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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-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.En'do-dōrm, n. p. 446The inner skin or layer of some simple animals, as a polyp, &c. Dana.En'do-dérm'ic, a. p. 446Pertaining to the endoderm.Ĕn'do-gēn, n. p. 446(Bot.) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not…En-dŏg'e-nōŭs, a. p. 446(Bot.) Increasing by internal growth and elongation at the summit, instead of externally, and having no distinction of pith, wood, and bark, as in the rattan, the palm, the cornstalk.En-dōph'y'l-lōŭs or En'do-phŷl'lōŭs, a. p. 446(Bot.) Involved in a leaf or sheath.En'do-pleu'ra, n. p. 446(Bot.) A membrane for the seed of a plant, the innermost when there are three.En'do-rhī'zē, n. p. 446(Bot.) The embryo of a monocotyledonous or endogenous plant;—so called because the radicle, in germinating, ruptures the integument at the base of the seed, so that the root appears to be inclosed.En'do-rhī'zal or En'do-rhī'zōus, a. p. 446(Bot.) Pertaining to the endorhizæ. Lindley.En-dôrse', v. t. p. 446To place upon the back of; to load with. [Obs.] “Elephants endorsed with towers.” Milton. 2. To write on the back of; as, to endorse a note; to assign by endorsing; hence, to give currency to; as, to…En-dōrse'ment, n. p. 446The act of indorsing, or state of being indorsed. See INDORSEMENT.En-dôr's'er, n. p. 446One who indorses; an indorser.Ĕn'do-skĕl'e-ton, n. p. 446(Anat.) The internal or bony skeleton of man and other animals. R. Owen.Ĕn'dos-mōm'e-ter, n. p. 446(Physics.) An instrument used for measuring the force of the endosmotic action.En-dōs'mo-mēt'rie, a. p. 446Pertaining to, or designed for, the measurement of endosmotic action.Ĕn'dos-mōse or Ĕn'dos-mō'sis, n. p. 446The transmission of a fluid or gas from without inward in the phenomena of osmose. See OSMOSE.Ĕn'dos-mŏs'mic, a. p. 446Relating to endosmose.Ĕn'dos-mŏt'ic, a. p. 446Pertaining to endosmose; of the nature of endosmose; osmotic. Carpenter.Ĕn'do-spẽrm, n. p. 446(Bot.) The albumen of a seed commonly surrounding the embryo; a perisperm. Gray.En'do-spĕrm'ic, a. p. 446(Bot.) Relating to, or accompanied by, the endosperm;—said of an embryo.En-dŏss’, v. t. p. 446To put upon the back; to indorse. [Obs.] 2. To cut or carve upon. [Obs.] Spencer.En'do-stōme, n. p. 446(Bot.) The passage through the inner integument of an ovule. Gray.En-dōw', v. t. p. 446To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a…En-dow'er, v. t. p. 447To enrich with a dower or portion; to endow. [Obs.] Waterhouse.En-dow'er, n. p. 447One who endows.En-dow'ment, n. p. 447The act of settling a fund or permanent provision for the support of any one, as a widow, professor, and the like. 2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or institution; property, fund, or…En-drŭdge', v. t. p. 447To make a drudge or slave. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.En-dūe', v. t. p. 447To put on to; to invest; to clothe. “Men endued with worthy qualities.” Shak. 2. To supply with; to endow. See INDUE.En-dūe'ment, n. p. 447The same as INDUEMENT.En-dū'r'a-ble, a. p. 447Capable of being endured or borne.En-dū'r'a-ble-ness, n. p. 447Capability of being endured; tolerableness.En-dū'ra-bly, adv. p. 447In an endurable manner.En-dūʹrance, n. p. 447A state of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance. Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession. W. Scott. 2. A bearing or suffering; a…En-dūre', v. t. p. 447To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting. Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure, As…En-dūre’, v. i. p. 447To remain firm and abiding; to continue in the same state without perishing; to abide; to last. He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. Job viii. 15. 2. To remain firm under…En-dūre’, v. t. p. 447To render hard; to indurate; to toughen. [Obs.] “Manly limbs endured with little care.” Spenser.En-dūre'ment, n. p. 447Endurance. [Obs.] South.En-dū'rer, n. p. 447One who endures; one who bears, suffers, or sustains. 2. One who, or that which, remains firm and abiding, or without change.En-dū'r'ing-ness, n. p. 447Quality of enduring; durability; permanence.