English Dictionary: esurient | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Treacle \Trea"cle\ (tr[emac]"k'l), n. [OE. triacle a sovereign remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. th[82]riaque (cf. Pr. triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca), L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. [?], fr. [?] of wild or venomous beasts, fr. qhri`on a beast, a wild beast, dim. of qh`r a beast. Cf. {Theriac}.] 1. (Old Med.) A remedy against poison. See {Theriac}, 1. We kill the viper, and make treacle of him. --Jer. Taylor. 2. A sovereign remedy; a cure. [Obs.] Christ which is to every harm treacle. --Chaucer. 3. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called {sugarhouse molasses}. Note: In the United States molasses is the common name; in England, treacle. 4. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like. {Treacle mustard} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the cruciferous genus {Erysimum}, especially the {E. cheiranthoides}, which was formerly used as an ingredient in Venice treacle, or theriac. {Treacle water}, a compound cordial prepared in different ways from a variety of ingredients, as hartshorn, roots of various plants, flowers, juices of plants, wines, etc., distilled or digested with Venice treacle. It was formerly regarded as a medicine of great virtue. --Nares. {Venice treacle}. (Old Med.) Same as {Theriac}, 1. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eagerness \Ea"ger*ness\, n. 1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. [bd]The eagerness of love.[b8] --Addison. 2. Tartness; sourness. [Obs.] Syn: Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness; fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal; craving; heat; passion; greediness. | |
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Egerminate \E*ger"mi*nate\, v. i. [From L. egerminare to sprout.] To germinate. [Obs.] | |
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Egranulose \E*gran"u*lose`\, a. [Pref. e- + granule.] (Bot.) Having no granules, as chlorophyll in certain conditions. --R. Brown. | |
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Egremoin \Eg"re*moin\, n. [See {Agrimony}.] Agrimony ({Agrimonia Eupatoria}). [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Egrimony \Eg"ri*mo*ny\, [Corrupted fr. agrimony.] (Bot.) The herb agrimony. [Obs.] | |
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Egrimony \Eg"ri*mo*ny\, n. [L. aegrimonia.] Sorrow. [Obs.] | |
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Escharine \Es"cha*rine\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eschara, or family {Escharid[91]}. | |
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Physostigmine \Phy`so*stig"mine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of {Physostigma venenosum}), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly called {eserine}, with which it was regarded as identical. | |
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Eserine \Es"er*ine\ (?; 104), n. [From native name of the Calabar bean: cf. F. [82]s[82]rine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of {Physostigma venenosum}; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil. | |
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Physostigmine \Phy`so*stig"mine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of {Physostigma venenosum}), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly called {eserine}, with which it was regarded as identical. | |
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Eserine \Es"er*ine\ (?; 104), n. [From native name of the Calabar bean: cf. F. [82]s[82]rine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of {Physostigma venenosum}; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil. | |
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Esquire \Es*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esquired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Esquiring}.] To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend. [Colloq.] | |
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Essorant \Es"so*rant\, a. [F.] (Her.) Standing, but with the wings spread, as if about to fly; -- said of a bird borne as a charge on an escutcheon. | |
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Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr. edere to eat.] Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. [bd]Poor, but esurient.[b8] --Carlyle. | |
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Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, n. One who is hungry or greedy. [R.] An insatiable esurient after riches. --Wood. | |
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Esurine \Es"u*rine\, a. [See {Esurient}.] Causing hunger; eating; corroding. [Obs.] --Wiseman. | |
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Esurine \Es"u*rine\, n. (Med.) A medicine which provokes appetites, or causes hunger. [Obs.] | |
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Euchrone \Eu"chrone\n. (Chem.) A substance obtained from euchroic acid. See {Eychroic}. | |
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d8Maia \[d8]Ma"i*a\, n. [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species ({Maia squinado}). (b) A beautiful American bombycid moth ({Eucronia maia}). | |
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Excarnate \Ex*car"nate\, v. t. [LL. excarnatus, p. p. of excarnare; L. ex out + caro, carnis, flesh.] To deprive or clear of flesh. --Grew. | |
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Excarnation \Ex`car*na"tion\, n. The act of depriving or divesting of flesh; excarnification; -- opposed to incarnation. | |
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Excarnificate \Ex*car"ni*fi*cate\, v. t. [L. ex out + LL. carnificatus, p. p. carnificare to carnify; cf. L. excarnificare to tear to pieces, torment. See {Carnify}.] To clear of flesh; to excarnate. --Dr. H. More. | |
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Excarnification \Ex*car`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. The act of excarnificating or of depriving of flesh; excarnation. --Johnson. | |
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Excern \Ex*cern"\, v. t. [L. excernere. See {Excrete}.] To excrete; to throw off through the pores; as, fluids are excerned in perspiration. [R.] --Bacon. | |
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Excernent \Ex*cern"ent\, a. [See {Excern}.] (Physiol.) Connected with, or pertaining to, excretion. | |
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Excrement \Ex"cre*ment\, n. [L. excrementum, fr. excernere, excretum, to skin out, discharge: cf. F. excr[82]ment. See {Excrete}.] Matter excreted and ejected; that which is excreted or cast out of the animal body by any of the natural emunctories; especially, alvine, discharges; dung; ordure. | |
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Excrement \Ex"cre*ment\, n. [L. excrementum, fr. excrescere, excretum, to grow out. See {Excrescence}.] An excrescence or appendage; an outgrowth. [Obs.] [bd]Ornamental excrements.[b8] --Fuller. Living creatures put forth (after their period of growth) nothing that is young but hair and nails, which are excrements and no parts. --Bacon. | |
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Excremental \Ex`cre*men"tal\, a. Of or pertaining to excrement. | |
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Excrementitial \Ex`cre*men*ti"tial\, Excrementitious \Ex`cre*men*ti"tious\, a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of excrement. | |
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Excrementitial \Ex`cre*men*ti"tial\, Excrementitious \Ex`cre*men*ti"tious\, a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of excrement. | |
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Excrementive \Ex`cre*men"tive\, a. Serving to excrete; connected with excretion or excrement. [R.] [bd]The excrementive parts.[b8] --Felthman. | |
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Excrementize \Ex"cre*ment*ize`\v. i. To void excrement. [R.] --Life of A. Wood [?]. | |
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Excurrent \Ex*cur"rent\, a. [L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere, excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See {Current}.] 1. Running or flowing out; as: (Bot.) Running or extending out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top. 2. (Zo[94]l) Characterized by a current which flows outward; as, an excurrent orifice or tube. | |
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Exornation \Ex`or*na"tion\, n. [L. exornatio, fr. exornare. See {Ornate}.] Ornament; decoration; embellishment. [Obs.] Hyperbolical exornations . . . many much affect. --Burton. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Eckerman, MI Zip code(s): 49728 | |
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Ekron, KY (city, FIPS 24094) Location: 37.93070 N, 86.17729 W Population (1990): 110 (43 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40117 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ekron firm-rooted, the most northerly of the five towns belonging to the lords of the Philistines, about 11 miles north of Gath. It was assigned to Judah (Josh. 13:3), and afterwards to Dan (19:43), but came again into the full possession of the Philistines (1 Sam. 5:10). It was the last place to which the Philistines carried the ark before they sent it back to Israel (1 Sam. 5:10; 6:1-8). There was here a noted sanctuary of Baal-zebub (2 Kings 1: 2, 3, 6, 16). Now the small village Akir. It is mentioned on monuments in B.C. 702, when Sennacherib set free its king, imprisoned by Hezekiah in Jerusalem, according to the Assyrian record. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ekron, barrenness; torn away | |
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Esrom, dart of joy; division of a song |