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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family {Fringillid[91]}). Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana}); the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po[94]c[91]tes or Po[d2]cetes gramineus}); the black-throated ({Spiza Americana}); the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow bunting}, {Lark bunting}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eagerly \Ea"ger*ly\, adv. In an eager manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Escrol \Es*crol"\, Escroll \Es*croll"\, n. [See {Escrow}, {Scroll}.] 1. A scroll. [Obs.] 2. (Her.) (a) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest. (b) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Escrol \Es*crol"\, Escroll \Es*croll"\, n. [See {Escrow}, {Scroll}.] 1. A scroll. [Obs.] 2. (Her.) (a) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest. (b) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Escurial \Es*cu"ri*al\, n. [Prop. Sp. escorial, i. e., a hill or heap of rubbish, earth, and stones brought out of a mine, fr. escoria dross of metal, L. scoria, fr. Gr. [?]. Cf. {Scoria}.] A palace and mausoleum of the kinds of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid. Note: The ground plan is said to be in the form of a gridiron, the structure being designed in honor of St. Lawrence, who suffered martyrdom by being broiled on gridiron; but the resemblance is very slight. It is nearly square, inclosing several courts, and has a projecting mass which stands for the handle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Exarillate \Ex*ar"il*late\, a. [Pref. ex- + arillate.] (Bot.) Having no aril; -- said of certain seeds, or of the plants producing them. |