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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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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.E-mōl'lient, a. p. 442Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. “Barley is emollient.” Arbuthnot.E-mŏl'lient, n. p. 442(Med.) An external application to allay irritation, and alleviate inflammatory soreness, swelling, and pain.E-mŏl'li-ment, n. p. 442A softening or relaxing; assuaging. [Obs.] Cockeram.Ĕm'ol-li'tion, n. p. 442The act of softening or relaxing.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., &…E-mŏl'ū-mĕnt'al, a. p. 442Pertaining to, or producing, emolument; yielding profit; useful; profitable; advantageous. [Rare.] Evelyn.E-mông' or E-môngst', prep. p. 442Among. [Obs. and rare.] Spenser.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…E-mō'tion, v. t. p. 442To move; to excite the sensibilities of. [Rare.] W. Scott.E-mō'tion-al or E-mō'tĭve, a. p. 442Pertaining to emotion, or the capacity for emotion; attended or characterized by emotion. Mackintosh.E-move', v. t. p. 442To move. [Obs.] Spenser.Em-pâir', v. t. p. 442To impair. [Obs.] Spenser.Em-pāis'tic, n. p. 442(Antiq.) Inlaid work consisting of threads or lines of metal pressed or forced into some other metal. Fairholt.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…Em-pāle', v. t. p. 442To cause to grow pale; to pale. [Obs. and rare.] No bloodless malady empales their face. G. Fletcher.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.)…Em-păn'el, n. p. 442(Law.) A list of jurors; a panel. Cowell.Em-păn'el, v. t. p. 442See IMPANEL.Em-pā'r'a-dīse, v. t. p. 442The same as IMPARADISE.Em-pärk', v. t. p. 442To make a park of; to inclose, as with a fence. [Obs.] Bp. King.Em-pär'lançe, n. p. 442The same as IMPARLANCE.Em-pāṣm’, n. p. 442A powder used to remove any disagreeable odor of the body. Johnson.Em-păs'sion, v. t. p. 442To move with passion; to affect strongly. See IMPASSION. She was empassioned at that piteous act. Spenser.Em-păs'sion-ate, a. p. 442Strongly affected. Spenser.Em-pawn′, v. t. p. 442To put in pawn; to pledge. To sell, empawn, and alienate the estates of the church. Milman.Em-pēach’, v. t. p. 442See IMPEACH.Em-pēarl', v. t. p. 442To cover or adorn with pearls, or any thing resembling pearls.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.Em'per-ess, n. p. 442The same as EMPRESS.Em-pĕr'il, v. t. p. 442To put in peril; to endanger.Em-pĕr'ished, a. p. 442Decayed. [Obs.] Spenser.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.Ĕm′per-or-shĭp, n. p. 442The office or power of an emperor. [Rare.] Faber.Ĕm'per-y, n. p. 442Empire; power. [Rare.] “Struggling for my woman's empery.” E. B. Browning.Em-pĕt'rŭm, n. p. 442(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the crow-berry.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…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.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…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…Em-phăt'ic-al-ness, n. p. 442The quality of being emphatical; emphasis.Em'phly-sĭs, n. p. 442(Med.) An eruption, consisting of vesicular pimples filled with an acrid fluid.Em-phrāe'tic, a. p. 442(Med.) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.Ĕm'phy-sē'mā, n. p. 442(Med.) A swelling produced by air diffused in the cellular tissue. Hoblyn.Em’phy-sēm’a-tōŭs, a. p. 442(Med.) Pertaining to emphysema; swelled; bloated.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…Em'phy-teu'tic,, a. p. 442Taken on hire; held on condition of payment of rent; as, emphyteutic lands.Em'phy-teū'ti-ca-ry, n. p. 442(Civ. Law.) One who holds lands by emphyteusis.Em-pièrce′, v. t. p. 442To pierce; to penetrate. [Obs.] Spenser.Em-pight', a. p. 442Fixed; fastened; placed. [Obs.]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…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…Em-pir'ic or Em-pir'ic-al, a. p. 442Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena. In philosophical language, the term empirical means simply what belongs to or is the product of…Em-pir'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 442By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.Em-pĭr'i-cĭsm, n. p. 442The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment. 2. A practice of medicine founded on experience, and neglecting the aid of science; ignorant and unscientific…Em-pir'i-cist, n. p. 442An empiric. [Obs.]Em-place'ment, n. p. 442Place; ground. [Obs. and rare.]Em-plas'ter, n. p. 442See PLASTER, which is now used.Em-plās’ter, v. t. p. 442To cover with a plaster, or as with a plaster. [Obs.] “Fair as ye his name emplaster.” Chaucer.Em-plās'tic, a. p. 442Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications.