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Ass \Ass\, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen, asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. [?]; also to AS. esol, OHG. esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [91]sel, Lith. asilas, Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. ath[?]n she ass. Cf. {Ease}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Equus} ({E. asinus}), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed. 2. A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt. --Shak. {Asses' Bridge}. [L. pons asinorum.] The fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, [bd]The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal to one another.[b8] [Sportive] [bd]A schoolboy, stammering out his Asses' Bridge.[b8] --F. Harrison. {To make an ass of one's self}, to do or say something very foolish or absurd. | |
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Easiness \Eas"i*ness\, n. 1. The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest. 2. Freedom from difficulty; ease; as the easiness of a task. 3. Freedom from emotion; compliance; disposition to yield without opposition; unconcernedness. Give to him, and he shall but laugh at your easiness. --South. 4. Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc. With painful care, but seeming easiness. --Roscommon. 5. Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining. | |
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Ease \Ease\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Eased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Easing}.] [OE. esen, eisen, OF. aisier. See {Ease}, n.] 1. To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind. Eased [from] the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear. --Milton. Sing, and I 'll ease thy shoulders of thy load. --Dryden. 2. To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate. My couch shall ease my complaint. --Job vii. 13. 3. To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery. 4. To entertain; to furnish with accommodations. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {To ease off}, {To ease away} (Naut.), to slacken a rope gradually. {To ease a ship} (Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled. {To ease the helm} (Naut.), to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Syn: To relieve; disburden; quiet; calm; tranquilize; assuage; alleviate; allay; mitigate; appease; pacify. | |
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Ecchymose \Ec"chy*mose\, v. t. (Med.) To discolor by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin; -- chiefly used in the passive form; as, the parts were much ecchymosed. | |
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d8Ecchymosis \[d8]Ec`chy*mo"sis\, n.; pl. {Ecchymoses}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to extravasate; [?] out of + [?] to pour.] (Med.) A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion. | |
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d8Remora \[d8]Rem"o*ra\ (r?m"?*r?), n. [L.: cf. F. r[82]mora.] 1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to {Echeneis}, {Remora}, and allied genera. Called also {sucking fish}. Note: The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamell[91], situated on the top of the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other large fishes and to vessels by this curious sucker, letting go at will. The pegador, or remora of sharks ({Echeneis naucrates}), and the swordfish remora ({Remora brachyptera}), are common American species. 3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places. --Dunglison. | |
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d8Pegador \[d8]Pe`ga*dor"\, n. [Sp., a sticker.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of remora ({Echeneis naucrates}). See {Remora}. | |
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d8Remora \[d8]Rem"o*ra\ (r?m"?*r?), n. [L.: cf. F. r[82]mora.] 1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to {Echeneis}, {Remora}, and allied genera. Called also {sucking fish}. Note: The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamell[91], situated on the top of the head. They adhere firmly to sharks and other large fishes and to vessels by this curious sucker, letting go at will. The pegador, or remora of sharks ({Echeneis naucrates}), and the swordfish remora ({Remora brachyptera}), are common American species. 3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain parts in their places. --Dunglison. | |
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Mermaid \Mer"maid\, n. [AS. mere lake, sea. See {Mere} lake, and {maid}.] A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish. Note: Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the siren of the ancients. {Mermaid fish} (Zo[94]l.) the angel fish ({Squatina}). {Mermaid's glove} (Zo[94]l.), a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove. {Mermaid's head} (Zo[94]l.), a European spatangoid sea urchin ({Echinocardium cordatum}) having some resemblance to a skull. {Mermaid weed} (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves ({Proserpinaca palustris} and {P. pectinacea}). | |
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{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}. {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood. {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}). {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America. {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}. {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}. {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}. {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers. {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile. {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce. {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}. {Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}. {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}. {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard. {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family. {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}. {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. --Shak. {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) . {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. {Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}. {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies. {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. {Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}. {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. {Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}. {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}. {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}. {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}. {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C. nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}. {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}. | |
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Stick-seed \Stick"-seed`\, n. (Bot.) A plant ({Echinospermum Lappula}) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutlets. | |
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Echo \Ech"o\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Echoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Echoing}. -- 3d pers. sing. pres. {Echoes}.] 1. To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate. Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng. --Dryden. The wondrous sound Is echoed on forever. --Keble. 2. To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt. They would have echoed the praises of the men whom they [?]nvied, and then have sent to the newspaper anonymous libels upon them. --Macaulay. | |
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Egence \E"gence\, n. [L. egens, -entis, p. pr. of egere to be needy, suffer want.] The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. [R.] --J. Grote. | |
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Egg \Egg\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Egged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Egging}.] [OE. eggen, Icel. eggja, fr. egg edge. [?][?]. See {Edge}.] To urge on; to instigate; to incite[?] Adam and Eve he egged to ill. --Piers Plowman. [She] did egg him on to tell How fair she was. --Warner. | |
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Eggnog \Egg`nog"\, n. A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits. | |
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Egomism \E"go*mism\, n. Egoism. [R.] --A. Baxter. | |
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Eking \Ek"ing\, n. [From {Eke}, v. t.] (Shipbuilding) (a) A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length. (b) The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery. [Written also {eiking}.] | |
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Eiking \Eik"ing\, n. (Naut.) See {Eking}. | |
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Eking \Ek"ing\, n. [From {Eke}, v. t.] (Shipbuilding) (a) A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length. (b) The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery. [Written also {eiking}.] | |
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Eiking \Eik"ing\, n. (Naut.) See {Eking}. | |
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Eikonogen \Ei*kon"o*gen\, n. [Gr. e'ikw`n, e'iko`nos, image + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Photog. & Chem.) The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol, {C10H5(OH)(NH2)SO3Na} used as a developer. | |
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Eke \Eke\ ([emac]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eking}.] [AS. [c7]kan, [df]kan; akin to OFries, [be]ka, OS. [?]kian, OHG. ouhh[d3]n to add, Icel. auka to increase, Sw. [94]ka, Dan. [94]ge, Goth. aukan, L. augere, Skr. [?]jas strength, ugra mighty, and probably to English wax, v. i. Cf. {Augment}, {Nickname}.] To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other. [bd]To eke my pain.[b8] --Spenser. He eked out by his wits an income of barely fifty pounds. --Macaulay. | |
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Eking \Ek"ing\, n. [From {Eke}, v. t.] (Shipbuilding) (a) A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length. (b) The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery. [Written also {eiking}.] | |
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d8Eozo94n \[d8]E`o*zo"[94]n\, n.; pl. {Eozo[94]ns}, L. {Eozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + zw^,on an animal.] (Paleon.) A peculiar structure found in the Arch[91]an limestones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure. | |
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Equangular \E*quan"gu*lar\, a. [See {Equiangular}.] Having equal angles; equiangular. [R.] --Johnson. | |
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Equiangled \E"qui*an`gled\, a. [Equi- + angle.] Equiangular. [Obs.] --Boyle. | |
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Equiangular \E`qui*an"gu*lar\, a. [Equi- + angular. Cf. {Equangular}.] Having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular. {Equiangular spiral}. (Math.) See under {Spiral}, n. {Mutually equiangular}, applied to two figures, when every angle of the one has its equal among the angles of the other. | |
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, n. [Cf. F. spirale. See {Spiral}, a.] 1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not re[89]ntrant, described by a point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line according to a mathematical law, while the line is revolving about a fixed point called the pole. Cf. {Helix}. 2. Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell. {Equiangular spiral},a plane curve which cuts all its generatrices at the same angle. Same as {Logarithmic spiral}, under {Logarithmic}. {Spiral of Archimedes}, a spiral the law of which is that the generatrix moves uniformly along the revolving line, which also moves uniformly. | |
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Equiangular \E`qui*an"gu*lar\, a. [Equi- + angular. Cf. {Equangular}.] Having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular. {Equiangular spiral}. (Math.) See under {Spiral}, n. {Mutually equiangular}, applied to two figures, when every angle of the one has its equal among the angles of the other. | |
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Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. [82]quateur equator. See {Equate}.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres. 2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the {equinoctial}, and on maps, globes, etc., the {equinoctial line}. {Equator} {of the sun [or] of a planet} (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution. {Magnetic equator}. See {Aclinic}. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [82]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. 2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun. 3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world. {Equinoctial colure} (Astron.), the meridian passing through the equinoctial points. {Equinoctial line} (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See {Equator}. Thrice the equinoctial line He circled. --Milton. {Equinoctial points} (Astron.), the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point of Libra. {Equinoctial time} (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, n. The equinoctial line. | |
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Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. [82]quateur equator. See {Equate}.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres. 2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the {equinoctial}, and on maps, globes, etc., the {equinoctial line}. {Equator} {of the sun [or] of a planet} (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution. {Magnetic equator}. See {Aclinic}. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [82]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. 2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun. 3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world. {Equinoctial colure} (Astron.), the meridian passing through the equinoctial points. {Equinoctial line} (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See {Equator}. Thrice the equinoctial line He circled. --Milton. {Equinoctial points} (Astron.), the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point of Libra. {Equinoctial time} (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, n. The equinoctial line. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [82]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. 2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun. 3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world. {Equinoctial colure} (Astron.), the meridian passing through the equinoctial points. {Equinoctial line} (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See {Equator}. Thrice the equinoctial line He circled. --Milton. {Equinoctial points} (Astron.), the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point of Libra. {Equinoctial time} (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point. | |
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Line \Line\, n. [OE. line, AS. l[c6]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. --Piers Plowman. 2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. 3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. 4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. 5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. 6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. 7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. --Broome. 8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. --Coleridge. 9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. 10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia. --Milton. 11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Though on his brow were graven lines austere. --Byron. He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines. --Cleveland. 12. Lineament; feature; figure. [bd]The lines of my boy's face.[b8] --Shak. 13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Unite thy forces and attack their lines. --Dryden. 14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Of his lineage am I, and his offspring By very line, as of the stock real. --Chaucer. 15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. 16. (Geog.) (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) The equator; -- usually called {the line}, or {equinoctial line}; as, to cross the line. 17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. 18. (Script.) (a) A measuring line or cord. He marketh it out with a line. --Is. xliv. 13. (b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. --Ps. xvi. 6. (c) Instruction; doctrine. Their line is gone out through all the earth. --Ps. xix. 4. 19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line. 20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad. 21. (Mil.) (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to {column}. (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. 22. (Fort.) (a) A trench or rampart. (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. 23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. 24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. 25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber. 26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. --McElrath. 27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. 28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.] 29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. {Hard lines}, hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] {Line breeding} (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. {Line conch} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell ({Fasciolaria distans}), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. {Line engraving}. (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. {Line of battle}. (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. {Line of battle ship}. See {Ship of the line}, below. {Line of beauty} (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth). {Line of centers}. (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b) A line which determines a dead center. See {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Line of dip} (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon. {Line of fire} (Mil.), the direction of fire. {Line of force} (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. --Faraday. {Line of life} (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. {Line of lines}. See {Gunter's line}. {Line of march}. (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. {Line of operations}, that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. --H. W. Halleck. {Line of sight} (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. {Line tub} (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. {Mason and Dixon's line} | |
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Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. [82]quateur equator. See {Equate}.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres. 2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the {equinoctial}, and on maps, globes, etc., the {equinoctial line}. {Equator} {of the sun [or] of a planet} (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution. {Magnetic equator}. See {Aclinic}. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [82]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. 2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun. 3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world. {Equinoctial colure} (Astron.), the meridian passing through the equinoctial points. {Equinoctial line} (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See {Equator}. Thrice the equinoctial line He circled. --Milton. {Equinoctial points} (Astron.), the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point of Libra. {Equinoctial time} (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point. | |
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Line \Line\, n. [OE. line, AS. l[c6]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. --Piers Plowman. 2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. 3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. 4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. 5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. 6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. 7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa. --Broome. 8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is not the line of a first-rate man. --Coleridge. 9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. 10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia. --Milton. 11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Though on his brow were graven lines austere. --Byron. He tipples palmistry, and dines On all her fortune-telling lines. --Cleveland. 12. Lineament; feature; figure. [bd]The lines of my boy's face.[b8] --Shak. 13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Unite thy forces and attack their lines. --Dryden. 14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Of his lineage am I, and his offspring By very line, as of the stock real. --Chaucer. 15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. 16. (Geog.) (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. (b) The equator; -- usually called {the line}, or {equinoctial line}; as, to cross the line. 17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. 18. (Script.) (a) A measuring line or cord. He marketh it out with a line. --Is. xliv. 13. (b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. --Ps. xvi. 6. (c) Instruction; doctrine. Their line is gone out through all the earth. --Ps. xix. 4. 19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line. 20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad. 21. (Mil.) (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to {column}. (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. 22. (Fort.) (a) A trench or rampart. (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. 23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. 24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. 25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber. 26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. --McElrath. 27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. 28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. [U. S.] 29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. {Hard lines}, hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.] {Line breeding} (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother. {Line conch} (Zo[94]l.), a spiral marine shell ({Fasciolaria distans}), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines. {Line engraving}. (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved. (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving. {Line of battle}. (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver. (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement. {Line of battle ship}. See {Ship of the line}, below. {Line of beauty} (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth). {Line of centers}. (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers. (b) A line which determines a dead center. See {Dead center}, under {Dead}. {Line of dip} (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon. {Line of fire} (Mil.), the direction of fire. {Line of force} (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. --Faraday. {Line of life} (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life. {Line of lines}. See {Gunter's line}. {Line of march}. (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching. (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching. {Line of operations}, that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. --H. W. Halleck. {Line of sight} (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object. {Line tub} (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled. {Mason and Dixon's line} | |
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Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. [82]quateur equator. See {Equate}.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres. 2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the {equinoctial}, and on maps, globes, etc., the {equinoctial line}. {Equator} {of the sun [or] of a planet} (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution. {Magnetic equator}. See {Aclinic}. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [82]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. 2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun. 3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world. {Equinoctial colure} (Astron.), the meridian passing through the equinoctial points. {Equinoctial line} (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See {Equator}. Thrice the equinoctial line He circled. --Milton. {Equinoctial points} (Astron.), the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point of Libra. {Equinoctial time} (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [82]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. 2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun. 3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world. {Equinoctial colure} (Astron.), the meridian passing through the equinoctial points. {Equinoctial line} (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See {Equator}. Thrice the equinoctial line He circled. --Milton. {Equinoctial points} (Astron.), the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point of Libra. {Equinoctial time} (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point. | |
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Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [82]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. 2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun. 3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world. {Equinoctial colure} (Astron.), the meridian passing through the equinoctial points. {Equinoctial line} (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See {Equator}. Thrice the equinoctial line He circled. --Milton. {Equinoctial points} (Astron.), the two points where the celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point of Libra. {Equinoctial time} (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal equinoctial point. | |
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Equinoctially \E`qui*noc"tial*ly\, adv. Towards the equinox. | |
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Equinox \E"qui*nox\, n. [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L. aequinoctium; aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F. [82]quinoxe. See {Equal}, and {Night}.] 1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See {Autumnal equinox}, {Vernal equinox}, under {Autumnal} and {Vernal}. When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Stormwind of the equinox. --Longfellow. 2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.] --Dryden. | |
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Eschaunge \Es*chaunge"\, n. Exchange. [Obs.] | |
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Eschew \Es*chew"\ (es*ch[udd]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eshewed} (-ch[udd]"d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eshewing}.] [OF. eschever, eschiver, eskiver, F. esquiver, fr. OHG. sciuhen, G. scheuen; akin to E. sky. See {Shy}, a.] 1. To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste; to keep one's self clear of. They must not only eschew evil, but do good. --Bp. Beveridge. 2. To escape from; to avoid. [Obs.] He who obeys, destruction shall eschew. --Sandys. | |
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Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw flesh.] (Ethnol.) One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.] {Eskimo dog} (Zo[94]l.), one of a breed of large and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed. Eskimo dog | |
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Esnecy \Es"ne*cy\, n. [See {Eigne}.] (Eng. Law) A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided. --Mozley & W. | |
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Esquimau \Es"qui*mau\, n.; pl. {Esquimaux}. [F.] Same as {Eskimo}. It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau can live, a civilized man can live also. --McClintock. | |
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Essay \Es*say"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Essaying}.] [F. essayer. See {Essay}, n.] 1. To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try. What marvel if I thus essay to sing? --Byron. Essaying nothing she can not perform. --Emerson. A danger lest the young enthusiast . . . should essay the impossible. --J. C. Shairp. 2. To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See {Assay}. [Obs.] --Locke. | |
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Essence \Es"sence\, n. [F. essence, L. essentia, formed as if fr. a p. pr. of esse to be. See {Is}, and cf. {Entity}.] 1. The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence. 2. The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the real being, divested of all logical accidents; that quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality of a thing, separated from its grosser parts. The laws are at present, both in form and essence, the greatest curse that society labors under. --Landor. Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence of this virtue [charity]. --Addison. The essence of Addison's humor is irony. --Courthope. 3. Constituent substance. And uncompounded is their essence pure. --Milton. 4. A being; esp., a purely spiritual being. As far as gods and heavenly essences Can perish. --Milton. He had been indulging in fanciful speculations on spiritual essences, until . . . he had and ideal world of his own around him. --W. Irving. 5. The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil; as, the essence of mint, and the like. The . . . word essence . . . scarcely underwent a more complete transformation when from being the abstract of the verb [bd]to be,[b8] it came to denote something sufficiently concrete to be inclosed in a glass bottle. --J. S. Mill. 6. Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume. Nor let the essences exhale. --Pope. | |
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Essence \Es"sence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Essencing}.] To perfume; to scent. [bd]Essenced fops.[b8] --Addison. | |
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Nitrobenzene \Ni`tro*ben"zene\ (? [or] ?), n. [Nitro- + benzene.] (Chem.) A yellow aromatic liquid ({C6H5.NO2}), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor {imitation oil of bitter almonds}, or {essence of mirbane}. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also {nitrobenzol}. | |
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Spruce \Spruce\, n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia, Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, {Spruce}, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus {Picea}, as the Norway spruce ({P. excelsa}), and the white and black spruces of America ({P. alba} and {P. nigra}), besides several others in the far Northwest. See {Picea}. 2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree. 3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.] Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for Prussia leather. --E. Phillips. {Douglas spruce} (Bot.), a valuable timber tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) of Northwestern America. {Essence of spruce}, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the young branches of spruce. {Hemlock spruce} (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree ({Tsuga Canadensis}) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and the bark is largely used in tanning leather. {Spruce beer}. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into spruce because the beer came from Prussia (OE. Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the spruce. See {Sprout}, n., {Beer}, and cf. {Spruce}, n.] A kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce, either by means of the extract or by decoction. {Spruce grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Spruce partridge}, below. {Spruce leather}. See {Spruce}, n., 3. {Spruce partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome American grouse ({Dendragapus Canadensis}) found in Canada and the Northern United States; -- called also {Canada grouse}. | |
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Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. --Brewer. {Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}. {Lemon}, [or] {Sweet}, {verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous plant ({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed. | |
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass, ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}. Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass, hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}. Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered, such as black grass, goose grass, star grass, etc. {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay. {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum avenaceum} of Europe. {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia} growing in wet ground. The European species is {P. palustris}; in the United States there are several species. {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass. {Grass bird}, the dunlin. {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass-cloth plant. {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes. {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and {bay-winged bunting}. (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of which several species are known. {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk. {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled. {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus {Crambus}, found in grass. {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; -- used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc. {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}). {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also applied to the zebra parrakeet. {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover. {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson. {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow. {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus natrix}). (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States. See {Green snake}, under {Green}. {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America. {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew. {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas. {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}. {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with narrow grasslike leaves. {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.] (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.] (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. [Slang.] {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass. {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground. {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze a season, as cattle. | |
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Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. --Brewer. {Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}. {Lemon}, [or] {Sweet}, {verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous plant ({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed. | |
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass, ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}. Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass, hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}. Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered, such as black grass, goose grass, star grass, etc. {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay. {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum avenaceum} of Europe. {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia} growing in wet ground. The European species is {P. palustris}; in the United States there are several species. {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass. {Grass bird}, the dunlin. {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass-cloth plant. {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes. {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and {bay-winged bunting}. (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of which several species are known. {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk. {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled. {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus {Crambus}, found in grass. {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; -- used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc. {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}). {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also applied to the zebra parrakeet. {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover. {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson. {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow. {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus natrix}). (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States. See {Green snake}, under {Green}. {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America. {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew. {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas. {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}. {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with narrow grasslike leaves. {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.] (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.] (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. [Slang.] {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass. {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground. {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze a season, as cattle. | |
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Essence \Es"sence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Essencing}.] To perfume; to scent. [bd]Essenced fops.[b8] --Addison. | |
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Essence \Es"sence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Essencing}.] To perfume; to scent. [bd]Essenced fops.[b8] --Addison. | |
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Essene \Es*sene"\, n.; pl. {Essenes}. [Gr. [?], lit., physicians, because they practiced medicine, fr. Chald [be]say[be] to heal, cf. Heb. as[be].] One of a sect among the Jews in the time of our Savior, remarkable for their strictness and abstinence. | |
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Essenism \Es"se*nism\, n. The doctrine or the practices of the Essenes. --De Quincey. | |
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Jelly \Jel"ly\, n.; pl. {Jellies}. [ Formerly gelly, gely, F. gel[82]e jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin to gelu frost. See {Gelid}.] 1. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like. 2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly. {Jelly bag}, a bag through which the material for jelly is strained. {Jelly mold}, a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes. {Jelly plant} (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed ({Eucheuma speciosum}), from which an excellent jelly is made. --J. Smith. {Jelly powder}, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly. | |
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Eugenesis \Eu*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. eu- + genesis.] (Biol.) The quality or condition of having strong reproductive powers; generation with full fertility between different species or races, specif. between hybrids of the first generation. | |
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Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. [?], Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild state have five petals of a color varying from deep pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class. 2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha. 3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below. 4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump. 5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison. 6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments. 7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink. 8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below. {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc. See under {Cabbage}, {China}, etc. {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}. {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}. {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored blossoms. {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}. {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong roselike perfume. {Rose beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}. (b) The European chafer. {Rose bug}. (Zo[94]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}. {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame. {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which separates from rose oil. {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}. {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold. {Rose chafer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}. (b) The rose beetle (a) . {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See {Hay fever}, under {Hay}. {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise. | |
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Lilly-pilly \Lil"ly-pil`ly\ (l[icr]l"l[ycr]-p[icr]l`l[ycr]), n. (Bot.) An Australian myrtaceous tree ({Eugenia Smithii}), having smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The wood is hard and fine-grained. | |
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Eugenic \Eu*gen"ic\ ([usl]*j[ecr]n"[icr]k), a. [See {Eugenia}.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid. | |
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Eugenic \Eu*gen"ic\ ([usl]*j[ecr]n"[icr]k), a. [Gr. e'ygenh`s.] Well-born; of high birth. --Atlantic Monthly. | |
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Eugenol \Eu"ge*nol\, n. [Eugenia + -ol.] (Chem.) A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, {C10H12O2} resembling the phenols, and hence also called {eugenic acid}. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves. | |
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Eugenics \Eu*gen"ics\, n. The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. --F. Galton. | |
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Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U. Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}. {Elm beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves of the elm. {Elm borer} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles of which the larv[91] bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}). {Elm butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}. {Elm moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of moths of which the larv[91] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm). {Elm sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm. | |
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Exanguious \Ex*an"gui*ous\, a. Bloodless. [Obs.] See {Exsanguious}. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Exangulous \Ex*an"gu*lous\, a. [Pref ex- + angulous.] Having no corners; without angles. [R.] | |
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Exchange \Ex*change"\, n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [82]changer, to exchange; pref. ex- out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain. 2. The act of substituting one thing in the place of another; as, an exchange of grief for joy, or of a scepter for a sword, and the like; also, the act of giving and receiving reciprocally; as, an exchange of civilities or views. 3. The thing given or received in return; esp., a publication exchanged for another. --Shak. 4. (Com.) The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country, in which case they are called inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange. Note: A in London is creditor to B in New York, and C in London owes D in New York a like sum. A in London draws a bill of exchange on B in New York; C in London purchases the bill, by which A receives his debt due from B in New York. C transmits the bill to D in New York, who receives the amount from B. 5. (Law) A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple. --Blackstone. 6. The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business. In this sense often contracted to 'Change. {Arbitration of exchange}. See under {Arbitration}. {Bill of exchange}. See under {Bill}. {Exchange broker}. See under {Broker}. {Par of exchange}, the established value of the coin or standard of value of one country when expressed in the coin or standard of another, as the value of the pound sterling in the currency of France or the United States. The par of exchange rarely varies, and serves as a measure for the rise and fall of exchange that is affected by the demand and supply. Exchange is at par when, for example, a bill in New York, for the payment of one hundred pounds sterling in London, can be purchased for the sum. Exchange is in favor of a place when it can be purchased there at or above par. {Telephone exchange}, a central office in which the wires of any two telephones or telephone stations may be connected to permit conversation. Syn: Barter; dealing; trade; traffic; interchange. | |
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Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. i. To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes. | |
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Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exchanged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exchanging}.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. [82]changer. See {Exchange}, n.] 1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; -- usually followed by for before the thing received. Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a sparking pebble or a diamond. --Locke. 2. To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell. And death for life exchanged foolishly. --Spenser. To shift his being Is to exchange one misery with another. --Shak. 3. To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to exchange houses or hats. Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. --Shak. Syn: To barter; change; commute; interchange; bargain; truck; swap; traffic. | |
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Exchange \Ex*change"\, n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [82]changer, to exchange; pref. ex- out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain. 2. The act of substituting one thing in the place of another; as, an exchange of grief for joy, or of a scepter for a sword, and the like; also, the act of giving and receiving reciprocally; as, an exchange of civilities or views. 3. The thing given or received in return; esp., a publication exchanged for another. --Shak. 4. (Com.) The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country, in which case they are called inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange. Note: A in London is creditor to B in New York, and C in London owes D in New York a like sum. A in London draws a bill of exchange on B in New York; C in London purchases the bill, by which A receives his debt due from B in New York. C transmits the bill to D in New York, who receives the amount from B. 5. (Law) A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple. --Blackstone. 6. The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business. In this sense often contracted to 'Change. {Arbitration of exchange}. See under {Arbitration}. {Bill of exchange}. See under {Bill}. {Exchange broker}. See under {Broker}. {Par of exchange}, the established value of the coin or standard of value of one country when expressed in the coin or standard of another, as the value of the pound sterling in the currency of France or the United States. The par of exchange rarely varies, and serves as a measure for the rise and fall of exchange that is affected by the demand and supply. Exchange is at par when, for example, a bill in New York, for the payment of one hundred pounds sterling in London, can be purchased for the sum. Exchange is in favor of a place when it can be purchased there at or above par. {Telephone exchange}, a central office in which the wires of any two telephones or telephone stations may be connected to permit conversation. Syn: Barter; dealing; trade; traffic; interchange. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broker \Bro"ker\ (br[omac]"k[etil]r), n. [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. br[umac]can to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See {Brook}, v. t.] 1. One who transacts business for another; an agent. 2. (Law) An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own. --Story. 3. A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc. 4. A dealer in secondhand goods. [Eng.] 5. A pimp or procurer. [Obs.] --Shak. {Bill broker}, one who buys and sells notes and bills of exchange. {Curbstone broker} or {Street broker}, an operator in stocks (not a member of the Stock Exchange) who executes orders by running from office to office, or by transactions on the street. [U.S.] {Exchange broker}, one who buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchanges relating to money. {Insurance broker}, one who is agent in procuring insurance on vessels, or against fire. {Pawn broker}. See {Pawnbroker}. {Real estate broker}, one who buys and sells lands, and negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage. {Ship broker}, one who acts as agent in buying and selling ships, procuring freight, etc. {Stock broker}. See {Stockbroker}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exchange editor \Ex*change" ed"i*tor\ An editor who inspects, and culls from, periodicals, or exchanges, for his own publication. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exchangeability \Ex*change`a*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being exchangeable. The law ought not be contravened by an express article admitting the exchangeability of such persons. --Washington. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exchangeable \Ex*change"a*ble\, a. [Cf.F. [82]changeable.] 1. Capable of being exchanged; fit or proper to be exchanged. The officers captured with Burgoyne were exchangeable within the powers of General Howe. --Marshall. 2. Available for making exchanges; ratable. [bd]An exchangeable value.[b8] --J. S. Mill. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exchangeably \Ex*change"a*bly\, adv. By way of exchange. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exchanged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exchanging}.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. [82]changer. See {Exchange}, n.] 1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; -- usually followed by for before the thing received. Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a sparking pebble or a diamond. --Locke. 2. To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell. And death for life exchanged foolishly. --Spenser. To shift his being Is to exchange one misery with another. --Shak. 3. To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to exchange houses or hats. Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. --Shak. Syn: To barter; change; commute; interchange; bargain; truck; swap; traffic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exchanger \Ex*chan"ger\, n. One who exchanges; one who practices exchange. --Matt. xxv. 27. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exchanged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exchanging}.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. [82]changer. See {Exchange}, n.] 1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; -- usually followed by for before the thing received. Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a sparking pebble or a diamond. --Locke. 2. To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell. And death for life exchanged foolishly. --Spenser. To shift his being Is to exchange one misery with another. --Shak. 3. To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to exchange houses or hats. Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. --Shak. Syn: To barter; change; commute; interchange; bargain; truck; swap; traffic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eximious \Ex*im"ious\a. [L. eximius taken out, i. e. select, fr. eximere to take out. See {Exempt}.] Select; choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent. [Obs.] The eximious and arcane science of physic. --Fuller. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exsanguine \Ex*san"guine\, a. Bloodless. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exsanguineous \Ex`san*guin"e*ous\, a. Destitute of blood; an[91]mic; exsanguious. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exsanguinity \Ex`san*guin"i*ty\, n. (Med.) Privation or destitution of blood; -- opposed to plethora. --Dunglison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exsanguinous \Ex*san"gui*nous\, a. See {Exsanguious}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exsanguious \Ex*san"gui*ous\, a. [L. exsanguis; ex out + sanguis, sanguinis, blood. Cf. {Exsanguineous}.] 1. Destitute of blood. --Sir T. Browne. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Destitute of true, or red, blood, as insects. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exungulate \Ex*un"gu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exungulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exungulating}.] [L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula. See {Ungula}.] To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exungulate \Ex*un"gu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exungulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exungulating}.] [L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula. See {Ungula}.] To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exungulate \Ex*un"gu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exungulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exungulating}.] [L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula. See {Ungula}.] To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eyasmusket \Ey"as*mus`ket\, n. [Eyas + muske the brid.] An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ECMAScript ({ECMA} standard 262, {ISO} standard 16262) The standardized version of the core {JavaScript} language. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Exchange Server {Microsoft Exchange} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Essenes a Jewish mystical sect somewhat resembling the Pharisees. They affected great purity. They originated about B.C. 100, and disappeared from history after the destruction of Jerusalem. They are not directly mentioned in Scripture, although they may be referred to in Matt. 19:11, 12, Col. 2:8, 18, 23. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ezion-geber the giant's backbone (so called from the head of a mountain which runs out into the sea), an ancient city and harbour at the north-east end of the Elanitic branch of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Akabah, near Elath or Eloth (Num. 33:35; Deut. 2:8). Here Solomon built ships, "Tarshish ships," like those trading from Tyre to Tarshish and the west, which traded with Ophir (1 Kings 9:26; 2 Chr. 8:17); and here also Jehoshaphat's fleet was shipwrecked (1 Kings 22:48; 2 Chr. 20:36). It became a populous town, many of the Jews settling in it (2 Kings 16:6, "Elath"). It is supposed that anciently the north end of the gulf flowed further into the country than now, as far as 'Ain el-Ghudyan, which is 10 miles up the dry bed of the Arabah, and that Ezion-geber may have been there. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Esmachiah, joined to the Lord | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ezion-geber, the wood of the man |