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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ec-thlip'sis, n. p. 428(Lat. Pros.) A figure by which a final m, with the preceding vowel, is cut off, when the next word begins with a vowel.E'ethy-mā or Ee-thy'mā, n. p. 428(Med.) A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pimples, upon an indurated and inflamed base. Dunglison.Ĕc'to-blăst, n. p. 428(Nat. Hist.) The membrane composing the walls of a cell, as distinguished from the membranes of the mesoblast, the entoblast, and the entosthoblast. Agassiz.Ĕc'to-dĕrm, n. p. 428(Nat. Hist.) The external skin or outer layer. Carpenter.Ec'to-dĕrm'ic, a. p. 428Belonging to the ectoderm.Ec-tō'pi-ā, n. p. 428Ĕc'to-py p. 428Morbid displacement of parts usually congenital; as, ectopy of the heart, or of the bladder.E-e-trō'pi-ŭm, n. p. 428(Med.) An unnatural eversion of the eyelids, in consequence of the tumefaction of the inner membrane, or of a contraction of the skin covering the eyelids.Ee-trŏt'ic, a. p. 428(Med.) Having a tendency to prevent the development of any thing, especially of a disease.Ec'ty-lōt'ic, a. p. 428(Med.) Having a tendency to remove callosities and indurations of the skin. Craig.Ec'ty-lōt'ic, n. p. 428(Med.) A substance applied to the skin for the removal of warts or other indurated excrescences.Ĕc'ty-pal, a. p. 428Taken from the original; imitated. “Exemplars of all the ectypal copies.” Ellis.Ĕc'type, n. p. 428A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed. Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the ancient prophets. Eng. Cyc. 2. (Arch.) An object or copy in relief, or…Ēc/ty-pōg'ra-phy, n. p. 428A method of etching, in which lines of the design upon the plate are in relief, instead of being depressed or cut into it.Ĕc'ū-mĕn'ic or Ĕc'ū-mĕn'ic-al, a. p. 428General; universal; as, an ecumenical council. [Written also œcumenical.]Ĕc'ū-rie, n. p. 428A covered place for horses; a stable.Ĕc'ze-mȧ, n. p. 428(Med.) An eruption of minute vesicles upon the skin.E-dā'cioŭs, a. p. 428Given to eating; greedy; voracious; devouring. Johnson.E-dā'cioŭs-ly, adv. p. 428Greedily; voraciously.E-dā'cioŭs-ness, n. p. 428Edacity. W. Scott.E-dăç'i-ty, n. p. 428Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity. Bacon.Ĕd'da, n. p. 428The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas of the old northern gods and heroes. ☞ There are two Eddas. The earliest…Ĕd'der, n. p. 428(Husbandry.) Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge-stakes, to bind them together. [Obs.] “Save edder and stake.” Tusser. 2. An adder or serpent. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.Ĕd'der, v. t. p. 428To bind or make tight by edder; to fasten the tops of, by interweaving edder.Ĕd'dish, n. p. 428The latter pasture, or grass that comes after mowing or reaping; the aftermath. 2. The stubble in corn or grass. Halliwell.Ĕd'dy, n. p. 428A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current. 2. A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool. And smiling eddies dimpled on the…Ĕd'dy, v. i. p. 428To move as an eddy. Eddying round and round they sink. Wordsworth.Ĕd'dy, v. t. p. 428To collect as into an eddy. The circling mountains eddy in From the bare wild the dissipated storm. Thomson.Ĕd'dy, a. p. 428Whirling; moving circularly. Dryden.Ĕd'el-fôr'sīte, n. p. 428(Min.) A transparent mineral, of a white or grayish color, consisting chiefly of lime and silica; neutral silicate of lime. Dana.Ĕd'e-līte or Ĕd'e-līth, n. p. 428(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of the silicates of lime and alumina; prehnite. Dana.E-dĕm'a-toŭs or E-dĕm'a-tōse', a. p. 428Pertaining to, or affected with, œdema.Ē'den, n. p. 428The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful region or residence.Ē'den-īzed, a. p. 428Admitted into Eden, or to a state of happiness like that of Eden. [Obs. and rare.] “Edenized saints.” Davies.E-dĕn’tal or E-dĕn’tal-oŭs, a. p. 428The same as EDENTATE.E-dĕn'tate, n. p. 428(Zoöl.) An animal of the sloth and armadillo tribes, wanting fore teeth and canines. See MAMMAL.E-dĕn'tate or E-dĕn'tā-ted, a. p. 428Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate leaf; edentate animals; also, belonging to the sloth and armadillo tribes, as the edentate quadrupeds.Ē'den-tā'tion, n. p. 428A depriving of teeth. [Obs.] Cockeram.E-dĕnt'ū-loŭs, a. p. 428Without teeth; toothless. R. Owen.Edge (ēj), n. p. 428The thin, cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, razor, knife, or scythe; hence, that which cuts as an edge does. Slender, Whose edge is sharper than the sword. Shak. 2.…Edge, v. t. p. 428To furnish with an edge; to sharpen. To edge her champion’s sword. Dryden. It made my sword, though edged with flint, rebound. Dryden. 2. To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to…Ĕdge, v. i. p. 428To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way. 2. To sail close to the wind. “I must edge up on a point of wind.” Dryden. To edge away (Naut.), to increase the distance gradually from…Ĕdge'-bōne, n. p. 428A bone of the rump, which in dressed beef presents itself edgewise to view; — called also aitch-bone.Edg'e'less, a. p. 428Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon.Ĕdge'-lōng, adv. p. 428In the direction of the edge. [Obs.] “Stuck edge-long into the ground.” B. Jon.Edg'e'-plāy, n. p. 428A contest with swords. [Rare.]Edge'-rāil, n. p. 428A rail set on edge; — applied to the thin iron rail of a railway when so set, in distinction from a like rail laid flat, called a flat-rail, or from a tram-rail laid flat and having a flange to guide…Ĕdge'-rāil'way, n. p. 428A railway having the rails set on edge.Ĕdge'-tōol, n. p. 428An instrument having a sharp edge.Edge'-wise, adv. p. 428In the direction of the edge.Edg'ing, n. p. 428That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, &c., of a garment; or a border of box in a garden. “A rosy edging.” Dryden.Edg'ing-ma-chine', n. p. 428An adjustable machine-tool for dressing irregular surfaces to given patterns.Edg'y, a. p. 428Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper. 2. Sharply defined; angular. [Rare.] “An edgy style of sculpture.” Hazlitt.Ĕd'i-bil'i-ty, n. p. 428Capability or suitableness for being eaten; edibility.Ed'i-ble, a. p. 428Fit to be eaten as food; esculent. “Of fishes, some are edible.” Bacon.Ĕ'dict, n. p. 428That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action; an order issued by a prince to his subjects, as a rule or law requiring obedience; a special proclamation of command or…E-dĭct'al, a. p. 428Relating to, or consisting of, edicts; as, the Roman edictal law.Ĕd'i-fi-cant or E-dĭf'fi-cant, a. p. 428Building; constructing. [Rare.] Dugard.Ed'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 428The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or religious sense; instruction in useful knowledge which imparts strength or leads to progress in science…Ĕd'i-fice, n. p. 429A building; a structure; a fabric;— chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large structures. “An edifice too large for him to fill.” Milton.