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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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En-cūm'ber, v. t. p. 445To impede the motion or action of, as with a burden; to weigh down; to obstruct, embarrass, or perplex. “Encumbered in his vest.” Dryden. 2. To load with debts, mortgages, or other legal claims; as…En-cūm'ber-ment, n. p. 445Encumbrance; molestation.En-cūm'brance, n. p. 445That which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; clog; impediment. See INCUMBRANCE. Strip from the branching Alps their piny load, The huge encumbrance of horrific wood. Thomson. 2.…En-cūm'bran-çer, n. p. 445One who has an encumbrance or a legal claim on an estate. Kent.En-cy'cli-cal, a. p. 445Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men; circular; as, the encyclical letter of the pope.En-cÿ'clo-pē'di-ä or En-cÿ'clo-pæ'di-ä, n. p. 445The circle of sciences; a general survey of human knowledge; especially, a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a…En-cÿ'clo-pe-dī'ac-al, a. p. 445The same as ENCYCLOPEDICAL.En-cÿ'clo-pē'di-an, a. p. 445Embracing the whole circle of learning; having great range in respect to subjects.En-cÿ'clo-pēd'ic or En-cÿ'clo-pēd'ic-al, a. p. 445Pertaining to an encyclopædia; also, universal in knowledge and information.En-cy'clo-pē'dism, n. p. 446The art of writing or constructing encyclopedias; also, the possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic learning.En-cy'clo-pē'dist, n. p. 446The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences.En-cyst'ed, a. p. 446Inclosed in a bag, bladder, or vesicle; as, an encysted tumor. The encysted venom, or poison-bag, beneath the adder's fang. Coleridge.End, n. p. 446The extreme or last portion; the concluding part; the termination; close; extremity; finality; limit; as, the end of a line, of a road, or of a hall; the end of a year, a period, a discourse, and the…End, v. t. p. 446To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a controversy; to end a war. On the seventh day God ended his work. Gen. ii. 2. 2. Hence, to destroy; to put to death.…Ĕnd, v. i. p. 446To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.Ĕnd'a-ble, a. p. 446Capable of being terminated or brought to an end; terminable.Ĕnd'-all, n. p. 446Final close. [Obs.] Shak.En-dăm'age, v. t. p. 446To bring loss or damage to; to harm; to injure; to prejudice. [Rare.] The trial hath endamaged thee no way. Milton.En-dăm'a-ge-a-ble, a. p. 446Capable of being damaged, or injured. [Obs.]En-dàm'age-ment, n. p. 446Act of endamaging, or state of being endamaged; loss; injury. [Obs.] Shak.En-dān'ger, v. t. p. 446To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace. All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him. Burke. 2.…En-dān'ger-ment, n. p. 446Act of endangering, or state of being endangered; hazard. [Obs.] Spenser.En-dàrk', v. t. p. 446To make dark; to darken. [Obs.]En-dēar′, v. t. p. 446To make dear; to make more beloved. “To be endeared to a king.” Shak. K. James. 2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. [Rare.]En-dēar'ed-ly, adv. p. 446With affection or endearment; dearly.En-dēar'ed-ness, n. p. 446State of being endeared.En-dēar'ment, n. p. 446The act of endearing; the state of being endeared; also, that which excites or increases affection. The great endearments of prudent and temperate speech. Bp. Taylor. Her first endearments twining…En-dĕav'or, n. p. 446An exertion of the physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; an effort; an attempt or trial; as, an earnest endeavor; a successful endeavor. I am resolved to employ all my…En-dĕav'or, v. i. p. 446To exert physical strength or intellectual power for the accomplishment of an object; to try; to essay; to attempt; as, in a race, each man endeavors to outstrip his antagonist. He had . . .…En-dĕav'or, v. t. p. 446To attempt to gain; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach. It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects. (Chatham.)En-dĕav'or-er, n. p. 446One who makes an effort or attempt. [Written also endeavourer.]En-dĕav'or-ment, n. p. 446Endeavor. [Obs.] Spenser.En-dĕc'a-gŏn, n. p. 446(Geom.) A plane figure of eleven sides and angles.Ĕn'de-căg'y-noŭs, a. p. 446(Bot.) Having eleven pistils; as, an endecagynous flower.Ĕn'de-căph'yl-loŭs or En-dĕc'a-phȳl'loŭs, a. p. 446(Bot.) Composed of eleven leaflets;—said of a leaf.En-deīc'tic, a. p. 446Serving to show or exhibit; as, an endeictic dialogue, in the Platonic philosophy, is one which exhibits a specimen of skill. Enfield.En-deīx'is, n. p. 446Indication; showing; especially, those symptoms or appearances in a disease which indicate the proper remedies to be applied for its cure.En-dĕl'lion-īte, n. p. 446(Min.) A mineral, composed of the triple sulphuret of lead, antimony, and copper;—so called because first found at Endellion, in Cornwall.En-dē'mi-al or En-dĕm'ic or En-dĕm'ic-al, a. p. 446(Med.) Peculiar to a people or nation; as, an endemic disease. Hoblyn.En-dĕm'ic, n. p. 446(Med.) A disease of an endemic nature.En-dĕm'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 446In an endemic manner.En-dĕn'i-zā'tion, n. p. 446The act of naturalizing. [Rare.]En-dĕn'īze, v. t. p. 446To admit to the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize; to make free. [Obs.] Holland.En-dĕn'i-zen, v. t. p. 446To naturalize. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Ĕnd'er, n. p. 446One who ends or finishes.Ĕn'der-măt'ic or En-dẽrm'ic, a. p. 446(Med.) Through the skin, or applied directly to the skin. Endermic method, that in which the medicine enters the system through the skin, being applied either to the sound skin, or the surface…En-dī'a-per, v. t. p. 446To variegate. See DIAPER.En-dīct' or En-dīct'ment, v. t. p. 446En-dīct'ment (-dīt'-), n. The same as INDICT, INDICTMENT.Ĕnd'ing, n. p. 446Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion. 2. (Gram.) The terminating syllable or letter of a word.En-dīte', v. t. p. 446The same as INDITE. Spenser.Ĕn'dīve, n. p. 446(Bot.) A species of the genus Cichorium (C. endivia), or succory;—used as a salad. Loudon.Ĕnd'less, a. p. 446Without end; having no end or conclusion; applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless duration; endless bliss. 2. Perpetually recurring; seemingly without end; interminable…Ĕnd'less-ly, adv. p. 446In an endless manner; without end or termination; as, to extend a line endlessly. 2. Incessantly; perpetually; continually.Ĕnd'less-ness, n. p. 446The state of being endless; extension without end or limit; perpetuity.End'lŏng, adv. p. 446In a line; with the end forward. [Rare.] Be ready to thrust the raft endlong across the moat. W. Scott.Ĕnd'mōst, a. p. 446Furthest; remotest. [Obs.] Bailey.En'do-cär'di-ŭm, n. p. 446(Anat.) The lining membrane of the cavities of the heart.En'do-cārp, n. p. 446(Bot.) The inner coat or layer of a fruit. Lindley.En'do-chrōme, n. p. 446(Physiol.) The colored material which fills vegetable cells, exclusive of the green, which is chlorophyll; as, the coloring matter of the algæ, &c. Carpenter.En-dōe'trīne, v. t. p. 446To teach; to indoctrinate.