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Skink \Skink\, n. [L. scincus, Gr. [?][?][?][?].] [Written also {scink}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family {Scincid[91]}, common in the warmer parts of all the continents. Note: The officinal skink ({Scincus officinalis}) inhabits the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A common slender species ({Seps tridactylus}) of Southern Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include numerous species of the genus {Eumeces}, as the blue-tailed skink ({E. fasciatus}) of the Eastern United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard ({Oligosoma laterale}) inhabits the Southern United States. | |
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Eaves \Eaves\, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG. obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[84]-drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon. See {Over}, and cf. {Eavesdrop}.] 1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof. 2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] [bd]Eaves of the hill.[b8] --Wyclif. 3. Eyelids or eyelashes. And closing eaves of wearied eyes. --Tennyson. {Eaves board} (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little, or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also {eaves catch} and {eaves lath}. {Eaves channel}, {Eaves gutter}, {Eaves trough}. Same as {Gutter}, 1. {Eaves molding} (Arch.), a molding immediately below the eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice. {Eaves swallow} (Zo[94]l.). (a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of buildings. See {Cliff swallow}, under {Cliff}. (b) The European swallow. | |
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Eaves \Eaves\, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG. obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[84]-drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon. See {Over}, and cf. {Eavesdrop}.] 1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof. 2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] [bd]Eaves of the hill.[b8] --Wyclif. 3. Eyelids or eyelashes. And closing eaves of wearied eyes. --Tennyson. {Eaves board} (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little, or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also {eaves catch} and {eaves lath}. {Eaves channel}, {Eaves gutter}, {Eaves trough}. Same as {Gutter}, 1. {Eaves molding} (Arch.), a molding immediately below the eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice. {Eaves swallow} (Zo[94]l.). (a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of buildings. See {Cliff swallow}, under {Cliff}. (b) The European swallow. | |
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Eaves \Eaves\, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG. obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[84]-drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon. See {Over}, and cf. {Eavesdrop}.] 1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof. 2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] [bd]Eaves of the hill.[b8] --Wyclif. 3. Eyelids or eyelashes. And closing eaves of wearied eyes. --Tennyson. {Eaves board} (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little, or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also {eaves catch} and {eaves lath}. {Eaves channel}, {Eaves gutter}, {Eaves trough}. Same as {Gutter}, 1. {Eaves molding} (Arch.), a molding immediately below the eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice. {Eaves swallow} (Zo[94]l.). (a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of buildings. See {Cliff swallow}, under {Cliff}. (b) The European swallow. | |
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Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\, v. i. [Eaves + drop.] To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. To eavesdrop in disguises. --Milton. | |
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Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\, n. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house. | |
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Eavesdropper \Eaves"drop`per\, n. One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener. | |
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Eavesdropping \Eaves"drop`ping\, n. (Law) The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law. --Wharton. | |
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Efface \Ef*face"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effacing}.] [F. effacer; pref. es- (L. ex) + face face; prop., to destroy the face or form. See {Face}, and cf. {Deface}.] 1. To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin. 2. To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away. Efface from his mind the theories and notions vulgarly received. --Bacon. Syn: To blot out; expunge; erase; obliterate; cancel; destroy. -- {Efface}, {Deface}. To deface is to injure or impair a figure; to efface is to rub out or destroy, so as to render invisible. | |
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Effect \Ef*fect"\, n. [L. effectus, fr. efficere, effectum, to effect; ex + facere to make: cf. F. effet, formerly also spelled effect. See {Fact}.] 1. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May. That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between The effect and it. --Shak. 2. Manifestation; expression; sign. All the large effects That troop with majesty. --Shak. 3. In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury. The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of the cause. --Whewell. 4. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced. Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect. --J. C. Shairp. The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place. --W. Irving. 5. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect. 6. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to. They spake to her to that effect. --2 Chron. xxxiv. 22. 7. The purport; the sum and substance. [bd]The effect of his intent.[b8] --Chaucer. 8. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance. No other in effect than what it seems. --Denham. 9. pl. Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects. {For effect}, for an exaggerated impression or excitement. {In effect}, in fact; in substance. See 8, above. {Of no effect}, {Of none effect}, {To no effect}, [or] {Without effect}, destitute of results, validity, force, and the like; vain; fruitless. [bd]Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition.[b8] --Mark vii. 13. [bd]All my study be to no effect.[b8] --Shak. {To give effect to}, to make valid; to carry out in practice; to push to its results. {To take effect}, to become operative, to accomplish aims. --Shak. Syn: {Effect}, {Consequence}, {Result}. Usage: These words indicate things which arise out of some antecedent, or follow as a consequent. Effect, which may be regarded as the generic term, denotes that which springs directly from something which can properly be termed a cause. A consequence is more remote, not being strictly caused, nor yet a mere sequence, but following out of and following indirectly, or in the train of events, something on which it truly depends. A result is still more remote and variable, like the rebound of an elastic body which falls in very different directions. We may foresee the effects of a measure, may conjecture its consequences, but can rarely discover its final results. Resolving all events, with their effects And manifold results, into the will And arbitration wise of the Supreme. --Cowper. Shun the bitter consequence, for know, The day thou eatest thereof, . . . thou shalt die. --Milton. | |
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Effect \Ef*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effecting}.] 1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be. So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel. 2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish. To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed. --Bp. Hurd. They sailed away without effecting their purpose. --Jowett (Th. ). Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute; perform; attain. See {Accomplish}. | |
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Effect \Ef*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effecting}.] 1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be. So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel. 2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish. To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed. --Bp. Hurd. They sailed away without effecting their purpose. --Jowett (Th. ). Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute; perform; attain. See {Accomplish}. | |
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Effecter \Ef*fect"er\, n. One who effects. | |
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Effectible \Ef*fect"i*ble\, a. Capable of being done or achieved; practicable; feasible. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Effect \Ef*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effecting}.] 1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be. So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel. 2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish. To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed. --Bp. Hurd. They sailed away without effecting their purpose. --Jowett (Th. ). Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute; perform; attain. See {Accomplish}. | |
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Effection \Ef*fec"tion\, n. [L. effectio: cf. F. effection.] Creation; a doing. [R.] --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective. | |
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Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.] Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment. They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work behind them. --Bacon. Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his heighbor wrong, is criminal. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic; competent. See {Effectual}. | |
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Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n. 1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. --Jer. Taylor. 2. One who is capable of active service. He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at Corinth. --W. P. Johnston. 3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe. --Simmonds. | |
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Effectively \Ef*fect"ive*ly\, adv. With effect; powerfully; completely; thoroughly. | |
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Effectiveness \Ef*fect"ive*ness\, n. The quality of being effective. | |
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Effectless \Ef*fect"less\, a. Without effect or advantage; useless; bootless. --Shak. -- {Ef*fect"less*ly}, adv. | |
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Effectless \Ef*fect"less\, a. Without effect or advantage; useless; bootless. --Shak. -- {Ef*fect"less*ly}, adv. | |
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Effector \Ef*fect"or\, n. [L.] An effecter. --Derham. | |
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Effectual \Ef*fec"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [See {Effect}, n.] Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive. --Shak. Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion. --Macaulay. {Effectual calling} (Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five points of Calvinism. See {Calvinism}. Syn: {Effectual}, {Efficacious}, {Effective}. Usage: An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves effective if it does decided good, effectual if it does all the good desired. --C. J. Smith. | |
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Effectual \Ef*fec"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [See {Effect}, n.] Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive. --Shak. Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion. --Macaulay. {Effectual calling} (Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five points of Calvinism. See {Calvinism}. Syn: {Effectual}, {Efficacious}, {Effective}. Usage: An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves effective if it does decided good, effectual if it does all the good desired. --C. J. Smith. | |
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Effectually \Ef*fec"tu*al*ly\, adv. 1. With effect; efficaciously. 2. Actually; in effect. [Obs.] --Fuller. | |
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Effectualness \Ef*fec"tu*al*ness\, n. The quality of being effectual. | |
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Effectuate \Ef*fec"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effectuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effectuating}.] [Cf. F. effectuer. See {Effect}, n. & v. t.] To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill. A fit instrument to effectuate his desire. --Sir P. Sidney. In order to effectuate the thorough reform. --G. T. Curtis. | |
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Effectuate \Ef*fec"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effectuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effectuating}.] [Cf. F. effectuer. See {Effect}, n. & v. t.] To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill. A fit instrument to effectuate his desire. --Sir P. Sidney. In order to effectuate the thorough reform. --G. T. Curtis. | |
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Effectuate \Ef*fec"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effectuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effectuating}.] [Cf. F. effectuer. See {Effect}, n. & v. t.] To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill. A fit instrument to effectuate his desire. --Sir P. Sidney. In order to effectuate the thorough reform. --G. T. Curtis. | |
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Effectuation \Ef*fec`tu*a"tion\, n. Act of effectuating. | |
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Effectuose \Ef*fec"tu*ose`\, Effectuous \Ef*fec"tu*ous\, a. Effective. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Effectuose \Ef*fec"tu*ose`\, Effectuous \Ef*fec"tu*ous\, a. Effective. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Effectuously \Ef*fec"tu*ous*ly\, adv. Effectively. [Obs.] | |
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Effigiate \Ef*fig"i*ate\, v. t. [L. effigiatus, p. p. of effigiare to form, fr. effigies. See {Effigy}.] To form as an effigy; hence, to fashion; to adapt. [He must] effigiate and conform himself to those circumstances. --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Effigiation \Ef*fig`i*a"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. effigiatio.] The act of forming in resemblance; an effigy. --Fuller. | |
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Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effusing}.] To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.] With gushing blood effused. --Milton. | |
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Epact \E"pact\ ([emac]"p[acr]kt), n. [F. [82]pacte, fr. Gr. 'epakto`s brought on or in, added, fr. 'epa`gein to bring on or in; 'epi` on, in + 'a`gein to bring or lead. See {Epi-}, and {Act}.] (Chron.) The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year. {Annual epact}, the excess of the solar year over the lunar year, -- being eleven days. {Menstrual epact}, [or] {Monthly epact}, the excess of a calendar month over a lunar. | |
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Epicede \Ep"i*cede\, n. [L. epicedion, Gr. [?] dirge, elegy, fr. [?] funereal; [?] + [?] care, sorrow: cf. F. [82]pic[8a]de.] A funeral song or discourse; an elegy. [R.] --Donne. | |
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Epicedial \Ep`i*ce"di*al\, a. Elegiac; funereal. | |
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Epicedian \Ep`i*ce"di*an\, a. Epicedial. -- n. An epicede. | |
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Epictetain \Ep`ic*te"tain\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] Epictetus.] Pertaining to Epictetus, the Roman Stoic philosopher, whose conception of life was to be passionless under whatever circumstances. | |
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Episodal \Ep`i*so"dal\, a. Same as {Episodic}. | |
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Episode \Ep"i*sode\, n. [Gr. [?] a coming in besides, [?] episode; [?] into, besides + [?] a coming in, [?] into + [?] way, cf. Skr. sad to go: cf. F. [82]pisode.] (Rhet.) A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it. | |
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Episodial \Ep`i*so"di*al\, a. Pertaining to an episode; by way of episode; episodic. | |
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Episodic \Ep`i*so"dic\, Episodical \Ep`i*so"dic*al\, a. [Cf. F. [82]pisodique. See {Episode}.] Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. -- {Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly}, adv. Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an excellent English portrait. --H. James. | |
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Episodic \Ep`i*so"dic\, Episodical \Ep`i*so"dic*al\, a. [Cf. F. [82]pisodique. See {Episode}.] Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. -- {Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly}, adv. Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an excellent English portrait. --H. James. | |
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Episodic \Ep`i*so"dic\, Episodical \Ep`i*so"dic*al\, a. [Cf. F. [82]pisodique. See {Episode}.] Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. -- {Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly}, adv. Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an excellent English portrait. --H. James. | |
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Epistemology \E*pis`te*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] knowledge + -logy.] The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge. | |
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d8Episternum \[d8]Ep`i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Episterna}. [NL. See {Epi-}, and {Sternum}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle. (b) Same as {Epiplastron}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects. | |
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Episternal \Ep`i*ster"nal\, a. (Anat. & Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the episternum. | |
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Epistilbite \Ep`i*stil"bite\, n. [Pref. epi- + stilbite.] (Min.) A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. | |
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Epistle \E*pis"tle\, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol, pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. [?] anything sent by a messenger, message, letter, fr. [?] to send to, tell by letter or message; 'epi` upon, to + [?] to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle, epistre, F. [82]p[8c]tre. See {Stall}.] 1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters. A madman's epistles are no gospels. --Shak. 2. (Eccl.) One of the letters in the New Testament which were addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles. {Epistle side}, the right side of an altar or church to a person looking from the nave toward the chancel. One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. --R. Browning. | |
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Epistle \E*pis"tle\, v. t. To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Epistle \E*pis"tle\, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol, pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. [?] anything sent by a messenger, message, letter, fr. [?] to send to, tell by letter or message; 'epi` upon, to + [?] to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle, epistre, F. [82]p[8c]tre. See {Stall}.] 1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters. A madman's epistles are no gospels. --Shak. 2. (Eccl.) One of the letters in the New Testament which were addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles. {Epistle side}, the right side of an altar or church to a person looking from the nave toward the chancel. One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. --R. Browning. | |
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Epistler \E*pis"tler\, n. 1. A writer of epistles, or of an epistle of the New Testament. --M. Arnold. 2. (Eccl.) The ecclesiastic who reads the epistle at the communion service. | |
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Epistolar \E*pis"to*lar\, a. Epistolary. --Dr. H. More. | |
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Epistolary \E*pis"to*la*ry\, a. [L. epistolaris, fr. epistola: cf. F. [82]pistolaire.] 1. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style. | |
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Epistolean \Ep`is*to"le*an\, n. One who writes epistles; a correspondent. --Mary Cowden Clarke. | |
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Epistoler \E*pis"to*ler\, n. (Eccl.) One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler. | |
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Epistolet \E*pis"to*let\, n. A little epistle. --Lamb. | |
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Epistolic \Ep`is*tol"ic\, Epistolical \Ep`is*tol"ic*al\, a. [L. epistolicus, Gr. [?].] Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary. | |
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Epistolic \Ep`is*tol"ic\, Epistolical \Ep`is*tol"ic*al\, a. [L. epistolicus, Gr. [?].] Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary. | |
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Epistolize \E*pis"to*lize\, v. i. To write epistles. | |
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Epistolizer \E*pis"to*li`zer\, n. A writer of epistles. | |
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Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] : cf. F. [82]pistolographique.] Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary. {Epistolographic character} [or] {mode of writing}, the same as {Demotic character}. See under {Demotic}. | |
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Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people: cf. F. d[82]motique.] Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common. {Demotic alphabet} [or] {character}, a form of writing used in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] : cf. F. [82]pistolographique.] Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary. {Epistolographic character} [or] {mode of writing}, the same as {Demotic character}. See under {Demotic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people: cf. F. d[82]motique.] Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common. {Demotic alphabet} [or] {character}, a form of writing used in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] : cf. F. [82]pistolographique.] Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary. {Epistolographic character} [or] {mode of writing}, the same as {Demotic character}. See under {Demotic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Epistolography \E*pis`to*log"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. [?] epistle + -graphy: cf. F. [82]pistolographie.] The art or practice of writing epistles. | |
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d8Epistoma \[d8]E*pis"to*ma\, Epistome \Ep"i*stome\, n. [NL. epistoma, fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + [?], [?], mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The region between the antenn[91] and the mouth, in Crustacea. (b) A liplike organ that covers the mouth, in most Bryozoa. See Illust., under {Entoprocta}. | |
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Epistyle \Ep"i*style\, n. [L. epistylium, Gr. [?]; 'epi` upon + [?] column: cf. F. [82]pistyle.] (Anc. Arch.) A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called architrave. | |
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Epizo94tic \Ep`i*zo*[94]t"ic\, a. [Cf. F. [82]pizo[94]tique.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to an epizo[94]n. 2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizo[94]tic mountains are of secondary formation. --Kirwan. 3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men. | |
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Epizo94ty \Ep`i*zo"[94]*ty\, Epizo94tic \Ep`i*zo*[94]t"ic\, n. [F. [82]pizo[94]tie.] An epizo[94]tic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses. | |
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Epizo94ty \Ep`i*zo"[94]*ty\, Epizo94tic \Ep`i*zo*[94]t"ic\, n. [F. [82]pizo[94]tie.] An epizo[94]tic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses. | |
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Euphuist \Eu"phu*ist\, n. One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction. | |
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Euphuistic \Eu`phu*is"tic\, a. Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined. | |
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Evacate \E*va"cate\, v. t. [Pref. e- + vacate.] To empty. [Obs.] --Harvey. | |
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Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See {Vacate}.] 1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. 2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.] Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. --Coleridge. 3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. 4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress. The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. --Burke. 5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. i. To let blood [Obs.] --Burton. | |
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Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See {Vacate}.] 1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. 2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.] Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. --Coleridge. 3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. 4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress. The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. --Burke. 5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See {Vacate}.] 1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. 2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.] Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. --Coleridge. 3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. 4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress. The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. --Burke. 5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evacuation \E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F. [82]vacuation.] 1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically: (a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc. (b) (Med.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. 2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy. 3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker. {Evacuation day}, the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evacuation \E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F. [82]vacuation.] 1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically: (a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc. (b) (Med.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. 2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy. 3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker. {Evacuation day}, the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evacuative \E*vac"u*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. [82]vacuatif.] Serving of tending to evacuate; cathartic; purgative. | |
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Evacuator \E*vac"u*a`tor\, n. One who evacuates; a nullifier. [bd]Evacuators of the law.[b8] --Hammond. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evacuatory \E*vac"u*a*to*ry\, n. A purgative. | |
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Evagation \Ev`a*ga"tion\, n. [L. evagatio, fr. evagari to wander forth: cf. F. [82]vagation. See {Vagary}.] A wandering about; excursion; a roving. [R.] --Ray. | |
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Evectics \E*vec"tics\, n. [Gr. [?] healthy.] The branch of medical science which teaches the method of acquiring a good habit of body. [Obs.] | |
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Evection \E*vec"tion\ [L. evectio a going up, fr. evehere to carry out; e out + vehere to carry: cf. F [82]vection.] 1. The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson. 2. (Astron.) (a) An inequality of the moon's motion is its orbit to the attraction of the sun, by which the equation of the center is diminished at the syzygies, and increased at the quadratures by about 1[deg] 20[b7]. (b) The libration of the moon. --Whewell. | |
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Evesdrop \Eves"drop`\, v. i. See {Eavesdrop}. | |
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Evesdropper \Eves"drop`per\, n. See {Eavesdropper}. | |
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Evestigate \E*ves"ti*gate\, v. t. [L. evestigatus traced out; e out + vestigatus, p. p. of vestigare. See {Vestigate}.] To investigate. [Obs.] --Bailey. | |
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Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict. See {Evince}.] 1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust. The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession. --Sir. J. Davies. 2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict. See {Evince}.] 1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust. The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession. --Sir. J. Davies. 2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict. See {Evince}.] 1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust. The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession. --Sir. J. Davies. 2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eviction \E*vic"tion\, n. [L. evictio: cf. F. [82]viction.] 1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster. 2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.] Full eviction of this fatal truth. --South. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evocate \Ev"o*cate\, v. t. [L. evocatus, p. p. of evocare. See {Evoke}.] To call out or forth; to summon; to evoke. [R.] --Stackhouse. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evocation \Ev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. evocatio: cf. F. [82]vocation.] The act of calling out or forth. --Sir. T. Browne. The evocation of that better spirit. --M. Arnold. | |
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Evocative \E*vo"ca*tive\, a. Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing. Evocative power over all that is eloquent and expressive in the better soul of man. --W. Pater. | |
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Evocator \Ev"o*ca`tor\, n. [L.] One who calls forth. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evoke \E*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evoked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evoking}.] [L. evocare; e out + vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F [82]voquer. See {Voice}, and cf. {Evocate}.] 1. To call out; to summon forth. To evoke the queen of the fairies. --T. Warton. A requlating discipline of exercise, that whilst evoking the human energies, will not suffer them to be wasted. --De Quincey. 2. To call away; to remove from one tribunal to another. [R.] [bd]The cause was evoked to Rome.[b8] --Hume. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
EBCDIC /eb's*-dik/, /eb'see`dik/, or /eb'k*-dik/ n. [abbreviation, Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code] An alleged character set used on IBM {dinosaur}s. It exists in at least six mutually incompatible versions, all featuring such delights as non-contiguous letter sequences and the absence of several ASCII punctuation characters fairly important for modern computer languages (exactly which characters are absent varies according to which version of EBCDIC you're looking at). IBM adapted EBCDIC from {{punched card}} code in the early 1960s and promulgated it as a customer-control tactic (see {connector conspiracy}), spurning the already established ASCII standard. Today, IBM claims to be an open-systems company, but IBM's own description of the EBCDIC variants and how to convert between them is still internally classified top-secret, burn-before-reading. Hackers blanch at the very _name_ of EBCDIC and consider it a manifestation of purest {evil}. See also {fear and loathing}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
E. F. Codd {databases}. [Name? More?] (1995-11-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
EBCDIC {Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
EBCIDIC (1996-12-13) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
effective computable {effective algorithm} that correctly calculates the function. The algorithm must consist of a {finite} sequence of instructions. (1996-05-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
effective number of bits to digital converter}. The measurement is related to the test frequency and the {signal-to-noise ratio}. [Better definition?] (1998-06-15) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Effectual call See {CALL}. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Effectual prayer occurs in Authorized Version, James 5:16. The Revised Version renders appropriately: "The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working", i.e., "it moves the hand of Him who moves the world." | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ephes-dammim boundary of blood, a place in the tribe of Judah where the Philistines encamped when David fought with Goliath (1 Sam. 17:1). It was probably so called as having been the scene of frequent sanguinary conflicts between Israel and the Philistines. It is called Pas-dammim (1 Chr. 11:13). It has been identified with the modern Beit Fased, i.e., "house of bleeding", near Shochoh (q.v.). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Epistles the apostolic letters. The New Testament contains twenty-one in all. They are divided into two classes. (1.) Paul's Epistles, fourteen in number, including Hebrews. These are not arranged in the New Testament in the order of time as to their composition, but rather according to the rank of the cities or places to which they were sent. Who arranged them after this manner is unknown. Paul's letters were, as a rule, dictated to an amanuensis, a fact which accounts for some of their peculiarities. He authenticated them, however, by adding a few words in his own hand at the close. (See GALATIANS, EPISTLE {TO}.) The epistles to Timothy and Titus are styled the Pastoral Epistles. (2.) The Catholic or General Epistles, so called because they are not addressed to any particular church or city or individual, but to Christians in general, or to Christians in several countries. Of these, three are written by John, two by Peter, and one each by James and Jude. It is an interesting and instructive fact that a large portion of the New Testament is taken up with epistles. The doctrines of Christianity are thus not set forth in any formal treatise, but mainly in a collection of letters. "Christianity was the first great missionary religion. It was the first to break the bonds of race and aim at embracing all mankind. But this necessarily involved a change in the mode in which it was presented. The prophet of the Old Testament, if he had anything to communicate, either appeared in person or sent messengers to speak for him by word of mouth. The narrow limits of Palestine made direct personal communication easy. But the case was different when the Christian Church came to consist of a number of scattered parts, stretching from Mesopotamia in the east to Rome or even Spain in the far west. It was only natural that the apostle by whom the greater number of these communities had been founded should seek to communicate with them by letter." | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ephes-dammim, effusion of blood |