Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Ed'i-fi'cial, a. p. 429Pertaining to an edifice.Ĕd'i-fī'er, n. p. 429One who builds. [Obs.] 2. One who improves another by moral or religious instruction.Ĕd'i-fȳ, v. t. p. 429To build; to construct. [Obs.] “A holy chapel edified.” Spenser. 2. To instruct and improve in knowledge generally, and particularly in moral and religious knowledge, in faith and holiness; to teach.…Ĕd'i-fȳ, v. i. p. 429To be built up; to be informed or instructed. All you gallants that hope to be saved by your clothes, edify, edify. Massinger.Ĕd'i-fy'ing-ly, adv. p. 429In an edifying manner.Ed'i-fy'ing-ness, n. p. 429The quality of being edifying.Ē'dile, n. p. 429(Rom. Ant.) A Roman magistrate, whose chief business was to superintend buildings of all kinds, and who had also the care of the highways, public places, weights and measures, &c.E'dile-ship, n. p. 429The office of edile in ancient Rome. Gray.Ĕd'ing-ton-īte, n. p. 429(Min.) A grayish-white, translucent mineral, having a vitreous luster, and consisting chiefly of the silicates of lime and baryta. Dana.Ĕd'it, v. t. p. 429To superintend the publication of; to prepare for publication, as a book or paper, by writing, correcting, or selecting the matter; to conduct; to manage. Abelard wrote many philosophical treatises…E-di'tion, n. p. 429The publication of any literary work; as, the first edition of a new work. 2. The whole number of copies of a work published at once; as, an edition of a thousand copies.E-di'ition-er, n. p. 429An editor. [Obs.] Gregory.Ĕd'it-or, n. p. 429One who edits; especially, a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, &c., for publication.Ed'i-tō'ri-al, a. p. 429Pertaining to an editor; as, editorial labors; written by an editor; as, editorial remarks.Ĕd'i-tō'ri-al, n. p. 429An article by the editor of a newspaper or other work; as, an editorial on the war.Ĕd'i-tō'ri-al-ly, adv. p. 429In the manner or character of an editor.Ĕd'it-or-ship, n. p. 429The business or office of an editor; the care and superintendence of a publication.Ed'it-ress, n. p. 429A female editor.E-dĭt'ū-āte, v. t. p. 429To defend or govern, as a house or temple. [Obs.] Gregory.Edri-opthāl'mia, n. p. 429(Zoöl.) A class of crustaceous animals with sessile eyes, situated on the sides of the head. Ogilvie.Ed'/ū-ca-bil'i-ty, n. p. 429Capability of being educated.Ed'u-cāte, v. t. p. 429To bring up, as a child; to lead out and train the mental powers of; to inform and enlighten the understanding of; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any…Ĕd′ū-cā′tion, n. p. 429The act or process of educating; the result of educating, in knowledge, skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study…Ĕd/ū-cā'tion-al, a. p. 429Pertaining to education; derived from education; as, educational habits.Ĕd/ū-cā'tion-a-ist, n. p. 429One who is versed in, or who advocates and promotes, education.Ĕd'ū-cā'tor, n. p. 429One who educates.E-dūçe', v. t. p. 429To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against counter-agency or influence; to extract. The eternal art educes good from ill. Pope.E-dū'ci-ble, a. p. 429Capable of being educed.E'duct, n. p. 429That which is educed; that which is brought to light by separation, analysis, or decomposition. We must consider the educts of its analysis by Bergman. Kirwan.E-dŭc'tion, n. p. 429The act of drawing out or bringing into view. Eduction-pipe, the pipe in a steam-engine which conveys the expanded steam from the cylinder into the condenser, or, in high-pressure engines, into the…E-dŭct'ive, a. p. 429Tending to draw out; extractive.E-dŭc'tor, n. p. 429One who, or that which, brings forth, elicits, or extracts. Stimulus must be called an eductor of vital ether. Darwin.E-dŭl′co-rant, a. p. 429(Med.) Having a tendency to purify or to sweeten by removing or correcting acidity and acrimony.E-dŭl'co-rant, n. p. 429(Med.) A medicine supposed to purify the fluids by taking away their acrimony.E-dŭl′co-rāte, v. t. p. 429To render sweet; to sweeten. “Succory edulcorated with sugar and vinegar.” Evelyn. 2. (Chem.) To free from acids, salts, or other foreign substances, by washing; to purify.E-dŭl'/eō-rā'tion, n. p. 429The act of sweetening or edulcorating. 2. (Chem.) The act of freeing from acids or any soluble impurities, by repeated affusions of water. Ure.E-dŭl'eo-rā'tive, a. p. 429Having the quality of sweetening or purifying by affusion.E-dŭl'co-rā'tor, n. p. 429A contrivance formerly used to supply small quantities of water to test tubes, &c. It caused the water to drop from a tube inserted into the mouth of a vial, by expansion of the liquid from the…E-dū'li-ous, a. p. 429Suitable to be eaten; eatable. [Obs.] “Edulious pulses.” Browne.Eek or Eeke, v. t. p. 429The same as EKE. [Obs.]Eel, n. p. 429(Ichth.) A species of Anguilla, or of Muræna, &c., genera of soft-finned, snake-like fishes, belonging to the order Apodes. ☞ The common eel of the eastern United States is the Anguilla tenuirostris…Eel'-grass, n. p. 429(Bot.) A kind of grass (Zostera marina) growing along the sea-shore.