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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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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.Ef-făs'ci-nāte, v. t. p. 429To charm; to bewitch. [Obs.] Cockeram.Ef-fās'ci-nā'tion, n. p. 429The act of being bewitched or deluded. [Obs.] Shelford.Ef-fêct', n. p. 429That which is produced by an agent or cause; result of agency or causation; consequence; event; as, the effect of luxury. Effect is the substance produced, or simple idea introduced into any subject…Ef-féct', v. t. p. 429To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be. So great a body such exploits to effect. Daniel. 2. To bring to pass; to achieve; to accomplish. “To effect that which the divine counsels had…Ef-fĕct'i-ble, a. p. 429Capable of being done or achieved; practicable; feasible.Ef-féc'tion, n. p. 429Creation or production. 2. (Geom.) The construction of a proposition; a problem or praxis drawn from some general proposition. Hutton.Ef-féc'tive, a. p. 429Having the power or quality of producing effects; suited or tending to produce effects; in a condition to act efficiently; causing to be; productive of results; effecting; efficient; efficacious…Ef-fec'tive, n. p. 429(Com.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper money; — a term used in many parts of Europe. Thus a draft is directed to be paid in effective, to guard against depreciated paper currency.…Ef-fēct'ive-ly, adv. p. 430With effect; powerfully; completely; thoroughly.Ef-fec'tive-ness, n. p. 430The quality of being effective.Ef-féct'less, a. p. 430Without effect; without advantage; useless. Shak.Ef-fēct'or, n. p. 430One who effects; one who produces or causes; a maker or creator.Ef-fec'tu-al, a. p. 430Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient. “Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion.” Macaulay. 2. Expressive of facts; veracious.…Ef-fēct′u-al-ly, adv. p. 430With effect; efficaciously; in a manner to produce the intended effect; thoroughly.Ef-féct'/ū-al-ness, n. p. 430The quality of being effectual.Ef-fēct'ū-āte, v. t. p. 430To bring to pass; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfill. “A fit instrument to effectuate his desire.” Sidney.Ef-fĕct′ū-ā′tion, n. p. 430Act of effectuating.Ef-fēct'u-ōse' or Ef-fēct'u-oûs, a. p. 430Effective. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Ef-fēm'i-na-cy, n. p. 430The possession by men of those qualities of softness, delicacy, and weakness, which are characteristic of the female sex; unmanly delicacy; womanish softness or weakness. “Foul effeminacy.” Milton.Ef-fēm'i-nate, a. p. 430Having the qualities of the female sex; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; unmanly in tastes or desires; tender; womanish. The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate…Ef-fēm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 430To make womanish; to unman; to weaken. “When one is sure it will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds.” Locke.Ef-fĕm'i-nāte, v. i. p. 430To grow womanish or weak. In a slothful peace courage will effeminate. Pope.Ef-fĕm’i-nate-ly, adv. p. 430In a womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately. “Proud and effeminately gay.” Fawkes. 2. By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman. “Effeminately vanquished.” Milton.Ef-fēm'i-nate-ness, n. p. 430The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness.Ef-fēm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 430The state of one grown womanish; the state of being weak or unmanly. [Obs.] Bacon.Ef-fēn'dē, n. p. 430Master; sir; — a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially, one learned in the law. [Turkey.]Ef'fer-ent, a. p. 430Conveying outward, or discharging; as, the efferent ducts of the body. Dunglison.Ĕf'fer-oûs, a. p. 430Like a wild beast; fierce; savage. [Obs.]Ef'fer-vèsçe', v. i. p. 430To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form. 2. To exhibit feelings that can not be repressed or…Ef'fer-vēs'çence or Ef'fer-vēs'çen-çy, n. p. 430A kind of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as, the effervescence of wine…Ef'fer-vēs'çent, a. p. 430Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas.Ef'fer-vĕs'çi-ble, a. p. 430Having the quality of effervescing; capable of producing effervescence. “A small quantity of effervescible matter.” Kirwan.Ef-fēte', a. p. 430No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, of worn-out, exhausted energy; having become incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren. “Effete…Ef/fi-cā'cious, a. p. 430Productive of effects; producing the effect intended; having power adequate to the purpose intended or promised; effectual; powerful; as, an efficacious remedy for disease.Ef/fi-cā'ciōus-ly, adv. p. 430In such a manner as to produce the effect desired; effectually.Ef-fi-cā'ciōus-ness, n. p. 430The quality of being efficacious; efficacy.Ef'fi-ca-cy, n. p. 430Power to produce effects; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer. “Of noxious efficacy.” Milton. Syn.—Virtue; force; energy.Ef-fi'cien-ce or Ef-fi'cien-cy, n. p. 430The quality of being efficient or producing effects; a causing to be or exist; effectual agency. The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us. Hooker. 2. Power of producing the effect…Ef-fi'cient, a. p. 430Causing effects; producing results; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity. “The efficient cause is the working cause.” Wilson.…Ef-fi'cient, n. p. 430The agent or cause which produces, or causes to exist; a prime mover. God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. Hooker.Ef-fi'cient-ly, adv. p. 430With effect; effectively.Ef-fierce', v. t. p. 430To make fierce or furious. [Obs.] Spencer.Ef-fig'i-al, a. p. 430Forming a resemblance; displaying in effigy. [Rare.]Ef-fĭg'ĭ-āte, v. t. p. 430To form a like figure to; to make a true resemblance of; to image; hence, to adopt the appearance of; to adapt. Effigiate and conform himself to those circumstances. Bp. Taylor.Ef-fĭg'ĭ-ā'tion, n. p. 430The act of forming in resemblance. Bailey.Ef-fĭg'i-ēs, n. p. 430The same as EFFIGY. Dryden.Ĕf'fi-gy, n. p. 430The image, likeness, or representation of any person or thing, whether a full figure, or a picture of the whole or a part; a likeness in sculpture, painting, bass-relief, or drawing; an imitative…Ef-flāg’ĭ-tāte, v. t. p. 430To demand earnestly. [Obs.] Cockeram.Ef-flāte’, v. t. p. 430To fill with breath or air; to puff up. [Obs.] Wood.Ef-flā’tion, n. p. 430The act of filling with wind, or puffing out; the act of belching; also, a puff as of wind. “A soft efflation of celestial fire.” Parnell.