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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. En-lārd’, v. t.p. 449To cover with lard or grease; to grease; to baste. Shak.
  2. En-lārge', v. t.p. 449To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to expand; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; a good man rejoices to enlarge the sphere of his benevolence. 2. To…
  3. En-lärge', v. i.p. 449To grow large or larger; to extend; to dilate; to expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction. 2. To be diffuse in speaking…
  4. En-lär'ged-ly, adv.p. 449With enlargement. Mountagu.
  5. En-lār'ged-ness, n.p. 449The state of being enlarged.
  6. En-lärge'ment, n.p. 449The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; dilatation; expansion. 2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of…
  7. En-lār'ger, n.p. 450One who, or that which, enlarges, increases, or expands.
  8. En-lāy', v. t.p. 450See INLAY.
  9. En-lēngth'en, v. t.p. 450To increase in length; to lengthen. [Obs.] Browne.
  10. En-light', v. t.p. 450To illumine; to enlighten. [Rare.] Which from the first has shone on ages past, Enlights the present, and shall warm the last. Pope.
  11. En-light'en, v. t.p. 450To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. His lightnings enlightened the world. Ps. xcvii. 4. 2. To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to impart knowledge or…
  12. En-light'en-er, n.p. 450One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
  13. En-light'en-ment, n.p. 450Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
  14. En-limn', v. t.p. 450To adorn by illuminating or ornamenting with colored and decorated letters and figures, as a book or manuscript. [Rare.] Palsgrave.
  15. En-lĭnk', v. t.p. 450To chain to; to connect, as by links. Shak.
  16. En-list', v. t.p. 450To enter on a list; to enroll; to register; as, he was enlisted as a volunteer. 2. To engage in public service, by entering the name in a register; as, an officer enlists men. 3. To unite firmly to a…
  17. En-list', v. i.p. 450To engage in public service by subscribing articles, or enrolling one's name; as, he enlisted in the regular army. 2. To enter heartily into a cause, as one devoted to its interests.
  18. En-list'ment, n.p. 450The act of enlisting, or the state of being enlisted. 2. The writing by which a soldier is bound.
  19. En-līve′, v. t.p. 450To enliven. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  20. En-līv'en, v. t.p. 450To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire. 2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or cheerful; to animate; as, mirth…
  21. En-līv'en-er, n.p. 450One who, or that which, enlivens, animates, or invigorates.
  22. En-lŏck’, v. t.p. 450To lock up, or inclose. [Obs.] Spenser.
  23. En-lū'mīne, v. t.p. 450To illumine. [Obs.] Spenser.
  24. Enmanché, a.p. 450(Her.) Resembling or covered with a sleeve; —said of the chief when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge to the sides.
  25. En-mär'ble, v. t.p. 450To make hard as marble; to harden. [Obs.] Spenser.
  26. En-mēsh', v. t.p. 450To catch or entangle, as with the meshes of a net; to entrap. [Obs.] Shak.
  27. En-mew', v. t.p. 450To emmew. See EMMEW.
  28. En'mi-ty, n.p. 450The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. No ground of enmity between us known. Milton. 2. A state of opposition. The friendship of the world is enmity with God. James iv. 4.…
  29. En-mössed’, a.p. 450Covered with moss. “Enmossed realms.” Keats.
  30. En-mōve′, v. t.p. 450The same as EMMOVE.
  31. En-müre′, v. t.p. 450To inclose with a wall; to confine; to immure. [Obs.]
  32. En-nā'tion, n.p. 450(Entom.) The ninth segment in insects.
  33. Ĕn'ne-a-cŏn'ta-hē'dral, a.p. 450Having ninety faces or sides; — said of a crystal or other solid figure bounded by planes.
  34. Ĕn'ne-a-cŏn'ta-hē'dron, n.p. 450(Geom.) A figure having ninety sides.
  35. Ĕn'ne-ad, n.p. 450One division of the collection made by Porphyry of the doctrines of Plotinus;—so called from their arrangement in six divisions of nine books each. [Obs.] Whewell. 2. The number nine. [Obs.] Bailey.
  36. Ĕn'ne-a-gŏn, n.p. 450(Geom.) A polygon or plane figure with nine sides or nine angles.
  37. Ĕn'ne-ăg'o-nal, a.p. 450(Geom.) Having nine angles.
  38. Ĕn'ne-ăg'y-nous, a.p. 450(Bot.) Having or producing nine pistils or styles;—said of a flower or plant.
  39. Ĕn'ne-a-hē'dral, a.p. 450(Geom.) Having nine sides.
  40. Ĕn'ne-a-hē'dri-ȧ or Ĕn'ne-a-hē'dron, n.p. 450(Geom.) A figure having nine sides; a nonagon.
  41. Ĕn'ne-ăn'dri-ȧ, n.p. 450(Bot.) A class of plants having nine stamens.
  42. Ĕn'ne-ăn'dri-an or Ĕn'ne-ăn'drous, a.p. 450(Bot.) Having nine stamens.
  43. Ĕn'ne-a-pĕt'al-ous, a.p. 450(Bot.) Having nine petals, or flower-leaves.
  44. En'ne-a-spĕrm'ōus, a.p. 450(Bot.) Having nine seeds;—said of fruits.
  45. En'ne-āt'ic or En'ne-āt'ic-al, a.p. 450(Bot.) Occurring once in nine times, days, or years, &c.; ninth. [Rare.] Enneatical days, every ninth day of a disease.—Enneatical years, every ninth year of a man's life.
  46. En-new', v. t.p. 450To make new. [Obs.] Skelton.
  47. En-nō'ble, v. t.p. 450To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. “Ennobling all that he touches.” Trench. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Pope. 2. To raise to nobility; to…
  48. En-nō'ble-ment, n.p. 450The act of making noble, exalting, dignifying, or advancing to nobility. Bacon. 2. That which ennobles or exalts; excellence; dignity. Glanville.
  49. Ennui, n.p. 450A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety, want of interest, incapacity of being entertained, and the like; tedium; listlessness.
  50. Ennuyé, a.p. 450Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; bored.
  51. Ennuyé, n.p. 450One who is affected with ennui; especially one who, through luxury or excessive indulgence in frivolous or sensual enjoyments, has become indifferent to the ordinary pleasures of life.
  52. Ennuyée, n.p. 450A woman who is affected with ennui. “The Diary of an Ennuyée.” Mrs. Jameson.
  53. Ĕn'o-dā'tion, n.p. 450The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [Rare.] Bailey.
  54. E-nōde', a.p. 450(Bot.) Destitute of knots or joints; knotless.
  55. E-nōdĕ', v. t.p. 450To clear of knots; to make clear; to declare. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  56. E-nŏm'o-tā'reh, n.p. 450(Gr. Antiq.) The commander of an enomoty. Milford.
  57. E-nŏm'o-ty, n.p. 450(Gr. Antiq.) A body of soldiers in the Lacedemonian army, ranging from twenty-five to thirty-six in number, and bound together by oath. Mitford.
  58. En-ŏp'to-măn'cy, n.p. 450Divination by the use of a mirror.
  59. E-nôrm', a.p. 450Enormous. [Obs.] Spenser.
  60. E-nôr'mi-ty, n.p. 450The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. “The enormity of his learned acquisitions.” De Quincey. 2. That which is enormous; especially…