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   eagerly
         adv 1: with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly
                  awaited" [syn: {eagerly}, {thirstily}]

English Dictionary: eagerly by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
egg roll
n
  1. minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried
    Synonym(s): egg roll, spring roll
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
escarole
n
  1. variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
    Synonym(s): chicory escarole, endive, escarole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ezra Loomis Pound
n
  1. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
    Synonym(s): Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
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.
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