defn: Producing vomiting and purging at the same time.
EMEU; EMEWE"meu, or E"mew, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Emu.
EMEUTE e`meute", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A seditious tumult; an outbreak.
E. M. F.E. M. F. (Physics)
Defn: An abbreviation for electro-motive force.
EMFORTH Em*forth", prep. Etym: [AS. em-, emn-, in comp. equiv. to efen equal + for forth.]
Defn: According to; conformably to. [Obs.] Chaucer. Emforth my might, so far as lies in my power. [Obs.]
EMGALLAEm*gal"la, n. (Zoöl.) Etym: [Native name.]
Defn: The South African wart hog. See Wart hog.
EMICANTEm"i*cant, a. Etym: [L. emicans, p. pr. of emicare. See Emication.]
Defn: Beaming forth; flashing. [R.]Which emicant did this and that way dart. Blackmore.
EMICATION Em`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. emicatio, fr. emicare to spring out or forth; e. out + micare to move quickly to and fro, to sparkle.]
Defn: A flying off in small particles, as heated iron or fermenting liquors; a sparkling; scintillation. Sir T. Browne.
EMICTIONE*mic"tion, n. Etym: [L. e out + mingere, mictum, to make water.]
1. The voiding of urine.
2. What is voided by the urinary passages; urine.
EMICTORYE*mic"to*ry, a. & n. (Med.)
Defn: Diuretic.
EMIGRANT Em"i*grant, a. Etym: [L. emigrans, -antis, p. pr. of emigrare to emigrate: cf. F. émigrant. See Emigrate, v. i.]
1. Removing from one country to another; emigrating; as, an emigrant company or nation.
2. Pertaining to an emigrant; used for emigrants; as, an emigrant ship or hospital.
EMIGRANTEm"i*grant, n.
Defn: One who emigrates, or quits one country or region to settle in another.
Syn. — Emigrant, Immigrant. Emigrant and emigration have reference to the country from which the migration is made; the correlative words immigrant and immigration have reference to the country into which the migration is made, the former marking the going out from a country, the latter the coming into it.
EMIGRATEEm"i*grate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Emigrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Emigrating.] Etym: [L. emigratus, p. p. of emigrare to remove,emigrate; e out + migrare to migrate. See Migrate.]
Defn: To remove from one country or State to another, for the purpose of residence; to migrate from home. Forced to emigrate in a body to America. Macaulay. They [the Huns] were emigrating from Tartary into Europe in the time of the Goths. J. H. Newman.
EMIGRATEEm"i*grate, a.
Defn: Migratory; roving. [Obs.]
EMIGRATIONEm`i*gra"tion, n. Etym: [L. emigratio: cf. F. émigration.]
1. The act of emigrating; removal from one country or state to another, for the purpose of residence, as from Europe to America, or, in America, from the Atlantic States to the Western.
2. A body emigrants; emigrants collectively; as, the German emigration.
EMIGRATIONALEm`i*gra"tion*al, a.
Defn: Relating to emigration.
EMIGRATIONISTEm`i*gra"tion*ist, n.
Defn: An advocate or promoter of emigration.
EMIGRATOREm"i*gra`tor, n.
Defn: One who emigrates; am emigrant. [R.]
EMIGRE e`mi`gre", n. Etym: [F., emigrant.]
Defn: One of the natives of France who were opposed to the firstRevolution, and who left their country in consequence.
EMINENCE Em"i*nence, n. Etym: [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F. éminence.]
1. That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height. Without either eminences or cavities. Dryden. The temple of honor ought to be seated on an eminence. Burke.
2. An elevated condition among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction; preferment. Milton. You 've too a woman's heart, which ever yet Affected eminence, wealth, sovereignty. Shak.
3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
EMINENCYEm"i*nen*cy, n.; pl Eminences (.
Defn: State of being eminent; eminence. "Eminency of estate."Tillotson.
EMINENT Em"i*nent, a. Etym: [L. eminens, -entis, p. pr. of eminere to stand out, be prominent; e out + minere (in comp.) to project; of uncertain origin: cf. F. éminent. Cf. Menace.]
1. High; lofty; towering; prominent. "A very eminent promontory." Evelyn
2. Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation; distinguished; conspicuous; as, an eminent station; an eminent historian, statements, statesman, or saint. Right of eminent domain. (Law) See under Domain.
Syn.— Lofty; elevated; exalted; conspicuous; prominent; remarkable;distinguished; illustrious; famous; celebrated; renowned; well-known.See Distinguished.
EMINENTLYEm"i*nent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an eminent manner; in a high degree; conspicuously; as, to be eminently learned.
EMIR; EMEERE"mir, E*meer", n. Etym: [Ar. emir, amir, commander: cf. F. émir. Cf.Admiral, Ameer.]
Defn: An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima; among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to certain high officials.
EMIRSHIP; EMEERSHIPE`mir*ship, E*meer"ship, n.
Defn: The rank or office of an Emir.
EMISSARY Em"is*sa*ry, n.; pl. Emissaries. Etym: [L. emissarius, fr. emittere, emissum, to send out: cf. F. émissaire. See Emit.]
Defn: An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter. Buzzing emissaries fill the ears Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears. Dryden.
Syn. — Emissary, Spy. A spy is one who enters an enemy's camp or territories to learn the condition of the enemy; an emissary may be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the schemes of an opposing party, but to influence their councils. A spy must be concealed, or he suffers death; an emissary may in some cases be known as the agent of an adversary without incurring similar hazard.
EMISSARYEm"is*sa*ry, a.
1. Exploring; spying. B. Jonson.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium through apertures in its walls.
EMISSARYSHIPEm"is*sa*ry*ship`, n.
Defn: The office of an emissary.
EMISSIONE*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. emissio: cf. F. émission. See Emit.]
1. The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the emission of bank notes. issue bank notes.
2. That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood. Emission theory (Physics), the theory of Newton, regarding light as consisting of emitted particles or corpuscles. See Corpuscular theory, under Corpuscular.
EMISSITIOUSEm`is*si"tious, a. Etym: [L. emissitius, fr. emittere.]
Defn: Looking, or narrowly examining; prying. [Obs.] "Those emissitious eyes." Bp. Hall.
EMISSIVEE*mis"sive, a.
Defn: Sending out; emitting; as, emissive powers.
EMISSIVITYEm`is*siv"i*ty, n.
Defn: Tendency to emission; comparative facility of emission, or rate at which emission takes place, as of heat from the surface of a heated body.
EMISSORYE*mis"so*ry, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Same as Emissary, a., 2.
EMITE*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Emitting.] Etym:[L. emittere to send out; e out + mittere to send. See Mission.]
1. To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light. Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal arrows. Prior.
2. To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit. No State shall . . . emit bills of credit. Const. of the U. S.
EMITTENTE*mit"tent, a. Etym: [L. emittens, p. pr. emittere.]
Defn: Sending forth; emissive. Boyle.
EMMANTLE Em*man"tle, v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + mantle: cf. F. emmanteler. Cf. Inmantle.]
Defn: To cover over with, or as with, a mantle; to put about as a protection. [Obs.] Holland.
EMMANUELEm*man"u*el, n.
Defn: See Immanuel. Matt. i. 23.
EMMARBLEEm*mar"ble, v. t.
Defn: To turn to marble; to harden. [Obs.]Thou dost emmarble the proud heart. Spenser.
EMMENAGOGUEEm*men"a*gogue, n. Etym: [Gr. n. pl., menses (emménagogue.] (Med.)
Defn: A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.
EMMETEm"met, n. Etym: [OE. emete, amete, AS. æmete. See Ant.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An ant. Emmet hunter (Zoöl.), the wryneck.
EMMETROPIAEm`me*tro"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; — opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, an astigmatism.
EMMETROPICEm`me*trop"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or characterized by, emmetropia. The normal or emmetropic eye adjusts itself perfectly for all distances. J. Le Conte.
EMMETROPYEm*met"ro*py, n. (Med.)
Defn: Same as Emmetropia.
EMMEWEm*mew", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + mew. Cf. Immew.]
Defn: To mew or coop up. [Obs.] Shak.
EMMOVEEm*move", v. t. Etym: [For emove: cf. F. émouvoir, L. emovere. SeeEmotion.]
Defn: To move; to rouse; to excite. [Obs.]
EMODINEm"o*din, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; — so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei).
EMOLLESCENCE Em`ol*les"cence, n. Etym: [L. e out + mollescere, incho. fr. mollere to be soft, mollis soft.]
Defn: That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.
EMOLLIATEE*mol"li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emolliated; p. pr. & vb. n.Emolliating.] Etym: [See Emollient, a.]
Defn: To soften; to render effeminate. Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor. Pinkerton.
EMOLLIENTE*mol"lient, a. Etym: [L. emolliens, -entis, p. pr. of emollire tosoften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis soft: cf. F. émollient. SeeMollify.]
Defn: Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. "Emollient applications." Arbuthnot.
EMOLLIENTE*mol"lient (; 105), n. (Med.)
Defn: An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc.
EMOLLITIONEm`ol*li"tion, n.
Defn: The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation. Bacon.
EMOLUMENT E*mol"u*ment, n. Etym: [L. emolumentum, lit., a working out, fr. emoliri to move out, work out; e out + moliri to set in motion, exert one's self, fr. moles a huge, heavy mass: cf. F. émolument. See Mole a mound.]
Defn: The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary. A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office. Bancroft.
EMOLUMENTALE*mol`u*men"tal, a.
Defn: Pertaining to an emolument; profitable. [R.] Evelyn.
EMONG; EMONGSTE*mong", E*mongst"
Defn: , (prep. Among. [Obs.]
EMOTION E*mo"tion, n. Etym: [L. emovere, emotum, to remove, shake, stir up; e out + movere to move: cf. F. émotion. See Move, and cf. Emmove.]
Defn: A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings, whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind caused by a specific exciting cause and manifested by some sensible effect on the body. How different the emotions between departure and return! W. Irving. Some vague emotion of delight. Tennyson.
Syn. — Feeling; agitation; tremor; trepidation; perturbation; passion; excitement. — Emotion, Feeling, Agitation. Feeling is the weaker term, and may be of the body or the mind. Emotion is of the mind alone, being the excited action of some inward susceptibility or feeling; as, an emotion of pity, terror, etc. Agitation may the bodily or mental, and usually arises in the latter case from a vehement struggle between contending desires or emotions. See Passion. "Agitations have but one character, viz., that of violence; emotions vary with the objects that awaken them. There are emotions either of tenderness or anger, either gentle or strong, either painful or pleasing." Crabb.
EMOTIONALE*mo"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.
EMOTIONALISME*mo"tion*al*ism, n.
Defn: The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.
EMOTIONALIZEE*mo"tion*al*ize, v. t.
Defn: To give an emotional character to.Brought up in a pious family where religion was not talked aboutemotionalized, but was accepted as the rule of thought and conduct.Froude.
EMOTIONEDE*mo"tioned, a.
Defn: Affected with emotion. [R.] "The emotioned soul." Sir W. Scott.
EMOTIVEE*mo"tive, a.
Defn: Attended by, or having the character of, emotion. H. Brooke.— E*mo"tive*ly, adv.
EMOTIVENESSE*mo"tive*ness, n.
Defn: Susceptibility to emotion. G. Eliot.
EMOTIVITYE`mo*tiv"i*ty, n.
Defn: Emotiveness. Hickok.
EMOVEE*move", v. t.
Defn: To move. [Obs.] Thomson.
EMPAIREm*pair", v. t.
Defn: To impair. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMPAISTICEm*pais"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Fine Arts)
Defn: Having to do with inlaid work; — especially used with reference to work of the ancient Greeks.
EMPALEEm*pale", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + pale: cf. OF. empalir.]
Defn: To make pale. [Obs.]No bloodless malady empales their face. G. Fletcher.
EMPALE Em*pale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Empaling.] Etym: [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a pale, stake. See Pale a stake, and cf. Impale.] [Written also impale.]
1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale. All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. To inclose; to surround. See Impale.
3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
4. (Her.)
Defn: Same as Impale.
EMPALEMENTEm*pale"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler. See Empale.][Written also impalement.]
1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes.
2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
3. (Her.)
Defn: Same as Impalement.
EMPANELEm*pan"el, n. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + panel.] (Law)
Defn: A list of jurors; a panel. [Obs.] Cowell.
EMPANELEm*pan"el, v. t.
Defn: See Impanel.
EMPANOPLIEDEm*pan"o*plied, a. Etym: [Pref. em- + panoply.]
Defn: Completely armed; panoplied. Tennyson.
EMPARADISEEm*par"a*dise, v. t.
Defn: Same as Imparadise.
EMPARK Em*park", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- + park: cf. OF. emparchier, emparkier. Cf. Impark.]
Defn: To make a park of; to inclose, as with a fence; to impark.[Obs.]
EMPARLANCEEm*par"lance, n.
Defn: Parley; imparlance. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMPASMEm*pasm", n. Etym: [F. empasme, fr. Gr.
Defn: A perfumed powder sprinkled upon the body to mask the odor of sweat.
EMPASSIONEm*pas"sion, v. t.
Defn: To move with passion; to affect strongly. See Impassion. [Obs.]Those sights empassion me full near. Spenser.
EMPASSIONATEEm*pas"sion*ate, a.
Defn: Strongly affected. [Obs.]The Briton Prince was sore empassionate. Spenser.
EMPAWNEm*pawn", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- + pawn. Cf. Impawn.]
Defn: To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.To sell, empawn, and alienate the estates. Milman.
EMPEACHEm*peach", v. t.
Defn: To hinder. See Impeach. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMPEARLEm*pearl", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- + pearl. Cf. Impearl.]
Defn: To form like pearls; to decorate with, or as with, pearls; to impearl.
EMPEOPLEEm*peo"ple, v. t.
Defn: To form into a people or community; to inhabit; to people.[Obs.]We now know 't is very well empeopled. Sir T. Browne.
EMPERESSEm"per*ess, n.
Defn: See Empress. [Obs.]
EMPERICEEm"per*ice, n.
Defn: An empress. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EMPERILEm*per"il, v. t.
Defn: To put in peril. See Imperil. Spenser.
EMPERISHEDEm*per"ished, a.
Defn: Perished; decayed. [Obs.]I deem thy brain emperished be. Spenser.
EMPEROREm"per*or, n. Etym: [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L.imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order.See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.]
Defn: The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; — a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia. Emperor goose (Zoöl.), a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska. — Emperor moth (Zoöl.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia). — Emperor paper. See under Paper. — Purple emperor (Zoöl.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris).
EMPERORSHIPEm"per*or*ship, n.
Defn: The rank or office of an emperor.
EMPERYEm"per*y, n. Etym: [L. imperium, influenced by OF. emperie, empire.See Empire.]
Defn: Empire; sovereignty; dominion. [Archaic] Shak.Struggling for my woman's empery. Mrs. Browning.
EMPHASISEm"pha*sis, n.; pl. Emphases. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. In, and Phase.]
1. (Rhet.)
Defn: A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. E. Porter.
2. A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis. External objects stand before us . . . in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color. Sir W. Hamilton.
EMPHASIZEEm"pha*size, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emphasized; p. pr. & vb. n.Emphasizing.]
Defn: To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
EMPHATIC; EMPHATICALEm*phat"ic, Em*phat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. emphatique. See Emphasis.]
1. Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to remonstrate in am emphatic manner; an emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning.
2. Striking the sense; attracting special attention; impressive; forcible. "Emphatical colors." Boyle. "Emphatical evils." Bp. Reynolds.
Syn. — Forcible; earnest; impressive; energetic; striking; positive; important; special; significant.
EMPHATICALLYEm*phat"ic*al*ly, adv.
1. With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree; preëminently. He was indeed emphatically a popular writer. Macaulay.
2. Not really, but apparently. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
EMPHATICALNESSEm*phat"ic*al*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
EMPHRACTICEm*phrac"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
EMPHRENSYEm*phren"sy, v. t.
Defn: To madden. [Obs.]
EMPHYSEMAEm`phy*se"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. emphysème.] (Med.)
Defn: A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. Emphysema of the lungs, Pulmonary emphysema (Med.), a common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are distended and their partition walls ruptured by an abnormal pressure of the air contained in them.
EMPHYSEMATOUSEm`phy*sem"a*tous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. emphysémateux.] (Med.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated.
EMPHYTEUSISEm`phy*teu"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rom. Law)
Defn: A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent, charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled with the enjoyment of the property on condition of taking care of the estate and paying taxes, and sometimes a small rent. Heumann.
EMPHYTEUTICEm`phy*teu"tic, a. Etym: [L. emphyteuticus.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to an emphyteusis; as, emphyteutic lands.
EMPHYTEUTICARYEm`phy*teu"ti*ca*ry, n. Etym: [L. emphyteuticarius, a.]
Defn: One who holds lands by emphyteusis.
EMPIERCEEm*pierce", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- + pierce. Cf. Impierce.]
Defn: To pierce; to impierce. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMPIGHTEm*pight", a. Etym: [Pref. em- + pight pitched, fixed.]
Defn: Fixed; settled; fastened. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMPIRE Em"pire, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. imperium a command, sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr. imperare. See Emperor; cf. Imperial.]
1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of the sea." Shak. Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. Milton.
2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire. Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government. C. J. Smith.
3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "Under the empire of facts." M. Arnold. Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with chivalry the empire over the minds of men. A. W. Ward. Celestial empire. See under Celestial. — Empire City, a common designation of the city of New York. — Empire State, a common designation of the State of New York.
Syn. — Sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty; government; kingdom; realm; state.
EMPIRE STATEEmpire State.
Defn: New York; — a nickname alluding to its size and wealth.
EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTHEmpire State of the South.
Defn: Georgia; — a nickname.
EMPIRE STATE OF THE WESTEmpire State of the West.
Defn: Missouri; — a nickname.
EMPIRIC Em*pir"ic, n. Etym: [L. empiricus an empiric, Gr. fare: cf. F. empirique. See In, and Fare.]
1. One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.
2. One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation; especially, in medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a quack; a charlatan. Among the Greek physicians, those who founded their practice on experience called themselves empirics. Krauth-Fleming. Swallow down opinions as silly people do empirics' pills. Locke.
EMPIRIC; EMPIRICALEm*pir"ic, Em*pir"ic*al, a.
1. Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments. In philosophical language, the term empirical means simply what belongs to or is the product of experience or observation. Sir W. Hamilton. The village carpenter . . . lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship. H. Spencer.
2. Depending upon experience or observation alone, without due regard to science and theory; — said especially of medical practice, remedies, etc.; wanting in science and deep insight; as, empiric skill, remedies. Empirical formula. (Chem.) See under Formula.
Syn.— See Transcendental.
EMPIRICALLYEm*pir"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.
EMPIRICISMEm*pir"i*cism, n.
1. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.
2. Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery.
3. (Metaph.)
Defn: The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.
EMPIRICISTEm*pir"i*cist, n.
Defn: An empiric.
EMPIRISTICEm`pi*ris"tic, a. (Physics)
Defn: Relating to, or resulting from, experience, or experiment; following from empirical methods or data; — opposed to nativistic.
EMPLACEEm*place", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emplaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Emplacing.][Cf. F. emplacer. See En-; Place, v. & n.]
Defn: To put into place or position; to fix on an emplacement.
EMPLACEMENTEm*place"ment, n. [Cf. F. emplacement.]
Defn: A putting in, or assigning to, a definite place; localization; as, the emplacement of a structure.
EMPLASTER Em*plas"ter, n. Etym: [OF. emplastre, F. emplâtre, L. emplastrum a plaster or salve, fr. Gr.
Defn: See Plaster. [Obs.] Wiseman.
EMPLASTEREm*plas"ter, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OF. emplastrer, F. emplâtrer. SeeEmplaster, n.]
Defn: To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good appearance. [Obs.] "Fair as ye his name emplaster." Chaucer.
EMPLASTICEm*plas"tic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. emplastique, fr. Gr. Emplaster.]
Defn: Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications.
EMPLASTICEm*plas"tic, n.
Defn: A medicine causing constipation.
EMPLASTRATIONEm`plas*tra"tion, n. Etym: [L. emplastratio a budding.]
1. The act or process of grafting by inoculation; budding. [Obs.] Holland.
2. Etym: [See 1st Emplaster.] (Med.)
Defn: The application of a plaster or salve.
EMPLEADEm*plead", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + plead: cf. F. emplaidier.Cf. Implead.]
Defn: To accuse; to indict. See Implead.
EMPLECTIONEm*plec"tion, n.
Defn: See Emplecton.
EMPLECTONEm*plec"ton, n. Etym: [F. or L. emplecton, fr. Gr.
Defn: A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders. [R.] Weale.
EMPLOREEm*plore", v. t.
Defn: See Implore. [Obs.]
EMPLOYEm*ploy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Employed; p. pr. & vb. n. Employing.]Etym: [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into, infold, involve,implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See Ply, and cf. Imply,Implicate.]
1. To inclose; to infold. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; — often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies. This is a day in which the thoughts . . . ought to be employed on serious subjects. Addison.
(b) To occupy; as, to employ time in study. (c) To have or keep at work; to give employment or occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest; as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy. Jonathan . . . and Jahaziah . . . were employed about this matter. Ezra x. 15. Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer To turn the glebe. Dryden. To employ one's self, to apply or devote one's time and attention; to busy one's self.
Syn.— To use; busy; apply; exercise; occupy; engross; engage. See Use.
EMPLOYEm*ploy", n. Etym: [Cf. F. emploi.]
Defn: That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regularservice or business; employment.The whole employ of body and of mind. Pope.In one's employ, in one's service.
EMPLOYABLEEm*ploy"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. employable.]
Defn: Capable of being employed; capable of being used; fit or proper for use. Boyle.
EMPLOYEEm`ploy`é", n. Etym: [F., p. p. of employer.]
Defn: One employed by another; a clerk or workman in the service of an employer.
EMPLOYEEEm`ploy*ee", n. Etym: [The Eng. form of employé.]
Defn: One employed by another.
EMPLOYEREm*ploy"er, n.
Defn: One who employs another; as, an employer of workmen.
EMPLOYMENTEm*ploy"ment, n.
1. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.
2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time or attention; office or post of business; service; as, agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public employments; in the employment of government. Cares are employments, and without employ The soul is on a rack. Young.
Syn. — Work; business; occupation; vocation; calling; office; service; commission; trade; profession.
EMPLUMEDEm*plumed", a.
Defn: Plumed. [R.]
EMPLUNGEEm*plunge", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Implunge.]
Defn: To plunge; to implunge. [Obs.] Spenser.
EMPOISONEm*poi"son, v. t. Etym: [F. empoisonner; pref. em- + F. poison. SeePoison, and cf. Impoison.]
Defn: To poison; to impoison. Shak.
EMPOISONEm*poi"son, n.
Defn: Poison. [Obs.] Remedy of Love.
EMPOISONEREm*poi"son*er, n.
Defn: Poisoner. [Obs.] Bacon.
EMPOISONMENTEm*poi"son*ment, n. Etym: [F. empoisonnement.]
Defn: The act of poisoning. Bacon.
EMPORETIC; EMPORETICALEm`po*ret"ic, Em`po*ret"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. emporeticus, Gr.Emporium.]
Defn: Pertaining to an emporium; relating to merchandise. [Obs.]Johnson.
EMPORIUM Em*po"ri*um, n.; pl. Emporiums, L. Emporia. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. In, and Empiric, Fare.]
1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country. That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill- built market town. Macaulay. It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers. Knox.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: The brain. [Obs.]
EMPOVERISHEm*pov"er*ish, v. t.
Defn: See Impoverish.
EMPOWEREm*pow"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empowered; p. pr. & vb. n.Empowering.]
1. To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor.
2. To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities to. "These eyes . . . empowered to gaze." Keble.
EMPRESS Em"press, n. Etym: [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See Emperor.]
1. The consort of an emperor. Shak.
2. A female sovereign.
3. A sovereign mistress. "Empress of my soul." Shak. Empress cloth, a cloth for ladies' dresses, either wholly of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles merino, but is not twilled.
EMPRESSEMENTEm`presse`ment", n. [F., fr s'empresser to hasten.]
Defn: Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of enthusiasm.
He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement.Poe.
EMPRINTEm*print", v. t. [Obs.]
Defn: See Imprint.
EMPRISE Em*prise", n. Etym: [OF. emprise, fr. emprendre to undertake; pref. em- (L. in) + F. prendre to take, L. prehendere, prendere; prae before + a verb akin to E. get. See Get, and cf. Enterprise, Impresa.] [Archaic]
1. An enterprise; endeavor; adventure. Chaucer. In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. Spenser. The deeds of love and high emprise. Longfellow.
2. The qualifies which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits. I love thy courage yet and bolt emprise; But here thy sword can do thee little stead. Milton.
EMPRISEEm*prise", v. t.
Defn: To undertake. [Obs.] Sackville.
EMPRISINGEm*pris"ing, a. Etym: [From Emprise, v. t.]
Defn: Full of daring; adventurous. [Archaic] T. Campbell.
EMPRISONEm*pris"on, v. t. Etym: [Obs.]
Defn: See Imprison.
EMPROSTHOTONOSEm`pros*thot"o*nos, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A drawing of the body forward, in consequence of the spasmodic action of some of the muscles. Gross.
EMPTEEmp"te, v. t.
Defn: To empty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EMPTIEREmp"ti*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, empties.
EMPTIEREmp"ti*er, compar.
Defn: of Empty.
EMPTINESSEmp"ti*ness, n. Etym: [From Empty.]
1. The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.
2. Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; the emptiness of earthly glory.
3. Want of knowledge; lack of sense; vacuity of mind. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray. Pope. The sins of emptiness, gossip, and spite. Tennyson.
EMPTIONEmp"tion, n. Etym: [L. emptio, fr. emere to buy.]
Defn: The act of buying. [R.] Arbuthnot.
EMPTIONALEmp"tion*al, a.
Defn: Capable of being purchased.
EMPTY Emp"ty, a. [Compar. Emptier; superl. Emptiest.] Etym: [AS. emtig, æmtig, æmetig, fr. æmta, æmetta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.]
1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; — said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.