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   E. W. Morley
         n 1: United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with
               Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
               [syn: {Morley}, {E. W. Morley}, {Edward Morley}, {Edward
               Williams Morley}]

English Dictionary: emerald creeper by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emerald
n
  1. a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
  2. a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
  3. the green color of an emerald
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emerald creeper
n
  1. vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
    Synonym(s): jade vine, emerald creeper, Strongylodon macrobotrys
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Emerald Isle
n
  1. an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
    Synonym(s): Ireland, Hibernia, Emerald Isle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emerald shiner
n
  1. small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster
    Synonym(s): emerald shiner, Notropis atherinoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emery wheel
n
  1. a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding
    Synonym(s): grinding wheel, emery wheel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enrol
v
  1. register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
    Synonym(s): enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enroll
v
  1. register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
    Synonym(s): enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enrollee
n
  1. a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enrollment
n
  1. the act of enrolling [syn: registration, enrollment, enrolment]
  2. the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time
    Synonym(s): registration, enrollment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enrolment
n
  1. the act of enrolling [syn: registration, enrollment, enrolment]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, n. [OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde,
      F. [82]meraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. [?]; cf. [?]kr.
      marakata.]
      1. (Min.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety
            of beryl. See {Beryl}.
  
      2. (Print.) A kind of type, in size between minion and
            nonpare[?]l. It is used by English printers.
  
      Note: [b5] This line is printed in the type called emerald.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beryl \Ber"yl\ (b[ecr]r"[icr]l), n. [F. b[82]ryl, OF. beril, L.
      beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][umac]rya.
      Cf. {Brilliant}.] (Min.)
      A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much
      beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or
      bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a
      silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The
      {aquamarine} is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a
      gem. The {emerald} is another variety highly prized in
      jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is
      probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, n. [OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde,
      F. [82]meraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. [?]; cf. [?]kr.
      marakata.]
      1. (Min.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety
            of beryl. See {Beryl}.
  
      2. (Print.) A kind of type, in size between minion and
            nonpare[?]l. It is used by English printers.
  
      Note: [b5] This line is printed in the type called emerald.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beryl \Ber"yl\ (b[ecr]r"[icr]l), n. [F. b[82]ryl, OF. beril, L.
      beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][umac]rya.
      Cf. {Brilliant}.] (Min.)
      A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much
      beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or
      bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a
      silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The
      {aquamarine} is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a
      gem. The {emerald} is another variety highly prized in
      jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is
      probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Green \Green\ (gren), n.
      1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar
            spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.
  
      2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with
            verdant herbage; as, the village green.
  
                     O'er the smooth enameled green.         --Milton.
  
      3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants;
            wreaths; -- usually in the plural.
  
                     In that soft season when descending showers Call
                     forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,
            etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.
  
      5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.
  
      {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid
            derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald
            green; -- called also {Helvetia green}.
  
      {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}.
  
      {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling
            emerald green in composition.
  
      {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper.
  
      {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}.
  
      {Emerald green}. (Chem.)
            (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a
                  metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for
                  dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a
                  brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green},
                  {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green},
                  {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double
                  chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate.
            (b) See {Paris green} (below).
  
      {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the
            French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially
            of a basic hydrate of chromium.
  
      {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff,
            obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow
            luster; -- called also {light-green}.
  
      {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}.
  
      {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.
  
      {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting
            of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and
            arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a
            pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but
            particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato
            bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial
            green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis
            green}.
  
      {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting
            essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called
            also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments
            called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green},
            {nereid green}, or {emerald green}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Green \Green\ (gren), n.
      1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar
            spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.
  
      2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with
            verdant herbage; as, the village green.
  
                     O'er the smooth enameled green.         --Milton.
  
      3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants;
            wreaths; -- usually in the plural.
  
                     In that soft season when descending showers Call
                     forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,
            etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.
  
      5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.
  
      {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid
            derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald
            green; -- called also {Helvetia green}.
  
      {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}.
  
      {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling
            emerald green in composition.
  
      {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper.
  
      {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}.
  
      {Emerald green}. (Chem.)
            (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a
                  metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for
                  dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a
                  brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green},
                  {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green},
                  {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double
                  chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate.
            (b) See {Paris green} (below).
  
      {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the
            French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially
            of a basic hydrate of chromium.
  
      {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff,
            obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow
            luster; -- called also {light-green}.
  
      {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}.
  
      {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.
  
      {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting
            of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and
            arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a
            pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but
            particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato
            bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial
            green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis
            green}.
  
      {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting
            essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called
            also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments
            called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green},
            {nereid green}, or {emerald green}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zaratite \Zar"a*tite\, n. (Min.) [Named after Gen. Zarata of
      Spain.]
      A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald-green
      incrustation on chromite; -- called also {emerald nickel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zaratite \Zar"a*tite\, n. (Min.) [Named after Gen. Zarata of
      Spain.]
      A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald-green
      incrustation on chromite; -- called also {emerald nickel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Green \Green\ (gren), n.
      1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar
            spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.
  
      2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with
            verdant herbage; as, the village green.
  
                     O'er the smooth enameled green.         --Milton.
  
      3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants;
            wreaths; -- usually in the plural.
  
                     In that soft season when descending showers Call
                     forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,
            etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.
  
      5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.
  
      {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid
            derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald
            green; -- called also {Helvetia green}.
  
      {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}.
  
      {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling
            emerald green in composition.
  
      {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper.
  
      {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}.
  
      {Emerald green}. (Chem.)
            (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a
                  metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for
                  dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a
                  brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green},
                  {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green},
                  {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double
                  chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate.
            (b) See {Paris green} (below).
  
      {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the
            French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially
            of a basic hydrate of chromium.
  
      {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff,
            obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow
            luster; -- called also {light-green}.
  
      {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}.
  
      {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.
  
      {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting
            of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and
            arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a
            pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but
            particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato
            bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial
            green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis
            green}.
  
      {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting
            essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called
            also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments
            called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green},
            {nereid green}, or {emerald green}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
      Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. [bd]Emerald
      meadows.[b8] --Byron.
  
      {Emerald fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
            ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
            green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
            the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
      {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
            green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
            bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
            emerald green crystals.
  
      {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
            brightness of its verdure.
  
      {Emerald spodumene}, [or] {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
            {Hiddenite}.
  
      {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.]
      1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for
            correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a
            handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a
            flexible rod. [bd][A] whip's lash.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
                     In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is
                     supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.
  
      2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.
            --Beaconsfield.
  
      3. (Mach.)
            (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the
                  sails are spread.
            (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.
  
      4. (Naut.)
            (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light
                  bodies.
            (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant}
            (a)
  
      5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
  
      6. (Eng. Politics)
            (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to
                  enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of
                  the members of a Parliament party at any important
                  session, especially when their votes are needed.
            (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be
                  in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to
                  be taken.
  
      {Whip and spur}, with the utmost haste.
  
      {Whip crane}, [or] {Whip purchase}, a simple form of crane
            having a small drum from which the load is suspended,
            turned by pulling on a rope wound around larger drum on
            the same axle.
  
      {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.
  
      {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.
  
      {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence,
            advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a
            person. --Dryden.
  
      {Whip ray} (Zo[94]l.), the European eagle ray. See under
            {Ray}.
  
      {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a
            loom, on which the warp threads rest.
  
      {Whip scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera.
            They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,
            slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the
            body, instead of a sting.
  
      {Whip snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of
            slender snakes. Specifically:
            (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas
                  viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is
                  not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}.
            (b) The coachwhip snake.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emeraldine \Em"er*ald*ine\ (?; 104), n.
      A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline
      blue when acted upon by acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emeril \Em"er*il\, n.
      1. Emery. [Obs.] --Drayton.
  
      2. A glazier's diamond. --Crabb.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emery \Em"er*y\, n. [F. [82]meri, earlier [82]meril, It.
      smeriglio, fr. Gr. [?], [?], [?], cf. [?] to wipe; perh. akin
      to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.)
      Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts
      for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is
      mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under
      {Corundum}.
  
      {Emery board}, cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded
            into convenient.
  
      {Emery cloth} [or] {paper}, cloth or paper on which the
            powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and
            polishing.
  
      {Emery wheel}, a wheel containing emery, or having a surface
            of emery. In machine shops, it is sometimes called a {buff
            wheel}, and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a {glazer}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enerlasting \En`er*last"ing\, n.
      1. Eternal duration, past of future; eternity.
  
                     From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. --Ps.
                                                                              xc. 2.
  
      2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.
  
      3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing
            their form or color, as the pearly everlasting ({Anaphalis
            margaritacea}), the immortelle of the French, the
            cudweeds, etc.
  
      4. A cloth fabic for shoes, etc. See {Lasting}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enroll \En*roll"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enrolled}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Enrolling}.] [Pref. en- + roll: cf. F. enr[93]ler; pref.
      en- (L. in) + r[93]le roll or register. See {Roll}, n.]
      [Written also {enrol}.]
      1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or
            catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to
            insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men
            for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also,
            reflexively, to enlist.
  
                     An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the
                     hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly
                     enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not
                     enrolling.                                          --Milton.
  
                     All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled
                     themselves.                                       --Prescott.
  
      2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enroll \En*roll"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enrolled}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Enrolling}.] [Pref. en- + roll: cf. F. enr[93]ler; pref.
      en- (L. in) + r[93]le roll or register. See {Roll}, n.]
      [Written also {enrol}.]
      1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or
            catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to
            insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men
            for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also,
            reflexively, to enlist.
  
                     An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the
                     hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly
                     enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not
                     enrolling.                                          --Milton.
  
                     All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled
                     themselves.                                       --Prescott.
  
      2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enroll \En*roll"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enrolled}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Enrolling}.] [Pref. en- + roll: cf. F. enr[93]ler; pref.
      en- (L. in) + r[93]le roll or register. See {Roll}, n.]
      [Written also {enrol}.]
      1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or
            catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to
            insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men
            for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also,
            reflexively, to enlist.
  
                     An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the
                     hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly
                     enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not
                     enrolling.                                          --Milton.
  
                     All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled
                     themselves.                                       --Prescott.
  
      2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enroller \En*roll"er\, n.
      One who enrolls or registers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enroll \En*roll"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enrolled}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Enrolling}.] [Pref. en- + roll: cf. F. enr[93]ler; pref.
      en- (L. in) + r[93]le roll or register. See {Roll}, n.]
      [Written also {enrol}.]
      1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or
            catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to
            insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men
            for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also,
            reflexively, to enlist.
  
                     An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the
                     hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly
                     enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not
                     enrolling.                                          --Milton.
  
                     All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled
                     themselves.                                       --Prescott.
  
      2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enrollment \En*roll"ment\, n. [Cf. F. enr[93]lement.] [Written
      also {enrolment}.]
      1. The act of enrolling; registration. --Holland.
  
      2. A writing in which anything is enrolled; a register; a
            record. --Sir J. Davies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enrollment \En*roll"ment\, n. [Cf. F. enr[93]lement.] [Written
      also {enrolment}.]
      1. The act of enrolling; registration. --Holland.
  
      2. A writing in which anything is enrolled; a register; a
            record. --Sir J. Davies.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Emerald, PA
      Zip code(s): 18080
   Emerald, WI
      Zip code(s): 54012

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Emerald Beach, MO (village, FIPS 22250)
      Location: 36.57414 N, 93.67075 W
      Population (1990): 172 (165 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Emerald Isle, NC (town, FIPS 21160)
      Location: 34.66642 N, 77.02918 W
      Population (1990): 2434 (4574 housing units)
      Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28594

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Emerald Lake Hills, CA (CDP, FIPS 22587)
      Location: 37.46460 N, 122.26692 W
      Population (1990): 3328 (1248 housing units)
      Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Emerald
  
      An {object-oriented} distributed programming language and
      environment developed at the {University of Washington} in the
      early 1980s.   Emeral was the successor to {EPL}.   It is
      {strongly typed} and uses {signature}s and {prototype}s rather
      than {inheritance}.
  
      ["Distribution and Abstract Types in Emerald", A. Black et al,
      IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(1):65-76 (Jan 1987)].
  
      (1994-11-09)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Emerald
      Heb. nophek (Ex. 28:18; 39:11); i.e., the "glowing stone",
      probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of
      the high priest. It is mentioned (Rev. 21:19) as one of the
      foundations of the New Jerusalem. The name given to this stone
      in the New Testament Greek is smaragdos, which means "live
      coal."
     
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