1. (Metaph.)
Defn: Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also,God, as the Being of Beings.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence. [Obs.]
ENSAFEEn*safe", v. t.
Defn: To make safe. [Obs.] Hall.
ENSAMPLEEn*sam"ple, n. Etym: [OF. ensample, essample, F. exemple. SeeExample.]
Defn: An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [Obs.] Tyndale.Being ensamples to the flock.
ENSAMPLEEn*sam"ple, v. t.
Defn: To exemplify, to show by example. [Obs.] Spenser.
ENSANGUINEEn*san"guine, v. t.
Defn: To stain or cover with blood; to make bloody, or of a blood-red color; as, an ensanguined hue. "The ensanguined field." Milton.
ENSATEEn"sate, a. Etym: [NL. ensatus, fr. L. ensis sword.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.
ENSCALEEn*scale", v. t.
Defn: To cover with scales.
ENSCHEDULEEn*sched"ule, v. t.
Defn: To insert in a schedule. See Schedule. [R.] Shak.
ENSCONCEEn*sconce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensconced; imp. & p. p. Ensconcing.]
Defn: To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hidesecurely; to conceal.She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.
ENSEALEn*seal", v. t.
Defn: To impress with a seal; to mark as with a seal; hence, toratify. [Obs.]This deed I do enseal. Piers Plowman.
ENSEAMEn*seam", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + seam suture. Cf. Inseam.]
Defn: To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain.Camden.
ENSEAMEn*seam", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + seam grease.]
Defn: To cover with grease; to defile; to pollute. [Obs.]In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed. Shak.
ENSEAREn*sear", v. t.
Defn: To sear; to dry up. [Obs.]Ensear thy fertile and conceptious womb. Shak.
ENSEARCHEn*search", v. i. Etym: [OF. encerchier. See Search.]
Defn: To make search; to try to find something. [Obs.] — v. t.
Defn: To search for. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
ENSEELEn*seel", v. t.
Defn: To close eyes of; to seel; — said in reference to a hawk.[Obs.]
ENSEINTEn*seint", a. (Law)
Defn: With child; pregnant. See Enceinte. [Obs.]
ENSEMBLEEn`sem"ble, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: The whole; all the parts taken together.
ENSEMBLEEn`sem"ble, adv. Etym: [F.]
Defn: All at once; together.
ENSHELTEREn*shel"ter, v. t.
Defn: To shelter. [Obs.]
ENSHIELDEn*shield", v. t.
Defn: To defend, as with a shield; to shield. [Archaic] Shak.
ENSHIELDEn*shield", a.
Defn: Shielded; enshielded. [Obs.] Shak.
ENSHRINEEn*shrine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enshrined; p. pr. & vb. n.Enshrining.]
Defn: To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. We will enshrine it as holy relic. Massinger.
ENSHROUDEn*shroud", v. t.
Defn: To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to shroud. Churchill.
ENSIFEROUSEn*sif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. ensifer; ensis sword + ferre to bear: cf.F. ensifère.]
Defn: Bearing a sword.
ENSIFORMEn"si*form, a. Etym: [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.]
Defn: Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. Ensiform cartilage, and Ensiform process. (Anat.) See Xiphisternum.
ENSIGN En"sign, n. Etym: [L. enseigne, L. insignia, pl. of insigne a distinctive mark, badge, flag; in + signum mark, sign. See Sign, and cf. Insignia, 3d Ancient.]
1. A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; — as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like. Hang up your ensigns, let your drums be still. Shak.
2. A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice. He will lift an ensign to the nations from far. Is. v. 26.
3. Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol. The ensigns of our power about we bear. Waller.
4. (a) Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment. (b) A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Note: In the British army the rank of ensign was abolished in 1871. In the United States army the rank is not recognized; the regimental flags being carried by a sergeant called the color sergeant. Ensign bearer, one who carries a flag; an ensign.
ENSIGNEn"sign, v. t.
1. To designate as by an ensign. [Obs.] Henry but joined the roses that ensigned Particular families. B. Jonson.
2. To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.
ENSIGNCYEn"sign*cy, n.; pl. Ensigncies (.
Defn: The rank or office of an ensign.
ENSIGNSHIPEn"sign*ship, n.
Defn: The state or rank of an ensign.
ENSILAGEEn"si*lage, n. Etym: [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See Silo.]
1. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as the ensilage of fodder.
2. The fodder preserved in a silo.
ENSILAGEEn"si*lage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensilaged; p. pr. & vb. n.Ensilaging.]
Defn: To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.
ENSILEEn*sile", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensiling.][F. ensiler: cf. Sp. ensilar. See Silo.]
Defn: To store (green fodder) in a silo; to prepare as silage. —En"si*list (#), n.
ENSKYEn*sky", v. t.
Defn: To place in the sky or in heaven. [R.] "A thing enskied and sainted." Shak.
ENSLAVEEn*slave", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enslaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Enslaving.]
Defn: To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to adominant influence.The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war, Shall, with their freedomlost, all virtue lose. Milton.Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will. Cowper.
ENSLAVEDNESSEn*slav"ed*ness, n.
Defn: State of being enslaved.
ENSLAVEMENTEn*slave"ment, n.
Defn: The act of reducing to slavery; state of being enslaved;bondage; servitude.A fresh enslavement to their enemies. South.
ENSLAVEREn*slav"er, n.
Defn: One who enslaves. Swift.
ENSNAREEn*snare", v. t.
Defn: To catch in a snare. See Insnare.
ENSNARLEn*snarl", v. t.
Defn: To entangle. [Obs.] Spenser.
ENSOBEREn*so"ber, v. t.
Defn: To make sober. [Obs.]Sad accidents to ensober his spirits. Jer. Taylor.
ENSOULEn*soul", v. t.
Defn: To indue or imbue (a body) with soul. [R.] Emerson.
ENSPHEREEn*sphere", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + sphere. Cf. Insphere.]
1. To place in a sphere; to envelop. His ample shoulders in a cloud ensphered. Chapman.
2. To form into a sphere.
ENSTAMPEn*stamp", v. t.
Defn: To stamp; to mark asIt is the motive . . . which enstamps the character. Gogan.
ENSTATEEn*state", v. t.
Defn: See Instate.
ENSTATITEEn"sta*tite, n. Etym: [Named fr. Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety.
ENSTATITICEn`sta*tit"ic, a.
Defn: Relating to enstatite.
ENSTOREEn*store", v. t. Etym: [See Instaurate.]
Defn: To restore. [Obs.] Wyclif.
ENSTYLEEn*style", v. t.
Defn: To style; to name. [Obs.]
ENSUABLEEn*su"a*ble, a.
Defn: Ensuing; following.
ENSUEEn*sue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensuing.] Etym:[OF. ensevre, OF. & F. ensuivre, fr. L. insequi; in + sequi topursue. See Sue.]
Defn: To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.] "Seek peace, and ensue it." 1 Pet. iii. 11. To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. Golding.
ENSUEEn*sue", v. i.
Defn: To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one. So spoke the Dame, but no applause ensued. Pope. Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, ensues, unless the exciting cause be presently removed. I. Taylor.
Syn.— To follow; pursue; succeed. See Follow.
ENSUREEn*sure", v. t.
1. To make sure. See Insure.
2. To betroth. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
ENSUREREn*sur"er, n.
Defn: See Insurer.
ENSWATHEEn*swathe", v. t.
Defn: To swathe; to envelop, as in swaddling clothes. Shak.
ENSWATHEMENTEn*swathe"ment, n.
Defn: The act of enswathing, or the state of being enswathed.
ENSWEEPEn*sweep", v. t.
Defn: To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly. [R.] Thomson.
ENT-Ent-.
Defn: A prefix signifying within. See Ento-.
-ENT -ent. Etym: [F. -ent, L. -ens, -entis.]
Defn: An adjective suffix signifying action or being; as, corrodent, excellent, emergent, continent, quiescent. See -ant.
ENTABLATUREEn*tab"la*ture, n. Etym: [OF. entablature: cf. It intavolatura, fr.LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L. in + tabulatum board work,flooring, fr. tabula. See Table.] (Arch.)
Defn: The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns.See Illust. of Column, Cornice.
Note: It is commonly divided into architrave, the part immediately above the column; frieze, the central space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings. Parker.
ENTABLEMENTEn*tab"le*ment, n. Etym: [F. entablement, LL. intabulamentum.]
Defn: See Entablature. [R.] Evelyn.
ENTACKLEEn*tac"kle, v. t.
Defn: To supply with tackle. [Obs.] Skelton.
ENTADEn"tad, adv. Etym: [Ent- + L. ad towards.] (Anat.)
Defn: Toward the inside or central part; away from the surface; — opposed to ectad. B. G. Wilder.
ENTAIL En*tail", n. Etym: [OE. entaile carving, OF. entaille, F., an incision, fr. entailler to cut away; pref. en- (L. in) + tailler to cut; LL. feudum talliatum a fee entailed, i. e., curtailed or limited. See Tail limitation, Tailor.]
1. That which is entailed. Hence: (Law) (a) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue. (b) The rule by which the descent is fixed. A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. Hume.
2. Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] "A work of rich entail." Spenser.
ENTAILEn*tail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entailing.]Etym: [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See Entail, n.]
1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; — said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage. Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume. I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. Shak.
2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.] To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. Shak.
3. To cut or carve in a ornamental way. [Obs.] Entailed with curious antics. Spenser.
ENTAILMENTEn*tail"ment, n.
1. The act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent.
2. The condition of being entailed.
3. A thing entailed. Brutality as an hereditary entailment becomes an ever weakening force. R. L. Dugdale.
ENTALEn"tal, a. Etym: [See Ent-.] (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or situated near, central or deep parts; inner; — opposed to ectal. B. G. Wilder.
ENTAMEEn*tame", v. t.
Defn: To tame. [Obs.] Shak.
ENTANGLEEn*tan"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entangled; p. pr. & vb. n.Entangling.]
1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.
2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers. "Entangling alliances." Washington. The difficulties that perplex men's thoughts and entangle their understandings. Locke. Allowing her to entangle herself with a person whose future was so uncertain. Froude.
ENTANGLEMENTEn*tan"gle*ment, n.
Defn: State of being entangled; intricate and confused involution; that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.
ENTANGLEREn*tan"gler, n.
Defn: One that entangles.
ENTASIAEn*ta"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Entasis.] (Med.)
Defn: Tonic spasm; — applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.
ENTASISEn"ta*sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
1. (Arch.)
Defn: A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Same as Entasia.
ENTASSMENTEn*tass"ment, n. Etym: [F. entassement, fr. entasser to heap up.]
Defn: A heap; accumulation. [R.]
ENTASTICEn*tas"tic, a. Etym: [Formed as if fr. (assumed) Gr. Entasis.] (Med.)
Defn: Relating to any disease characterized by tonic spasms.
ENTELECHYEn*tel"e*chy, n. Etym: [L. entelechia, Gr. (Peripatetic Philos.)
Defn: An actuality; a conception completely actualized, in distinction from mere potential existence.
ENTELLUSEn*tel"lus, n. Etym: [NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey (Semnopithecus entellus) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head. Called also hoonoomaun and hungoor.
ENTENDEn*tend", v. i. Etym: [F. entendre, fr. L. intendere. See Intend.]
Defn: To attend to; to apply one's self to. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ENTENDEREn*ten"der, v. t.
1. To make tender. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
2. To treat with tenderness. [R.] Young.
ENTENTIVEEn*ten"tive, a. Etym: [OF. ententif.]
Defn: Attentive; zealous. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ENTER-En"ter-. Etym: [F. entre between, fr. L. inter. See Inter-]
Defn: A prefix signifying between, among, part.
ENTEREn"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entered; p. pr. & vb. n. Entering.] Etym:[OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward,contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. SeeInter-, In, and cf. Interior.]
1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea. That darksome cave they enter. Spenser. I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed, Shall enter heaven, long absent. Milton.
2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army.
3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the legal profession, the book trade, etc.
4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new dispensation.
5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.
6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship or of merchandise at the customhouse.
7. (Law) (a) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them. (b) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment. Burrill.
8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the customs for estimating the duties. See Entry,
4.
9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf preëmption. [U.S.] Abbott.
10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.); as, "entered according to act of Congress."
11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. [Obs.] Shak.
ENTEREn"ter, v. i.
1. To go or come in; — often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps. "The year entering." Evelyn. No evil thing approach nor enter in. Milton. Truth is fallen in the street, and equity can not enter. Is. lix. 14. For we which have believed do enter into rest. Heb. iv. 3.
2. To get admission; to introduce one's self; to penetrate; to form or constitute a part; to become a partaker or participant; to share; to engage; — usually with into; sometimes with on or upon; as, a ball enters into the body; water enters into a ship; he enters into the plan; to enter into a quarrel; a merchant enters into partnership with some one; to enter upon another's land; the boy enters on his tenth year; to enter upon a task; lead enters into the composition of pewter.
3. To penetrate mentally; to consider attentively; — with into. He is particularly pleased with . . . Sallust for his entering into internal principles of action. Addison.
ENTERADENOGRAPHYEn`ter*ad`e*nog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
Defn: A treatise upon, or description of, the intestinal glands.
ENTERADENOLOGYEn`ter*ad`e*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary canal.
ENTERALGIAEn`ter*al"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. entéralgie.] (Med.)
Defn: Pain in the intestines; colic.
ENTERDEALEn"ter*deal`, n. Etym: [Enter- + deal.]
Defn: Mutual dealings; intercourse. [Obs.]The enterdeal of princes strange. Spenser.
ENTEREREn"ter*er, n.
Defn: One who makes an entrance or beginning. A. Seward.
ENTERICEn*ter"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Enteritis.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the enteron, or alimentary canal; intestinal. Enteric fever (Med.), typhoid fever.
ENTERING EDGE; ENTRANT EDGEEn"ter*ing edge or En"trant edge.
Defn: = Advancing edge.
ENTERITISEn`te*ri"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: An inflammation of the intestines. Hoblyn.
ENTERLACEEn`ter*lace", v. t.
Defn: See Interlace.
ENTERMETE En`ter*mete", v. i. Etym: [F. s'entremettre; entre between + mettre to place.]
Defn: To interfere; to intermeddle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ENTERMEWEREn"ter*mew`er, n. Etym: [Enter- + mew to molt.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year.
ENTERMISEEn`ter*mise", n. Etym: [F. entremise, fr. s'entremettre. SeeEntermete.]
Defn: Mediation. [Obs.]
ENTEROCELEEn"ter*o*cele`, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine.
ENTEROCOELEEn"ter*o*coele`, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract; distinguished from a schizocoele, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo.
ENTEROGRAPHYEn`ter*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.] (Anat.)
Defn: A treatise upon, or description of, the intestines; enterology.
ENTEROLITHEn"ter*o*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lith.] (Med.)
Defn: An intestinal concretion.
ENTEROLOGYEn`ter*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. entérologie.]
Defn: The science which treats of the viscera of the body.
ENTERONEn"te*ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The whole alimentary, or enteric, canal.
ENTEROPATHYEn`ter*op"a*thy, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Disease of the intestines.
ENTEROPNEUSTAEn`te*rop*neus"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.
ENTERORRHAPHYEn`ter*or"rha*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: The operation of sewing up a rent in the intestinal canal.
ENTEROTOMEEn"ter*o*tome, n. Etym: [F. entérotome. See Enterotomy.] (Med.)
Defn: A kind of scissors used for opening the intestinal canal, as in post-mortem examinations.
ENTEROTOMYEn`ter*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain cases of hernia.
ENTERPARLANCEEn`ter*par"lance, n.
Defn: Mutual talk or conversation; conference. [Obs.] Sir J. Hayward.
ENTERPLEADEn`ter*plead", v. i.
Defn: Same as Interplead.
ENTERPRISE En"ter*prise, n. Etym: [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See Inter, and Emprise.]
1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak. Their hands can not perform their enterprise. Job v. 12.
2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.
ENTERPRISEEn"ter*prise, v. t.
1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.[R.]The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden.What would I not renounce or enterprise for you! T. Otway.
2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.] Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise. Spenser.
ENTERPRISEEn"ter*prise, v. i.
Defn: To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. [R.] Pope.
ENTERPRISEREn"ter*pri`ser, n.
Defn: One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward.
ENTERPRISINGEn"ter*pri`sing, a.
Defn: Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm. — En"ter*pri`sing*ly, adv.
ENTERTAINEn`ter*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entertained; p. pr. & vb. n.Entertaining.] Etym: [F. entretenir; entre between (L. inter) + tenirto hold, L. tenere. See Tenable.]
1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. Shak.
2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained unawares. Heb. xiii. 2.
3. To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to entertain friends with conversation, etc. The weary time she can not entertain. Shak.
4. To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal. I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke. De Quincey. A rumor gained ground, — and, however absurd, was entertained by some very sensible people. Hawthorne.
5. To meet or encounter, as an enemy. [Obs.] Shak.
6. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments.
7. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. [Obs.] To baptize all nations, and entertain them into the services institutions of the holy Jesus. Jer. Taylor.
Syn.— To amuse; divert; maintain. See Amuse.
ENTERTAINEn`ter*tain", v. i.
Defn: To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously.
ENTERTAINEn`ter*tain", n. Etym: [Cf. F. entretien, fr. entretenir.]
Defn: Entertainment. [Obs.] Spenser.
ENTERTAINEREn`ter*tain"er, n.
Defn: One who entertains.
ENTERTAININGEn`ter*tain"ing, a.
Defn: Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting.— En`ter*tain"ing*ly, adv.— En`ter*tain"ing*ness, n.
ENTERTAINMENTEn`ter*tain"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. entretenement.]
1. The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general. The entertainment of Christ by faith. Baxter. The sincere entertainment and practice of the precepts of the gospel. Bp. Sprat.
2. That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement. Theatrical entertainments conducted with greater elegance and refinement. Prescott.
3. Admission into service; service. Some band of strangers in the adversary's entertainment. Shak.
4. Payment of soldiers or servants; wages. [Obs.] The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence. Sir J. Davies.
Syn. — Amusement; diversion; recreation; pastime; sport; feast; banquet; repast; carousal.
ENTERTAKEEn`ter*take", v. t.
Defn: To entertain. [Obs.]
ENTERTISSUEDEn`ter*tis"sued, a.
Defn: Same as Intertissued.
ENTHEAL; ENTHEANEn"the*al, En"the*an, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Divinely inspired; wrought up to enthusiasm. [Obs.]
ENTHEASMEn"the*asm, n.
Defn: Inspiration; enthusiasm. [R.] "Religious entheasm." Byron.
ENTHEASTICEn`the*as"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. Entheal.]
Defn: Of godlike energy; inspired.— En`the*as"tic*al*ly, adv.
ENTHEATEn"the*at, a. Etym: [Cf. L. entheatus, fr. Gr.
Defn: Divinely inspired. [Obs.] Drummond.
ENTHELMINTHA; ENTHELMINTHESEn`thel*min"tha, En`thel*min"thes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Intestinal worms. See Helminthes.
ENTHETICEn*the"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Caused by a morbifie virus implanted in the system; as, an enthetic disease like syphilis.
ENTHRALL En*thrall", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + thrall. Cf. Inthrall.] [Written also enthral.]
Defn: To hold in thrall; to enslave. See Inthrall.The bars survive the captive they enthrall. Byron.
ENTHRALLMENTEn*thrall"ment, n.
Defn: The act of enthralling, or state of being enthralled. SeeInthrallment.
ENTHRILLEn*thrill", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + thrill.]
Defn: To pierce; to thrill. [Obs.] Sackville.
ENTHRONEEn*throne", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF. enthroner. Cf.Inthronize.]
1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity. Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. Pope. It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings. Shak.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.
ENTHRONEMENTEn*throne"ment, n.
Defn: The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned. [Recent]
ENTHRONIZATIONEn*thron`i*za"tion, n.
Defn: The act of enthroning; hence, the admission of a bishop to his stall or throne in his cathedral.
ENTHRONIZEEn*thron"ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enthronized; p. pr. & vb. n.Enthronizing.] Etym: [See Inthronize.]
Defn: To place on a throne; hence, to induct into office, as abishop.There openly enthronized as the very elected king. Knolles.
ENTHUSEEn*thuse", v. t. & i.
Defn: To make or become enthusiastic. [Slang]
ENTHUSIASMEn*thu"si*asm, n. Etym: [Gr. enthousiasme. See Entheal, Theism.]
1. Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse. Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine revelation, but rises from the conceits of a warmed or overweening imagination. Locke.
2. A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm. Resolutions adopted in enthusiasm are often repented of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing duties of hard everyday routine. Froude. Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating shrewdness. Bancroft.
3. Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his profession with enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Emerson.
4. Lively manifestation of joy or zeal. Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm. Prescott.
ENTHUSIASTEn*thu"si*ast, n. Etym: [Gr. enthousiaste.]
Defn: One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person. Enthusiasts soon understand each other. W. Irving.
Syn.— Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot.
ENTHUSIASTIC; ENTHUSIASTICALEn*thu`si*as"tic, En*thu`si*as"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous;as, an enthusiastic lover of art. "Enthusiastical raptures." Calamy.— En*thu`si*as"tic*al*ly, adv.A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic character. W.Irving.
ENTHUSIASTICEn*thu`si*as"tic, n.
Defn: An enthusiast; a zealot. [Obs.]
ENTHYMEMATIC; ENTHYMEMATICALEn`thy*me*mat"ic, En`thy*me*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to, or of the form of, an enthymeme.
ENTHYMEMEEn"thy*meme, n. Etym: [Gr. (Logic)
Defn: An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble.
ENTICE En*tice", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enticing.] Etym: [OE. entisen, enticen, OF. enticier, entichier; pref. en- (L. in) + a word of uncertain origin, cf. OF. atisier to stir a fire, provoke, L. titio firebrand, or MHG. zicken to push.]
Defn: To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract;as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To leadastray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them tolisten.Roses blushing as they blow, And enticing men to pull. Beau. & Fl.My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Prov. i. 10.Go, and thine erring brother gain, Entice him home to be forgiven.Keble.
Syn. — To allure; lure; coax; decoy; seduce; tempt; inveigle; incite; persuade; prevail on. See Allure.
ENTICEABLEEn*tice"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being enticed.
ENTICEMENTEn*tice"ment, n. Etym: [OF. enticement.]
1. The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
Syn. — Allurement; attraction; temptation; seduction; inveiglement; persuasion; inducement.
ENTICEREn*ti"cer, n.
Defn: One who entices; one who incites or allures to evil. Burton.
ENTICINGEn*ti"cing, a.
Defn: That entices; alluring.
ENTICINGLYEn*ti"cing*ly, adv.
Defn: In an enticing manner; charmingly. "She . . . sings most enticingly." Addison.
ENTIERTYEn*tier"ty, n.
Defn: See Entirety. [Obs.]
ENTIREEn*tire", a. Etym: [F. entier, L. integer untouched, undiminished,entire; pref. in-, negative + the root of tangere to touch. SeeTangent, and cf. Integer.]
1. Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance. That ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James i. 4. With strength entire and free will armed. Milton. One entire and perfect chrysolite. Shak.
2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole;pure; faithful.Pure fear and entire cowardice. Shak.No man had ever a heart more entire to the king. Clarendon.
3. (Bot.) (a) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla. (b) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth.
4. Not gelded; — said of a horse.
5. Internal; interior. [Obs.] Spenser.
Syn.— See Whole, and Radical.
ENTIREEn*tire", n.
1. Entirely. "Too long to print in entire." Thackeray.
2. (Brewing)
Defn: A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.] "Foker's Entire." Thackeray.
ENTIRELYEn*tire"ly, adv.
1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost. Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea. Raleigh.
2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely. To highest God entirely pray. Spenser.
ENTIRENESSEn*tire"ness, n.
1. The state or condition of being entire; completeness; fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a bridge. This same entireness or completeness. Trench.
2. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty. [R.] Entireness in preaching the gospel. Udall.
3. Oneness; unity; — applied to a condition of intimacy or close association. [Obs.] True Christian love may be separated from acquaintance, and acquaintance from entireness. Bp. Hall.
ENTIRETYEn*tire"ty, n.; pl. Entireness. Etym: [OF. entiereté. Cf. Integrity.]
1. The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest. Blackstone.
2. That which is entire; the whole. Bacon.
ENTIRE-WHEATEn*tire"-wheat", a.
Defn: Designating, made of, or relating to, flour including a considerable part of the bran.
ENTITATIVEEn"ti*ta*tive, a. Etym: [See Entity.]
Defn: Considered as pure entity; abstracted from all circumstances.Ellis.— En"ti*ta*tive*ly, adv.
ENTITLEEn*ti"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entitled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entitling.]Etym: [OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL. intitulare, fr. L. in +titulus title. See Title, and cf. Intitule.]
1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book "Commentaries;" to entitle a man "Honorable." That which . . . we entitle patience. Shak.
2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.
3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.] The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself. Milton.
Syn. — To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.
ENTITULEEn*tit"ule, v. t. Etym: [See Entitle.]
Defn: To entitle. B. Jonson.
ENTITY En"ti*ty, n.; pl. Entities. Etym: [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens, entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entité. See Essence, Is.]
Defn: A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or infact; being; essence; existence.Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality. Shairp.Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification.Bentley.
ENTO-En"to-. Etym: [Gr. In.]
Defn: A combining form signifying within; as, entoblast.
ENTOBLASTEn"to*blast, n. Etym: [Ento- + -blast.] (Biol.)
Defn: The inner germ layer; endoderm. See Nucleolus.
ENTOBRONCHIUMEn`to*bron"chi*um, n.; pl. Entobronchia. Etym: [See Ento-, andBronchia.] (Anat.)
Defn: One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
ENTOCUNEIFORM; ENTOCUNIFORM En`to*cu*ne"i*form, En`to*cu"ni*form, n. Etym: [Ento- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)
Defn: One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.
ENTODERMEn"to*derm, n. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: See Endoderm, and Illust. of Blastoderm.
ENTODERMAL; ENTODERMICEn`to*der"mal, En`to*der"mic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Relating to the entoderm.
ENTOGASTRICEn`to*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; — applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.
ENTOGENOUSEn*tog"e*nous, a. Etym: [Ento- + -genous.] (Biol.)
Defn: See Endogenous.
ENTOGLOSSALEn`to*glos"sal, a. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Within the tongue; — applied to the glossohyal bone.
ENTOILEn*toil", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entoiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entoiling.]
Defn: To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.]Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats.
ENTOMBEn*tomb", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entombed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entombing.]Etym: [Pref. en- + tomb: cf. OF. entomber.]
Defn: To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker.
ENTOMBMENTEn*tomb"ment, n.
Defn: The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed; burial. Barrow.
ENTOMEREEn"to*mere, n. Etym: [Ento- + -mere.] (Biol.)
Defn: The more granular cells, which finally become internal, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.
ENTOMIC; ENTOMICALEn*tom"ic, En*tom"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. Entomology.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Relating to insects; entomological.
ENTOMOIDEn"to*moid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Resembling an insect.— n.
Defn: An object resembling an insect.
ENTOMOLINEn*tom"o*lin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: See Chitin.
ENTOMOLITEEn*tom"o*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.] (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil insect.
ENTOMOLOGIC; ENTOMOLOGICALEn`to*mo*log"ic, En`to*mo*log"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. entomologique.]
Defn: Of or relating to entomology.— En`to*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
ENTOMOLOGISTEn`to*mol"o*gist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. entomologiste.]
Defn: One versed in entomology.
ENTOMOLOGIZEEn`to*mol"o*gize, v. i.
Defn: To collect specimens in the study of entomology. C. Kingsley.
ENTOMOLOGY En`to*mol"o*gy, n.; pl. Entomologies. Etym: [Gr. 'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr. 'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy: cf. F. entomologie. See In, and Tome, and cf. Insect.]
1. That part of zoölogy which treats of insects.
2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
ENTOMOPHAGA En`to*moph"a*ga, n.; pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ntomon an insect + fagei^n to eat.] (Zoöl.)
1. One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvæ feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon,
2.
2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum.
3. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.
ENTOMOPHAGANEn`to*moph"a*gan, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Relating to the Entomophaga.— n.
Defn: One of the Entomophaga.
ENTOMOPHAGOUSEn`to*moph"a*gous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Feeding on insects; insectivorous.
ENTOMOPHILOUSEn`to*moph"i*lous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Fertilized by the agency of insects; — said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.
ENTOMOSTRACAEn`to*mos"tra*ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera.
ENTOMOSTRACANEn`to*mos"tra*can, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Relating to the Entomostraca.— n.
Defn: One of the Entomostraca.
ENTOMOSTRACOUSEn`to*mos"tra*cous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Belonging to the Entomostracans.
ENTOMOTOMISTEn`to*mot"o*mist, n.
Defn: One who practices entomotomy.
ENTOMOTOMYEn`to*mot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The science of the dissection of insects.
ENTONICEn*ton"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Entasis.] (Med.)
Defn: Having great tension, or exaggerated action. Dunglison.
ENTOPERIPHERALEn`to*pe*riph"er*al, a. Etym: [Ento- + peripheral.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Being, or having its origin, within the external surface of the body; — especially applied to feelings, such as hunger, produced by internal disturbances. Opposed to epiperipheral.
ENTOPHYTEEn"to*phyte, n. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body.
ENTOPHYTICEn`to*phyt"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease.
ENTOPLASM En"to*plasm, n. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Biol.) (a) The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. (b) Endosarc.
ENTOPLASTICEn`to*plas"tic, a. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm; as, the entoplastic products of some Protozoa, or the entoplastic modification of the cell protoplasm, by which a nucleus is produced.
ENTOPLASTRONEn`to*plas"tron, n.; pl. Entoplastra. Etym: [Ento- + plastron.](Anat.)
Defn: The median plate of the plastron of turtles; — called also entosternum.
ENTOPROCTAEn`to*proc"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See Pedicellina.
ENTOPTICEnt*op"tic, a. Etym: [Ent- + optic.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Relating to objects situated within the eye; esp., relating to the perception of objects in one's own eye.
ENTORGANISMEnt*or"gan*ism, n. Etym: [Ent- + organism.] (Biol.)
Defn: An internal parasitic organism.
ENTORTILATION En*tor`ti*la"tion, n. Etym: [F. entortiller to twist; pref. en- (L. in) + tortiller to twist.]
Defn: A turning into a circle; round figures. [Obs.] Donne.
ENTOSTERNUMEn`to*ster"num, n.; pl. Entosterna. Etym: [NL. See Ento-, andSternum.] (Anat.)
Defn: See Entoplastron.— En`to*ster"nal, a.
ENTOSTHOBLASTEn*tos"tho*blast, n. Etym: [Gr. 'e`ntosthe from within + -blast.](Biol.)
Defn: The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell. Agassiz.
ENTOTHORAXEn`to*tho"rax, n. Etym: [Ento- + thorax.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Endothorax.
ENTOTICEnt*ot"ic, a. Etym: [Ent- + Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the interior of the ear.
ENTOURAGEEn`tou`rage" (äN`too`razh"), n. [F.]
Defn: Surroundings; specif., collectively, one's attendants or associates.
The entourage and mode of life of the mikados were not such as to make of them able rulers. B. H. Chamberlain.
ENTOZOAEn`to*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes.
2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others.
ENTOZOAL; ENTOZOICEn`to*zo"al, En`to*zo"ic, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, the Entozoa.
ENTOZOOLOGIST; ENTOZOOELOGISTEn`to*zo*öl"o*gist, n. Etym: [Entozoön + -logy + -ist.]
Defn: One versed in the science of the Entozoa.
ENTOZOON; ENTOZOOENEn`to*zo"ön, n.; pl. Entozoa. Etym: [NL. See Entozoa.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Entozoa.
ENTR'ACTEEn`tr'acte", n. Etym: [F. Cf. Interact.]
1. The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama.
2. A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between two acts of a drama.
ENTRAILEn*trail", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + OF. treiller to grate, lattice,F. treille vine, arbor. See Trellis.]
Defn: To interweave; to intertwine. [Obs.] Spenser.
ENTRAILEn*trail", n.
Defn: Entanglement; fold. [Obs.] Spenser.
ENTRAILS En"trails, n. pl. Etym: [F. entrailles, LL. intralia, intranea, fr. interaneum, pl. interanea, intestine, interaneus inward, interior, fr. inter between, among, within. See Internal.]
1. The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.
2. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth. That treasure . . . hid the dark entrails of America. Locke.
ENTRAINEn*train", v. t. Etym: [F. entrainer.]
Defn: To draw along as a current does; as, water entrained by steam.
ENTRAINEn*train", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + train.]
Defn: To put aboard a railway train; as, to entrain a regiment.[Recent, Eng.]
ENTRAINEn*train", v. i.
Defn: To go aboard a railway train; as, the troops entrained at the station. [Recent, Eng.]
ENTRAMMELEn*tram"mel, v. t. Etym: [See Trammel.]
Defn: To trammel; to entangle. Bp. Hacket.
ENTRANCE En"trance, n. Etym: [OF. entrance, fr. OF. & F. entrant, p. pr. of entrer to enter. See Enter.]
1. The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office.
2. Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends. Shak.
3. The passage, door, or gate, for entering. Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city. Judg. i. 24.
4. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business. "Beware of entrance to a quarrel." Shak. St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology. Hakewill.
5. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
6. (Naut.) (a) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line. Ham. Nav. Encyc. (b) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line. Totten.
ENTRANCEEn*trance", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entranced; p. pr. & vb. n.Entrancing.] Etym: [Pref. en- + trance.]
1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects. Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from field and to the bed conveyed. Dryden.
2. To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm. And I so ravished with her heavenly note, I stood entranced, and had no room for thought. Dryden.
ENTRANCEMENTEn*trance"ment, n.
Defn: The act of entrancing, or the state of trance or ecstasy.Otway.
ENTRANTEn"trant, n. Etym: [See Entrance, n.]
1. One who enters; a beginner. "The entrant upon life." Bp. Terrot.
2. An applicant for admission. Stormonth.
ENTRAPEn*trap", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entrapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Entrapping.]Etym: [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.]
Defn: To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men. A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. Shak.
Syn.— To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
ENTREATEn*treat", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entreated; p. pr. & vb. n.Entreating.] Etym: [OE. entreten to treat, request, OF. entraiter totreat of; pref. en- (L. in) + traitier to treat. See Treat.]
1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. [Obs.] Fairly let her be entreated. Shak. I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well. Jer. xv. 11.
2. To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune. "Entreat my wife to come." "I do entreat your patience." Shak. I must entreat of you some of that money. Shak. Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door. Poe. Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife. Gen. xxv. 21.
3. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade. It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom no prayers could entreat. Rogers.
4. To invite; to entertain. [Obs.] "Pleasures to entreat." Spenser.
Syn.— To beseech; beg; solicit; crave; implore; supplicate. SeeBeseech.
ENTREATEn*treat", v. i.
1. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for atreaty. [Obs.]Of which I shall have further occasion to entreat. Hakewill.Alexander . . . was first that entreated of true peace with them. 1Mac. x. 47.
2. To make an earnest petition or request. The Janizaries entreated for them as valiant men. Knolles.
ENTREATEn*treat", n.
Defn: Entreaty. [Obs.] Ford.
ENTREATABLEEn*treat"a*ble, a.
Defn: That may be entreated.
ENTREATANCEEn*treat"ance, n.
Defn: Entreaty. [Obs.] Fairfax.
ENTREATEREn*treat"er, n.
Defn: One who entreats; one who asks earnestly; a beseecher.