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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ĕlves, n. p. 437pl. of ELF.Ĕlv'ish, a. p. 437Pertaining to elves. See ELFISH. 2. Mischievous, as if done by elves; troublesome; vexatious.Elv'ish-ly, adv. p. 437In an elvish manner; in a way to tease or vex; mischievously; spitefully. She had been heard talking, and singing, and laughing most elvishly, with the invisibles of her own race. W. Scott.Ĕl'y-dŏr'ic, a. p. 438Pertaining to a species of painting, in which oil and water are so used as to add the freshness of water colors to the mellowness of oil painting. Elmes.E-ly̆s'i-an, a. p. 438Pertaining to Elysium, or the abode of the blessed after death; yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful. “Elysian shades.” Massinger. “Elysian age.” Beattie.E-ly̆s'i-ŭm, n. p. 438(Anc. Myth.) A dwelling-place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; hence, any delightful place. An Elysium more pure and bright than that of the Greeks. I. Taylor.E-ly̆t'ri-fôrm, a. p. 438In the form of a wing-sheath.Ĕl'y-trĭne, n. p. 438(Chem.) A substance obtained from, and forming the chief material of, the horny covering of insects.Ĕl'y-tro-çēle, n. p. 438(Med.) A tumor in the vagina; vaginal hernia.Ĕl'y-troid, a. p. 438(Anat.) Resembling a sheath. Hooper.Ĕl'y-trŏn or Ĕl'y-trŭm, n. p. 438(Entom.) One of the wing-sheaths which form the outer wings or covering in the tribe of beetles.Ĕl'ze-vir, a. p. 438Published or introduced by the Elzevir family; — said of books or editions, especially of the classics, published by them at Amsterdam and Leyden, from about 1583 to 1680, and highly prized for their…'Ĕm p. 438An obsolete or colloquial contraction of them.Ĕm, n. p. 438(Print.) The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure and estimate the amount of printed matter on a page.Ĕm p. 438A prefix. See En.E-măç'er-āte, v. t. & i. p. 438To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate. [Obs.] Bullokar.E-măç'er-ā'tion, n. p. 438Emaciation. [Obs.] Bullokar.E-mā'ci-āte, v. i. p. 438To lose flesh gradually; to become lean by pining with sorrow, or by loss of appetite, or other cause; to waste away in flesh. He emaciated and pined away in the too anxious inquiry. Browne.E-mā'ci-āte, v. t. p. 438To cause to lose flesh gradually; to waste the flesh and reduce to leanness.E-mā'ci-ate, a. p. 438Emaciated. “Emaciate steeds.” Warton.E-mā'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 438The condition of becoming lean or thin in flesh. 2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to leanness. “Marked by the emaciation of abstinence.” W. Scott.E-măc'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 438To free from spots; to cleanse. [Obs.] Hales.E-măc'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 438The act or operation of freeing from spots. [Obs.] Johnson.Ĕm'a-nant, a. p. 438Issuing or flowing forth; emanating; passing forth into an act, or making itself apparent by an effect; — said of mental acts; as, an emanant volition.Ĕm'a-nāte, v. i. p. 438To issue forth from a source; to flow out from constantly and by a necessary activity; as, fragrance emanates from flowers. 2. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to arise; to…Ĕm'a-nate, a. p. 438Issuing forth; emanant. [Rare.]Ĕm'a-nā'tion, n. p. 438The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain-head or origin. 2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any source, substance, or body; a necessarily and constantly flowing efflux; effluvium…Ĕm'a-nā'tĭve, a. p. 438Issuing forth. “Emanative effects.” Glanville.Ĕm'a-na-to-ry, a. p. 438Issuing forth; emanative. More.E-măn'çi-pāte, v. t. p. 438To set free from servitude or slavery by voluntary act; to free from any restraint or control; to liberate; to restore from bondage to freedom; as, to emancipate a slave. 2. To free from any thing…E-măn'çi-pate, a. p. 438Set at liberty.E-măn'çi-pā'tion, n. p. 438The act of setting free from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence; also, the state of being thus set free; liberation; as, the emancipation of slaves by their proprietors; the…E-măn'çi-pā'tion-ĭst, n. p. 438An advocate for emancipation.E-măn'çi-pā'tor, n. p. 438One who emancipates or liberates from bondage or restraint.E-măn'çi-pĭst, n. p. 438A freed convict. [Australia.]E-māne', v. i. p. 438To issue or flow forth; to emanate. [Obs. and rare.] “The spirits which emaned from him.” Sir W. Jones.E-mär'ġi-nāte, v. t. p. 438To take away the margin of. Cockeram.E-mär'ġi-nate or E-mär'ġi-nā'ted, a. p. 438(Bot.) Notched at the summit. 2. (Min.) Having all the edges of the primitive form truncated, each by one face. 3. (Zoöl.) Having the margin broken by an obtuse notch or the segment of a circle.E-mär'ġi-nate-ly, adv. p. 438In the form of notches.E-mär'ġi-nā'tion, n. p. 438Act of taking away the margin. Smart.E-măs'cu-lāte, v. t. p. 438To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate; to geld. 2. To deprive of masculine strength or vigor; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. Luxury had not…E-măs'cu-late, a. p. 438Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned. “Emasculate slave.” Hammond.E-măs'cu-lā'tion, n. p. 438The act of emasculating or depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration. 2. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor or strength; effeminacy; unmanly…E-măs'cu-lā'tor, n. p. 438One who, or that which, emasculates.E-măs'cu-la-to-ry, a. p. 438Serving to emasculate.Em-bāçe', a. p. 438The same as EMBASE. Spenser.Em-bāle', v. t. p. 438To make up into a bale, bundle, or package; to pack. Johnson. 2. To bind up; to inclose. Legs ... embaled in golden buskins. Spenser.Em-ball', v. t. p. 438To encircle or embrace. [Obs.] Spenser.Em-bälm', v. t. p. 438To anoint with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to keep from putrefaction, as a dead body. Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians…Em-bălm'er, n. p. 438One who embalms for preservation.Em-bălm'ment, n. p. 438The act of embalming. [Rare.] Malone.Em-bănk', v. t. p. 438To inclose with a bank; to defend by banks, mounds, or dikes; to bank up.Em-bănk'ment, n. p. 438The act of surrounding or defending with a bank. 2. A mound or bank raised for any purpose, as for protecting against inundations, for the passage of a railroad, &c.Em-bär', v. t. p. 438To shut, close, or fasten with a bar. 2. To inclose so as to hinder egress or escape. Where fast embarred in mighty brazen wall. Spenser. 3. To stop; to shut from entering; to hinder; to block up. He…Ĕm'bar-eā'tion, n. p. 438The same as EMBARKATION.Em-băr'go, n. p. 438A prohibition to sail; an order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships or goods from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a detention of vessels in port. Arnould.Em-bär'go, v. t. p. 438To hinder or prevent from sailing out of port, by some law or edict of sovereign authority, for a limited time; — said of ships. 2. To hinder from going forward, by an embargo; — said of commerce…Em-bärk', v. t. p. 438To put or cause to go on board a vessel or boat; as, to embark troops. 2. To engage, enlist, or invest in any affair; as, to embark friends or money in an enterprise. It was the reputation of the…Em-bärk', v. t. p. 438To go on board of a ship, boat, or vessel; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon. 2. To engage in any business; to enlist; as, to embark in a wild speculation.Ĕm'/bar-kā'tion, n. p. 438The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the embarkation of troops. 2. That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits. Smollett.