English Dictionary: euphony | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ebon \Eb"on\, a. 1. Consisting of ebony. 2. Like ebony, especially in color; black; dark. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne. --Young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ebon \Eb"on\, n. Ebony. [Poetic] [bd]Framed of ebon and ivory.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Ebony \Eb"on*y\, a. Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance. This ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling. --Poe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ebony \Eb"on*y\, n.; pl. {Ebonies}. [F. [82]b[8a]ne, L. ebenus, fr. Gr. [?]; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. hobn[c6]m, pl. Cf. {Ebon}.] A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green. Note: The finest black ebony is the heartwood of {Diospyros reticulata}, of the Mauritius. Other species of the same genus ({D. Ebenum}, {Melanoxylon}, etc.), furnish the ebony of the East Indies and Ceylon. The West Indian green ebony is from a leguminous tree ({Brya Ebenus}), and from the {Exc[91]caria glandulosa}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Effume \Ef*fume"\, v. t. [L. effumare to emit smoke; ex + fumare to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.] To breathe or puff out. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Epen \Ep"en\, n. (Anat.) See {Epencephalon}. | |
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Euphony \Eu"pho*ny\, n.; pl. {Euphonies}. [L. euphonia, Gr. [?], fr. [?] sweet-voiced; [?] well + [?] sound, voice; akin to [?] to speak: cf. F. euphonie.] A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eupione \Eu"pi*one\, n. [Gr. [?] very fat; [?] well + [?] fat.] (Chem.) A limpid, oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; -- specifically, an oil consisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series. [Written also {eupion}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eupione \Eu"pi*one\, n. [Gr. [?] very fat; [?] well + [?] fat.] (Chem.) A limpid, oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; -- specifically, an oil consisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series. [Written also {eupion}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Even \E"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evening}] 1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth. His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W. Raleigh. It will even all inequalities --Evelyn. 2. To equal [Obs.] [bd]To even him in valor.[b8] --Fuller. 3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits. --Shak. 4. To set right; to complete. 5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Even \E"ven\, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG. eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j[84]mn, Goth. ibns. Cf. {Anent}, {Ebb}.] 1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct. 2. Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper. 3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit. And shall lay thee even with the ground. --Luke xix. 44. 4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain. To make the even truth in pleasure flow. --Shak. 5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. [bd]I know my life so even.[b8] --Shak. 6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] [bd]His even servant.[b8] --Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29). 7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers. Whether the number of the stars is even or odd. --Jer. Taylor. {On even ground}, with equal advantage. {On even keel} (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Even \E"ven\, adv. [AS. efne. See {Even}, a., and cf. {E'en}.] 1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well. [bd]Is it even so?[b8] --Shak. Even so did these Gauls possess the coast. --Spenser. 2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite. Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish. --Shak. Without . . . making us even sensible of the change. --Swift. 3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected. I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. --Addison. 4. At the very time; in the very case. I knew they were had enough to please, even when I wrote them. --Dryden. Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase. [bd]I have debated even in my soul.[b8] --Shak. By these presence, even the presence of Lord Mortimer. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Even \E"ven\, v. i. To be equal. [Obs.] --R. Carew. | |
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Even \E"ven\n. [OE. eve, even, efen, [91]fen. AS. [d6]fen; akin to OS. [be]band, OFries, [be]vend, D. avond, OHG. [be]band, Icel. aptan, Sw. afton, Dan. aften; of unknown origin. Cf. {Eve}, {Evening}.] Evening. See {Eve}, n. 1. [Poetic.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evene \E*vene"\, v. i. [L. evenire. See {Event}.] To happen. [Obs.] --Hewyt. | |
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Eyebeam \Eye"beam`\, n. A glance of the eye. --Shak. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Ebony, VA Zip code(s): 23845 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Evan, MN (city, FIPS 19880) Location: 44.35251 N, 94.83688 W Population (1990): 83 (41 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56238 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Ebone A pan-European {backbone} network service. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
EPIM {Enterprise Product Information Management} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ebony a black, hard wood, brought by the merchants from India to Tyre (Ezek. 27:15). It is the heart-wood, brought by Diospyros ebenus, which grows in Ceylon and Southern India. |