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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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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.Eel′pŏt, n. p. 429A kind of basket used for catching eels.Eel'pout, n. p. 429(Ichth.) A fresh-water fish (Lota vulgaris), somewhat resembling the eel in appearance; — called also burbot. Jardine.Eel'spēar, n. p. 429A forked instrument used for catching eels.Ē'en or Ēen p. 429A contraction for even. See EVEN. I have e'en done with you. L'Estrange. Ēen. The old plural for eyes. And eke with fatness swollen were his een. Spencer.E'er p. 429A contraction for ever. See EVER.Ee'rie or Ee'ry, a. p. 429Serving to inspire fear; wild. “The eerie beauty of a winter scene.” Tennyson. She whose elfin prancer springs By right to eery warblings. Tennyson. 2. Affected with fear; timorous.Ef'fa-ble, a. p. 429Capable of being uttered or explained. Barrow.Ef-fāce', v. t. p. 429To remove from the surface; to erase or scratch out; to render illegible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin. 2. To remove from the mind; to wear away. Efface from…Ef-fāce', v. i. p. 429To remove any thing written, printed, engraved, or stamped on the surface of a thing; to obliterate any mark or impression; to make erasures. Before decay's effacing fingers Have swept the lines…Ef-fāce'a-ble, a. p. 429Capable of being effaced.Ef-fāce'ment, n. p. 429The act of effacing.