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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. {Roach}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai[91], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. (b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See {Skate}. {Bishop ray}, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray ({Stoasodon n[85]rinari}) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. {Butterfly ray}, a short-tailed American sting ray ({Pteroplatea Maclura}), having very broad pectoral fins. {Devil ray}. See {Sea Devil}. {Eagle ray}, any large ray of the family {Myliobatid[91]}, or {[92]tobatid[91]}. The common European species ({Myliobatis aquila}) is called also {whip ray}, and {miller}. {Electric ray}, or {Cramp ray}, a torpedo. {Starry ray}, a common European skate ({Raia radiata}). {Sting ray}, any one of numerous species of rays of the family {Trygonid[91]} having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also {stingaree}. | |
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Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila} and {Hali[91]etus}. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila chrysa[89]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({A. mogilnik [or] imperialis}); the American bald eagle ({Hali[91]etus leucocephalus}); the European sea eagle ({H. albicilla}); and the great harpy eagle ({Thrasaetus harpyia}). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald eagle}, {Harpy}, and {Golden eagle}. 2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. 3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See {Aquila}. 4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson. Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle. {Bald eagle}. See {Bald eagle}. {Bold eagle}. See under {Bold}. {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars. {Eagle hawk} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus {Morphnus}. {Eagle owl} (Zo[94]l.), any large owl of the genus {Bubo}, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B. maximus}). See {Horned owl}. {Eagle ray} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of ray of the genus {Myliobatis} (esp. {M. aquila}). {Eagle vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large West African bid ({Gypohierax Angolensis}), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eclaircise \E*clair"cise\, v. t. [F. [82]claircir; pref. es- (L. ex) + clair clear, L. clarus.] To make clear; to clear up what is obscure or not understood; to explain. | |
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Eggler \Egg"ler\, n. One who gathers, or deals in, eggs. | |
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Euchloric \Eu*chlo"ric\, a. [Gr. [?] fresh and green; [?] well + [?] pale green.] (Chem.) Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine; as, euchloric [?]. --Davy. | |
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Euchlorine \Eu*chlo"rine\, n. [Cf. F. euchlorine. See {Euchloric}.] (Chem.) A yellow or greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy, evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. It is supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free chlorine. | |
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Exhilarant \Ex*hil"a*rant\, a. [L. exhilarans. -antis, p. pr. See {Exhilarate}.] Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure. -- n. That which exhilarates. | |
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Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man. | |
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Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. i. To become joyous. [R.] --Bacon. | |
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Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man. | |
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Exhilarating \Ex*hil"a*ra`ting\, a. That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening. -- {Ex*hil"a*ra`ting*ly}, adv. | |
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Exhilarating \Ex*hil"a*ra`ting\, a. That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening. -- {Ex*hil"a*ra`ting*ly}, adv. | |
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Exhilaration \Ex*hil`a*ra"tion\, n. [L., exhilaratio.] 1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. 2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it be a much lighter motion. --Bacon. Syn: Animation; joyousness; gladness; cheerfulness; gayety; hilarity; merriment; jollity. | |
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Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.] To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eagle Harbor, MD (town, FIPS 24200) Location: 38.56637 N, 76.68705 W Population (1990): 38 (36 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Eagle Harbor, MI Zip code(s): 49950 | |
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Eagle River, AK Zip code(s): 99577 Eagle River, WI (city, FIPS 21625) Location: 45.92463 N, 89.25790 W Population (1990): 1374 (706 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54521 | |
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Eagle Rock, MO Zip code(s): 65641 Eagle Rock, VA Zip code(s): 24085 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eau Claire, MI (village, FIPS 24580) Location: 41.98391 N, 86.30381 W Population (1990): 494 (191 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49111 Eau Claire, PA (borough, FIPS 22128) Location: 41.13686 N, 79.79818 W Population (1990): 371 (154 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16030 Eau Claire, WI (city, FIPS 22300) Location: 44.82115 N, 91.49227 W Population (1990): 56856 (21880 housing units) Area: 71.7 sq km (land), 5.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54701, 54703 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eau Claire County, WI (county, FIPS 35) Location: 44.72661 N, 91.28658 W Population (1990): 85183 (32741 housing units) Area: 1651.5 sq km (land), 19.8 sq km (water) | |
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