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   eau de Javelle
         n 1: an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite [syn: {Javelle
               water}, {Javel water}, {eau de Javelle}]

English Dictionary: etwas Besonderes by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
edge up
v
  1. push one's way into (a space)
    Synonym(s): edge in, edge up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ethics panel
n
  1. a committee appointed to consider ethical issues [syn: ethics committee, ethics panel]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eye-deceiving
adj
  1. creating the illusion of seeing reality; "the visual deception of trompe-l'oeil art"
    Synonym(s): eye-deceiving, trompe-l'oeil(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Regression \Re*gres"sion\ (r?*gr?sh"?n), n. [L. regressio: cf.
      F. r[82]gression.]
      The act of passing back or returning; retrogression;
      retrogradation. --Sir T. Browne.
  
      {Edge of regression} (of a surface) (Geom.), the line along
            which a surface turns back upon itself; -- called also a
            {cuspidal edge}.
  
      {Regression point} (Geom.), a cusp.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edge \Edge\, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G.
      ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. [?]
      point, Skr. a[?]ri edge. [?][?]. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager},
      {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.]
      1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,
            the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,
            figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds
            deeply, etc.
  
                     He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.
                                                                              ii. 12.
  
                     Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme
            verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
  
                     Upon the edge of yonder coppice.         --Shak.
  
                     In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of
                     battle.                                             --Milton.
  
                     Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.
  
      3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness;
            intenseness of desire.
  
                     The full edge of our indignation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
                     Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can
                     have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our
                     fears and by our vices.                     --Jer. Taylor.
  
      4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the
            beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.
            [bd]On the edge of winter.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {Edge joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a
            corner.
  
      {Edge mill}, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll
            around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used
            for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also {Chilian mill}.
           
  
      {Edge molding} (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of
            two curves meeting in an angle.
  
      {Edge plane}.
            (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.
            (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.
  
      {Edge play}, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or
            cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,
            is employed.
  
      {Edge rail}. (Railroad)
            (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth
                  than width.
            (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Edge railway}, a railway having the rails set on edge.
  
      {Edge stone}, a curbstone.
  
      {Edge tool}.
            (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for
                  cutting.
            (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging
                  tool.
  
      {To be on edge}, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.
  
      {To set the teeth on edge}, to cause a disagreeable tingling
            sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact
            with them. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edge \Edge\, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G.
      ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. [?]
      point, Skr. a[?]ri edge. [?][?]. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager},
      {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.]
      1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,
            the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,
            figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds
            deeply, etc.
  
                     He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.
                                                                              ii. 12.
  
                     Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme
            verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.
  
                     Upon the edge of yonder coppice.         --Shak.
  
                     In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of
                     battle.                                             --Milton.
  
                     Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.
  
      3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness;
            intenseness of desire.
  
                     The full edge of our indignation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
                     Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can
                     have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our
                     fears and by our vices.                     --Jer. Taylor.
  
      4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the
            beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.
            [bd]On the edge of winter.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {Edge joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a
            corner.
  
      {Edge mill}, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll
            around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used
            for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also {Chilian mill}.
           
  
      {Edge molding} (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of
            two curves meeting in an angle.
  
      {Edge plane}.
            (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.
            (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.
  
      {Edge play}, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or
            cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,
            is employed.
  
      {Edge rail}. (Railroad)
            (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth
                  than width.
            (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Edge railway}, a railway having the rails set on edge.
  
      {Edge stone}, a curbstone.
  
      {Edge tool}.
            (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for
                  cutting.
            (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging
                  tool.
  
      {To be on edge}, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.
  
      {To set the teeth on edge}, to cause a disagreeable tingling
            sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact
            with them. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aitchbone \Aitch"bone`\, n. [For nachebone. For loss of n, cf.
      {Adder}. See {Natch}.]
      The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this
      bone. [Spelt also {edgebone}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edgebone \Edge"bone`\, n.
      Same as {Aitchbone}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aitchbone \Aitch"bone`\, n. [For nachebone. For loss of n, cf.
      {Adder}. See {Natch}.]
      The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this
      bone. [Spelt also {edgebone}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edgebone \Edge"bone`\, n.
      Same as {Aitchbone}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Educability \Ed`u*ca*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. [82]ducabilit[82].]
      Capability of being educated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Educable \Ed"u*ca*ble\ (?; 135), a. [Cf. F. [82]ducable.]
      Capable of being educated. [bd]Men are educable.[b8] --M.
      Arnold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Educible \E*du"ci*ble\, a.
      Capable of being educed.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgefield, LA (village, FIPS 22850)
      Location: 32.04879 N, 93.33579 W
      Population (1990): 207 (89 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Edgefield, SC (town, FIPS 22795)
      Location: 33.78941 N, 81.93039 W
      Population (1990): 2563 (1100 housing units)
      Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29824

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Edgefield County, SC (county, FIPS 37)
      Location: 33.76998 N, 81.97078 W
      Population (1990): 18375 (7290 housing units)
      Area: 1300.0 sq km (land), 12.0 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   eta expansion
  
      See {eta conversion}.
  
  
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