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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Em-mān’tle, v. t.p. 441To cover over with, as a mantle; to envelop; to put about as a protection. [Obs.] Under the bending cope of which [heaven] all things are emmantled. Holland.
  2. Em-mär'ble, v. t.p. 441To turn to marble; to petrify. [Obs.] Thou dost emmarble the proud heart. Spenser.
  3. Em-mĕn'a-gōgue, n.p. 441(Med.) A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.
  4. Ĕm'me-nōl'o-gy, n.p. 441(Med.) A treatise on menstruation. Dunglison.
  5. Ĕm'met, n.p. 442An ant or pismire. See ANT.
  6. Em-mew', v. t.p. 442To confine, as in a mew or cage; to coop up. Shak.
  7. Em'mol-lĕs'cence, n.p. 442That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.
  8. Em-move′, v. t.p. 442To move; to rouse; to excite. [Obs.] Spenser.
  9. E-mŏl'li-āte, v. t.p. 442To soften; to render effeminate. Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgie colonies had forgotten their pristine valor. Pinkerton.
  10. E-mōl'lient, a.p. 442Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. “Barley is emollient.” Arbuthnot.
  11. E-mŏl'lient, n.p. 442(Med.) An external application to allay irritation, and alleviate inflammatory soreness, swelling, and pain.
  12. E-mŏl'li-ment, n.p. 442A softening or relaxing; assuaging. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  13. Ĕm'ol-li'tion, n.p. 442The act of softening or relaxing.
  14. E-mŏl'ū-ment, n.p. 442[Lat. emolumentum, literally a working out, from emoliri, to move out, to work out, from e, out, and moliri, to set in motion, from moles, a huge, heavy mass; Fr. émolument, Pr. emolumen, Sp., Pg., &…
  15. E-mŏl'ū-mĕnt'al, a.p. 442Pertaining to, or producing, emolument; yielding profit; useful; profitable; advantageous. [Rare.] Evelyn.
  16. E-mông' or E-môngst', prep.p. 442Among. [Obs. and rare.] Spenser.
  17. E-mō'tion, n.p. 442A moving of the mind or soul; hence, any excitement of sensibility; a state of excited feeling of any kind; especially, an intense excitement of feeling manifested by motion or effects on the body…
  18. E-mō'tion, v. t.p. 442To move; to excite the sensibilities of. [Rare.] W. Scott.
  19. E-mō'tion-al or E-mō'tĭve, a.p. 442Pertaining to emotion, or the capacity for emotion; attended or characterized by emotion. Mackintosh.
  20. E-move', v. t.p. 442To move. [Obs.] Spenser.
  21. Em-pâir', v. t.p. 442To impair. [Obs.] Spenser.
  22. Em-pāis'tic, n.p. 442(Antiq.) Inlaid work consisting of threads or lines of metal pressed or forced into some other metal. Fairholt.
  23. Em-pāle’, v. t.p. 442To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes or posts for defense. [Obs.] All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. Raleigh. 2. To inclose…
  24. Em-pāle', v. t.p. 442To cause to grow pale; to pale. [Obs. and rare.] No bloodless malady empales their face. G. Fletcher.
  25. Em-pāle'ment, n.p. 442A fencing, fortifying, or inclosing with stakes. 2. A putting to death by thrusting a stake into the body. 3. (Bot.) The calyx of a plant which surrounds the other parts of fructification. 4. (Her.)…
  26. Em-păn'el, n.p. 442(Law.) A list of jurors; a panel. Cowell.
  27. Em-păn'el, v. t.p. 442See IMPANEL.
  28. Em-pā'r'a-dīse, v. t.p. 442The same as IMPARADISE.
  29. Em-pärk', v. t.p. 442To make a park of; to inclose, as with a fence. [Obs.] Bp. King.
  30. Em-pär'lançe, n.p. 442The same as IMPARLANCE.
  31. Em-pāṣm’, n.p. 442A powder used to remove any disagreeable odor of the body. Johnson.
  32. Em-păs'sion, v. t.p. 442To move with passion; to affect strongly. See IMPASSION. She was empassioned at that piteous act. Spenser.
  33. Em-păs'sion-ate, a.p. 442Strongly affected. Spenser.
  34. Em-pawn′, v. t.p. 442To put in pawn; to pledge. To sell, empawn, and alienate the estates of the church. Milman.
  35. Em-pēach’, v. t.p. 442See IMPEACH.
  36. Em-pēarl', v. t.p. 442To cover or adorn with pearls, or any thing resembling pearls.
  37. Em-pēo'ple, v. t.p. 442To form into a people or community; to inhabit; to people. [Obs.] “We know ’tis very well employed.” Browne.
  38. Em'per-ess, n.p. 442The same as EMPRESS.
  39. Em-pĕr'il, v. t.p. 442To put in peril; to endanger.
  40. Em-pĕr'ished, a.p. 442Decayed. [Obs.] Spenser.
  41. Em'per-or, n.p. 442The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Russia. Emperor paper, the largest size of drawing paper.
  42. Ĕm′per-or-shĭp, n.p. 442The office or power of an emperor. [Rare.] Faber.
  43. Ĕm'per-y, n.p. 442Empire; power. [Rare.] “Struggling for my woman's empery.” E. B. Browning.
  44. Em-pĕt'rŭm, n.p. 442(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the crow-berry.
  45. Ĕm'pha-sis, n.p. 442(Rhet.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given to the words or parts of a discourse, whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. The province…
  46. Ĕm′pha-sīze, v. t.p. 442To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to lay stress upon; to make emphasis; as, to emphasize a word.
  47. Em-phăt'ic or Em-phăt'ic-al, a.p. 442Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; requiring emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to remonstrate in an emphatic manner; an emphatic tone…
  48. Em-phăt'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 442With emphasis; strongly; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree. He was emphatically a popular writer. Macaulay. 2. By appearance; according to impression made. [Obs.] “Be taken emphatically, that…
  49. Em-phăt'ic-al-ness, n.p. 442The quality of being emphatical; emphasis.
  50. Em'phly-sĭs, n.p. 442(Med.) An eruption, consisting of vesicular pimples filled with an acrid fluid.
  51. Em-phrāe'tic, a.p. 442(Med.) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
  52. Ĕm'phy-sē'mā, n.p. 442(Med.) A swelling produced by air diffused in the cellular tissue. Hoblyn.
  53. Em’phy-sēm’a-tōŭs, a.p. 442(Med.) Pertaining to emphysema; swelled; bloated.
  54. Ĕm'phy-tēū'sis, n.p. 442(Civ. Law.) A contract by which houses or lands are given to be possessed forever, or, at least, for a long time, upon condition that the land shall be improved, and that a small yearly rent or…
  55. Em'phy-teu'tic,, a.p. 442Taken on hire; held on condition of payment of rent; as, emphyteutic lands.
  56. Em'phy-teū'ti-ca-ry, n.p. 442(Civ. Law.) One who holds lands by emphyteusis.
  57. Em-pièrce′, v. t.p. 442To pierce; to penetrate. [Obs.] Spenser.
  58. Em-pight', a.p. 442Fixed; fastened; placed. [Obs.]
  59. Em'pīre, n.p. 442Supreme power or authority in governing; sovereignty; sway; dominion; imperial power; as, the empire of the ocean. Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. Milton. 2. The dominion of…
  60. Em-pĭr'ie or Ĕm'pir-ie, n.p. 442One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon experiment and observation. 2. One who confines himself to applying the results of his own observation; wanting science; especially, in…